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

[mauro1947]

In my 3.7.1 version, the "new" 7.6 version didnt work. I installed 7.4 version and works perfect.
What im doing wrong?
Thanks
REgards!

[Xphusion]

The Following User Says Thank You to Abe1 For This Useful Post:

[Chrisedge]

Originally Posted by Chrisedge

I searched, and just installed, but I don't want the:

Thanks: 1
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

Text to appear under the post count...How can I get rid of it? (What template to edit? Noob)

Originally Posted by FRANKTHETANK 2

take it out of your postbit or postbit_legacy

Originally Posted by Chrisedge

I looked through both...what exactly am I looking to remove?

Anyone, Bueller?

[sunrise2006]

I prepared a instruction to custom modify templates, I hope it will be affective for you.

In this content you must edit some plug-ins of hack to be able to custom modify templates for Post Thank You Hack 7.x

Now begin the plug-ins changes:

Note: In here I wrote the Hook Location name for Post Thank You hack that titled as Post Thank You Hack in Plugin Manager.

Edit global_setup_start same as below:

FIND BELOW:

PHP Code:

eval('$template_hook[navbar_search_menu] .= "' . fetch_template('post_thanks_navbar_search') . '";'); 


AFTER ADD:

PHP Code:

eval('$search_thanks_navbar = " ' . fetch_template('post_thanks_navbar_search') . '";'); 


Save the changes.

Edit member_profileblock_fetch_unwrapped same as below:

FIND BELOW:

PHP Code:

eval('$template_hook[profile_stats_pregeneral] .= "' . fetch_template('post_thanks_memberinfo_block') . '";'); 


AFTER ADD:

PHP Code:

eval('$block_thanks  = " ' . fetch_template('post_thanks_memberinfo_block') . '";'); 


Save the changes.

Edit postbit_display_start same as below:

FIND BELOW:

PHP Code:

eval('$template_hook[postbit_end] .= " ' . fetch_template('post_thanks_box') . '";'); 


AFTER ADD:

PHP Code:

eval('$post_thank_box = " ' . fetch_template('post_thanks_box') . '";'); 


Save the changes.

Edit postbit_display_complete same as below:

FIND BELOW:

PHP Code:

eval('$template_hook[postbit_controls] .= " ' . fetch_template('post_thanks_button') . '";'); 


AFTER ADD:

PHP Code:

eval('$post_thanks_button = " ' . fetch_template('post_thanks_button') . '";'); 


FIND BELOW:

PHP Code:

eval('$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts] .= " ' . fetch_template('post_thanks_postbit_info') . '";'); 


AFTER ADD:

PHP Code:

eval('$post_thanks_postbitinfo = " ' . fetch_template('post_thanks_postbit_info') . '";'); 


Save the changes.

Now begin the template changes:

Changes of navbar template:

FIND BELOW [OR SAME]:

<tr>
            <td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
</tr>

AFTER ADD:

$search_thanks_navbar

Save the changes.

Changes of memberinfo_block_statistics template (From vBulletin 3.7.x):

FIND BELOW:

    <if condition="$show['post_visitor_message']"><li><a href="#visitor_messaging" onclick="return goto_post_pm();"><phrase 1="$prepared[username]">$vbphrase[post_a_visitor_message_for_x]</phrase></a></li></if>
        </ul>
    </fieldset>
    </if>

AFTER ADD:

$block_thanks

Save the changes.

Changes of postbit and postbit_legacy:

FIND BELOW:

<if condition="$post['editlink']">

AFTER ADD:

$postbit_thanks_button

FIND BELOW:

<div>$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]</div>

AFTER ADD:

$post_thanks_postbitinfo

AT THE END LINE OF THESE TEMPLATES ADD:

$post_thank_box

Save the changes.

Congratulation, you are now custom modified the templates for Post Thank You Hack 7.x :up:

[Hamel el Mesl]

Abe1
I translated the Hack into Arabic
this is it.

[Chrisedge]

Well, I like this hack, but I can't seem to get the info on modifying the templates. You should add in that option of not having the "counts" under the post information. I have a board that sees anything with counts and goes crazy.

I will probably uninstall if I can't figure it out...

[volarium]

Great hack, thanks! (so to speak).

Are there any plans to create a page that displays a list of "top thankers"? Just something simple like this page:

http://vfrworld.com/forums/referrers.php

Great job!

[Jorrit787]

Me and my users keep getting a No Permission error when clicking the thanks button...

[SCRIPT3R]

Edit.. nevermind.

[SAT2M]

I think this hack take server load becuase after I update this hack from 7.4 to 7.6 in 3.7.1 VB my server load go high

Is it true? any person have same problem?