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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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 ***

[robbiefritz]

I browsed through but didn't see the question asked; Is there a way to get the number of thanks to show as reputation comments in the notifications? On v3.8.4 users would see a notification if they received new thanks. Do I have something on v4.0.2 turned off or not set correctly for this to work? Not too familiar with v4 yet.

[Rob F]

Originally Posted by robbiefritz

I browsed through but didn't see the question asked; Is there a way to get the number of thanks to show as reputation comments in the notifications? On v3.8.4 users would see a notification if they received new thanks. Do I have something on v4.0.2 turned off or not set correctly for this to work? Not too familiar with v4 yet.

When setting it up in the AdminCP you can have it adding to a users reputation alright, but as yet there's no way to show it as comments or make it searchable.

[AMG021]

Can someone please help me align that?

[archet1337]

Originally Posted by AMG021

Can someone please help me align that?

Originally Posted by Rob F

Are you sure you edited all 3 lines of the code to align left? I had the same problem when first installing and then realised that I'd only reset the alignment for one of the 3 lines. Below is what I have in my post_thanks_postbit_info file and we've no alignment issues anymore

You want to set the 3 lines to be {vb:stylevar left}

<vb:if condition="$post['userid']">
	<dt>{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_thanks}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.post_thanks_user_amount_formatted}</dd>
	<vb:if condition="$post['post_thanks_thanked_times'] == 1">
		<dd style="white-space:nowrap; display:inline; float: {vb:stylevar left};">{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_time_post}</dd>
	<vb:elseif condition="$post['post_thanks_thanked_posts'] == 1" />
		<dd style="white-space:nowrap; display:inline; float: {vb:stylevar left};">{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_times_post, {vb:raw post.post_thanks_thanked_times_formatted}}</dd>
	<vb:else />
		<dd style="white-space:nowrap; display:inline; float: {vb:stylevar left};">{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_times_posts, {vb:raw post.post_thanks_thanked_times_formatted}, {vb:raw post.post_thanks_thanked_posts_formatted}}</dd>
	</vb:if>
</vb:if>

I had the same problem, this did the trick for me

[AMG021]

Originally Posted by archet1337

I had the same problem, this did the trick for me

Dude you are a genius! Thanks

[tiengnhat]

I have an error with this mod. Can you tell me about fix it?

Could not find phrase 'post_thanks'.

Thanks you!

[nyunyu]

Unfortunately I got this error when testing giving a thank.

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/post_thanks.php on line 57

please help.

[tiga2]

Thank you for this Hack!

How can I change the Format of the Thank you output?

Ex. "Thanked: 5"

Instead of Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts?

[mrdexx]

Installed fine in vB 4.0.2, however the mod doesn't seem to be acknowledging that my forum is in Legacy mode?!

Shows "the following users..." stuff ABOVE the users instead of to the LEFT of the users (just like the profile info etc.

I checked the template info, and it seems like it should be working since my vB option is set to legacy mode...anyone know how to make it show to the LEFT and not ABOVE the users?

Example:


Also, I edited my postbit template as per Abe's instructions in his first post, but my "Thanks" button is still on the left side of the bar and NOT beside the edit button...no duplicate entries of the required code, and it is placed directly under the line he stated to...

Anyone got it that to work also?


Thanks!

[tech4c]

thanks

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.2:

Invalid SQL:

REPLACE INTO search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)


MySQL Error : Table 'database_name.search' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Monday, March 1st 2010 @ 08:35:49 AM
Error Date : Monday, March 1st 2010 @ 08:35:49 AM
Script : post_thanks.php?do=findthanks&u=133745
Referrer :
IP Address :

Classname : vB_Database