Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

vB 4.0 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231666

Post Thank You Hack 7.7

About this hack:
One of the biggest problems on forums as you may know is 'posts boosting'. There are users who LOVE to say 'thanks' when ever they can. How can it hurt? Their post count goes up, they have nothing to loose.

There are also users who really like to express their thanks to post but don't like posting a post that looks like they're post boosting.

Then comes the moderators who have to delete people's thanks yous so a thread can look readable with out the thanks yous thrown around.

Finally comes the posters of these useful posts. They have no idea how many people really likes their posts if only some people say 'thanks'.

What this hack does is fix ALL these problems - except those users who like post boosting. This places a button called 'thanks.' When a user clicks on it, it places his username in a box right under the post saying that so-and-so says 'thanks' for the post. Every-one who clicks is placed in one box.

By giving your users the extra feature, you forum will look allot nice and organized. It is a guaranteed liking by ALL the members of your forum.

Features:

• Uses vBulletin easy Product installer/updater/uninstaller
• Uses AJAX technology so your users don't have to refresh when they thank.
• Places an easy to use button next to the edit button
• Separate looks for postbit and postbit_legacy
• Places all Thanks into one small box
• Uses only ONE query every time you view a showthread page!
• Users can't thank twice
• Option to not allow users to thank their own post
• Guests don't see 'thanks' button
• Counts how many thanks a user gives
• Counts how many thanks a post gets
• Shows how many thanks a user gave in every post of his
• Shows how many thanks a user gave in profile
• Shows how many thanks a user got
• Shows how many posts or a user are thanked
• Shows info in profile
• Search for a users thanked posts
• Search for all thanked posts
• Administrator can remove all Thanks from a single post
• Users can remove their own Thanks
• Turn on and off hack totally
• Turn on and off hack for only some forums
• Option to turn off hack for all but the first post of a thread
• Option to turn off hack for all but the first post of a thread in specific forums
• Option to turn off hack view of date for specific or all forums
• Option to add to post count when someone clicks 'thanks'.
• Option to give a user who receives thanks reputation points.
• Ban Usergroups
• Ban Users
• Uses Phrases
• Cache Templates
• Guaranteed to be liked by ALL users on your forum!

Installation information on hack: (If installed on vb 3.7)

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 7
• Time to install: 1 minute max

Updates:

Version 7.0 (12/20/07):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.7
• This version works on all vBulletin versions from 3.6.0 and up

Version 7.1 (12/24/07):

• Fixed up the vb3.7 profile block code including fixing showing your info and not the member you are looking at.

Version 7.2 (01/24/08):

• Updated files: post_thanks.php, functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated templates: post_thanks_memberinfo_block, post_thanks_member_info
• New option: Remove User's Thanks Count When Deleting Post
• New phrase: post_thanks_search_user_gave
• FIX User reputation level now updates. (Thanks to liwo for this one.)
• NEW Added option to view all posts a user has thanked.
• FIX Fixed Special Action - Delete All of a Users Thanks
• FIX Should have fixed some 'foreach()' errors.

Version 7.3 (03/15/08):

• Updated file: functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated template: post_thanks_memberinfo_block
• Deleted template: post_thanks_memberinfo_css
• New option: Choice to use Markup Usernames or not. (Thanks to Namaless)
• New option: Ban User from Getting Thanks
• New option: Max Thanks a User can Give Per Day
• FIX Fixed repeating bug on vb 3.6.7 forums.
• CHANGE Changed where the post thanks info shows on the Profile Page. Moved to same box as statistics. (This will require a template edit if you are running vb3.7 beta 2-4)

Version 7.4 (03/21/08):

• FIX: Fixed Profile Stats for vb3.7.0 RC1 users.

