Paid Mod Printable Version for Forum Topics, Blog, Articles and Social Groups

[glennrocksvb]

This mod adds a Print button and printable view on forum topic pages, blog posts, articles and social group posts. It allows users to print or save any content in a printer-friendly format with a single click.

This plugin is very useful for forums that have users who want to archive or share their content offline. It helps users to save paper and ink by removing unnecessary elements from the page. It also enhances the user experience and makes your forum more versatile and convenient.

Features:

• Adds Print button to Forum, Blog, Articles and Social Groups posts.
• To minimize ink usage, the print output uses the following:
  • The text color (including links) is black (and some are gray) and background is white (even if your site uses dark mode)
  • The background images are removed since they are not printable.
  • Avatars and other non-essentional information are removed.
  • The font used is sans-serif to enable higher compatibility with different printers.
  • User-generated links in the post displays the URL next to the link text or image. Since links are not clickable on paper, we need to show the URL in the printed output.
  • The forum logo also displays the URL below it.
• Uses Phrase Manager to allow translation of phrases (Print button label, Print error message, etc.)
• Does not require editing templates. Uses Product XML to upload the mod in AdminCP.
• Configurable to exclude Secondary Usergroup(s). ^{New in v1.1}
• Configurable to exclude Primary usergroup(s). Please see screenshot of the settings below:

Compatibility:

• Compatible with vBulletin 5 and 6 (self-hosted version only).
• Not compatible with vBCloud at this time. A vBCloud version may be developed in the future based on user demand, feel free to let me know if you'd like support for it.
• Supports PHP 8+.
• Supports RTL languages.
• Tested with built-in vBulletin themes only. If your forum has custom themes or has heavily customized styles, it may require additional CSS tweaks to make the Printable Version look good. I will help you do the necessary tweaks for free as needed.

Version History:
v1.1

• Added vBulletin 6 support.
• Added Excluded Membergroupd IDs option.
• Added a feature to expand paginated comments when printing to show all the post comments in the print output.

v1.0

• Initial version.

Screencast Demo:

Price:
$25 (Branding-free)

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[Ashlar217]

Coffee on me!

[Blackhorse]

Hello Glenn,

Isn't there a version for vb6?

[glennrocksvb]

Not yet. The reason this mod is not compatible with vB6 is because the HTML markup for rendering a post has changed.

[flohse]

Has the development for a vB6 version been dropped?

[glennrocksvb]

Released v1.1 to add these new features:

• Added vBulletin 6 support.
• Added Excluded Membergroupd IDs option.
• Added a feature to expand paginated comments when printing to show all the post comments in the print output.

Existing paid customers will receive an email containing the download link.

[glennrocksvb]

Can the Floating “Start a New Topic” Button for vBulletin 6.1.5+ be excluded from printing?

See https://vbmods.rocks/forum/vbulletin...-1-5#post33347

Thanks for your purchase. To hide that button during printing, add this custom CSS in css_additional template:

@media print {
    .js-start-new-topic-wrapper {
        display: none !important;
    }
}