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[DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like v3 (vB4) [AJAX] · **Released**: 05-28-2010

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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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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1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

DragonByte Tech · #**972** 11-01-2011, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloferba

After updated the mod to the new version 2 I get on every post

Please ensure you've uploaded all files, because that function is absolutely defined in /dbtech/thanks/includes/class_core.php

Fillip

niftyfutureking · #**973** 11-03-2011, 04:43 AM

is there an option of removing the credits which get displayed at the bottom of the pages generated by the post thanks lite mod if I pay for it. Kindly let me know how much needs to be paid and where...

DragonByte Tech · #**974** 11-03-2011, 06:12 AM

There's a Branding Free licence available @ our website www.dragonbyte-tech.com

vB.org rules prevent me from linking to it directly, though it should be pretty straightforward from there

Fillip

blueperspective · #**975** 11-03-2011, 10:58 AM

Ok, so let's say I'm buying the Pro version with 3 months updates. After those three months, vB is changing its version from 4.1.x to 4.2.x or 4.5.x. Because of that changing it could be possible to need some changes of the mod aswell. Would I receive those kind of updates after the 3 months period or not ? I think these kind of updates should be included forever... as far as it could appear errors between the mod and the new version of vB.
Upgrades of the mod and other pluses/modifications... should remain for those with active licenses only. But what is about the functionality of the mod should be free.. as far as I bought it sometime in the past.
Waiting for an answer.
Thanks.

cloferba · #**976** 11-03-2011, 03:58 PM

I have deleted all the files again
Also uninstalled the plugin

Then I uploaded all again..and still getting:
Fatal error: Call to undefined method THANKS:rocessEntries() in /var/www/vhosts/xxxxx.com/httpdocs/forum/dbtech/thanks/hooks/showthread_complete.php on line 5

sinucello · #**977** 11-03-2011, 04:54 PM

Hi,
very nice mod, just bought the pro-version.

I find two things that could/should be improved:

In the hottest.php action file the defined buttons are listed without checking if they are set inactive:

PHP Code:


			
$templater = vB_Template::create('dbtech_thanks_statistics_statisticbit');
            $templater->register('phrase', $vbphrase['dbtech_thanks_hottest_threads'] . ' - ' . $button['title']);
            $templater->register('userbits', implode('', $threadbits));

IMHO it would be better to list only those buttons that are set active.

Ajax is nice but for those who are not able to use JS there should be a fallback enabling them to use the function. If this is not possible, please consider to insert the whole button via JS so that those without JS are not bothered with a non functional link after each post.

all the best,
Sacha

EDIT: will post it to the pro bug-forum

DragonByte Tech · #**978** 11-03-2011, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueperspective

Ok, so let's say I'm buying the Pro version with 3 months updates. After those three months, vB is changing its version from 4.1.x to 4.2.x or 4.5.x. Because of that changing it could be possible to need some changes of the mod aswell. Would I receive those kind of updates after the 3 months period or not ? I think these kind of updates should be included forever... as far as it could appear errors between the mod and the new version of vB.
Upgrades of the mod and other pluses/modifications... should remain for those with active licenses only. But what is about the functionality of the mod should be free.. as far as I bought it sometime in the past.
Waiting for an answer.
Thanks.

Unfortunately it would be a logistical nightmare for us to maintain vB compatibility with old versions. If such a time arises, you'd be free to revert to using the Lite version or purchase a renewal

I'll summon Iain to this thread as well so he can explain in more detail the business decisions behind it - I simply focused on my part of the business in my response.

Fillip

DragonByte Tech · #**979** 11-03-2011, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sinucello

Hi,
very nice mod, just bought the pro-version.

I find two things that could/should be improved:

In the hottest.php action file the defined buttons are listed without checking if they are set inactive:

PHP Code:


			
$templater = vB_Template::create('dbtech_thanks_statistics_statisticbit');
            $templater->register('phrase', $vbphrase['dbtech_thanks_hottest_threads'] . ' - ' . $button['title']);
            $templater->register('userbits', implode('', $threadbits));

IMHO it would be better to list only those buttons that are set active.

Ajax is nice but for those who are not able to use JS there should be a fallback enabling them to use the function. If this is not possible, please consider to insert the whole button via JS so that those without JS are not bothered with a non functional link after each post.

all the best,
Sacha

I'll change the hottest.php file for the upcoming bugfix version, thanks

I don't think the JS change is something we'll rush to do since the vast majority of browsers and users have JS enabled (I assume, as you're the first person in my 8 years of coding that have mentioned it) but if you re-post it as a feature suggestion over at our forum, we'll take it into consideration regardless.

For the future, could you post in the Pro support forum on DBTech? Response times there are much more rapid as I get instant email notif when you start a thread

Fillip

sinucello · #**980** 11-03-2011, 08:27 PM

Hello Fillip,
thank you, I posted it in your pro-forum. And yes, I`m used to being the first one mentioning accessibility related stuff. I introduced this topic into the TYPO3 open-source CMS and it took me about 8 years and governmental funding to get things going there ;-). Please just consider that not only disabled users benefit from it. There are also a lot of poor folks behind restricitve firewalls and suffering other technical burdens that keep them from enjoying the fancy stuff.
all the best,
Sacha

DragonByte Tech · #**981** 11-03-2011, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueperspective

Ok, so let's say I'm buying the Pro version with 3 months updates. After those three months, vB is changing its version from 4.1.x to 4.2.x or 4.5.x. Because of that changing it could be possible to need some changes of the mod aswell. Would I receive those kind of updates after the 3 months period or not ? I think these kind of updates should be included forever... as far as it could appear errors between the mod and the new version of vB.
Upgrades of the mod and other pluses/modifications... should remain for those with active licenses only. But what is about the functionality of the mod should be free.. as far as I bought it sometime in the past.
Waiting for an answer.
Thanks.

As Fillip said it would be almost impossible to pull this off - it would require every version of the mod, from v 1.0 to version X.X to be upgraded every time vbulletin updates.

Not doing this is standard practice with all software, including vBulletin mods for pretty much all companies.

Iain

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