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

[VADOS_orc]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

It will never work like you want unless you can program with ajax which if you need to ask you probably can't do. Your code might work if you refresh the page after thanking.

I'll be happy that it will work even after page refresh...
I understand that

PHP Code:

$post[blablabla] 


don't work at "showthread" template, so I'm asking for someone's help

[Simon Lloyd]

Look in the showthread template for the proper usage of that type of variable

[VADOS_orc]

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd

Look in the showthread template for the proper usage of that type of variable

?!?
This hack doesn't change or add something in "showthread", that's why I want to know how can I add that kind of conditional in it.

It affects "postbit", so if I add my code in it< everything works, but reply buttons and quick reply formI can't hide from there as you understand

Update:
I've got another idea =)
Both "thanks" and "groan" hacks are using reputation on my board, +1/-1 point.
So I can add in "showthread" a conditional like

if threadstarter' reputation of his 1-st post has been changed then show reply buttons and quick reply form
else
message like "You have to "thank/groan post first"

Can someone help me with that kind of conditionals?

[djjeffa]

Originally Posted by djjeffa

I had an old version of the hack and for some reason spam bots like thanking every post they could is there a way to delete all thanks from members with 0 posts and if not could i just reset or clear all the thanks. also after I upgraded to the newest version of the thank hack half my styles lost the thank you button and the list of thank yous , any clue why?

bump?

[spirittina]

thanks so much for this very handy indeed ^^

[solarboy]

Neat. Thank you! One of the must -have products for building a nice community.

[Chase]

Does anyone know of an add-on or something that will show post thank statistics among all members?

Example: Person with most thanks received, Thanks given, etc?

[Simon Lloyd]

Your queries would look like this:

SELECT * 
FROM `user` 
ORDER BY `post_thanks_thanked_times` DESC 
LIMIT 10

dont forget to add your table prefix before "user" so it would look like this if you use one `vb_user`

[temsamane]

how can i hide this mod for guests?

i see no working answer on this topic

[Gladius2007]

I tried installing this today on a fairly large board and it seems to have hung before completing installation... after some 10-15 mins it displayed:

Plugin & Products System

Importing Product, Please Wait...

[:]
Plugin & Products System

Importing Product, Please Wait...

[:]

and nothing beyond that. It doesn't seem anything was installed. Any ideas what to do?