You love the 'similar threads' function and you are sick of duplicate threads just because your users don't use the search function?
Why not just combine them?
This Add-on will grab the thread title the user typed in and it will load a small box (using Ajax magic ) with 5 similar threads just like the 'similar threads' function that you can normally find under an already posted thread.
The box also tells the user to search through the similar threads first BEFORE starting a new one.
Features:
- indicated if you already subscribed to one or more similar threads
- hover over the title and it gives a little preview of the thread's content
- no edits whatsoever needed, just import the product file, enable the Add-on and it works (well, it should )
- you can turn it off for certain forums or
- you can turn it off completely without leaving any code that messes your templates/files
- it can be translated
- don't like it anymore? Remove the product and you'll never see that Add-on again
Known issues:
- none
Things to consider:
It uses jQuery to get the information from ajax.php. jQuery is great and you can do many great things with it and unlike the vBulletin method it's quite easy to understand.
Here's the version I use: http://code.google.com/p/jqueryjs/do...s&downloadBtn=
Just download the file from the location and put it into the 'clientscript' folder on your server without renaming the file.
Import the attached file using the Product Manager. Go to your vBulletin settings and search for 'Check for similar threads?'.
Enable it.
Important:
It adds 2 new templates, it changes 1 template and it edits 2 files. I highly doubt that it will break you vBulletin but do a back-up and be on the safe side.
Version history:
2.0 -> this release
1.0 -> outdated (made for vB 3.6.*)
1. I downloaded the XML and the jquery thing
2. I uploaded jquery to /clientscript
3. I imported the mod
4. I went to vb options, but hey, there was no 'Check for similar threads?'
...from the Google Repository which is faster and means less traffic for your server.
...and means more information for Google about your site and your visitors. A great deal... for Google.
When updating please think about using jquery without a link to Google. Why not include your XML and jquery into a single zip file like dozens of other vb developers do. In the zip file make an 'upload' directory and inside jquery in the clientscript directory. If needed, include the jquery license into the zip. Done.
...and means more information for Google about your site and your visitors. A great deal... for Google.
And a great deal for YOU... as you will provide better search for Google, which can drive more people to your site. Yes, google knows everything about everybody... and if Google raped your children, you'll still hate Microsoft. But so far, Google hasn't done anythign as clandestine as people are afraid of.
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) with 5 similar threads just like the 'similar threads' function that you can normally find under an already posted thread.
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01-15-2009, 06:16 AM
Thank you very much 
