[HowTo] Quote Multiple Posts At Once

[HowTo] Quote Multiple Posts At Once

v1.0.1 [build for vBulletin 2.2.8 Final] last update: 29/10/2002

_____ Introduction:
This was originally my idea and FireFly has been so cool to help me out and code it. I have been wanting this for a damn long time on my forums, and finally it has been realized!

The beta release has been beta a long time and no bugs have been found. After 450+ downloads here is the final 1.0 version for vBulletin 2.2.8 and it works 100% on a clean install.

This code modification works on vBulletin 2.2.x for sure!

_____ What to expect:
The code/template modification allows your users to check a checkbox next to each post in a thread. And when clicked on the 'post reply'-button, takes them to newreply.php with all quotes from all checked messages in the textarea.
This saves you a lot of time if you want to reply to more then one post in a thread, without having to go back and forward and make several posts or copy/paste all the time and get confused.

_____ What will happen when:
If you check one quote [ ] checkbox or more, it will quote those posts.
If no quote: [ ] checkbox is checked, then the 'post reply'-button acts like a normal postreply, nothing is quoted.
And if you click on the quote button in a post, it will just quote that post (even if any of the checkboxs are checked).

_____ Support:
Sure, but it depends on my knowledge and my free time. No alternation to the code modification / postbit / otherwise will be provided. All support goes through his thread, so please do not PM or E-mail me about it, thank you.

_____ Screenshots:
For screenshots, I have put some in the .zip file.

_____ Installation:
You have to apply a few template changes and a file change in order to get this to work. Download the attachment from this post and follow the installation steps. In about 10 minutes your board is tweaked and ready for more coolness.

_____ Update:
I just uploaded version 1.0.1 which is the same version, no bug fixes, but with the little tweaks and addons from N9ne. For those who installed 1.0.0, just upgrade from the .txt file from N9ne (see few posts up this thread).

Enjoy!

[msimplay]

this work on 2.3 ?

[msimplay]

installed and confirmed working on Vbulletin 2.3 release candidate 3

[SiGmA_X]

I'm having a strange problem.. Followed all directions, and it works IF and only IF you click a 'quote' box. If you do not, it doesn't let you reply. Is there a way to make it so you can click Reply no matter what?

[kevin_r1]

03-29-03 at 02:59 AM InnerSelf said this in Post #61
if i replace this in my template

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| (3a) In the "showthread" template, replace both! instances of code:                             |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
<a href="newreply.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=newreply&threadid=$threadid"><img src="$replyclose" border="0" alt="Post A Reply"></a>
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| (3b) With this code:                                                                            |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
<input type="image" src="$replyclose" border="0" alt="Post A Reply" name="submit" class="bginput">
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

then my "post a reply is weird.

if i click it without checked boxes i get (please fill smth in the subject field and texteares.

and if i check boxes then it direclty post all those boxes without seeing a newreply field.

any suggestions?

That makes 3 of us.

[Leah]

02-28-03 at 07:44 AM squawell said this in Post #56
how to quote different page's post at once?

i test that and it cant work.....

so anyone can fix that?

Anyone?

[kevin_r1]

06-02-03 at 04:00 PM kevin_r1 said this in Post #74
That makes 3 of us.

Is it safe to assume we're just sh!t outta luck?

[DelFDgfd_gT]

PHP Code:

style="background: #backgroundcolor;" 


I added that and it made the white space behind the new reply image not noticeable.

[Aaron1]

Hmm, i really can't get it to work! Argh!

I really followed the instruction by the letter, but when i select which posts i want to be quoted, and i click on 'New Reply', it just submits, the quotes right into a new post, without going to the new reply page...

Maybe it has something to do with a redirect removal?

This is what i got below the hack in newreply.php:

PHP Code:

$threadid=verifyid("thread",$threadid);

$threadinfo=getthreadinfo($threadid);

if (!$threadinfo[visible]) {
  $idname="thread";
  eval("standarderror("".gettemplate("error_invalidid")."");");
}
if (!$threadinfo[open]) {
  if (!ismoderator($threadinfo[forumid],"canopenclose")) {
    eval("standardredirect("".gettemplate("redirect_threadclosed")."","showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid");");
    exit;
  }
} 


Maybe it hasn't got anything to do with it, but nevertheless it could be though!
Please help! :classic:

[TSN]

Will this work in version 2.3.2?

[Floris]

Originally Posted by TSN

Will this work in version 2.3.2?

It should also work with 2.3.2 - just compare the code and if you think it requires some changes, try it out .. im sure it will work.