We are excited to share with you a fantastic new addition to our forum experience – the Add Posts to Bookmarks vBulletin 5 and 6 plugin. This feature is designed to elevate your forum management experience and add a touch of personalization for you and your members.
Key Features:
How it Works:
Why You'll Love It:
Advantages over official Bookmarks feature in vB 6.1.0 :
The vB 6.1.0 version has official Bookmarks feature. But at this time, I think this mod is still better than the official one.
Please see below advantages:
How to Use Disable Official Bookmarks Feature to Use This Bookmarks Mod
The official Bookmarks feature cannot be disabled or removed at this time. But If you are on vB6 and you prefer to use this Bookmarks mod over the official Bookmarks feature due to the above-mentioned advantages, then you need to make these workaround changes to "hide" the official feature.
Add this custom CSS in css_additional.css template to hide the Bookmark icons on each post, the Bookmark link in the Username dropdown menu, and the Bookmark link on the Profile page.
Add this rule in .htaccess file on the server to redirect the Bookmarks page itself to the user's Profile page in case users bookmarked the Bookmarks page on their browser.
Price:
$30 (Branding-free)
Screenshots:
My Bookmarks Module - can be placed on Homepage. Has options to display in Default View (as shown below) or Compact View.
My Bookmarks Page - includes pagination controls. Can be linked from Navigation Bar and Footer.
Bookmarked posts in a Topic - bookmark icon is also shown in Latest Activity, My Subscriptions, Profile Activities tab, and Search Results.
Plugin Settings:
My Bookmarks Module Configuration:
Compatibility:
Demo:
Version History:
v1.4
v1.3
v1.1
v1.0
Price:
$30 (Branding-free)
I have installed this mod on this site. Feel free to try it and share your thoughts, questions, or suggestions below. We can't wait to hear your feedback!
Key Features:
- Empower Your Members: Offer your community an exciting new feature – the ability to bookmark favorite posts with just one click for quick and easy access. You can bookmark forum posts, blog posts, article posts including the replies and comments.
- Administrator Exclusive: Tailored for forum administrators and owners, this plugin adds a new layer of functionality to enhance your forum's appeal.
- Quick Access: Instantly jump back to your bookmarked posts without the need to search through pages of content. Bookmarks can be accessed from the My Bookmarks module and My Bookmarks page. You can also add a link to the My Bookmarks page in the Main Navigation Bar and Footer.
- Enhanced Control: Admins can configure plugin settings and permissions, ensuring it aligns perfectly with the forum's overall structure and vision.
- In-Feed Ads Integration (New in v1.2!)
You can now easily insert In-Feed Ads between bookmarked posts and show them based on Usergroup setting. This feature supports code from popular ad providers like Google AdSense, other third-party ad networks, or your own custom HTML ad code.
Benefits of In-Feed Ads:- Enhanced Ad Engagement: In-feed ads blend seamlessly into the content, improving visibility and engagement without disrupting the user experience.
- Optimized Revenue: Placing ads in-between bookmarked posts increases the chances of user interaction, leading to higher click-through rates and potential revenue.
- Dynamic Ad Placement: Ads are inserted in random positions between bookmarked posts, preventing users from becoming "blind" to them. Fixed-position ads can often be overlooked, but random placement increases visibility and engagement.
- Customization Flexibility: Supports a variety of ad codes, including responsive ads that work across both mobile and desktop devices.
- Usergroup-Based Configuration: You can configure In-Feed Ads to show based on Usergroup settings. Admins can leverage this feature to offer ads exclusively to specific user groups, creating incentives for Paid Subscriptions and User Promotions systems. For instance, you can choose to display ads only for the "Registered Users" usergroup, while hiding them for other usergroups.
This feature helps ensure ads are presented in a way that feels natural to users, maximizing both revenue and user experience
See demo of In-Feed Ads on the My Bookmarks module on Homepage and on the My Bookmarks page. I used Google AdSense Responsive Ad unit there.
Sample Screenshot with an In-Feed Ad:
How it Works:
- Install the Plugin: Simply install the Add Posts to Bookmarks Forum Bookmarks Plugin. No template edits are required.
- One-Click Bookmarking: Find a post you love? Click the bookmark icon, and it's saved for later. Want to remove a post from bookmarks? Simply toggle click the bookmark icon and it's removed.
