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 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.

I'll think about that

Originally Posted by PokerAffiliate

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

I thought about changing it to something other than "Submit Tools", I may just call it "Social Bookmarking" or "Submit This" or something.

Originally Posted by 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.

Hmm, shouldn't have happened. Do you still have your problem? What was the URL? I've not had a problem with Digg.

[tycity]

Love your mod! I found that if you are using a template other than out-of-the-box, you have to put the buttons into that template's "buttons" directory, not the the default images/buttons/ directory. Thanks so much! Love it - INSTALLED.

[snowman872]

I installed this tonight, and it seems to be working, but now I am getting an uncached template:

Uncached templates: vBsociable_bits (15)

I'm running 3.6.5. Did I forget to do something or is this the same for everyone?

Thanks!

[Eric]

Originally Posted by snowman872

I installed this tonight, and it seems to be working, but now I am getting an uncached template:

Uncached templates: vBsociable_bits (15)

I'm running 3.6.5. Did I forget to do something or is this the same for everyone?

Thanks!

I'll have that fixed in the next release.

[exes_slayer]

/me marks installed
thanks a lot

[kollam003]

Thanks Installed was in search of this

[wickland]

Thanks, nice little program but I'm still not sure exactly how useful this is or even how it works entirely yet. Does this bring in more visitors to the forum? More SEO help and exposure? What happens to the thread after it gets submitted exactly?

Installed

[tribedude]

has anyone installed this on 3.5x? just checking before I attempt it.

[majorvbuser]

Great little mod few questions before I click install, as this thread seems to have gone a little quiet.

a) Can you configure which sites are listed in the drop down.
b) Is it now possible to choose a select few like Digg, delicious etc and add them to postbit.

[majorvbuser]

Originally Posted by wickland

Thanks, nice little program but I'm still not sure exactly how useful this is or even how it works entirely yet. Does this bring in more visitors to the forum? More SEO help and exposure? What happens to the thread after it gets submitted exactly?

Installed

As understand it your post will be submitted to the site you specify and the source link will be viewable so potentially users reading the post on the site such as digg will then click on the link and come back to your site.

At least that's what I presume is supposed to happen.