New Posting Features - Automatic Thread Tagger From Post Content and Title

VERSION 4.1.2 RELEASED - prepare for real revolution in tags!

What this mod do:
Each time new post arrives (as new thread or reply) this mod will automatically add tags according to post content, title and existing tags in forum. It will also automatically add new tags to old threads.

In details:
It will add only tags which already exists in your forum if it will be included in your post title or content.

It works simple - if title or content includes tag word, then tag will be added to this thread.
Simple and fast. And also have lot of sophisticated functionalities - see below

In more details :
I.e. if you already have in forum such tags as autohypnosis, hypnosis, nlp, and submodalities. Now someone will write post like this (as reply or new thread):

Title: Hello NLP fans
Content: I like to use autohypnosis!

So this mod will automatically add for thread where post is written such tags: autohypnosis, nlp

nlp - cause it is in title; autohypnosis - cause it is in content

hypnosis is included in word autohypnosis, but this mod is smart enough to see that there is no separate word hypnosis neither in title nor in content - so it is not added
submodalities and any other existing tag is not added here, cause it is not included either in content or title of new post.

In more details with sophisticated functionalities :
Also this mod will add tags propositions for each word existing in post title which is not a tag yet. So for this example 2 tags propositions will be added: hello and fans.
You can approve tags propositions manually or set quarantine time after which propositions will automaticaly change to tags.

This mod allows you to define related words for each tag. It means that now tag word don't have to be included in post - it is enough if any of related words is included to add tag :up:
I.e. if you have tag cat then you can define for it related words like: cats,kitty,kitties,lion,tiger. Now if any of those words appears in post then tag cat will be added

This is really great if you want have tag added no matter does word will be used singular or plural, or in which time it will be or maybe in your language you have to inflect words. Like in Polish we have: krowa, krowy, krowie, krową - for same word krowa. Now no matter how is inflected tag word in post and no matter in which language is your forum - this mod will appropriately add this tag!

You can also use this functionality to define tag packs. I.e. I want that every time when someone is writing about hypnosis or trans, booth hypnosis and trans tags to be added. In such case I simply define trans as related word for hypnosis tag and hypnosis as related word for trans tag

This mod also allows you to set default tags for forum. So each new and old thread in forum will be tagged by those tags It could be very useful - for example I have forum with good news and I want each thread in this forum to be tagged by newspaper, and news - so I simply write it in forum configuration and mod cares about everything! Is it great or just amazing?

Also with this mod You can just click one link in menu and it will add tags to all already existing threads. So If you was happy that now all new posts will be properly tagged, I have great news for you - now all threads will be properly tagged - even old one

Also every day this mod will automatically check does some new tags appears and in such case it will add new tags to all already existing threads which includes this keyword in content or title. So now not only all threads will be properly tagged for moment when you use functionality described above. It will keep all tags in all threads up to date continuously



Features:

• Automatically adds tags to new posts/threads according to content, title and already existing tags in forum.
• Allows you to set default tags for forum and will create those tags if don't exists
• Tags related words functionality
• Automatically creates tags propositions according to posts titles for words which are not tags yet
• Configurable creation tags proposition (on/off)
• Configurable quarantine time for tags propositions - after this time propositins will be automatically changed to tags (can be dissabled)
• Allows manually approve and disapprove tags propositions
• Aliases for setting tag min and max length with this mod options
• Respects tag min and max length settings when creates tags propositions
• Configurable set of ignored words during tags propositions creation
• Allows you to create tags propositions from all posts titles
• You can configure this mod to work only for new threads, or for each post - even replies.
• Sophisticated keyword searching (will not add as tags words included in other words)
• Configurable words separators for sophisticated searching
• Automatically adds new tags to old threads (daily)
• Allows you to add tags to all threads
• Allows you to clear all tags associations to threads
• Gives you alias to Tags form, so you can easy manage them
• Gives you alias to Forum Manager form, so you can easily set default tags for forum
• Creates new tags if defined ad default tags for forum and not exists
• Allows you to add new tag and related words in one step.
• You can configure, to how many threads should be added tags, per one page of execution of "Add tags to all threads" task
• Respects Maximum Tags per Thread setting
• Gives you alias to set native vBulletin Maximum Tags per Thread setting in one menu with other settings of this mod
• Version checking supported

And commercial :
It is very useful for everyone who wants to keep an eye on tags, and doesn't want just each word from title automatically added.

So with this mod you know that only valuable tags are automatically added.

In some languages (like mine - Polish) same word is different according to whole sentence - i.e. in English is just cow and cows - in Polish we have: krowa, krowy, krowie, krową... And I didn't want all of those to make garbage of my tags, so I was not able to mod which was just adding every word which appears in title - it was too weak for me. I really wan to have only valuable tags ant that’s why I created this mod
Also with this mod thanks to related words functionality I'm sure that tag will be added no matter in which person, time or quantity the tag word is used in post! And also allows me to create groups of related tags!

When I wrote post I just to add tags myself, but also had to do this for other users who just add post and doesn't care about tags.
You know that? Now this mod will do it for you and also you will forget about tags writing, because after some time in most forums new tags are very rare, and mostly are used tags which already exist.

It was very important for me to have such solution and I want to share Enjoy!

