New Posting Features - [DBTech] vB Post Templates 1.5.0 [AJAX]

vB Post Templates

This is a conversion of the mod I originally developed for vBulletin 3.8.x located here, due to popular request I've updated it to work fully with vBulletin 4.

Priority support is handled at the Developers Website @ www.DragonByte-Tech.com/forum

How does it work?

Very simple, in your User CP you can create two new things. One is categories for your post templates, and you'll need atleast one category before you can create a post template. Then secondly ofcourse, you can create post templates.

Once you have atleast one of each, when making new topics, or replies, or blogs, or anywhere with the full post editor - including the vB CMS Article Editor, CMS Quick Reply and Forum Quick Reply! You'll see a new option integrated into the vBulletin WYSIWYG called 'Post Templates', clicking it will open a menu showing you your post templates categorised. Click any of the post templates, and AJAX will quickly request then spit the contents of that post templateright into your post!

Features

• Fully Integrates into vBulletin WYSIWYG editor
• Unlimited amount of categories/templates allowed.
• Fast template inclusion, through AJAX.
• Permission based through usergroups.
• Ability for users to create/user "global" templates, handy to share common replys in a team or between groups.
• Integrates into: Any standard WYSIWYG Editor (forums, blogs, custom modifications, etc...), Forum Quick Reply Editor, vB CMS Article Editor & vB CMS Article Quick Reply Editor

Differences between vB3 version
This is pretty much a replica of the vB3 version except for two things:

1) "Defined" was changed to "Global", to make it easier to understand.
2) The User CP for Post Templates is a lot easier to use and maintain than previously.

Available Translations

Arabic - v1.5.0 - Thanks to Dr.osamA

FAQ
Q) I've installed, I got to my usercp but don't see a post templates menu?
A) You'll need to grant your usergroup permissions to use Post Templates, edit your UG permissions like you would normally within vBulletin.

Q) What is a "Global" template?
A) Global means the template/category can be seen/used by those who have permission to do so.

As always, enjoy!

[jluerken]

Super Addon, I really want to use it but if I activate it QUICK REPLY box dissapears.
Can we have a fix? (vb 4.0.8 PL2)

[Faskis]

Issue with this: if you include an apostrophe into the title of a template, the whole thing basically breaks and you can't make any posts.


More particular, it gives an error such as this:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /forums/includes/class_core.php(4414) : eval()'d code on line 112

[Mystics]

Try this "fix" for the CMS problem - this just disables the plugin inside the CMS.

Edit Plugin "vB Post Templates: Integrate Into vB Editor" and change it to:

if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'vbcms')
{
	require(DIR . '/dbtech/posttemplates/hooks/editor_toolbar_end.php');
}

[flegul]

Many Thanks to Deceptor for this mod "Stunning"

Originally Posted by Mystics

Try this "fix" for the CMS problem - this just disables the plugin inside the CMS.

Edit Plugin "vB Post Templates: Integrate Into vB Editor" and change it to:

if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'vbcms')
{
	require(DIR . '/dbtech/posttemplates/hooks/editor_toolbar_end.php');
}

And thanks to Mystics for the above fix :up:

[owning_y0u]

Installed, nominated, 5 stars

And thnx mystic for the fix

[flegul]

Stunning Mod, LOVE IT!!!

Could anyone tell me if there is something similar for the Thread Title that will allow the poster to preselect an input , I am in the UK and I want the user to be able to select there County before they add there Thread Title

Heres an example

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by flegul

Could anyone tell me if there is something similar for the Thread Title that will allow the poster to preselect an input , I am in the UK and I want the user to be able to select there County before they add there Thread Title

I would just use Thread Prefixes for this.

[flegul]

Originally Posted by Mystics

I would just use Thread Prefixes for this.

Thanks for the info Mystics, new to vBulletin and Forum software and was not aware of this feature just what I need thanks :up:

[SBKTR]

Simply does not work with 4.1.0

[SpikedRocker]

We've found that this mod breaks the CMS portion of the Suite. It breaks the New Article creation's WYSIWYG Editor. We've disabled it for now, but would really love if a fix would come down on this.

Thanks for all your hard work!