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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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

[TaMpE]

I don't see the button, I see only the "Thanks" letter alone. Where can I edit or what should I edit?

[Mrdby]

who else is having problems on 3.7.4?

[TomasDR]

Originally Posted by RobbieZ

I notice by your VB version you are running 3.6.5. This is the 3.7.x & 3.8 version.

Uninstall and use this version here.

[AJAX Post] Thank You 3.6.x

I presume you are referring to my profile. I was in a major car accident and laid up for almost a year and haven't updated in a long time, either way my problem is on my 3.7.4PL1 test board.

[Notorious Jay]

I don't know if anyone else noticed this and I just did not see the post in this thread because I sure as hell aint reading 89 pages worth of posts, but since I installed this hack backing up SQL has failed which I hadn't even known until I tried to do it the other night as one of the other site admins was supposed to be doing it weekly and the server owner asked me about it.

I did not take the time to look at the code, but I'm pretty sure based on the SQL fail email that this is your problem, just did not look to see where it's located.

Invalid SQL:
SHOW CREATE TABLE post_thanks;

-If I am the first person to notice this shame on you people for not backing up your sites.-

Well ok I searched the thread and someone else has already asked this question in July, but I didnt see an answer... ?

[RMS-Chef]

Originally Posted by Notorious Jay

I don't know if anyone else noticed this and I just did not see the post in this thread because I sure as hell aint reading 89 pages worth of posts, but since I installed this hack backing up SQL has failed which I hadn't even known until I tried to do it the other night as one of the other site admins was supposed to be doing it weekly and the server owner asked me about it.

I did not take the time to look at the code, but I'm pretty sure based on the SQL fail email that this is your problem, just did not look to see where it's located.


Invalid SQL:
SHOW CREATE TABLE post_thanks;


-If I am the first person to notice this shame on you people for not backing up your sites.-

Well ok I searched the thread and someone else has already asked this question in July, but I didnt see an answer... ?

I back up my database every early morning. I think I have enough thanks issued that if it were a problem it may have come up (3.7M+) What method are you using to back up?

[Lizard King]

Hello Abe ,

Is it possible to let post owner thank himself also ? I desperately need this as i am going top use this mod with a different purpose then it is originally coded for.

[Notorious Jay]

Originally Posted by RMS-Chef

I back up my database every early morning. I think I have enough thanks issued that if it were a problem it may have come up (3.7M+) What method are you using to back up?

I've tried Command Line, PHP, and direct to server and I always get the same error, it always occurs when the database gets to the post_thanks table.

[RobbieZ]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

Hello Abe ,

Is it possible to let post owner thank himself also ? I desperately need this as i am going top use this mod with a different purpose then it is originally coded for.

Check your AdminCp.

This option is already available.

Allow User to thank them self?
Enabling this to 'yes' will allow your users to thank their own posts.

[MrEyes]

Has anybody encountered this problem:

One of my members pointed out today that a post is showing one member name that has thanked it, but in the title of the thanks box it says that it has been thanked twice.

Just incase I have run the recounters and this hasn't made any difference.

[JetHaCkR]

Hey when I click on Post Thanks Settings,
it takes me to /options.php?do=optionsdogroup=post_thanks which is basicly blank.

Isn't it supposed to take me to /options.php?do=options&dogroup=post_thanks instead of /options.php?do=optionsdogroup=post_thanks?