Private Messages Enhancements - Popup Private Messaging for vBulletin 4.x!

Updated 12-19-2010 to add all features that were previously a part of the full version product. Now there is no full version, just this one with everything for free.

Popup Private Messaging is a useful (and neat!) modification for your vBulletin 4 forum. Instead of redirecting a user to a separate "Compose Message" page when they try to send a private message, a "popup" private message form is displayed without taking them away from the page they're viewing. It intelligently replaces every single PM link on your forum, CMS or blog without any template edits or plugins that mess with your templates. It's loaded with features and has been tested with IE 8, FireFox 3.6, Opera 10.10, Chrome 3.0, and Safari 4.0.4!

Formerly a Mod of the Month winner for vBulletin 3.x! The current version for vBulletin 3.8 can be found here.

Highlights:

• Uses a DHTML "popup" which won't be blocked by popup blockers, as it is not a "real" popup window.
• New! Automatically centers the popup on the page, regardless of window size or how far down the page a user is.
• Auto-fills the PM form with the username of the person you wish to send a private message.
• Supports multiple recipients (based on user permissions).
• Standard form, or full WYSIWYG with advanced PM options.
• Preview message within the window, without being redirected elsewhere.
• Window can be closed by the user via an "X" in the upper corner.
• Lightbox effect to dim the rest of the page
• New! Window automatically closes after the message is sent.
• Admin CP options allow you to customize window size and which usergroups can use the popup PM modification.
• New! Intelligent Javascript file replaces every private message link with the popup links on the browser side, saving your server's resources and your templates!

Screenshots:

Screenshots are attached to this post.

Live Demo:

A live demo can be found on my website - no registration required to see the basic popup functionality, but if you want to try the actual form you'll need to register as guests/unregistered users can't use private messaging.

Support for this Modification:

No active support anymore - that's why I made the full version free. Too much going on right now.

Please read the first post below as it has common issues and troubleshooting. :up:

[docvader]

I used the paid version on 4.03. Works great

[Front Range 4x4]

Reading this thread I decided to install the paid version again after giving up a while ago. I found the js code wasn't added to the footer so did it manually to my custom footer and it works as it's supposed to.

[dondino]

Hello, is it possible to translate this mod in other languages?
If i try to search any string, using the language translation search in admincp, I cannot find the specified terms...
for example.. "send a private message" ... "the message has been sent successfully"
Which files need to be edited or modified to make a proper translation?
I hope someone can help

[trilOByte]

Hi, I would like to edit the layout of the popup window - is there a template for it?

[Front Range 4x4]

Originally Posted by Front Range 4x4

Reading this thread I decided to install the paid version again after giving up a while ago. I found the js code wasn't added to the footer so did it manually to my custom footer and it works as it's supposed to.

Removed due to conflicts.

[docvader]

I had to uninstall the paid version also. It was conflicting with my clipshare integration. Not sure what this scripts plug ins do to interfere with other scripts. It's a great idea, I liked it, but it causes issues that I can't resolve.

[basilrath]

that works ......... although a slightly different variation

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=239733

[Fuhrmann]

Workind here, thanks!

[kingharrison]

If you have your board set to a fixed width it seems to mess with the popup. I set my board fixed width to 1010px, so the internal part of the popup PM is set to 1010px. So you have to scroll to see everything. Any fixes?

[sticky]

Great install instructions, was not working but then I added the code as you mentioned, and it works great!

Thank you.