Quick Reply Box

Here's an easy one, it barely took 4 minutes to do. :china:
This hack will add a quick replying box at the bottom of all threads, only if the user has permission to reply, so when you need to reply to something real quickly you don't need to click the Post Reply button and wait for the page to load.

Instructions are in the attached .txt file, and if you want a demo... just look below.

NOTE: For the vB 2.3.2 version please see this post.

Extras:

• If you want users who have the Use Email Notification option ON, to automatically subscribe to threads they reply to with this hack, see this post.
  
• If you want to add an option for each user to turn this feature on and off, please see this post.
  
• If you want smilies in your quick reply box please see this post.

[mmmender]

Today at 07:28 AM Mr_Johnson said this in Post #959
Start from scratch, and do what I mentioned above. I had the exact problem, and it works fine now.

i've gone over this installation three times now and read all 64 pages of this thread to try and figure out what i'm doing wrong....it's still not working, nor is it even showing up at all!!

if anyone could please help me out with this directly, i'd greatly appreciate it.



leesa@cocteautwins.org

[xs1]

it shows me at the top of the page !

[jheim]

i installed this hack...and it works right but i get a 'done with errors on the page' at the bottom

[brendanlim]

Today at 03:53 PM MajorGeek said this in Post #960
This needs to be updated for 2.30. The line where you call the box is no longer in showthread.php and others are saying above. Need new line to insert the code $replybox

Yes, I am desperate for this to work on 2.3 -- Please?? :banana:

[mute]

Just insert it anywhere you want in 2.3.0's showthread, it works fine.

Theres 2 occurances of the show next/prev links, one above the posts, and one below. Just scroll down you'll find it.

If you put it in the wrong spot, you'll know.

Edit: found the answer to my q

[mmmender]

i still can't get this to work!!!!!!!! :disappointed:

[SVTBlackLight01]

Yesterday at 03:53 PM MajorGeek said this in Post #960
This needs to be updated for 2.30. The line where you call the box is no longer in showthread.php and others are saying above. Need new line to insert the code $replybox

Not sure if this is what your taliking about, but $replybox goes in the showthread template, not showthread.php.

[MajorGeek]

I think I have it for you guys, heres what worked for ME at least.

1:
I DOWNLOADED showthread.php and edited it manually for step 1. Had to search partial lines, but found it.

2:
I created a new template in control panel for step 2.

3:
In control panel I opened showthread and placed the line where I show you as an example below:

<!-- first unread and next/prev -->
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td><smallfont>$pagenav </smallfont></td>
<td align="right"><smallfont>
<img src="images/prev.gif" alt="" border="0">
<a href="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid&goto=nextoldest">Last Thread</a>

<a href="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid&goto=nextnewest">Next Thread</a>
<img src="images/next.gif" alt="" border="0">
</smallfont></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- first unread and next/prev -->
$replybox

<!-- /spacer -->
</td><td width="10"><img width="10" height="1" src="images/space.gif" alt=""></td></tr></table>
<!-- /spacer -->

Hope that helps you guys, it confused me. I am using 2.30 final.

[|oR|Greg]

Worked fine for me.. added the smilies part too.. just read the instructions and followed themm... ??

[Floris]

Installed on every vBulletin version from 2.2.x to 2.3.x without problem! And so cool to see this as a default feature in vBulletin 3

[gmarik]

Boofo, you're the greatest.

[Boofo]

Thank you, but what was that for?

[miss poison]

just love it! great job!

[SloppyGoat]

I've installed this on every version since 2.1, and I've never had any problem. Read the instructions more carefully if it's not working. I'm not trying to be an arse, but this is an easy hack. Hell, even I did it back when I knew nothing about installing hacks, so it can't be that tough.

[MajorGeek]

It was an easy hack, but I missed one thing , many times instructions arent always real clear whether to hack files or via control panel, especially to newer hackers. My previous hacking, for example, was with UBB, this isnt the same. Frankly, I fail to see how it helps for people to reply to say they did it, with so many people saying that cant. Only seems to make threads longer and harder for people to read through.