You love the 'similar threads' function and you are sick of duplicate threads just because your users don't use the search function?
Why not just combine them?
This Add-on will grab the thread title the user typed in and it will load a small box (using Ajax magic ) with 5 similar threads just like the 'similar threads' function that you can normally find under an already posted thread.
The box also tells the user to search through the similar threads first BEFORE starting a new one.
Features:
- indicated if you already subscribed to one or more similar threads
- hover over the title and it gives a little preview of the thread's content
- no edits whatsoever needed, just import the product file, enable the Add-on and it works (well, it should )
- you can turn it off for certain forums or
- you can turn it off completely without leaving any code that messes your templates/files
- it can be translated
- don't like it anymore? Remove the product and you'll never see that Add-on again
Known issues:
- none
Things to consider:
It uses jQuery to get the information from ajax.php. jQuery is great and you can do many great things with it and unlike the vBulletin method it's quite easy to understand.
Here's the version I use: http://code.google.com/p/jqueryjs/do...s&downloadBtn=
Just download the file from the location and put it into the 'clientscript' folder on your server without renaming the file.
Import the attached file using the Product Manager. Go to your vBulletin settings and search for 'Check for similar threads?'.
Enable it.
Important:
It adds 2 new templates, it changes 1 template and it edits 2 files. I highly doubt that it will break you vBulletin but do a back-up and be on the safe side.
Version history:
2.0 -> this release
1.0 -> outdated (made for vB 3.6.*)
Any chance to see an update to fix the conflict between this very usefull hack and, for instance, the auto tag thread mod ???
Till then I've desinstalled yours.
in the links so that the user is not taken away from the New Thread page when they click a link. Might be a good idea to make this an option in the CP?
It would be a nice option to only have this show for specified usergroups as well. That way senior members, mods, etc don't really need to see it, but new users would. Just a thought.
I read all the way through this thread. Running 3.8.2 I installed correctly and I did the code update to use 1.3.0 (I also tried reverting back to old code in the mrnasesimilarthreadcheck_header template so that it just uses the 1.2.6 jQuery). Tried it both ways.
I get this notice as try to post a thread (similar one): Notice: When you enter a thread title the system will search for similar threads which have already been posted. That should help you to find answers.
But that's it, the hack does nothing otherwise. I have tested it extensively, with and without the AJAX for autotagger turned on and off.
Turning this mod off for now until developer comes back with a solution or update.
I read all the way through this thread. Running 3.8.2 I installed correctly and I did the code update to use 1.3.0 (I also tried reverting back to old code in the mrnasesimilarthreadcheck_header template so that it just uses the 1.2.6 jQuery). Tried it both ways.
I get this notice as try to post a thread (similar one): Notice: When you enter a thread title the system will search for similar threads which have already been posted. That should help you to find answers.
But that's it, the hack does nothing otherwise. I have tested it extensively, with and without the AJAX for autotagger turned on and off.
Turning this mod off for now until developer comes back with a solution or update.
Same here mdawg, I see only that message and nothing happens when I type something in the thread title. It also move my "Message" or vB editor to the left. Weird.
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) with 5 similar threads just like the 'similar threads' function that you can normally find under an already posted thread.
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04-18-2009, 08:58 PM
