New Posting Features - [DBTech] Post Templates v1 (vB4)

vB Post Templates

This is a conversion of the mod Deceptor originally developed for vBulletin 3.8.x located here, due to popular request he updated it to work fully with vBulletin 4.0.x and released it under the DBTech banner, and the DBTech team has now updated it further to work with the new CKEditor.

Priority support is handled at the Developers Website @ www.DragonByte-Tech.com/forum

How does it work?

Very simple, in your User CP you can create two new things. One is categories for your post templates, and you'll need atleast one category before you can create a post template. Then secondly ofcourse, you can create post templates.

Once you have atleast one of each, when making new topics, or replies, or blogs, or anywhere with the full post editor - including the vB CMS Article Editor, CMS Quick Reply and Forum Quick Reply! You'll see a new option integrated into the vBulletin WYSIWYG called 'Post Templates', clicking it will open a menu showing you your post templates categorised. Click any of the post templates, and AJAX will quickly request then spit the contents of that post template right into your post!

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Features

• Fully Integrates into vBulletin WYSIWYG editor (including CKEditor)
• Unlimited amount of categories/templates allowed.
• Fast template inclusion, through AJAX.
• Permission based through usergroups.
• Ability for users to create/user "global" templates, handy to share common replys in a team or between groups.
• Integrates into: Any standard WYSIWYG Editor (forums, blogs, custom modifications, etc...), Forum Quick Reply Editor, vB CMS Article Editor & vB CMS Article Quick Reply Editor

Differences between vB3 version
This is pretty much a replica of the vB3 version except for two things:

1) "Defined" was changed to "Global", to make it easier to understand.
2) The User CP for Post Templates is a lot easier to use and maintain than previously.


FAQ
Q) I've installed, I got to my usercp but don't see a post templates menu?
A) You'll need to grant your usergroup permissions to use Post Templates, edit your UG permissions like you would normally within vBulletin.

Q) What is a "Global" template?
A) Global means the template/category can be seen/used by those who have permission to do so.


This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of all pages which includes:

• 1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
• 1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[DragonByte Tech]

Post Templates v1.6.1 Patch Level 1
Fixed: Post Templates would not work correctly on the CMS in vB 4.1.4 and newer

Fillip

[bw_van_manen]

Can this mod also be used to show the users of my forum a template for new posts in a certain category? I want to register feature requests for our software on the forum, but I would like users that create a new feature request to include certain information. It would be great if I could pre-populate the new post page with a feature request template.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by bw_van_manen

Can this mod also be used to show the users of my forum a template for new posts in a certain category? I want to register feature requests for our software on the forum, but I would like users that create a new feature request to include certain information. It would be great if I could pre-populate the new post page with a feature request template.

Unfortunately not, though if you check out our vBForms mod: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=287061 you can create forms for your users to fill out.

The result of which is displayed above the first post, optionally only to allowed usergroups.


Fillip

[predi]

Hi I am trying to display a plugin only in some forums, but that applies more conditional achievement not only displayed in these forums. There anyone who can assist me with this?

The plugin is: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=277323
and conditional that will apply is this:

Option 1

<vb:if condition="in_array($forum['forumid'], array(58,59,60,62,69))"><li class="popupmenu menubutton fonts nomouseover nohovermenu editormenu" id="{vb:raw editorid}_popup_posttemplate">
	<div class="popupctrl"><div id="{vb:raw editorid}_postemplatefield">{vb:rawphrase post_templates}</div></div>
	<ul class="editorpopupbody popupbody popuphover">
		{vb:raw posttemplates}
	</ul>
</li></vb:if>

Option 2

<vb:if condition="!in_array($forumid, array(58,59,60,62,69))"><li class="popupmenu menubutton fonts nomouseover nohovermenu editormenu" id="{vb:raw editorid}_popup_posttemplate">
	<div class="popupctrl"><div id="{vb:raw editorid}_postemplatefield">{vb:rawphrase post_templates}</div></div>
	<ul class="editorpopupbody popupbody popuphover">
		{vb:raw posttemplates}
	</ul>
</li>
</vb:if>

Thanks!!!

[DragonByte Tech]

This has been handled @ our site


Fillip

[MediaSVI]

Can this plugin be set to only be used in certain Forums?

[DragonByte Tech]

Unfortunately that's not possible at this time, sorry


Fillip

[Elixar]

Currently getting a white page error when this is enabled on my forums.

[DragonByte Tech]

Please turn on display_errors in php.ini and make sure SKIP_ALL_ERRORS is not enabled in vB's config.php.

Fillip

[Elixar]

I'm trying to do the manual edits and I don't see editor_toolbar_on.