Find Topic: Existing Topics Check

A permitted port of https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=59940

Originally Posted by Velocd

This hack will allow you and your members to check for existing topics, or similar ones, of the thread you plan to create when at newthread.php. This should help to prevent double topics that often appear from newbish members who neglect to use the search feature. It uses the exact functions as the "similar threads" feature, therefore has the same accuracy.

Screenshot: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15629

Thanks to Velocd for permitting the port. :up:

Velocd's Signature (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=9503):

My OpenSource (as in do with them what you want no need to ask for permission) Scripts: 7/25/04 ? Article Bot 1.1, vB3 Member Album 2.0, BB Code Functions, Advanced Search w/Member Conditions, Eggdrop IRC Manager, IRC Manager for mIRC, Existing Topics Check

02 Feb 2006: fixed to prevent Array bit from showing atop the popup display results page
29 Jan 2006: some JavaScript tweaks to get this to work for Turkish and other languages
28 Jan 2006: fixed duplicate JavaScript function name causing Manage Attachments issue
28 Jan 2006: initial release of port

[GlitterKill]

Works like a charm with 10 now. You rock.

[klaush]

Yep! Thanks! Works without trouble on 3.5.3!

[bashy]

I spose i was half way there lol
Like i said i aint no coder :ermm:

Cheers calorie for putting me right, works like a dream now

QUOTE=calorie]Thanks for the thanks.

Five is the max you can get unless you go edit the fetch_similar_threads function in the /forum/includes/functions_search.php file and replace LIMIT 5 with LIMIT 10 (two spots inside the function) and then use $limit = 10; in the findtopic.php file.

Without the two edits to the fetch_similar_threads function in the functions_search.php file, $limit is good for zero to five. Anything less than zero would break the query, and without file edits anything over five gets ignored.[/QUOTE]

[Zachariah]

Thanks Calorie.
- I used this back in 3.0



They still sell TAB ?
- Not seen any around where I live for years.

[silurius]

Beautiful! Thanks again, calorie (& Velocd).

[lazyseller]

Wow awesome mod.... your are the man calorie!!! this has to be one of my favorites so far...

[pauloo]

Thank you !
i like very well your hack

[COBRAws]

What about making this an AJAX hack? I mean, there is one already for when our visitors try to register and shows if the username is being used.
In this case it would check some of the words being written on the title and seek for similar existing titles.

Nice huh?

[KOKS@LN]

Hi calorie, thanks for the plugin.

Just installed on a vB 3.5.3 board. Working with a little problem.
If any Turkish character is typed in the subject field, it opens an HTTP 406 Error page. Can it be sorted out?

[calorie]

FYI: some JavaScript tweaks to get this to work for Turkish and other languages

Re-install the XML product, allowing overwrite, and if you're using 'thread prefixes' reapply the change.