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]

Updated to 1.0.2 to include Facebook.

[AsianKid]

Sweet thanks!

[Heath]

Awesome!!! All I ask is you add google, askjeeves, earthlink, simpy, bluedot.us and indianpad

Or let me know how to do it if you can?

[pcoskat]

Can the list of sites be reduced within the admincp? To many choices make my members crazy

Great mod!

[a1whs.com]

Really good stuff i used it on www.justrandombullshit.com/forums and i got over like 54 hits just like that most were however only bots.

But i like this mod.

[Eric]

Updated the first post / mod description to include features for future versions. I'll keep this updated if I think of anything / any of you suggest anything.

[Phaedrus]

I was looking for one just for digg. Imagine my sense of surprise and delight to find something much more comprehensive!

Clicked "installed"

[Anderson]

Thank you for the mod. I have a suggestion, could we put submit links for a few SN sites like Technorati, Digg, Stumbleupon, etc on the posts itself. Like on the left side of a post or on the postbit.

[PokerAffiliate]

Thank you for the mod. I have a suggestion, could we put submit links for a few SN sites like Technorati, Digg, Stumbleupon, etc on the posts itself. Like on the left side of a post or on the postbit.

I agree, this would be a really cool addition to this mod and I think it will increase how often it gets used. Or is there a simple way to highlight the link in the menu to be red and stand out a bit more. For example:


Social Bookmarking Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes

[txsbmw]

Just a quick question. I just tried to submit a thread to digg, logged in their site with my account and then it said:

Are you sure that's the right address?
This doesn't appear to be a working link - please check the URL and try again.

The link was the link pointing to the thread. Is it suppose to do this? Because it is not submitting, it will not allow anyone to submit the url's, keeps saying it is not a working link.