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

[Simon Lloyd]

How did you install it? as for the php errors it depends whether you have a dedicated box or not.

[testerv]

I tried to follow these instructions when installing it:

Post Thank You Hack version 7.7

FOR UPGRADE AND FRESH INSTALLATIONS!

1) upload the 'upload via ftp' folder
--------------------------------------------------------------------
post_thanks.php -> \
post_thanks_admin.php -> \admincp\
post_thanks.js -> \clientscript\
functions_post_thanks.php -> \includes\
cpnav_post_thanks.xml -> \includes\xml\
hooks_post_thanks.xml -> \includes\xml\
post_thanks.gif -> \images\buttons\ (and into EVERY "buttons" folder in every style you have)
--------------------------------------------------------------------

2) Import product-post_thanks.xml into PRODUCTS. Allow Overwrite "YES" (admincp -> Plugin System -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product])

I think I uploaded everything in the correct folder.

I don't know what a dedicated box is. My host put me on a shared server, if that is what you are talking about.

[Simon Lloyd]

Ok for the php errors you'd have to get your hosts to disable php errors. The reason i asked how you added the mod is because it's very odd to have the entire plugin shown in your forum header, it looks like the whole php output.

Can we have a url to check..etc

[testerv]

Is it odd that the code I posted in post #2314 didn't include the letter "T" for the word "Thanks"? Could that be part of the problem?

Does it look like I installed something in the wrong folder?

The code that I posted in 2314 only displays when I enable the hack. I have it disabled now.

[Simon Lloyd]

i'd need to be able to see where the hack is installed ....etc to be able to answer properly or it could be that another mod is interfering with it, however it rarely gets it to dump the entire plugin to the page.

PM me admincp login details with permissions to administer plugins if you want me to take a look.

[testerv]

MY MISTAKE (unless something has changed).

The code I posted in post #2314 only shows up on the show thread page. Does that happen to give you more clues?

[Simon Lloyd]

No it still points to either a corrupt file or another mod conflicting!

[testerv]

I deleted the product then I deleted the files via ftp. Then I reuploaded the files then I imported the product again.


Now I don't have the code in the header INSTEAD I am now getting about 40 of these errors via email every minute:

Database error in vBulletin 3.8.7:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM post_thanks WHERE postid IN (0,344955) ORDER BY username ASC;

MySQL Error : Table '.********._forum.post_thanks' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Wednesday, October 9th 2013 @ 09:41:32 AM
Error Date : Wednesday, October 9th 2013 @ 09:41:32 AM
Script : http://www.********.com/forum/showthread.php?t=568556
Referrer :
IP Address : *************
Username : Unregistered
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

I have since uninstalled the .xml product but am still getting those emails...maybe there is a lag between the error occurring and me receiving the email. Hopefully the emails will stop soon.

Any idea why I am getting an error about the table not existing?

thanks.

[testerv]

I'm still getting the 'table not existing' emails so I will delete the files and see if that helps.

[Simon Lloyd]

Hmmmm, I did offer you help!!