[3.0.3] Add a "Has this already been asked?" Button

Add a "Has this already been asked?" Button

Adds a button besides the title when creating a new thread which executes a search query of the filled in words. This helps a bit preventing new users post questions which has already been asked in the past.

Author: stormblast - http://www.musiker-board.de/vb

Installation Instructions:

# Open the Admin Control Panel > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > New Posting Template Group > newthread template, and add at the top of it:

<script language="javascript">
    <!--
    function checktitle(theform) {
    			 if(theform.subject.value==""){
 				 alert("Please enter a topic in the subject field.");
    return false; } else {
 window.open('search.php?do=process&query='+document.vbform.subject.value+'','javascript_1','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=700,height=400'); }
    }
    //-->
    </script>

# now find this code inside newthread:

 <td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></td>
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>

# and replace with:

 <td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></td>
 <td><input type="button" class="button" value="Has this already been asked?" onClick="checktitle(vbform);"></td>

# Save the newthread template and you're done!

Enjoy!

[MrToasty]

That is a BRILLIANT idea!

You are the man!

[Tony G]

Wow, this is indeed a **** great idea. Thank you for sharing!

[M1th]

I've made it so it searches for titles of the threads. It's better this way, IMO.

Thanks for the mod though.

[imported_1yesfan]

Does not work for me. I click on it and NOTHING!

[mholtum]

I edited it EXACTLY as posted. When I click the button, nothing happens and I see in the lower corner of my browser "error on page"

[reteep]

Can you post the URL of your board?

[Spinball]

You might want to add instructions on how to include thread titles in the search and you have a few erroneous spaces in the javascript line which need to be removed.
Thanks

[michaelbenson]

Will this work with vBulletin 3.5.x?