Major Additions - Discuss!! A Yahoo Answers Clone

Discuss!!
A Yahoo Answers Clone

by ChrisTERiS

Compatible with 4.2.0
but you must download the file Disucss_1_4_0.zip

1. Why we need a discussion mod

Maybe sounds crazy to have a powerfull forum and to install this AddOn. But this is not true. I do agree that vB has tons of features for any type of discussions. But from the other point Yahoo Answers (and dozens of similars sites) became famous, because they offer a simple way to users to get replies. Short questions, with a couple of replies. Why to go in a complicated system for this? And why to add dozens of extra categories, subcategories etc etc, just for this? This is the reason that you need it.

2.- How it works?

Very simple, so easy to use by novice users too. A member is posting a question in any of your categories (unlimited level are supporting) and then is waiting other members to post a reply. Reads the replies, chooses the best and that's all. There is no need for discussion here.





3.- Installation

1. Download, unzip and upload all files from the "upload" folder where your vb installation is (you can't install in different directory).
2. Goto you admincp and import the product-discuss.xml
3. That's all

4.- Configuration





Configuration is very easy and is like all other addons here. You need to follow the steps below, and soon you'll be ready:

1. First of all goto Usergroup permissions and set what each usergroup can do or not do.
2. Goto Discuss General setting, check the default values and change them if you want
3. PM Templates. I believe that the predefinied text is ok for most of you. But if you want you can change them. Please don't touce the variables (anything inside {}). The available variables are:
   1. {questiontitle} : Title with link
   2. {questiontitle_nolink} : As above but without link
   3. {category} : Category name with link
   4. {category_nolink} : Category without link
   5. {questionowner} : The author's username with link
   6. {questionowner_nolink} : As above, no link
   7. {description} : 200 chars from the question body
   8. {username} : This is the "To:" value. eg Dear {username},
   9. {postdate_short} : Post date in format that you've set as long dates
   10. {postdate_long} : Same as above in long date format
   11. {signature} : Anything that you've set in your settings
4. Last step is to set your categories.

5.- Copyright

In the footer of each page there is a link back to my site vBulletON.com. Even if it easy to remove it, please avoid doing it. Respect if you want to be respected. That's the only that I can say.

6.- PRO version

Currently there is no one. I don't use to build an addon, and then remove 90% of its features to make a free version. No. This is all that I've done. Sure there are dozens of more features that I can add. If I see that this mod becomes popular then I'll add them but as commercial version.

7.- Live Demo

http://www.christeris.com/testvb4/discuss.php

Login:
demouser1 / demopass1
demouser2 / demopass2
demouser3 / demopass3

Enjoy
Chris

[vBz]

Great addons ChrisTERiS but please try to update release compatible with vb4.2, thanks for your time

[apokphp]

Looks very cool. But I want to upgrade to 4.2 next week and because of that, I will wait until this mod is compatible before installing it.

[Justinphx]

Looks like a great mod - one of the best in a while really.

I installed it on V4.1.12 p2. There is a conflict - at least for me - with DragonByte Tech: vBEditorTabs (Lite) Clicking on Answers on the nav bar displays all the smilies. Disabling VbEditor Tabs they go away. Hopefully that info helps you some.

I have four different styles and it doesn't display correct on any of them - including VB default. I did get a 4.2 style to work for a few minutes but I am not running 4.2.

If the display of this mod is repaired I think it would be a mod of the year contender. Thanks for developing this mod and I look forward to the updates.

[Davidinh]

Hi Chris
thanks for your mod its fantastic mod
I saw your signature on the top "... not install VBB 4.2"
but i tried it
1 bug i found myselft is navbar is not show "discuss" the rest of them seems to be okay to me, and i have an question is how can i add the term of use

thanks for advance,

[Christos Teriakis]

By not showing the navtab is an incompatibility, right? :-). I know how to change it, just need to find some free time to do it.
For the terms you need to edit the file at: discuss/includes/terms.php
HTML is allowed there, but better use simple tags only (eg bold, headline etc).

Chris

[Davidinh]

thanks Chris

one more thing i acknowledge that is the editor box for "Post your Answer.." all icon it not show and arrange as order tool editor too, it replace by red x icon

again, thanks

[reddyink]

Excited about this MOD and looking for 4.2 version.

[Davidinh]

hello all
by the article for new navbar code on VB 4.2
after i install this mod i went to navigation manager to add the Discuss for Navbar
it worked fine!

thanks Chris to share a great mod for us,

note: you can also add subtitle on the navbar too, such as discuss_modcp or discuss_usercp all of them worked fire to me )

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by Davidinh

hello all
by the article for new navbar code on VB 4.2
after i install this mod i went to navigation manager to add the Discuss for Navbar
it worked fine!

thanks Chris to share a great mod for us,

Just now I'm working on the navigation. Yes, everyone can add any type of menu to link anything. But its good to have it done automatically.

Chris

[Christos Teriakis]

Hello,

I just released the file discuss_1_2_5_vB4_2_0.zip which is compatible with vB 4.2.0. To upgrade you must import the product-discuss.xml and upload the files discuss.php, discuss_usercp.php and discuss_modcp.php

For those who have manually build a navigation menu, I suggest to remove it and add my own, as it has permissions on what menu options are visible to whom.

Thank you
Chris