New Posting Features - [DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3 (vB4) [AJAX]

What it is: Advanced Thanks/Like mod is designed to cut down on spam and increase useful content in your forum by using a peer encouragement system - users thank/like each others posts, which can give them access to attachements, post content etc, as well as encourage the thanked person to post more great content.

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Priority support & Product Demos available at: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/forum.php

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* Marking a modification as installed also helps us know how many people are using our work, giving us extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

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Importer from Abe's Thanks mod (vB3 / vB4) and vBSEO "Likes" now available in Lite version!


Major Features: Lite

Require a Button Click: Allows you to hide the content of a post, or hie an attachment, until the person clicks a button on the post.

Statistics: Shows the top 5 people for; Giving / Receiving button clicks.

Collapsable postbit stats: Shows how many button clicks a person has given, received etc in the postbit. Admins can determine what statistics can show in the postbit to control sizes etc. The postbit is also collapsable.

Admin Permissions: Control things such as who can click buttons, require button clicks, what shows in postbit, what options can run concurrently, per forum permisions etc.

Reputation: Add / Remove Reputation for each of your button clicks.

Notifications: Receive alerts when a member clicked on one of the buttons for one of your posts.

Import Thanks: Import script to import "thanks" from Abe's [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack on vBulletin.org. It will work with both vB3 and vB4 versions of this mod.

Import Likes: Import script to import "likes" from vBSEO.


Major Features: Pro

Infinite Buttons: Ability to create new buttons to press! No longer do you need to be limited by Thanks / Like / Dislike.

Auto Collapse Posts: Collapses a post so it doesnt show up by using a formulae for button clicks of your choosing.

User Postbit Config: Lets users decide what postbit stats they want to see.

Additional permissions: Un-click a button. Control how many stats show on the statistics page, set permissions per subforum.

Integrated Controls: You can now integrate the button clicking controls into the post footer, like many of you requested.

Buttons in First Post Only: This allows you to only make the first post thankable. If you forum is based around news, releases or anything similar this will allow your users to easily see the quality of the thread in question.

Button Click Anonymity: This feature will be extremely helpful to forums who like the idea of a "dislike" button, but don't like the drama it brings. Now you can set certain buttons to be anonymous - no one will see who clicked.

Post Colour Thresholds: Ever wanted an easy way for members to tell if a post is helpful or trash? Colour thresholds let you change the colour of posts depending on how many clicks of a button they receive. Members can now see at a glance whether or not a post is helpful, interesting or pointless.



Complete Feature List
Lite

• Front-End
  • Click buttons for posts (permissions and settings permitting)
  • Require button clicks to see content (whole post is hidden)
  • Require button clicks to see attachments
  • Top 5 Given / Received statistics for each button
  • Collapsible postbit statistics
  • (vB4) Forum Sidebar block for button feeds
  • Hottest Threads / Posts page showing most clicked posts and threads
  • Each button can be set as "Default" for Attachments and Content. When posting via Quick Reply, the default button(s) will be set as Required
  • The "thanks bar" in posts displays the number of users who has clicked each button, also for non-forum integration areas
• AdminCP
  • Control display order of buttons
  • Set permissions per usergroup to be able to click and require clicks of buttons
  • Per-category toggle of what buttons are enabled
  • Search interface to find clicks for a specific post
  • Maintenance options; Clean up clicks that are attached to deleted posts, Recalculate the Given / Received statistics, Rebuild Reputation
  • Manual postbit stats relocation
  • Hide APTL info from guests
  • Globally disable notifications for new clicks
  • Disable APTL integration with non-forum areas via vBulletin Options
  • Disable "Total click count" on the "thanks bar"
  • Notifications can be disabled on a per-button basis
  • Disable button text
• Integration
  • Social Groups
  • User Notes
  • Visitor Messaging
  • (vB4) [DBTech] DragonByte Gallery: Images
  • (vB4) [DBTech] DragonByte Reviews: Reviews
• (vB4) Forum Block
  • Tabbed interface to choose between "Recent" and "Top" button clicks
  • Ability to select from any of the available buttons and display the 5 recent clicks from that button
  • "Top" tab on the forum block, lists top clicks for the selected button
  • Control the timespan in which the "Top" period is calculated for
  • Deny usergroup access

