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]

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.

[TheBlackPoet]

it works well... now my members who have accounts with these various sites can post their threads one time.... but it publish in multiple sites..

thanks!!

[wizardan]

Installed.
Clean and concise tool

[jarod1981?]

Congratulations SecondV, great mod!

Thanks

[InTeNsE-HuMoR]

Very nice looking. Will try this out.

Is there any way to intergrade this with social networks like Myspace or Bebo somehow? I'm not entirely sure how you could intergrade them, maybe have a feature were users can sumbit forum topics/posts or links to their blogs on their Myspace/Bebo account or something like that?

It would be a great advantage to everyone as most people have a social network account and would provide publicity for your forums.

[chuchukuttie]

Looks and sounds really good, will try. Thanks.

[chuchukuttie]

Originally Posted by InTeNsE-HuMoR

Very nice looking. Will try this out.

Is there any way to intergrade this with social networks like Myspace or Bebo somehow? I'm not entirely sure how you could intergrade them, maybe have a feature were users can sumbit forum topics/posts or links to their blogs on their Myspace/Bebo account or something like that?

It would be a great advantage to everyone as most people have a social network account and would provide publicity for your forums.

I also agree... *Facebook* too please.

[Eric]

Thanks all! Don't forget, if you have any suggestions, any at all - let me know

Originally Posted by InTeNsE-HuMoR

Very nice looking. Will try this out.

Is there any way to intergrade this with social networks like Myspace or Bebo somehow? I'm not entirely sure how you could intergrade them, maybe have a feature were users can sumbit forum topics/posts or links to their blogs on their Myspace/Bebo account or something like that?

It would be a great advantage to everyone as most people have a social network account and would provide publicity for your forums.

I'll check into that

[chuchukuttie]

Originally Posted by SecondV

Thanks all! Don't forget, if you have any suggestions, any at all - let me know


I'll check into that

Could you add Facebook.com too?