Add a "Has this already been asked?" Button

Add a "Has this already been asked?" Button

Adds a button besides the title when creating a new thread which executes a search query of the filled in words. This helps a bit preventing new users post questions which has already been asked in the past.

Author: Andreas Kraus - sunlab / Musiker-Board

Installation Instructions:

# Open the Admin Control Panel > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > New Posting Template Group > newthread template, and directly above </head>:

<script language="javascript">
 <!--
 function checktitle(theform) {
              if(theform.subject.value==""){
                  alert("Please enter a topic in the subject field.");
 return false; } else {
 window.open('search.php?do=process&titleonly=1&query='+document.vbform.subject.value+'','javascript_1','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=700,height=400'); }
 }
 //-->
 </script>

# now find this code inside newthread:

 <td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></td>
 <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>

# and replace with:

<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></td>
<td>&nbsp;<input type="button" class="button" value="Has this already been asked?" onClick="checktitle(vbform);"></td>

# Save the newthread template and you're done!

Enjoy

[techartist1]

great mod!

[SoftDux]

Great hack, thank you

[ArchangelX]

Great edit! I've changed my button to read "Search for similar topics?". Thanks!