[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!

[mewgood]

anothr porblem
why this happen?

[Floris]

Originally posted by ZiRu$
WOW! I like this better than Fireflys cause it dosent add a new button. Thanks I'll install tomorrow!

I am glad that you like it. This is just the final and tweaked version from the one FireFly released, the source code in the .txt file didn't change (that much).

Originally posted by mewgood
this is a good hack
but this will not work if you are using the quick reply hack
possible to fix that?
anyone?

As said in the first post, this works 100% on a clean installation of vBulletin 2.2.x - Therefor, if you have installed other hacks, then adjust the code and places to modify templates to match the installation hack, it will then probably work. Ofcourse, the quick reply hack is a hack to quickly reply to the topic, not to do multiple quotes with. So, no, it won't work with the QR-hack, but I bet the normal functionallity to the post reply button, even with the QR-hack installed, will work.

Originally posted by mewgood
anothr porblem
why this happen?

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).

Originally posted by Larry@IOG
* Larry@IOG slaps install very easy about 3-5 min in 2.2.8


Thanks

Larry

Glad you guys like it.

[N9ne]

mewgood: Simple use the steps I posted, they fix it.

[however the ZIP has been updated, and the hack is now 1.0.1 ].

No one can complain that this doesn't work, as I'm almost certain it works with 2.2.4+ and should work on 2.2.x...

[Chris M]

Very nice

Satan

[Schorsch]

Hi xiphoid,

thanks for your great work!

one question, how can I align the checkbox more to the right ?



regards,
Schorsch

[N9ne]

Schorsch, please post your postbit template [just the segment which contains the box]

[Schorsch]

Originally posted by N9ne
Schorsch, please post your postbit template [just the segment which contains the box]

it's exactly like in the install.txt:

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="75%" align="left" valign="baseline">
<smallfont>$post[icon] <b>$post[title]</b></smallfont></td><td align="right" valign="baseline" nowrap>
<smallfont>quote: <input type="checkbox" name="quotes[$post[postid]]"></smallfont></td></tr></table>

[N9ne]

I will need more code than that as you have another hack installed, please post a larger segment of code

[Schorsch]

Hi N9ne,

I just sent you my postbit template via PM.

regards,
Schorsch

edit: Thanks N9ne, works great now!

[Dean C]

How is this different from the Beta version released by FireFly?

- miSt