Version 7.5 (05/12/08):

• Updated files: post_thanks.js, post_thanks.php, functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated template: post_thanks_button
• Added securty token check for all thanks added. This will prevent a user from giving out a link or somehow making an image that will get him a lot of thanks.
• Should have fixed some 'foreach()' errors.
• Fixed Delete All of a Users Thanks bug
• vBulletin 3.7.x compatible only

Version 7.6 (06/02/08):

• FIX: Fixed Security Check for vb 3.7.1
• Updated files: functions_post_thanks.php

Version 7.7 (07/28/08):

• FIX: Fixed problem with giving thanks using Blazer (palmOS browser).
• Updated file: post_thanks.js
• Updated templates: post_thanks_button, post_thanks_postbit, post_thanks_postbit_legacy
• New option: Show Stats in Postbit?
• New option: Show Stats in Profile?

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Pictures:

1. Showing the 'thanks' button and stats in Postbit
2. Showing post after 'thanks' (user view)
3. Showing post after 'thanks' with legacy posts (admin view)
4. Stats in members profile and link
5. Link in Search drop down menu
6. Hacks settings

[Armyqt]

Where exactly do I upload the "upload via FTP folder"? I installed and now all my posts have this error. I uploaded the entire folder into the "forums" directory. What gives?

Warning: require_once([path]/includes/functions_post_thanks.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/includes/class_postbit.php(265) : eval()'d code on line 1

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/lotus14/public_html/forums/includes/functions_post_thanks.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/lotus14/public_html/forums/includes/class_postbit.php(265) : eval()'d code on line 1

[Armyqt]

Someone anyone please help. I am a new user and have never installed a hack successfully. I have managed to upload and install 2 versions of VB so I'm not slow. However, I know that I am not installing these files in the right directory. The instructions "upload via ftp folder" does not tell me where to install these files on the server. I uploaded into the "forums" directory and somehow I believe this was not the right way to go about it. I'm not lazy. I've been reading the VB Manual, this thread and googling to no avail. I just need to get past this basic threshold because I'd eventually like to be able to do these on my own.

If someone could just break that out for me, I feel that I will well be on my way. We were all newbies at one point. Please help a newbie out.

[KevinL]

Sorry...

Upload the contents of that folder to your forums root folder...meaning everything in that folder drag into your forums folder keeping the structure. Does that make sense?haha

[Armyqt]

Originally Posted by KevinL

Sorry...

Upload the contents of that folder to your forums root folder...meaning everything in that folder drag into your forums folder keeping the structure. Does that make sense?haha

Thanks, but that is what I did initially. Something isn't right and I don't know what it is. I'm getting gray hairs over here.

The forums root folder IS the "forums" folder right?

[Armyqt]

Kevin it worked!!! Thanks for taking the time to help. One thing I noticed though is I can't see the thanks button as a moderator. But when I log in as a user I can see it and thank someone.

Anywho, much thanks from the noob.

[Armyqt]

I'm back! lol. So now that the Thanks button is there, some other buttons disappeared. The Edit and Quick Reply are gone. Along with the other issue above of not being able to see thanks as Admin. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[thedudleys]

i have installed this on my forum that i am working to get ready, however i have installed this mod from here and did all the import FTPing of all the files and images. but what i am having is that the post thank you buttons are not showing up at all on them. i am using postbit legacy, is it designed for postbit only. i prefer postbit legacy instead, might this be the problem? hopefully i can get help on this, and yes i have installed quite a bit of mods before, but this and the groan hack are 2 that i want to install but doesn't show up. oh just in case that i am missing, i am using the royalflush skin as well.

[KevinL]

Upload to the buttons royalflush folder (where they actually go)

[KevinL]

Originally Posted by Armyqt

I'm back! lol. So now that the Thanks button is there, some other buttons disappeared. The Edit and Quick Reply are gone. Along with the other issue above of not being able to see thanks as Admin. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I have no idea why some of your buttons would disappear after just uploading this! LOL!!! You had to have done something else.

[Armyqt]

Originally Posted by KevinL

I have no idea why some of your buttons would disappear after just uploading this! LOL!!! You had to have done something else.

They're all fine now.