New Posting Features - [Ajax] Check for similar thread before posting a new one

Hi there!

I decided to give my old Add-on a little update.

You love the 'similar threads' function and you are sick of duplicate threads just because your users don't use the search function?

Why not just combine them?

This Add-on will grab the thread title the user typed in and it will load a small box (using Ajax magic ) with 5 similar threads just like the 'similar threads' function that you can normally find under an already posted thread.

The box also tells the user to search through the similar threads first BEFORE starting a new one.


Features:
- indicated if you already subscribed to one or more similar threads
- hover over the title and it gives a little preview of the thread's content
- no edits whatsoever needed, just import the product file, enable the Add-on and it works (well, it should )
- you can turn it off for certain forums or
- you can turn it off completely without leaving any code that messes your templates/files
- it can be translated
- don't like it anymore? Remove the product and you'll never see that Add-on again


Known issues:
- none


Things to consider:
It uses jQuery to get the information from ajax.php. jQuery is great and you can do many great things with it and unlike the vBulletin method it's quite easy to understand.
Here's the version I use: http://code.google.com/p/jqueryjs/do...s&downloadBtn=

Just download the file from the location and put it into the 'clientscript' folder on your server without renaming the file.

jQuery 1.3 is out, read this if you would like to update: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....1&postcount=27



Installation:

1. Download jQuery as described above.
2. Import the attached file using the Product Manager. Go to your vBulletin settings and search for 'Check for similar threads?'.
3. Enable it.

Important:
It adds 2 new templates, it changes 1 template and it edits 2 files. I highly doubt that it will break you vBulletin but do a back-up and be on the safe side.



Version history:
2.0 -> this release
1.0 -> outdated (made for vB 3.6.*)

[Welshy2008]

Is there an update on the porting of this Mod to vB4.0.3, Please MrNase?

Many Thanks.

[Budget101]

Originally Posted by Welshy2008

Is there an update on the porting of this Mod to vB4.0.3, Please MrNase?


Many Thanks.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hlight=similar

[ShaolinTiger]

I have a couple of questions as well if possible.

1) Is it possible to exclude RESULTS for certain forums rather than just excluding the function, I've excluded a bunch of forums in the options but matches from those forums are still being generated which is very messy (I have Buy/Sell trade sections and I don't want suggestions from those to show up)
2) Is it possible to change the styling as the forum titles are showing up as white on white links which are effectively invisible.

Great mod tho! thanks.

[Xtrigit]

Please update this for vb4

thanks

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by Xtrigit

Please update this for vb4

thanks

There is one Here

[VB-Hunter]

it is not work for me ...
AJAX enable ...
Plug in Enable
my forum language persian

http://forum.iecloob.com

[Merjawy]

Any chance to port this to vB4? I loved it before

That other mod only works with English I suppose not other languages of unicode

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by Merjawy

Any chance to port this to vB4? I loved it before

That other mod only works with English I suppose not other languages of unicode

Originally Posted by Welshy2008

There is one Here

Above. ^^^

[Kolektor]

works perfectly using jquery in googleapis

[durham]

Love it - thanks!

Really would like option to "include" only certain forums as I just want it to work in a couple of forums not all the other 100+!

Otherwise brilliant.