- Access Anytime, Anywhere: Navigate to your bookmarked posts through a dedicated bookmarks page, module, navigation bar, and footer, ensuring quick access. You can also bookmark a post while browsing through the Topic pages (both Posts and Latest Activity tabs), Latest Activity, My Subscriptions, Profile Activities tab, and Search Results.
Why You'll Love It:
- Save Time: No more scrolling through countless pages to find that one post you loved. Your bookmarks are just a click away.
- Efficient Forum Management: For admins or agents in a support forum, they can easily keep track of important announcements, discussions, or updates with personalized bookmarks.
- Member Satisfaction: Empower your members with a user-friendly tool that enhances their forum experience, encouraging increased participation.
Advantages over official Bookmarks feature in vB 6.1.0 :
The vB 6.1.0 version has official Bookmarks feature. But at this time, I think this mod is still better than the official one.
Please see below advantages:
- This mod has usergroup setting where you can set which usergroups can use bookmark while the built-in one does not. This allows you to use bookmarking as an incentive for Paid Subscription and User Promotion systems.
- This mod displays Add to Bookmark and Remove from Bookmark icons everywhere a post is displayed - on Topic pages (both Posts and Latest Activity tabs), Latest Activity, My Subscriptions, Profile Activities tab, and Search Results. The built-in one in vB 6.1.0 only displays the icons on Topic pages > Posts tab only.
- This mod displays bookmarks in its own Bookmark Module. This means you can put it on any page - either in an existing page or a new dedicated page for bookmarks.
- If you put it on a new page, you can add a link to it in the Main Navigation Bar, Footer or Notice. You cannot do this in the built-in one because the link contains the user id.
- This mod has Default and Compact views while the official Bookmarks feature only has one view. The Compact view uses a simple layout that doesn't take up much space and provides Admins with an alternative layout.
- In vb 6.1.0, after clicking Add Bookmark icon, the tooltip when you hover the icon still says "Add Bookmark". You have to reload the page to see "Remove Bookmark". This has been fixed in RC2.
- This mod now supports In-Feed Ads integration to allow potential revenue to the admins. This is new in v1.2. See notes above for more details.
How to Use Disable Official Bookmarks Feature to Use This Bookmarks Mod
The official Bookmarks feature cannot be disabled or removed at this time. But If you are on vB6 and you prefer to use this Bookmarks mod over the official Bookmarks feature due to the above-mentioned advantages, then you need to make these workaround changes to "hide" the official feature.
Add this custom CSS in css_additional.css template to hide the Bookmark icons on each post, the Bookmark link in the Username dropdown menu, and the Bookmark link on the Profile page.
Code:
.b-post__bookmark-icon,
.b-comp-menu-dropdown__content-item:has(a[href*="/bookmarks"]),
.profile-menulist-item:has(a[href*="/bookmarks"]) {
display: none;
}
Code:
RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^member/(\d+)-([^/]+)(?:/bookmarks)?$ /member/$1-$2 [R=301,L]
Price:
$30 (Branding-free)
Screenshots:
My Bookmarks Module - can be placed on Homepage. Has options to display in Default View (as shown below) or Compact View.
My Bookmarks Page - includes pagination controls. Can be linked from Navigation Bar and Footer.
Bookmarked posts in a Topic - bookmark icon is also shown in Latest Activity, My Subscriptions, Profile Activities tab, and Search Results.
Plugin Settings:
My Bookmarks Module Configuration:
Compatibility:
- Compatible with vBulletin 6 (self-hosted).
- Compatible with vBulletin 5 (self-hosted).
- Not compatible with vBCloud.
Demo:
Version History:
v1.4
- Fixed compatibility with vB 6.2.1.
v1.3
- Added support for My Bookmarks module title translations for vB 6.1.2 and later.
- Fixed layout issue when in Compact mode and the post title is too long and doesn't fit in the available width.
- Added ability to insert In-Feed Ads between bookmarked posts. This can include code from Google AdSense, other ad providers, or your own custom HTML ad code. This feature helps ensure ads are presented in a way that feels natural to users, maximizing both revenue and user experience.
v1.1
- Fixed permission logic and phrases for guests and other usergroups that are unauthorized to use bookmarks.
- Updated readme instructions on what permissions to select for the My Bookmarks module to avoid blank page on My Bookmarks page for unauthorized users.
v1.0
- Initial version
Price:
$30 (Branding-free)
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I have installed this mod on this site. Feel free to try it and share your thoughts, questions, or suggestions below. We can't wait to hear your feedback!
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