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: Andreas Kraus - sunlab / Musiker-Board

Installation Instructions:

# Open the Admin Control Panel > Styles & Templates > Style Manager > New Posting Template Group > newthread template, and directly above </head>:

<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&titleonly=1&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>&nbsp;<input type="button" class="button" value="Has this already been asked?" onClick="checktitle(vbform);"></td>

# Save the newthread template and you're done!

Enjoy

[predatorkill]

i ve installed this mod...the only problem is that the box "have this being asked before?" is not aligned correctly with the "Title" box.It appears slightly below the "Title" box...I think u are missing an align= command.I didnt tested it myself tho,i m not an expert in coding.

please note that the part of the code:
<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>

Cannot be found through the "Search in Template" in template editor.(admin cp)

I ve use firefox ctrl+f to find the lines.It found only <td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></td> so there are some spaces missing betwen this and <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> .

mod works perfectly tho!!!

Thanx!
*installed*

[reteep]

Hey there, thanks for your input.

For me it's perfectly aligned or are you talking about the slight 1px at the top? It looks better that way imo (like on the screenshot) but that's just about my taste

[hotrod1]

Great idea, thanks!

[predatorkill]

below in the photo attached you can see what i mean...

[MrNase]

Originally Posted by predatorkill

below in the photo attached you can see what i mean...

Just delete this &nbsp; found in

<td>&nbsp;<input type="button" class="button" value="Has this already been asked?" onClick="checktitle(vbform);"></td>

Author:
The first point of your instruction is wrong.. the code must be added after:

</head>

and before:

<body$onload>

[predatorkill]

problem solved,now it's aligned perfectly!!

thank you very much...

[reteep]

Thanks for the input! Changed the instructions. As for the &nbsp; -> on my forum it works

[MrNase]

Stupid me

I had a typo in my post.. It must go directly ABOVE </head>

[nailerpa]

Does the Search function work for everyone? I typed in, verbatim, the title of a previous post. The search function said that nothing was found with those words in the title. Am I missing something?

Steve A.
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