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

[Sherrie]

Hello I am having some problems with my forum (not being able to turn it off and censorship) so I went to un install my plugins to troubleshoot it but after uninstalling this post thank you hack I am now getting database errors when trying to view posts.

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM post_thanks AS post_thanks INNER JOIN user AS user USING (userid) WHERE post_thanks.postid IN (0,185315,185322,185330,185378,185398,185400,18540 3,185417,185419,185431,185436, 185439,185441,185442,185445) ORDER BY post_thanks.username ASC;

[parubets]

Dear Abe1,

i've got strange issue... some users by pressing "thanks" button is adding multiple double value in DB... just look at this:

| 47 |   1225 | AndyAntonov | 1236694540 | 207703 |
| 48 |   1264 | zholneruk   | 1236694863 | 207703 |
| 49 |   2098 | IesuiT      | 1236694986 | 208090 |
| 50 |   2098 | IesuiT      | 1236694986 | 208090 |
| 53 |   4136 | stardast    | 1236701992 | 208210 |

thanks 49 and 50 has the same timestamp... how it's possible?
i saw a lot of same messages about this strange issue on other forums... let's find what is the problem and solve it...

[hungry4knowhow]

Im having an issue, when I hit thanks the thanks button disappears and this error popup message happens:

[popular]

anyone else have the page refresh when users press thanks?

[beckyvan]

Originally Posted by popular

anyone else have the page refresh when users press thanks?

I had to disable the mod, as when it's enabled, and you try to click a post you get the explorer blank page. I'm guessing it's not a compatible plug in with 3.8.1? Bummer, we really liked it.

[tldagent]

Originally Posted by popular

anyone else have the page refresh when users press thanks?

Yes, this was due to the post groan hack on our forum. People didn't like the groan so we disabled it. If it was still integrated in the vb settings, it caused the page refresh. Disable post grown and or remove it but make sure you de-integrate it in your vbsettings. If you need a hand feel free to PM me.

Seems that the mod creator isn't answering anything here.

Anyone know how to add padding to this hack or move it over to the far right, past the 'blog this'

Originally Posted by beckyvan

I had to disable the mod, as when it's enabled, and you try to click a post you get the explorer blank page. I'm guessing it's not a compatible plug in with 3.8.1? Bummer, we really liked it.

Becky, it is OK with 3.8.1 it's just quirky. Disable post grown integration and turn it off and you should be OK.

[beckyvan]

I don't see an option for "groan" in the vbulletin options within the ACP

[smirkley]

Love this hack.

I need to suggest that the settings should include a usergroups permission input box so different usergroups can be given access to the "remove all thanks" in any particular post.

I use two different admin usergroups, each with different levels of accesses, and the second admin usergroup I created, doesnt get the access to delete 'thanks' in posts, like the original admin usergroup.

Right now, there is no option to add a usergroup, and I really need one.

Thanks again.

[TheLab]

Is there any way you can recalculate the reputation from the thanks the users have gotten?

[Sworm]

Hi all,
this is my prefer hack ,
it will be possible to send an automatic PM whaen anybody thanks to another user?

Will be great if possible. :up: