Private Messages Enhancements - Popup Private Messaging for vBulletin 4.x!

Updated 12-19-2010 to add all features that were previously a part of the full version product. Now there is no full version, just this one with everything for free.

Popup Private Messaging is a useful (and neat!) modification for your vBulletin 4 forum. Instead of redirecting a user to a separate "Compose Message" page when they try to send a private message, a "popup" private message form is displayed without taking them away from the page they're viewing. It intelligently replaces every single PM link on your forum, CMS or blog without any template edits or plugins that mess with your templates. It's loaded with features and has been tested with IE 8, FireFox 3.6, Opera 10.10, Chrome 3.0, and Safari 4.0.4!

Formerly a Mod of the Month winner for vBulletin 3.x! The current version for vBulletin 3.8 can be found here.

Highlights:

• Uses a DHTML "popup" which won't be blocked by popup blockers, as it is not a "real" popup window.
• New! Automatically centers the popup on the page, regardless of window size or how far down the page a user is.
• Auto-fills the PM form with the username of the person you wish to send a private message.
• Supports multiple recipients (based on user permissions).
• Standard form, or full WYSIWYG with advanced PM options.
• Preview message within the window, without being redirected elsewhere.
• Window can be closed by the user via an "X" in the upper corner.
• Lightbox effect to dim the rest of the page
• New! Window automatically closes after the message is sent.
• Admin CP options allow you to customize window size and which usergroups can use the popup PM modification.
• New! Intelligent Javascript file replaces every private message link with the popup links on the browser side, saving your server's resources and your templates!

Screenshots:

Screenshots are attached to this post.

Live Demo:

A live demo can be found on my website - no registration required to see the basic popup functionality, but if you want to try the actual form you'll need to register as guests/unregistered users can't use private messaging.

Support for this Modification:

No active support anymore - that's why I made the full version free. Too much going on right now.

Please read the first post below as it has common issues and troubleshooting. :up:

[robwoelich]

Glad I could get it working for you, and thanks.

[Covert-OPs_]

I have installed the mod and followed all the instructions. However, there are no pop-ups when I click on private messages. I checked the footer section of the template and the code addition was already in there. However the word footer was in red while everything else in that area was black. I went in and pressed enter once after the code and it changed the title of "footer" to black. Then I tried to test the pop up again and nothing happens.

[robwoelich]

Originally Posted by Covert-OPs_

I have installed the mod and followed all the instructions. However, there are no pop-ups when I click on private messages. I checked the footer section of the template and the code addition was already in there. However the word footer was in red while everything else in that area was black. I went in and pressed enter once after the code and it changed the title of "footer" to black. Then I tried to test the pop up again and nothing happens.

You can PM me a link to the forum and I'll take a look at it.

[Covert-OPs_]

Originally Posted by robwoelich

You can PM me a link to the forum and I'll take a look at it.

www.tacticalopsunit.com/testforums

[robwoelich]

Originally Posted by Covert-OPs_

www.tacticalopsunit.com/testforums

Your forum is offline, obviously... I'll PM you.

[Covert-OPs_]

Originally Posted by robwoelich

Your forum is offline, obviously... I'll PM you.

LOL, yes I have then turned off so that only admins can go in to the test site. I can turn it back on if you'd like but I can assure you that it is not working. I responded to your PM just a minute ago.

[Front Range]

Hi Rob, this didn't work for me and all code is in place. I like the idea so I went ahead and paid for the full version last night, looking forward to getting it.

[Black-CA]

Hi Rob,

it works very fine. Thx for this mod.

Please can you tell me, how I can change/translate the top "Send Private Message" into another language?

Attachment 111408

Thanks.

Greets from Germany

[robwoelich]

Originally Posted by Black-CA

Please can you tell me, how I can change/translate the top "Send Private Message" into another language?

Attachment 111408

Thanks.

Greets from Germany

You can find the text at the top of the popup window in the Javascript file, near the bottom. :up:

[Black-CA]

Originally Posted by robwoelich

You can find the text at the top of the popup window in the Javascript file, near the bottom. :up:

Hello Rob,

Java and me ==> it's not easy for me. Please, can you tell (quote) the place where I've to change it? Thx.