New Posting Features - [AJAX] vB Post Templates 1.5.0

vB Post Templates

vB4 Version: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=242246

This modification adds an extension to your User CP, and posting interface. Both which allow you to pre-create "Post Templates". This is useful for repetitive posts, such as common replies to commonly answered questions.

A quick example would be here on vBulletin.org, all the moderators post nearly the same reply to users who are unlicensed, with this modification they would only need to insert a post template in their User CP, and then they could easily push that template into any post, quickly.

Ofcourse this could be used as an actual "Template", for users who make certain posts that are always constructed in some way or form, an example for that could be people who release modifications who like to structure their first post, and generally try to do universally.

Another use would be simply storing common responses or phrases, and you'd simply be able to push them into posts quickly without typing them


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, 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 template, into your post!



Features

• Fully Integrates into vBulletin WYSIWYG editor
• Unlimited amount of categories/templates allowed.
• Fast template inclusion, through AJAX.

Translations
Spanish - Thanks to dvbusuario

FAQ
1) Does this work on lower vB versions?
A) I've not tested it, so feel free if you wish, but you may experience errors.


Change Log

- Version 1.5.1
Fixed bug with attachment bbcode manager in editor toolbar

- Version 1.5.0
Enhanced User CP Interface - More user friendly I hope!
Cleaned WYSIWYG Integration - Empty categories hidden, and PT hidden if no categories with templates are found
Usergroup Permissions - Ability to decide who can use PT, who can create items in PT, who can create "defined" items in PT, and who can use "defined" items in PT.
Defined Items - For those with permission to create defined items, they can create categories and templates and with the defined option make the category/template "Public" to all users who can use "defined" items.


If you have any questions, suggestions, or anything else then feel free to let me know

[Simon Lloyd]

Check in vbulletin options that you have ALL ajax features selected.

[Dj Smuggla]

Thanks for your suggestion but i had ALL ajax features selected.

All the other buttons work in the WYSIWYG editor, i've even changed the editor to the basic one & it's still the same.

Is it working fine for you m8?

[blind-eddie]

For those that install this and receive a database error...
Open the product,

Find: 

Type=MyISAM

Change to:

ENGINE=MyISAM

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by blind-eddie

For those that install this and receive a database error...
Open the product,

Find: 

Type=MyISAM

Change to:

ENGINE=MyISAM

Ah, forgot about the mysql5.5 issue

[Jo_RHU]

This is a really helpful plugin, thanks to the developer.

Any suggestions on a way in which we could have a button that inserts one specific template? Some of our mods are less technical than others so if we could have a button they could just click to insert our most used template, rather than asking them to use a dropdown menu which seems to be confusing some people, this hopefully will encourage more of them to use the post templates!

I've had a go at tinkering with the code but obviously it's not as simple as just coding a button unfortunately (or maybe it is and I'm just not understanding what I see in the code!)

Many thanks for any pointers anyone can give me

[tommythejoat]

I realize this mod is a bit old now and the developer has not been on-line for over a year but we just installed Valter's Advanced Rules and I would like to use Post Templates to help the moderators generate reminders for rule violations.

It would work much better for me if there were a usergroup for each of the Post Template categories or if I had category permissions in addition to the global vs. private permissions now supported.

Has anyone looked at this?

[blind-eddie]

I think I edited this to work that way on my 3.8 test site... I will look into it when I get in from work.