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.

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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

[thedudleys]

if you read fully what i put, i put them in both the skin folder and the folder images folder as well. I do have a great understanding of how most hacks work. and yes i followed the instructions as well. also, i don't recall you being the developer

here is the postbit legacy with NO thank you hack buttons showing up after uploading everything again.



and just in case...

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3...hackra0.th.png

Originally Posted by KevinL

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

[KevinL]

Originally Posted by thedudleys

i don't recall you being the developer

So you don't want my help?

It looks like you maybe missing the hook in the skin $template_hook[postbit_controls]

is it showing up in your other skins? mainly the default skin? if it's showing up on that skin then check to make sure the hook is there because this works both on the postbit and postbit legacy

[thedudleys]

never said that, but i like i had said was that i have installed many other hack more complex than this. but i uploaded the images and all the files accordingly, i upload the images to the root images and the royal flush images folder as well.

its not showing on the default either and its installed. as for the template hooks, its showing them listed in the postbit and postbit legacy when i do a search for the $template_hook[postbit_controls]

Originally Posted by KevinL

So you don't want my help?

It looks like you maybe missing the hook in the skin $template_hook[postbit_controls]

is it showing up in your other skins? mainly the default skin? if it's showing up on that skin then check to make sure the hook is there because this works both on the postbit and postbit legacy

[cooltechie]

Not sure if this is already available ...

a way so that when member click on "the following users says thank you ..." it will show the full list to save space/clutter. default = minimized

[unicorn2433]

Okay forgive me for not reading through all the posts but there are so many.

I have an issue.
When I thank someone it thanks the user two times instead of one. When any other user does it only does it one time.
What can be causing this.

[Mr. Baws]

double code in style, try to change on other style and see if that happens

[Saviour]

I have tried searching this thread and using the information provided in this thread to either move and/or remove "Find All Thanked Posts" from the search menu.

Right now, it's showing up under my Google Search box and I want to move it to the Advanced Search link in the Search forums section of the navbar search.

I have tried changing the plugin order from 5 to 4 to 3, but it still ends up in the same place.

Again...I've followed the directions here within this thread...with absolutely no luck. So, I'd appreciate it if someone can tell me how to move it, or remove it.

I currently run vb 3.8.1.

[rossco_2005]

Originally Posted by Saviour

I have tried searching this thread and using the information provided in this thread to either move and/or remove "Find All Thanked Posts" from the search menu.

Right now, it's showing up under my Google Search box and I want to move it to the Advanced Search link in the Search forums section of the navbar search.

I have tried changing the plugin order from 5 to 4 to 3, but it still ends up in the same place.

Again...I've followed the directions here within this thread...with absolutely no luck. So, I'd appreciate it if someone can tell me how to move it, or remove it.

I currently run vb 3.8.1.

To remove it disable the "Post Thank You Hack" plugin on the "global_setup_complete" hook.

To move it you may need to edit your google search box plugin/template edit. Chances are it's a template edit and not a plugin so go into th navbar template, find it, and move it UNDER "$template_hook[navbar_search_menu]"

[Saviour]

rossco_2005,

Thank you. I just went ahead and disabled it per your instructions.

[AuroraStorm]

Um, where are the postbit edits?