New Posting Features - [Ajax] Check for similar thread before posting a new one

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:
- 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.
The jQuery file is compressed and only 20kb large.
To download the file, visit the homepage at http://jquery.com/
The link to download the file is on the right hand side.

Here's the version I use: http://code.google.com/p/jqueryjs/do....1.3.1.pack.js

Just download it and put it into the 'clientscript' folder without renaming the file.


Installation:
Download jQuery as described above.
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:
1. initial release
2. current release
*** fixed some browser issues. The attached file is up to date.





How to fix the Opera problems in the first release:
The first release of this Add-on didn't work on Opera. To fix the problems, please follow these steps:
Open the template 'mrnasesimilarthreadcheck_header' and REPLACE the content with this code:

    <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/jquery-1.1.3.1.pack.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(function(){
            $("#inputthreadtitle").bind("blur", function(){
                var value =$(this).val(); 
                $('td#similarthreadcheckcontent').html('<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/13x13progress.gif" />');
                $.ajax({
                    type: "GET",
                    url: "ajax.php",
                    data: "do=getsimilarthreads&title="+value,
                    success: function(msg){
                        $('td#similarthreadcheckcontent').html(msg);
                         }
                });
            });
        });
    </script>

The attached file is up to date.


Support will only given to those who have clicked 'install'.

[RS25com]

Yes, that is turned on, too.

It works, you can see it searching, but it always returns "no results found" even when I am searching for something that I know exists!

[HypedGaming]

Great plugin, but is there any way to exclude it from getting results from one forum? I have a forum that just has the RSS bot posting in it (about 30K threads) and I would rather keep those results out of it.

Also, it would be great if it automatically searched for threads after 3 or 5 seconds they stop typing in the title field.

[msalman]

I have it working on my board but I had to change some of the code to make it work and I'm not using the extra javascript anymore. I'm thinking of posting it in 3.7 mods section but I would need author's permission first.

[RS25com]

Can you give us an idea about what you changed, please?

[fox3nova]

Originally Posted by msalman

I have it working on my board but I had to change some of the code to make it work and I'm not using the extra javascript anymore. I'm thinking of posting it in 3.7 mods section but I would need author's permission first.

I hope the author's can permission you put it out

[mad@Max]

For cyrillic words mod dont work, just under opera.

[org knopper]

doesnt work 8-|

[vietfancy]

Originally Posted by RS25com

I used that version but it always returns no results found.

I upgraded to 3.7.3 and it still doesn't work.

Same thing happened to me, But then when i changed the hook in "Similar thread check - newthread.php" from newthread_form_complete to newthread_form_start

it works great:

here is how you're going to do it:
Plugins & Products --> Plugin Manager --> search for Similar thread check - newthread.php
--> edit it by change the hook location to newthread_form_start

You're done!

[RS25com]

Originally Posted by vietfancy

Same thing happened to me, But then when i changed the hook in "Similar thread check - newthread.php" from newthread_form_complete to newthread_form_start

it works great:

here is how you're going to do it:
Plugins & Products --> Plugin Manager --> search for Similar thread check - newthread.php
--> edit it by change the hook location to newthread_form_start

You're done!

Welp, I tried that ... and it still doesn't work.

But thanks for the effort!

[vietfancy]

have you upload the new jquery-1.2.3.pack.js to your server as well? :d

Oh... do not forget to update counter