New Posting Features - Personalized/Gag Threads, Posts, and Signatures (Beta 1)

Personalized/Gag Threads, Posts, and Signatures
As requested in this thread

Demo here (Must register or login with test/test)
(Note: Please don't change the test account. It's annoying.)

What this addon does:

This addon allows your users to use replacement variables in their posts and signatures which will substitute the viewer's information for the variable, in order to make the viewer of the post think that it's addressed specifically to them.

For example, you are viewing a post/signature and your username is Joe.
If the post/signature (or the post title) contains the text {username}, it will be replaced with Joe, but only for the viewer.

The only problem I have run into is with unregistered members - their info will not display correctly, if at all. I'm not quite sure how to go about remedying this problem just yet. I'm open to suggestions.

This addon will operate on who's online, the navbar, search results, forum display, thread listing, profiles, and single posts. If you are using a third-party addon like vBAdvanced CMPS, the variables will not parse correctly in those addons. Provided that this addon is successful, I may release updated versions to include major products like vBAdvanced and Top X Stats.

I have provided an AdminCP vBulletin Options group to edit which variables can be parsed (see attachment).

Please note that this is only a test. In no way is this hack fully polished and completed.

Here are testing screenshots of the variables, and the result.






You may use this addon however you see fit. If you do decide to use it, you have permission to modify it in any way you see fit - just be sure to provide credit where it's due.

If you have any suggestions, questions, comments, etc, please post them here.

[Kaezul]

Originally Posted by paul41598

Well, if Kaezul is willing, I can port this down to 3.5.4. I already have it working and a ready copy of an XML file.

Feel free to use it as you please. You may release a 3.5.4 version, just as long as you link to this hack page.

Originally Posted by .Tim

Can you make it work in "Who's Online"?

Yes, I can do that. I'll put it in the next update.

Originally Posted by xug

Don't get Referrals to work on my test forum.

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here.. This addon doesn't touch referrals at all.

[Kaezul]

Updated the product to work with Who's Online and with Last Activity in a member's profile.

[tazB.ca]

Originally Posted by paul41598

Well, if Kaezul is willing, I can port this down to 3.5.4. I already have it working and a ready copy of an XML file.

where can i get this

[doggy1]

Originally Posted by tazB.ca

where can i get this

Yes, is this available for 3.54 yet?

[Spookysalem]

I would love this for the whos online part and also if you use the referrals phrase it does not show how many..

[MThornback]

Is it possible to make it use usergroup permissions? I'd like only my Mods, SuperMods and Admins to be able to use it. I just see too much potential to have it abused otherwise

Great Hack though!

[I-Web]

Been looking for something like this for a long time works a treat..

As regards permissions if you dont tell the members it is there they wont know how to use it unless of course they read this thread

[Spookysalem]

Can someone please explain how i get this to work for the whos online part. I have tried various ways but cannot get it to work.

[Dave Alcock]

Thanks for this - does what I wanted just great.

On the guest problem - perhaps an if condtional = loggedin would do the trick.

If not logged in, it could show Guest or ****.

Not much of a coder so wouldn't know how to add the code.

[Adrian.]

Originally Posted by Kaezul

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here.. This addon doesn't touch referrals at all.

He's right, they don't work.

When you say "This addon doesn't touch referrals at all.".

You should have a look at the screenshots/mod'.
You've included Refferals just not made it function.

Adrian