Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

Post Thank You Hack

STAFF EDIT:
Note - The mod author has been unreachable for some time, but the vbulletin.org community has stepped up to provide a number of individual fixes over the years. ForceHSS, Hippy, and Seven Skins have all combined many of these fixes into product files.

ALL CREDIT STILL GOES TO ABE1 And this is still 'his' mod. Please still mark the mod as installed if you use any version of it.

That said so you don't need to apply a dozen + small fixes yourself you should consider downloading one of the updated packages below:

Hippy has one in this post.

AND / OR

ForceHSS has one in this post.

AND/OR

Seven Skins has one in this post.


- Original File Specs: post_thanks_7_82.zip (26.4 KB, 24844 downloads) - Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).
- There are five total patched versions available, some with and without the search fix - I've replaced the main file with the patched versions... please be sure to download and install the correct version, the main mod post contains links to additional information and patched files!
- If Abe1 returns he can request these packages be removed.


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:

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 8
• Time to install: 1 minute max

Updates:


Version 7.80 (12/30/09):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 4.0

Version 7.81 (01/02/10):

• Fixed some install and uninstall database errors.
• Made styling for postbit legacy a little better.
• Fixed the "separator" issue.
• Javascript file updated.

Version 7.82 (01/03/10):

• Fixed info alignment issues in the postbit for custom edited phrases.

NOTE: *** Offer for paid services removed ***

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by mad@Max

Abe1, i propose this realization of js.
P.S. I found a bug, if you remove your thanks (in the box when there are other thanks), then the box will be removed too (in file it fixed).

Fixed for next version. Had to do with removing the box if you removed all the thanx. I just removed the line taking out the box since your thing does not move fast enough to see if there is only 1 thanx left or not. I just removed that code for now.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by murratti

when u press the thanks button, it makes u jump to first message...i reinstall it several times, same problem

I need a site to test it on. My test site does not have that problem.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by RoteRose

Hello,

a bug occurs:

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.0:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM vb3_post_thanks AS post_thanks INNER JOIN vb3_user AS user USING (userid) WHERE post_thanks.postid IN () ORDER BY post_thanks.username ASC;

MySQL Error   : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ') ORDER BY post_thanks.username ASC' at line 1
Error Number  : 1064
Request Date  : Sunday, January 10th 2010 @ 03:07:10 AM
Error Date    : Sunday, January 10th 2010 @ 03:07:10 AM
Script        : http://<<url>>/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=59086
Referrer      : http://<<url>>/private.php
Classname     : vB_Database

I got this bug in 2 days over 150times, please fix.

Something you did. Post thanx hack does not run on the PM page. It is automatically disabled for that page.

[RoteRose]

I dont know why, only 2 messages are affted of 1 User, if i change the userid in db to mine, i don´t get this, any idea what happens?

[mdawg]

Originally Posted by RobbieZ

Your in the wrong thread!

If you are using VB 3.8.4 you should not upgrade as this is for VB 4.0.0

Well, I have two forums. One, I made the MISTAKE (lol) of upgrading to 4.0
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231332

The other one is a heavily modified 3.8.4

[COL NIL SATIS]

installed!!!! nice one

[War.Frog]

Originally Posted by Abe1

I need a site to test it on. My test site does not have that problem.

I can PM you my test site if you like?

Edit: PM sent with id and pw.

[S4RFamily]

Originally Posted by S4RFamily

Upgraded but...

Someone help me fix it, i want 2 row "thanked" is straight together. Thanks so much!

[s0lidgr0und]

Originally Posted by exyuteam

I have this "problem" (see Capture.png). If someone not see, BLOG ENTRIES - 1 need to be in one line.. Not number 1 up, and text down You can see what I meen...

Problem is here:

<dd style="white-space: nowrap; display: inline; float: right;">

Please fix this. Maybee not using float - juts add text in next line..... ?

Thanks for great hack!!!!

Originally Posted by Abe1

Will be fixed in next version.

Is there a quick edit we can do for this until the next version is released?

[s0lidgr0und]

Originally Posted by S4RFamily

Someone help me fix it, i want 2 row "thanked" is straight together. Thanks so much!

Go into post_thanks_postbit_info and change the three references to "right" to "left".