New Posting Features - [Ajax] Check for similar thread before posting a new one

You love the 'similar threads' function and you are sick of duplicate threads just because your users don't use the search function?

Why not just combine them?

This Add-on will grab the thread title the user typed in and it will load a small box (using Ajax magic ) with 5 similar threads just like the 'similar threads' function that you can normally find under an already posted thread.

The box also tells the user to search through the similar threads first BEFORE starting a new one.


Features:
- no edits whatsoever needed, just import the product file, enable the Add-on and it works (well, it should )
- you can turn it off for certain forums or
- you can turn it off completely without leaving any code that messes your templates/files
- it can be translated
- don't like it anymore? Remove the product and you'll never see that Add-on again


Known issues:
- none


Things to consider:
It uses jQuery to get the information from ajax.php. jQuery is great and you can do many great things with it and unlike the vBulletin method it's quite easy to understand.
The jQuery file is compressed and only 20kb large.
To download the file, visit the homepage at http://jquery.com/
The link to download the file is on the right hand side.

Here's the version I use: http://code.google.com/p/jqueryjs/do....1.3.1.pack.js

Just download it and put it into the 'clientscript' folder without renaming the file.


Installation:
Download jQuery as described above.
Import the attached file using the Product Manager. Go to your vBulletin settings and search for 'Check for similar threads?'. Enable it.


Important:
It adds 2 new templates, it changes 1 template and it edits 2 files. I highly doubt that it will break you vBulletin but do a back-up and be on the safe side.



Version history:
1. initial release
2. current release
*** fixed some browser issues. The attached file is up to date.





How to fix the Opera problems in the first release:
The first release of this Add-on didn't work on Opera. To fix the problems, please follow these steps:
Open the template 'mrnasesimilarthreadcheck_header' and REPLACE the content with this code:

    <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/jquery-1.1.3.1.pack.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(function(){
            $("#inputthreadtitle").bind("blur", function(){
                var value =$(this).val(); 
                $('td#similarthreadcheckcontent').html('<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/13x13progress.gif" />');
                $.ajax({
                    type: "GET",
                    url: "ajax.php",
                    data: "do=getsimilarthreads&title="+value,
                    success: function(msg){
                        $('td#similarthreadcheckcontent').html(msg);
                         }
                });
            });
        });
    </script>

The attached file is up to date.


Support will only given to those who have clicked 'install'.

[hondaprelude88]

I think a great addition to this would be the ability to have it show just similar threads in just the specific forum your posting in.

[jasculs]

This is a very awesome mod.

I have the open local links in same window modification on my forum. For this mod is there any way I can have the searched similar threads show up in a new window when clicked while still having my other local links throughout my forum still open in the same window?

Here is the mod I'm using:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=130966

[Smoothie]

Originally Posted by hondaprelude88

I think a great addition to this would be the ability to have it show just similar threads in just the specific forum your posting in.

not sure why you'd wanna do that because if a similar thread exits in another forum, the users should look there first before posting a new one.

[hondaprelude88]

The reason I ask is I run a car forum, It would be nice to have it only show posts that are similar for that specific car or gen of car specific forum, not all cars in the whole forum. Does this make since? Just a thought.

[Mecho]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

It already have a picture but something is wrong within the picture. Download images/misc/progress.gif to your computer and rename it to 13x13progress.gif and reupload it.
I also modified the hack to work with GARS , here is the how to.

i have already 13x13progress.gif but i did as u said too . still i can not c any picture .
and would u plz tell me what is GARS ?
thanks

[Lizard King]

Gars is : http://www.thevbgeek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=26

Upload 13x13progress.gif to your style misc folder.

[MrNase]

Oops I thought 13x13progress.gif is a vBulletin image because it is in my vB 3.6.7 package (see screenshot).

I am glad that it's finally working. I was running that Add-on on my community from day one and my members didn't report any problems.

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

It already have a picture but something is wrong within the picture. Download images/misc/progress.gif to your computer and rename it to 13x13progress.gif and reupload it.

I also modified the hack to work with GARS , here is the how to.

Open GARS_newthread and search for

$GARS_options[options]

Replace it with

<!-- / subject field -->
$GARS_options[options]

Open newthread_form_complete plugin and add the following just after

            $vbulletin->templatecache["newthread"] = str_replace('<!-- / subject field -->', fetch_template('mrnasesimilarthreadcheck_main'),$vbulletin->templatecache["newthread"]);

            $vbulletin->templatecache["GARS_newthread"] = str_replace('</head>',fetch_template('mrnasesimilarthreadcheck_header').'</head>',$vbulletin->templatecache["GARS_newthread"]);
            $vbulletin->templatecache["GARS_newthread"] = str_replace('name=\"subject\"','id=\"inputthreadtitle\" name=\"subject\"',$vbulletin->templatecache["GARS_newthread"]);
            $vbulletin->templatecache["GARS_newthread"] = str_replace('<!-- / subject field -->', fetch_template('mrnasesimilarthreadcheck_main'),$vbulletin->templatecache["GARS_newthread"]);

Nice work! Thanks.

[Mecho]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

Gars is : http://www.thevbgeek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=26

Upload 13x13progress.gif to your style misc folder.

Thanks man . it working well now and perfect

thanks MrNase for release this great hack too. installed and rated 5

[MrNase]

Originally Posted by Mecho

thanks MrNase for release this great hack too. installed and rated 5

You're welcome!