Private Messages Enhancements - Quote Post in PM

Quote Post in PM

This is an update to amykhar's original Quote Post in PM hack. Since she is busy and doesn't have the time to dedicate to supporting her version of this hack like she would like to, she has asked me to release this in place of her original hack. This is basically amy's hack with a few minor fixes so all the credit goes to her.

This plugin now passes the username of the post to the PM as well as the post title (if there is one), or thread title (if there is not a post title). It is also set up for the /me code hack parsing (thanks goes out to Hellcat for that fix). And for anyone interested, Hellcat's version of the /me action code hack works 100 percent in vB3.5.4., in both posts and PMs.

In the attached ZIP file there are 3 icons for the pmquote.gif. Just choose the one you want and rename it to pmquote.gif and you should be all set.

This is a plug-in and not a product, so upload it as a plug-in.

Enjoy!

A special thanks goes out to peterska2 for helping me along the way. Without her prodding and extensive testing, this might never have gotten done.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by nymyth

great feature...however I dont see it showing anywhere on my forum. Made the postbit edits, uploaded the plugin and moved the image in its folder.

I dont see the option coming up under the member name nor do i see the image...what did i do wrong?

Thanks....

Peace

There should be an icon in the top row next to the post # (I think). There should also be a link in the username drop down in the post.

[nymyth]

oddly enough there isnt....lol.....i looked back into POSTBIT template...and those edits are def. in there......

Peace

[Boofo]

Make sure it is in the skin you are viewing and the right postbit. I make those mistakes all the time.

[nymyth]

its in my applied skin theme......def....this is driving me nuts

Peace

[Boofo]

Check and make sure the plugin is active.

[nymyth]

Sorry Boofo...ima freaking idiot...LMAO....im not using postbit, im using postbit legacy......ROFL.....wow........it works great now........thanks for the help though.....

Peace

[Boofo]

No problem. I've been there more than once.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Well, since you have been a decent adversary on a few debates, I'll see what I can come up with for you in the next day or two. But attacking the Boofo MUST stop now.

You've got yourself a deal.

FWIW, Andreas' hack here does the trick... just without the quoting. A combo of the two strategies would be ideal.

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by yinyang

If you ever have some free time, I was wondering if you could convert this hack so you could basically quote a PM and use it to start a new thread? i've been stuck cutting and pasting, but it is beyond my coding abilities to create a system where you can click on a button when you're reading a PM and then choose a forum and title for a new thread with that PM quoted in the first post.

i have many times had a really good PM and i wanted to turn it into a thread because i thought everyone could benefit by the reply.

Definitely a good idea, especially for when n00b members PM staff members instead of creating threads like they should!


Thought about turning this into a product?


Hope this helps:
Since the link has the post ID, it should be somewhat easy to grab that and use it in a link back to the original post.

[Boofo]

I will look into this and see what I can come up with.