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

[Devanand]

Same issue here. I've upload files and nothing happen. I am using default style and 3.8.2 version.

EDIT:

Now it is working. You need to install PRODUCT product-post_thanks.xml
admincp -> Plugin System -> Manage Products

[smarthyip]

* installed ..
Thanks

[Frondy]

Installed, everything works, but Markup usernames when showing who thanked, does not work, can?t see user names as on your attached picture. I have enable it in adminCP (VB3.8.1)


---edit

I solved the problem, there was missing line in templates:

PHP Code:

<div>$post[post_thanks_bit]</div> 


[eduardo133]

i have an error everytime i enable this hack i got a security token its missing even when i try to edit a post any idea why ?

[The Vegan Forum]

We just installed this hack. Here's a comment from a member:
"Yeah, I think it would be better if it took up less room. My eye keeps getting drawn to who is thanking who when I'm not that interested! The one on the other forum I'm on just says how many times someone has been thanked and if you want to know who thanked them for the post you can click on it to see which forum members thanked them so it's less distracting. "

Another comment: "I think it might work better if it puts the "thanks" in the post, rather than just underneath it if it's trying to make things more readable, less scrolling down and all that."

Will this hack be updated to allow a less visible way of showing how many thankyous a post have received, and without creating something which appears as a new post below the post in question? The bold font style make this extra visible.
Or should I check out other 3.8 compatible thankyou hacks (if there are any)? If the text ("The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to *** For This Useful Post:") would be inside the post, it would already need less room/height to be shown, due to the wider space in the post than in the margin, and I'm pretty sure that bold isn't needed...

Thanks.

[AshMagic]

Is it possible to remove the 'Thanks:' from the postbit?

I only want to show 'Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts'

I cannot see the point of listing how many times someone has sent thanks!!

[zero5854]

Originally Posted by eduardo133

i have an error everytime i enable this hack i got a security token its missing even when i try to edit a post any idea why ?

Is the version of ur vbulletin the same as this mod? OR have u installed a new skin recently? If u are using a older vb that could be ur problem.

[scottny]

Hi,
I have installed this twice and my co admin also tried and every time it crashes my site. Do you know why this would happen?

[zombietom]

upgraded from post thanks version 5.0 to current version on 3.7.1 and all is working very good.
thanks

[shervin_dvb]

Hi
I Upgarade from 7.4 to 7.7 and problem refreshin after butt thanks button .

plz help me for this problem