NOTE if you made update from version older than 4.1.1 then please read first this message before update: additional update steps
In other cases - just install/update to last release

Version History:
4.1.3 Small fix for php4 users. Do not need to update if you have working version
4.1.2 Bug corrected for related words finished with comma
4.1.1 Removed aliases for native vBulletin settings.
4.1.0 Respects tag min and max length settings when creates tags propositions, also aliases for this settings added to this mod settings group. Fixed bug for changing propositions to tags with special characters.
4.0.1 Solved bug in creation propositions for all posts with option threads only
4.0.0 Mod creates new tags - first as tags propositions, after that as tags (automatically or after manual approve - configurable). Also added set of configuration options to handle tags propositions and option to add tags propositions from titles of all posts. See first post to know how exactly works tags propositions.
3.0.1 Small bug fixed in alias
3.0.0 Related words functionality, sophisticated searching, default forum tags and others
NOTE: upgrading from version 1.X.X or 2.X.X to 3.0.X you have to uninstall previous version! In Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products
2.1.0 Mod respects native vBulletin Maximum Tags per Thread setting
2.0.2 Added param which allows to configure, to how many threads should be added tags, per one page of execution of "Add tags to all threads" task.
2.0.1 Small bug fixed with table prefixes.
2.0.0 Added scheduled task, which adds new tags to old posts. Also added function allowing to add tags to all existing posts.
1.1.0 Added option which allows to choose do you want this mod works only for new threads or for each post - even replies. By default it works for all new posts.
1.0.0 Just great mod released

Installation:
1. Download
zip file from here (download last release - see index at the end of file name - nothing more - other files are only history)
2. Upload
to your forum directory everything what is included in upload directory
3. Import
in vB Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product -> Choose product file, set Allow Overwrite to yes and click Import
4. Click : "Mark as Installed" Thanks!
5. (Optional) Customize settings
in Admin CP -> Thread Tagger -> Options
6. (Optional) Define default tags for forums
in Admin CP -> Thread Tagger -> Forum Manager choose forum and find Automatic Thread Tagger From Post Content and Title settings (see screenshots)
7. (Optional) Define tag related words
see Thread Tagger menu. Can be done in any time and in parts.
8. (Optional) Clear all tags assotiations
see Thread Tagger menu.
9. (Optional) Add tags to old threads
Admin CP -> Thread Tagger -> Add Tags To All Threads (NOTE: if you want to do this it is advised to make clean-up in your tags, especially if you had other - the old tag adder which was adding every word from title and probably already made a garbage in your tags)

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by Markos

i got the database error to and had to un-install it before i could upgrade to 3.8.4

Yes I know. This issue just appears and is in progress. You can find more info in last posts.

[rmxs]

1st doenst work with greek words...
Tags Propositions doesnt add greek words

2nt how can i clean Tags Propositions?

3th this mob create empty tags dont know if its the greek words or something else
i use UTF8 DB

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Ok i have found what is causing this. You say you try to create an alias for some default settings, well you don't really. What you are doing is move some default settings to a new settinggroup. The setting will disappear from teh default location and is moved to your own setting page. Instead of grouping everything together, you are splitting things up by moving settings that belong to the default Tagging Options to your own option group. You also change the settings from belonging to the "vBulletin product" to your own modification. With an upgrade of vBulletin the upgrade process tries to re-insert these settings as they appear to be missing, and this will fail as the setting does exist but not in the location vBulletin expects.

Solution to this is not to mess with default settings.

To make things even worse, when your product is uninstalled it doesn't recognize the setting as a default vBulletin setting anymore but as belonging to your modification, and the setting will be deleted from the installation. This will leave vBulletin running but you can expect problems as settings that are expected to exist have now been removed.

The easiest way to repair your vBulletin installation is to follow these steps:
- Uninstall this product.
- Make sure the install directory with all files, except install.php, are on your server.
- Upload tools.php, found in the do_not_upload directory of your vBulletin distribution, to your admincp directory.
- Point your browser to www.myforum.com/admincp/tools.php
- Import Settings & Language
- Remove tools.php from your admincp directory.

[Sunka]

Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

Ok i have found what is causing this. You say you try to create an alias for some default settings, well you don't really. What you are doing is move some default settings to a new settinggroup. The setting will disappear from teh default location and is moved to your own setting page. Instead of grouping everything together, you are splitting things up by moving settings that belong to the default Tagging Options to your own option group. You also change the settings from belonging to the "vBulletin product" to your own modification. With an upgrade of vBulletin the upgrade process tries to re-insert these settings as they appear to be missing, and this will fail as the setting does exist but not in the location vBulletin expects.

Solution to this is not to mess with default settings.

To make things even worse, when your product is uninstalled it doesn't recognize the setting as a default vBulletin setting anymore but as belonging to your modification, and the setting will be deleted from the installation. This will leave vBulletin running but you can expect problems as settings that are expected to exist have now been removed.

The easiest way to repair your vBulletin installation is to follow these steps:
- Uninstall this product.
- Make sure the install directory with all files, except install.php, are on your server.
- Upload tools.php, found in the do_not_upload directory of your vBulletin distribution, to your admincp directory.
- Point your browser to www.myforum.com/admincp/tools.php
- Import Settings & Language
- Remove tools.php from your admincp directory.

So, should I do it that way?
I have error during update my vBulletin from v3.8.3 to v3.8.4 because of this MOD. I uninstall this MOD and successfully upgraded forum to new version!
So, my question is, should I upload tools.php and import Settings & Language???
Will that change settings and phrases I have in my forum (Usergroup settings ect...)?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

During an upgrade settings are already loaded (which is causing the DB-error when this mod is installed) so you don't need to use tools.php. If you already (tried to) upgraded or not upgrading at this time, then use the tools.php method.

[Sunka]

I already run tools.php (just a few minutes ago).
I uninstalled this MOD and upgrade forum 2 days before!

Seems to me that all is OK now, or should I be worried because I have upload tools.php and import Settings & Language, but I didn't need to?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

No that won't cause problems, you can run that as often as you want.

[Sunka]

OK...
Thank you Marco

[Daky]

Should i remove all files from this script (from ftp server) before running tools.php?

Thanks

[yamahapaul]

I've just updated to 3.8.4 (after removing this) is it now ok to re-install as I love this mod?