New tag: Search threads with same words

[boardster]

Hello everybody,

i hope you understand what i mean.

The newthread-window sould have a new tag (for example [search]vbulletin[/search] ): the similar threads hack. A klick on a defined word start a search to find similar threads with the same word.

Or another idea:

The infopopup-hack - a defined word (for example "vbulletin") should be klickable and open a new popup with infos about it. This tag work automatically.

[rseidl]

Originally Posted by boardster

The newthread-window sould have a new tag (for example [search]vbulletin[/search] ): the similar threads hack. A klick on a defined word start a search to find similar threads with the same word.

Add a vbCode for search:

<form action="search.php" method="post" name="findsimilar" target="_blank" >

<input type="hidden" name="titleonly" value="1" id="rb_titleonly_0" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<input type="hidden" name="sortby" value="lastpost" />
<input type="hidden" class="bginput" name="query" size="35" value="" tabindex="1" />
<a href="java script:document.findsimilar.query.value='{param}'; document.findsimilar.submit()">{param}</a>
</form>

Adjust hidden fields / default params as needed. Obviously you could shorten HTML transmitted by putting the form into one place (eg {header} template) in the page and then just using the <A HREF... etc. part in the vbCode itself.
Also you might want to give the link a different css style or append an icon in the vbCode to show users in advance what kind of link this is (a "search similar" link)


Or if you would prefer to have a permanent search box you could insert this in a template, for example the {navbar}

<form action="search.php" method="post" name="findsimilar" target="_blank" >

<input type="hidden" name="titleonly" value="1" id="rb_titleonly_0" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<input type="hidden" name="sortby" value="lastpost" />
<input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="35" value="" tabindex="1" />
<input type="submit" class="button" value="Find" accesskey="s" tabindex="4" />
</form>

Your second request is more challenging. I am looking for something similar - see my posts

Wiki like autolinks when posting - for easy crossreferencing
dictionary driven replace/markup of words in posts