Site News Canned Replies

A few weeks back, some of you chimed in in our Suggestion forum asking for some new features. We're still deciding on whether or not to add some of them, but tonight I finished up installing & testing Canned Replies.

So what are Canned Replies, exactly?
Well, you know how some users format their posts with custom colors, sizes, and so on? It gets tedious having to do that everytime you post, and Canned Replies makes that easier! With it you can simply select what type of custom formatting you'd like to add to the post and have it done automatically for you.

How do I set them up?
- Head on down to your User CP (click Settings on the topbar, or just click here).
- Scroll all the way to the bottom of the left-most column. There should be a link that says 'Your Canned Replies'. Click on it!
- On the new page, click on 'New Canned Reply'.
- Add a title, some sample text, and then format it how you'd like. Keep in mind, of course, that other users are going to have to look at this, so be considerate in your formatting.

- Click Submit. You now have your first Canned Reply! From here, you can edit it, delete it, or add a new one. Normal Members can have up to five Canned Replies; Premium and Staff Members can have ten.

How do I use them?
- When you go to the Reply (or New Thread) screen, there should be a little dropdown that says 'Canned Replies' next to it.

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- Choose the reply you want. The sample text you put into your User CP will show, with the proper formatting applied.

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- Now you can just change the text to the body of your post. Have fun!
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Awesome. Thanks. We'll probably see more interesting posting styles around in future. Also, you've probably saved a few hours of Jayn's life.

Now just to get AutoPM installed

 

This is awesome. I forgot people actually wanted something like this, so I guess now that we have it, people will be happy. 8D I like it. Pretty useful and simple.​

 

YES. SO MANY HOURS.

Thank you. <33​

 

lol it DOES make custimsation easyer well done KHVids. and you Misty lol

 

Misty!
I declare my undying love for you for doing something this awesome! XD

 

Any chance you can remove the ability to share canned replies? They're going to get obnoxious quickly, especially if everyone uses them.

 

Lolz. So many hours.


This is awesome <3

 

Is Javascript enabled on your browser?

 

Not working for me either and I got it enbaled.

 

This should help you: http://www.iatn.net/help/javascript/

It varies from browser to browser and version to version, but that's the general idea.

What browser are you using?
I've only tested it in Firefox, silly me forgot to test it in all of them. xD I'll give it a go right now.

 

I normally use IE.

 

Hm, well, just tested it in IE and Safari and it seems to be going fine. Haven't done Opera or Chrome yet, but IE is usually the one that makes problems. Are you running the latest version?

 

Hm, I think we only got 7 or 8. Not entirely sure anymore.

 

Chrome is what I'm using right now.

It works fine.

 

Yeah, it's working fine in Chrome. IDK about IE, though. Might Need IE 9.

 

Try clearing the cache or hard-refreshing the page.

Confirming it working in Opera.