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

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:
- 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.
The jQuery file is compressed and only 20kb large.
To download the file, visit the homepage at http://jquery.com/
The link to download the file is on the right hand side.

Here's the version I use: http://code.google.com/p/jqueryjs/do....1.3.1.pack.js

Just download it and put it into the 'clientscript' folder without renaming the file.


Installation:
Download jQuery as described above.
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:
1. initial release
2. current release
*** fixed some browser issues. The attached file is up to date.





How to fix the Opera problems in the first release:
The first release of this Add-on didn't work on Opera. To fix the problems, please follow these steps:
Open the template 'mrnasesimilarthreadcheck_header' and REPLACE the content with this code:

    <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/jquery-1.1.3.1.pack.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(function(){
            $("#inputthreadtitle").bind("blur", function(){
                var value =$(this).val(); 
                $('td#similarthreadcheckcontent').html('<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/13x13progress.gif" />');
                $.ajax({
                    type: "GET",
                    url: "ajax.php",
                    data: "do=getsimilarthreads&title="+value,
                    success: function(msg){
                        $('td#similarthreadcheckcontent').html(msg);
                         }
                });
            });
        });
    </script>

The attached file is up to date.


Support will only given to those who have clicked 'install'.

[Todecay]

Originally Posted by skippybosco

For the folks having issues with not getting any results back:

1. Are you using full text or VBulletin as your search engine? If you are using full text, does it work if you switch to VBulletin
2. Have you tried rebuilding your search index?

I had the problem of not returning any results on my sandbox installation, switched to VBuleetin and rebuilt the search index and all worked well after that.

Let me know if it works for you!

Just to share with you guys:

some users had the same problem as myself 'It shows the note but doesn't really search for same thread titles'
I've tried to switch FULL TEXT to VBulletin Search (it's right under VBulletin Options in the right box in AdminCP) and rebuild my searchindex and after a hard refresh it work fine now.

[Gharibe]

nice work , thanks
installed

[Gharibe]

not working on 3.6.8

[biliboy]

can i have that this check from only one forum?
i mean take results from only one forum.

[biliboy]

Originally Posted by Gharibe

not working on 3.6.8

man, its working great!
on 3/6/8

[biliboy]

Originally Posted by biliboy

can i have that this check from only one forum?
i mean take results from only one forum.

Someone??

[DrKNickel]

Does this work with the 3.7 Beta ?

Greets

[Todecay]

Originally Posted by biliboy

Someone??

Yes you can.

You can set all forum ID's of the ones you DON'T want the system to check.

[Gharibe]

should we add something else than importing product ?

[Mrcransie]

Does it work with 3.7?