Pro

• Front-End
  • "Entry List" page; a browseable list of all button clicks
  • Users can hide postbit items via the UserCP
  • Users can turn off notifications via the UserCP
  • Hottest Threads / Posts has a date range filter
• AdminCP
  • Create unlimited buttons to click
  • Ability to create Post Colour Thresholds to highlight posts in different colours
  • (vB4) Choose what portions of the postbit should be coloured via the post colour thresholds.
  • Minimum posts required to click a button
  • Per-usergroup setting to become immune to clicks of a button
  • Per-usergroup setting whether who clicked a button is displayed
  • Per-usergroup setting to allow disabling clicks of a specific button for a post
  • Per-usergroup setting to allow removing a click of a button
  • Limit button clicks per day
  • Per-forum ability to set each button to only display in the first post
  • Per-forum toggle of what buttons are enabled
  • Set more / less than 5 for the Given / Received statistics
  • Ability to auto-collapse posts using provided formula or input for your own using your custom buttons
  • Move the "Post Like / Thanks" cloud above / below posts, above / below signatures
  • Ability to delete entries found in the Search interface
  • Email notifications (can be disabled globally) on a per-button basis
  • Disable notifications on a per-button basis
  • Set a flood limit (in seconds) that serves as a delay between button clicks
  • Individual users now be excluded from using the mod
  • Turn off individual buttons' integration with non-forum areas
  • Turn off "Given" and "Received stats on a per-button basis
• Integration
  • Blog Entries
  • Blog Comments

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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of pages generated by this mod which includes:

• 1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
• 1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

Just a hotfix to some minor issues, and added some missing phrases

ahhh man i thought you added the feature for every thanks or like the members rep adds up...

[cloferba]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

This isn't something that we offer unfortauntely, sorry.

and for all your premium mods?

i have no money =(

[Greight]

I'm totally against this cheating on people here. Providing a taste of something, then asking people if they want the full mod, they have to pay for it. This is really unacceptable. If you want to make money just release a totally non-free product in your own website! Here is not for ads.

[Trek]

Originally Posted by Greight

I'm totally against this cheating on people here. Providing a taste of something, then asking people if they want the full mod, they have to pay for it. This is really unacceptable. If you want to make money just release a totally non-free product in your own website! Here is not for ads.

There is no cheating... I'm guessing that's not the word you even meant to use, but regardless of that, what DBTech is doing is perfectly acceptable and fully within the TOS of vb.org.

What you have to understand is that the LITE version is the full version, of the LITE version. The FULL version is the ENHANCED version and as such, there is a cost associated with it.

If I applied your logic to a car dealership, you'd have to be against any lower end models being offered for a lesser cost. They should only offer the higher end model. Well, you know what? Some people can't afford the higher end models and are perfectly happy with the lower end model that fits their budget. Should the car dealership not sell them a car they can afford? Maybe give them a skateboard instead?

Seriously, just because you can't afford something or don't want to pay for it, doesn't mean you are in any way RIGHT.

[SnapOff Racing]

LOVE this hack, and it works great, but I have 2 simple things I'd like to do with it:



I'd like to move where it says thanks to the BOTTOM line of the postbit, as well as unbold it if possible to match the rest of them.

if anyone can help me with this, I'd greatly appreciate it!

[vauge]

I've installed this on my test forum.

I click on the buttons (which are different color than style) and nothing happens. I installed as per the instructions and the permissions appear to be ok.

1. My users want/begging for for logs from the "other" thanks system. Where is the converter?
2. Have you tested this on large forums? What kind of overhead (queries etc) are needed?

Thanks for your time.

[mokonzi]

Converter is Premium/Pro version only, as per the OP.

I'm going to be testing this feature to see if I like it over the existing Thanks mod I'm using, but would like to see another feature added to this to make it overwhelming necessay to convert to:

An Agree with post option. There's a few instances on my site where an option to agree with the post makes more sense than Thanks or Like. I assume adding this would be relatively simple in terms of copying over the coding and adjusting the phrasing slightly. Such a feature for me would need to allow me to switch it on an off per forum, and also to be set to first Post only, or any post.

Will give you some feedback after I've installed the exisitng product.

PS I love so many aspects of your mods, and have plenty of ideas of other ones if you fancy adding to your repertoire.

[mokonzi]

Is there a way of seeing the current amount of like/thanks within a user's profile?

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by vauge

1. My users want/begging for for logs from the "other" thanks system. Where is the converter?

The converter from Abe's mod is, as mokonzi said, free with the Pro version

Originally Posted by vauge

2. Have you tested this on large forums? What kind of overhead (queries etc) are needed?

We don't have access to any large forums, however I've worked with someone who's got experience dealing with large forums and he advised me how to best do this.
It requires 1 query on showthread, and 3 queries when inserting a new thanks / like.

Originally Posted by mokonzi

An Agree with post option. There's a few instances on my site where an option to agree with the post makes more sense than Thanks or Like. I assume adding this would be relatively simple in terms of copying over the coding and adjusting the phrasing slightly. Such a feature for me would need to allow me to switch it on an off per forum, and also to be set to first Post only, or any post.

People have already lamented that Thanks and Like is too similar, so I don't think we'll add another type

Originally Posted by mokonzi

PS I love so many aspects of your mods, and have plenty of ideas of other ones if you fancy adding to your repertoire.

Feel free to register on our website and post them, we're always listening to what the community wants

Originally Posted by mokonzi

Is there a way of seeing the current amount of like/thanks within a user's profile?

Currently not, no. It's expected to be added to the next update

[SnapOff Racing]

hopefully you respond to my question and didn't skip it.