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

[David_R]

Originally Posted by ChrisTERiS

Is missing the userid. Where exactly did you met this? Does this question have post from a registered user?

Chris

Yes, I am getting the error message from registered user, while submitting the question or answer. Give us the complete right to use this product, Moderators and Admin cannot delete a users answer and question @ all.

[Christos Teriakis]

Version 1.2.0 has the following changes:

1. Not showing avatar in Latest/Popular questions ... Fixed...
2. MySQL error trying to send PM after a new reply ... Fixed...
3. discuss.css file moved to templating system as discuss.css template. From now on any changes must be done on that template and not on the file.

To upgrade to 1.2.0

1. Upload the files:
   1. discuss.php
   2. discuss_modcp.php
   3. discuss_usercp.php
2. Import product-discuss.xml. Don't forget to check "Overwrite".

Chris

[ahobilam]

Dear Sir,
I really like this mod,
hence I installed it and nominated for MOTM
but today when I try to reply a question I go the following error.
Can you look in to this asasp?
Database error in vBulletin 4.1.11:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM brahmins_user WHERE userid= LIMIT 1;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'LIMIT 1' at line 1
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Friday, April 20th 2012 @ 07:47:52 AM
Error Date : Friday, April 20th 2012 @ 07:47:52 AM
Script : http://www.brahminsnet.com/forums/di...p?do=savereply
Referrer : http://www.brahminsnet.com/forums/di...n&questionid=3
IP Address : 122.174.35.179
Username : bmbcAdmin
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.1.58-1ubuntu1

The resulting url is:
http://www.brahminsnet.com/forums/di...p?do=savereply

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by ahobilam

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM brahmins_user WHERE userid= LIMIT 1;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'LIMIT 1' at line 1

Please download and upgrade to 1.2.0. Has fixed. The bug was after saving the reply when the system was trying to send a PM to question's owner.

Chris

[ProFifaLeagues]

How Do you mark a Question as Resolved??

[ahobilam]

Sri:
Dear Author,
today after getting the update
I hope the above database problem is solved.
It should be checked with more answers later.
thanks,
nvs

[ahobilam]

Dear Author,
is it possible to add other social book mark buttons also as we have in our postbit?
thanks
nvs

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by ChrisTERiS

Version 1.2.0 has the following changes:

1. Not showing avatar in Latest/Popular questions ... Fixed...
2. MySQL error trying to send PM after a new reply ... Fixed...
3. discuss.css file moved to templating system as discuss.css template. From now on any changes must be done on that template and not on the file.

To upgrade to 1.2.0

1. Upload the files:
   1. discuss.php
   2. discuss_modcp.php
   3. discuss_usercp.php
2. Import product-discuss.xml. Don't forget to check "Overwrite".

Chris

Thank you very much for the update Chris ..

I can confirm this update solved our SQL error reply issue and I received a PM as well ...

Do you do contract work? In other words, referring to my previous post, can you be hired to better match the product's color use to our site? See pic from previous post.

Regards,
Doug

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

Also ...

Seem to have a cosmetic issue with Facebook buttons appearing in the middle of other fields, over writing stuff that's there?

We don't use Facebook and all the vBulletin options for it are turned OFF ...

Thanks

Regards,
Doug

Chris....

Note: problem of Facebook buttons in cosmetically messing up display disappeared under 1.20. They now appear in a separate area just below "views" and "replies" banners. I'm not sure why they are appearing at all, since we have Facebook options turned OFF in vBulletin.

Is there some way of turning these buttons off so they don't display?

Regards,
Doug

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

Thank you very much for the update Chris ..

I can confirm this update solved our SQL error reply issue and I received a PM as well ...

Do you do contract work? In other words, referring to my previous post, can you be hired to better match the product's color use to our site? See pic from previous post.

Regards,
Doug

Hello Doug,

Thank you for you offer, but I can guarantee you that hiring me for design work, should be a 100% waste of your money. Sorry but my design level is just acceptable. Nothing more. If I knew how to do a better color combination or design, be sure that I should have included it for free. I believe that you must look for a designer by profession.

Chris