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

[Charlie98902]

This is how I see it...
There is a free version has most of the functions that one may need. You can't offer a professional product with only one or two things different than the free one this would kill sales. The developer needs to further better a product. With time and resource this isn't easy or cheap. It is your choice to choose to use the lite over the pro. Yes there is no import on the lite this may be a big sales point to get customers to go pro as the devs here that provide free products' or plugins really don't get anything close to what they deserve. Just my 2¢. Gripe all you want but I can't see the scam as you put it in other words.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by Charlie98902

This is how I see it...
There is a free version has most of the functions that one may need. You can't offer a professional product with only one or two things different than the free one this would kill sales. The developer needs to further better a product. With time and resource this isn't easy or cheap. It is your choice to choose to use the lite over the pro. Yes there is no import on the lite this may be a big sales point to get customers to go pro as the devs here that provide free products' or plugins really don't get anything close to what they deserve. Just my 2?. Gripe all you want but I can't see the scam as you put it in other words.

Thanks a lot Charlie.

It's comments like this, and people who see things like this, that make us feel good about continuing to make our free versions as good as possible.

Just wanted you to know that sentiments like this mean more to the mod makers than you might think.

Cheers,
Iain

[Trek]

I've been reading this thread and keeping up with it and stopping from replying, but seriously... I can't anymore.

Bottom line is. DJBaxter, you're wrong. Suck it up, move on. If there was a problem with what DBT is doing, the mods/admins here at vb.org would say so. There's nothing wrong happening, as evidenced by their NOT SAYING SO.

If you don't like it, it's too bad. I've been a customer of DBT since they started releasing their mods and have been VERY happy with everything they've done. They've helped me out when it was MY fault, or otherwise not their mods in issue. They've gone out of their way to help me any chance they can. Their mods work, work well and do what they are supposed to.

That is what *I* pay for, the support and the knowledge that I'm giving my money to some that cares about their products.

I've spent a bit of cash at DBT and have never regretted it. If you're not interested in doing the same, don't. If anything, your statements are slanderous.

Please, go elsewhere and while you're at it, good luck on getting support for the other mod your "happy with".

Ohh and so your statements aren't "misrepresented" again, please refrain from posting here. That'll assure you don't have to worry about it again.

[Paul M]

This is modification support thread, not a debate. If you are not requiring support then please refrain from further off topic posting. Thank you.

[KURTZ]

@ DBT: have you planned any integration with integrate Facebook applications?

[DragonByte Tech]

What kind of integration did you have in mind?

Fillip

[Kolbi]

Hi,

these features:
# Can Un-Thank a post
# Can Un-Like a post

should be implented in the free version

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by Kolbi

Hi,

these features:
# Can Un-Thank a post
# Can Un-Like a post

should be implented in the free version

Sorry, but we need to have some features that people need to pay for. If we just put all the features people wanted in the free version, then there'd be no reason for anyone to ever buy pro! :P

Iain

[bchertov]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

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

Wrong Answer!

[bchertov]

What's the guesstimate of the next release timing and features?

BTW, here are some features I'd like to see:

1) Email user when they receive thanks (fully phrased)

2) Link in both postbit and user profile that is a count of thanks given and received that links to a list of the posts concerned.

3) Widget for posts most thanked, with an option to show by thread which would add up all the thanks within that thread.

4) As mentioned earlier, should be able to configure adding to the users reputation points when thanks are received.

For the record, I am happy to see this and other mods offered as paid Pro versions that are well supported. I'd love to see more Paid Pro hacks being offered! Anybody know of a site that gathers up all the paid/commercial offerings?