New Posting Features - [Ajax] Check for similar thread before posting a new one

Hi there!

I decided to give my old Add-on a little update.

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.

jQuery 1.3 is out, read this if you would like to update: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....1&postcount=27



Installation:

1. Download jQuery as described above.
2. Import the attached file using the Product Manager. Go to your vBulletin settings and search for 'Check for similar threads?'.
3. 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 outdated (made for vB 3.6.*)

[Makc666]

Suggestion

This mod has to have an option to exclude from search particular forums.

For now even if in vBulletin's options some forum is off from Indexing the posts the hack will still try to search in it.

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

I tried to install this and activated it. NOw when I enter a thread title and it tries to look for simular threads I get this error

PHP Code:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in C:\Domains\xxx.com\wwwroot\forums\ajax.php(69) : eval()'d code on line 11 


Any help on this before in uninstall

[ddatchi]

Does anyone know how to get the Similar Thread Checker to display the Thread Prefix? I use prefixes to sort out my posts, but w/o the prefix in the list of similar threads before they post, my users are unaware if someone has already posted that topic and prefix?

[Scu11]

i installed it and when I go to check it i enter in topics title a keyword from another topic but it says no simialr topics found what can it be???

[WoGuziczek]

I have two boxes in ajax.php. Why?

// Fixed (ajax_start)

[snerd]

Originally Posted by Scu11

i installed it and when I go to check it i enter in topics title a keyword from another topic but it says no simialr topics found what can it be???

Same here, type in a duplicate title word from another thread and it says nothing found. ???

[KevinGupta]

thanks a lot mate.. It works perfectly fine on 3.8.3
cheers .. I hope I won't have any problems

[tafreeh]

i enable the mod, but nothing shows up... why ?
i did upload the jquery in right folder

After 10 minutes: NeverMind its working now, disabled auto thread tagger Ajax feature.

[bada_bing]

Support suck for this mod.. Uninstalled

[TheOptimist]

Hi ~

Installed on www.marriedplace.com and almost works...

we have only 3 posts on this new board. Test, Test Post, and test...

when we add another post with title of "Test" it does NOT find any similar posts...
What are we missing:

Running 3.8.4, I installed correctly and I did the code update to use jQuery 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):

"No similar threads found. You can create a new thread and let the users answer your questions."

You can also read the above threads and see that many users with the latest vB versions are finding it difficult to make it work.

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.

So please confirm, If I should turn this mod off for now until the developer comes back with a solution or update for 3.8.4.

Will un-install in 24 hours if no solution.

This is an EXCELLENT idea for a hack...