[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!

[BlackDeath]

Originally posted by xiphoid


I do not know, maybe because it is an input button with a graphic over it. (Otherwise we would have a third button: see the beta hack for that code) Maybe you can fix it by removing the class="bginput" from the <input ..> tags (there are two that apply to this hack).

removing the bginput solved the issue w/ the "new reply" showing up w/ a white bg. thanks.

[Kars10]

Hi !!
Problem here!! I installed on a "little"- hacked 2.2.9 Board. I installed the Last-Post -Hack by PPN (thats the only modification on newreply). And can´t find the exact code you mean to replace..
I send you my newreply Xiphoid. Can you please have a look??

Thanks.

[Floris]

It is really simple to find, try harder. Search for only one line that might be unique, and you will find it.

[Kars10]

Ok. I found the first line. But that wont help me. The code is different.
Please have a look in my file ...

[Kars10]

Thanks for ignoring me and my pm Xiphoid....

[Floris]

You are not allowed to distribute vBulletin files.

My hack is for unhacked board, if you have altered yours, re-apply it to fit your needs. I do not support that.

By the way, hack will work on 2.2.10

[Kars10]

You are not allowed to distribute vBulletin files.

What you mean with that? The pm to you??
Thats funny, i thought you have a licence...or have i postet it here in the thread??
BTW: Xenon helps me out...

[Floris]

The copyright of vbulletin states you are not allowed to distribute the vbulletin files, who cares if someone else also has the license or not.

The point is: I only support for unhacked versions anyway.

[Dan_UPC]

Ok i've got a prob with this hack. If a user who in not logged in clicks the post reply button, they are then asked to log in but then they are taken to a 'no thread specified' error instead of the post reply screen .... looking at the url they are being sent to, it looks fine except that it is missing the &threadid=xxx part of the url. Everything works fine if the user is logged in before they click the link. I'm using 2.2.9 any clues why this is happening?

EDIT: I've fixed the problem, this is how I did it:

In the install instructions, I changed the line that says:

<form action="newreply.php" method="POST">

to read:

<form action="newreply.php?threadid=$threadid" method="POST">

That's it! Problem fixed.

[Martin64]

This is great, xiphoid, thanks a lot.