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

[fatal1980]

What I find really annoying, is the fact that the same Product ID is used for both versions. So when you check your plugin versions for updates, the 3.7/3.8 modification says 7.80 is available which is not the case.

I suggest that you change the pid to be something like this. For both version.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?...=post_thanks3x

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?...=post_thanks4x

Why? Because now I can't tell when you update version 3x of your module for security updates.

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by fatal1980

What I find really annoying, is the fact that the same Product ID is used for both versions. So when you check your plugin versions for updates, the 3.7/3.8 modification says 7.80 is available which is not the case.

I suggest that you change the pid to be something like this. For both version.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?...=post_thanks3x

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?...=post_thanks4x

Why? Because now I can't tell when you update version 3x of your module for security updates.

That might actually be an honest mistake on Abe1's part.. and Abe I love you too man along with the 3.x and 4.x versions of your mod lol not trying to derail your thread but this is confusing some, I have emails I will forward to prove it and despite how some think many others are morons they are not and simply do not know so you can imagine how confusing this can be at times - I didn't just come in here to derail a thread and argue... to me it's the point of the matter that this has confused some already and to me should not have been used to promote the 4.0 version of this mod.

Mike

[Abe1]

TheLastSuperman, the reason you got an update about the 4.0 is because it was the FIRST time the 4.0 version was released. There are many, many users waiting for the 4.0 version and this is why it was sent from this thread. It was sent once, and it will never be sent again from this thread. People what to know about a new version and that is exactly what I did. Now that the 4.0 version is around, updates to that version will all be in that thread. Basically, since the new version is an update to the 3.8 version, it deserved a message here letting the users know.

fatal1980, If I do use a different product id, then users will loose their current info since they would have to uninstall the other version to install the new version. The update feature wont work if the product id is different. Also, I will not be releasing any more updates in this thread. I will only be coding for the latest version.

[heywho]

I just followed the install directions of the newest release --and On a new install of vB4 Pub, it seems to be running in the forums. Haven't tested it fully, but so far --

GOD BLESS YOU :up:

Is there a way connect this with the "comments" in v4B CMS publishing /Blogs.

It's the same issue -- encourage participation, & keep "atta boys" to a minimum.

But, I'll donate for this. Very helpful. TY. Every vB forum I've seen w/ this installed had Much Tighter conversations

[Dream]

not to be a pest, use the v4 mods forum thread for support on that version, not sure this one is still read.

[weindians]

On 3.8.4 ...clicking thanx refresh page... i checked posts earlier about this.. i reinstalled after uploading files again... but still refreshing .

[tteal]

Can't get this working 3.8.4 .... doesn't show the "thank you" button not sure why. Uninstalled..... wish I could have gotten this working.

[niadene]

hi

i use this hack but is it possible to change the image of this hack coz i wanna make it the same with my theme....can u teach me please

[fatal1980]

Originally Posted by Abe1

fatal1980, If I do use a different product id, then users will loose their current info since they would have to uninstall the other version to install the new version. The update feature wont work if the product id is different. Also, I will not be releasing any more updates in this thread. I will only be coding for the latest version.

Uhm, you want to have a different product id when you have two different versions of your module. It just makes sense. You should have done this when you created the 4.0 product.

Some people haven't fully moved over to 4.0 and I'm getting update notifications about my module being out of date. And this is important because if a security problem for your module comes out, I'm sure you would want to put an update out and let people know that your module has issues. Or it will be removed from vbulletin.org

[mastertek2000]

i get erros when thanking some one with new version any idea

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