Miscellaneous Hacks - vBsociable

What is this!?
This modification is a continuation of my vBdigger hack. This hack displays buttons in a new thread tools menu "Submit Tools" that will allow your users to submit a thread to many of the popular social sites such as digg, del.icio.us, reddit, etc.

Current Version
1.0.2

Current Features:
Can submit to the following sites:

• del.icio.us
• Digg
• Facebook
• feedmelinks
• Furl
• Ma.gnolia
• NewsVine
• Netscape
• Reddit
• Slashdot
• SphereIt
• Spurl
• StumbleUpon
• Technorati
• YahooMyWeb

It allows to disable this menu for certain forums, turn it on/off, open the links in a new window or not.

Features flagged for future version(s):

• Allow to remove sites from the listing, via ACP
• Add: google, askjeeves, earthlink, simpy, bluedot.us and indianpad
• Anything else that you all suggest.

Will this work on x.x.x ??
Unless otherwise stated, this will work on all 3.6 versions.

Sounds cool. How do I install?

1. Upload the images found in images/buttons/ to your images/buttons/ folder.
2. Import the product, product-vBsociable.xml
3. Make the following template edits:
   SHOWTHREAD
   
   Find:
   

   	<td class="vbmenu_control" id="threadtools" nowrap="nowrap">
   		<a href="$show[nojs_link]#goto_threadtools"<if condition="is_browser('ie')"> accesskey="3"</if>>$vbphrase[thread_tools]</a>
   		<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadtools"); </script></if>
   	</td>

   Add before:
   

   	<if condition="$show['vBsociable']">
   	<td class="vbmenu_control" id="vBsociable" nowrap="nowrap">
   		<a href="$show[nojs_link]#goto_vBsociable">$vbphrase[vBsociable]</a>
   		<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("vBsociable"); </script></if>
   	</td>
   	</if>

   Find:
   

   <!-- thread tools menu -->

   Add before:
   

   <if condition="$show['vBsociable']">
   <!-- vBsociable menu -->
   <div class="vbmenu_popup" id="vBsociable_menu" style="display:none">
   	<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
   	<tr>
   		<td class="thead">$vbphrase[vBsociable]<a name="goto_vBsociable"></a></td>
   	</tr>
   	<tr>
   		<td class="vbmenu_option">$vbphrase[vBsociable_submit]</td>
   	</tr>
   	$vBsociablebits
   	</table>
   </div>
   <!-- / vBsociable menu -->
   </if>

4. Set options in AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Tread Display Options (showthread)

UPGRADING
1.0.1 to 1.0.2
- Upload images/buttons/facebook.png to your images/buttons directory - OR - download the attached facebook image and upload it; then..
- Re-import the product file (which is attached), product-vBsociable.xml - with "Allow overwrite" set to "yes"

1.0.0 to 1.0.1
- Just re-import the product file (which is attached), product-vBsociable.xml - with "Allow overwrite" set to "yes"


That's it! Enjoy!

Changelog
1.0.2 - June 20, 2007
- Added Facebook.

1.0.1 - June 11, 2007
- Fixed the URL for Stumbleupon.

1.0.0 - June 11, 2007
- Initial release.

If you use this modification, please mark as >> INSTALLED <<, TY!

[Eric]

Originally Posted by rjmjr69

Awesome thanks for the speedy fix. Would be nice if you just post the new .xml outside of the Zip so upgraders do not have to download the whole package again.... Just one of those little nice things to do.....lol

Awesome hack

Good idea Uploaded the xml file.

[Hornstar]

Originally Posted by iogames

I have vBSEO installed does it works together? since vBSEO includes some of the function that your hack does...

request over at vbseo to get more functionality so it is more similiar to this, I dont think the 2 will work well together.

[FreshFroot]

great stuff mate!

[2 FN LOW]

now this is sweet...deff picking this puppy up, thank you very much

BTW...instead of "Submit Tools"...Can i make mine say something different? Can i just open up the XML file and change that in there?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by 2 FN LOW

now this is sweet...deff picking this puppy up, thank you very much

BTW...instead of "Submit Tools"...Can i make mine say something different? Can i just open up the XML file and change that in there?

If you have installed:

Go to: Admin CP > Language & Phrases > Search for phrases (or something similar) and search for the phrase:

vBsociable

The one you want to edit will have the value of "Submit Tools".


If you have NOT installed, edit the xml file and change:

			<phrase name="vBsociable"><![CDATA[Submit Tools]]></phrase>

[bongwater]

excellent, this was exactly what I was waiting for (*clicks install* )

[bacanze]

OMG this is what I was looking for, I will install today and hope it works, cheers!

Oh, and is there any method of showing just a couple of icons (like 4 for example) in the bottom left corner of each post? as no one looks at submit tools

[DavidL]

Thanks for the great plugin. Would like to see it work with vrewrite someday

[Brandon Sheley]

nice hack

[The Chief]

The only thing needed is being able to submit it too facebook.

Then consider it installed on my new network