Private Messages Enhancements - Reply to all button in private messages

As requested on, this plug-in allows users to reply to all users via PM, much like many modern email clients. To install simply download and install the XML file and then make the following modifications to your postbit/postbit_legacy templatebits:

Find:

<if condition="$post['replylink']"> <a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">reply_small<else />quote</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply_with_quote]" border="0" /></a> </if>

Add below (or above):

<if condition="$post['replylink'] && THIS_SCRIPT == 'private'"> <a href="$post[replylink]&r=all" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reply_all.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply_to_all]" border="0" /></a> </if>

You then need to create a button and name it "reply_all.gif". Place it in your skin's button folder. For the default skin, place it in images/buttons, for other skins please refer to its documentation.

You're free to do what you like with this code, although credit is appreciated, it's not required.

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EDIT: Thanks to EricR for the button

[Pvtiste]

Thanks !
Just a dumb question, where can I get the button files?

[ex0thermic]

The button is in the OP...

[cbehan]

Originally Posted by ex0thermic

Okay, here's how I got it to work in vB 4.0.2 (for idiots like myself that couldn't figure it out before). This is essentially just a dumbed-down reiteration of brott's post.

1) download and install the .xml product in the OP
2) upload the "reply all" button from the OP (or one of your choice) into your images/buttons folder. Make sure it is named "reply_all.gif"
3) Go into your postbit_legacy template and find the following

PHP Code:

<vb:if condition="$post['replylink']">
                        <a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="quoteimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" /> {vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}</a> 
                    <span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
                    </vb:if> 


And UNDER IT, add this

PHP Code:

<vb:if condition="$post['replylink'] && THIS_SCRIPT == 'private'">
<a id="qrwqa_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}&r=all" rel="nofollow" ><img id="quoteimga_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/reply_all.gif" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" /> Reply to All</a>
<span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
</vb:if> 


Do this and you should be good to go.

This works great. I had to put it in my postbit template and not postbit_legacy, but once I figured that out, everything is working like a charm!

Thanks!

[Eq4bits]

Originally Posted by ex0thermic

Okay, here's how I got it to work in vB 4.0.2 (for idiots like myself that couldn't figure it out before). This is essentially just a dumbed-down reiteration of brott's post.

1) download and install the .xml product in the OP
2) upload the "reply all" button from the OP (or one of your choice) into your images/buttons folder. Make sure it is named "reply_all.gif"
3) Go into your postbit_legacy template and find the following

PHP Code:

<vb:if condition="$post['replylink']">
                        <a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="quoteimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" /> {vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}</a> 
                    <span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
                    </vb:if> 


And UNDER IT, add this

PHP Code:

<vb:if condition="$post['replylink'] && THIS_SCRIPT == 'private'">
<a id="qrwqa_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}&r=all" rel="nofollow" ><img id="quoteimga_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/reply_all.gif" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" /> Reply to All</a>
<span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
</vb:if> 


Do this and you should be good to go.

Running vB4
I did this and it puts the reply_all button *on top* of the 'multi-quote'

[sbfi]

I am running 4.04
There is no need to upload the button

I uploaded the xml file from the first post.

Then...

I found this part in postbit_legacy

PHP Code:

<vb:if condition="$post['replylink']">
                        <a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="quoteimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" /> {vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}</a> 
                    <span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
                    </vb:if> 


And added this BEFORE

PHP Code:

 <vb:if condition="$post['replylink'] && THIS_SCRIPT == 'private'">
    <a id="qrwqa_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}
&r=all" rel="nofollow" ><img id="quoteimga_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" /> Reply to All</a>
    <span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
    </vb:if> 


Hope this helps!

[ImmortalForums]

Vb4 now has its own check for private so u no longer need to define the script.

This is all you need.

<vb:if condition="$post['forwardlink']"><a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}&r=all" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase reply_to_all}</a><span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span></vb:if>

Find

<a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="quoteimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" />  <vb:if condition="$post['forwardlink']">{vb:rawphrase reply_to_private_message}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}</vb:if></a>

Replace with:

<vb:if condition="$post['forwardlink']"><a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}&r=all" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase reply_to_all}</a><span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span></vb:if><a id="qrwq_{vb:raw post.postid}" class="newreply" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow"><img id="quoteimg_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}" />  <vb:if condition="$post['forwardlink']">{vb:rawphrase reply_to_private_message}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase reply_with_quote}</vb:if></a>

[gopherhockey]

Seems to work with 4.0.5... however... if I click reply all on a PM that was sent to only one person, it presents a really messed up view of the reply - the options below the message box get pulled up almost into the message and the subject gets overwritten with the message "separate multipe users names with semi-colon.

Hopefully someone can verify and/or provide a fix?

It appears just fine if I reply all to multiple users, or just simply reply to one.

(edit: this appears to only happen if the PM has a link in it)

[vgevolution]

Working just fine in 4.1.2, with the attached template edit, using Andreas' Template Modification Manager mod. My edit doesn't replace the original reply link, and simply adds the "Reply to all" link before it.

The only improvement this hack could use is to not show the "Reply to all" link when there's only one recipient.

[furnival]

It's absurd that this is not a standard feature of VB