Miscellaneous Hacks - vBsociable

What is this!?
This modification is a continuation of my vBdigger hack. This hack displays buttons in a new thread tools menu "Submit Tools" that will allow your users to submit a thread to many of the popular social sites such as digg, del.icio.us, reddit, etc.

Current Version
1.0.2

Current Features:
Can submit to the following sites:

• del.icio.us
• Digg
• Facebook
• feedmelinks
• Furl
• Ma.gnolia
• NewsVine
• Netscape
• Reddit
• Slashdot
• SphereIt
• Spurl
• StumbleUpon
• Technorati
• YahooMyWeb

It allows to disable this menu for certain forums, turn it on/off, open the links in a new window or not.

Features flagged for future version(s):

• Allow to remove sites from the listing, via ACP
• Add: google, askjeeves, earthlink, simpy, bluedot.us and indianpad
• Anything else that you all suggest.

Will this work on x.x.x ??
Unless otherwise stated, this will work on all 3.6 versions.

Sounds cool. How do I install?

1. Upload the images found in images/buttons/ to your images/buttons/ folder.
2. Import the product, product-vBsociable.xml
3. Make the following template edits:
   SHOWTHREAD
   
   Find:
   

   	<td class="vbmenu_control" id="threadtools" nowrap="nowrap">
   		<a href="$show[nojs_link]#goto_threadtools"<if condition="is_browser('ie')"> accesskey="3"</if>>$vbphrase[thread_tools]</a>
   		<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadtools"); </script></if>
   	</td>

   Add before:
   

   	<if condition="$show['vBsociable']">
   	<td class="vbmenu_control" id="vBsociable" nowrap="nowrap">
   		<a href="$show[nojs_link]#goto_vBsociable">$vbphrase[vBsociable]</a>
   		<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("vBsociable"); </script></if>
   	</td>
   	</if>

   Find:
   

   <!-- thread tools menu -->

   Add before:
   

   <if condition="$show['vBsociable']">
   <!-- vBsociable menu -->
   <div class="vbmenu_popup" id="vBsociable_menu" style="display:none">
   	<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
   	<tr>
   		<td class="thead">$vbphrase[vBsociable]<a name="goto_vBsociable"></a></td>
   	</tr>
   	<tr>
   		<td class="vbmenu_option">$vbphrase[vBsociable_submit]</td>
   	</tr>
   	$vBsociablebits
   	</table>
   </div>
   <!-- / vBsociable menu -->
   </if>

4. Set options in AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Tread Display Options (showthread)

UPGRADING
1.0.1 to 1.0.2
- Upload images/buttons/facebook.png to your images/buttons directory - OR - download the attached facebook image and upload it; then..
- Re-import the product file (which is attached), product-vBsociable.xml - with "Allow overwrite" set to "yes"

1.0.0 to 1.0.1
- Just re-import the product file (which is attached), product-vBsociable.xml - with "Allow overwrite" set to "yes"


That's it! Enjoy!

Changelog
1.0.2 - June 20, 2007
- Added Facebook.

1.0.1 - June 11, 2007
- Fixed the URL for Stumbleupon.

1.0.0 - June 11, 2007
- Initial release.

If you use this modification, please mark as >> INSTALLED <<, TY!

[Fingertips]

Can anyone answer the above post please. Is Vbsociable compatible with vblog? If so what do I need to do to get it to work correctly?

[ctfortner]

very nice mod INSTALLED! thanks.

I like the others would love to see a coupe of things, if possible. Mind you, I love and appreciate the mod either way, not complaining at all!

If there was a way to enable/disable in admin which ones you wanted available.
And if there was a more visible way for users to see this. I am not sure how often users will click on the submit thread tab.

Thanks

[Lombardo]

the pictures don't appear in my drop down,only the name twice

any ideas?

[Eric]

Wow, not been on much. Amazing how much interest there was in this Mod. Two things, one:

Sept. 12, 2007
-------------------
Since I will be starting a new job soon, I will not have any time to work on my modifications.
Therefore, anyone who wants to take my modification(s) and build/improve them further, are free to do so.
All I ask is you give proper credit.

Two:

This is now a feature of vB 3.7, so really no need to continue this mod.

[hitmann]

Is there a way to place the icons in another forum, like horizontaly instead of a drop-down menu?

[Aden]

Request Feature for the Future:
Auto Digg (or whatever chosen via ACP) on Thread Creation using a defined user account via the ACP.

That'd be pretty cool, but great work on this anyway, installing now.

[DieselMinded]

/me uninstalls vb3.7.0 covers these bases

[MoreNiche]

Hi Guys,

Instead of them being in the drop down "Submit Tools" I would like to put them across the bottom of the post.

Does anyone know the code I would include to show just the images without the dropdown, been playing around with it for hours

Andy

[DNN]

i'm looking for an "auto social bookmarking posting plugin" for vB. where is it located?

[DNN]

nobody has an answer for this?