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[AJAX] Post Thank You Hack · **Released**: 12-29-2009

Post Thank You Hack

STAFF EDIT:
Note - The mod author has been unreachable for some time, but the vbulletin.org community has stepped up to provide a number of individual fixes over the years. ForceHSS, Hippy, and Seven Skins have all combined many of these fixes into product files.

ALL CREDIT STILL GOES TO ABE1 And this is still 'his' mod. Please still mark the mod as installed if you use any version of it.

That said so you don't need to apply a dozen + small fixes yourself you should consider downloading one of the updated packages below:

Hippy has one in this post.

AND / OR

ForceHSS has one in this post.

AND/OR

Seven Skins has one in this post.

- Original File Specs: post_thanks_7_82.zip (26.4 KB, 24844 downloads) - Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).
- There are five total patched versions available, some with and without the search fix - I've replaced the main file with the patched versions... please be sure to download and install the correct version, the main mod post contains links to additional information and patched files!
- If Abe1 returns he can request these packages be removed.

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:

Files edited: 0
Templates edited: 0
Files to upload: 8
Time to install: 1 minute max

Updates:

Version 7.80 (12/30/09):

Release of this hack for vBulletin version 4.0

Version 7.81 (01/02/10):

Fixed some install and uninstall database errors.
Made styling for postbit legacy a little better.
Fixed the "separator" issue.
Javascript file updated.

Version 7.82 (01/03/10):

Fixed info alignment issues in the postbit for custom edited phrases.

NOTE: *** Offer for paid services removed ***

ExcelFox · #**1532** 05-15-2011, 03:47 PM

A great mod, and I am already liking its use very much, and am thankful for developers like yourselves taking out time and effort, to provide us with such free modifications and add-ons.

With due respect, there is a small bug fix that would be nice (which should be a stroll in the park for coders like you). The issue is in the postbit, when this mod is used with ITW - Time Spent Online. So what happens is that the time online is displayed along with the X Thanks in X Posts line which makes reading confusing. If this is not clear, I have posted an image. You could have a look. Thanks again for your time.

For the time being, I have disabled showing the Thank You, but I would really love to have this working.

ExcelFox · #**1533** 05-15-2011, 08:07 PM

Took me 3 hours to make my first ever modification in my life. And guess what! It's a success. Not sure how many eyebrows raise if this is a stupid way to make a modification, but hey, I got it all working for me at least.

Well, just in case somebody faces this problem, you can replace the code in the post_thanks_postbit_info style with the one below

PHP Code:


			
<vb:if condition="$post['userid']">

    <dt>{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_thanks}</dt> <dd>{vb:raw post.post_thanks_user_amount_formatted}</dd>

    <vb:if condition="$post['post_thanks_thanked_times'] == 1">

        <dd>{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_time_post}</dd>

    <vb:elseif condition="$post['post_thanks_thanked_posts'] == 1" />

        <dd>{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_times_post, {vb:raw post.post_thanks_thanked_times_formatted}}</dd>

    <vb:else />

        <dd>{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_times_posts, {vb:raw post.post_thanks_thanked_times_formatted}, {vb:raw post.post_thanks_thanked_posts_formatted}}</dd>

    </vb:if>

</vb:if>

channelfuse · #**1534** 05-17-2011, 01:17 PM

Here's the fix for the searching. Replace post_thanks.php with this file.

What was wrong:
It was looking in an old table 'search' for the results. This no longer works.

What was fixed:
I have the initial SQL statement grab the thread IDs and post IDs:

PHP Code:


			
$posts = $db->query_read("
            SELECT postid, post.threadid as threadid

Then, we need to throw them into an array:

PHP Code:


			
while ($post = $db->fetch_array($posts))
        {
            $orderedids[] = array("1", $post['postid'], $post['threadid']);
        }

The old code is commented out in other areas.

Then, we need to create our query to match the way vB 4.x wants it.

PHP Code:


			
$scriteria = $search_core->create_criteria(vB_Search_Core::SEARCH_ADVANCED);
        $scriteria->set_advanced_typeid($vbulletin->GPC['contenttypeid']);
        $scriteria->set_grouped(vB_Search_Core::GROUP_NO);
        $crit = "'" . $db->escape_string(serialize($scriteria)) . "'";
        $hash = "'" . $db->escape_string($scriteria->get_hash()) . "'";
                    //results, confirmed, groups_seen, groups_rejected
        $sresults = serialize(array($orderedids, "0", array(), array()));
        $db->query_write("
            INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "searchlog (userid, ipaddress, searchhash, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, dateline, completed, criteria, results)
            VALUES (" . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] . ", '" . $db->escape_string(IPADDRESS) . "', $hash, 'groupdateline', 'desc', '0.999', UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW()), 1, $crit, '$sresults')");
        $searchid = $db->insert_id();

We create our search criteria, serialize it and then get the hash of it. We then serialize our IDs. The way vB's results.php wants the results is ordered such as:

array of threadIDs/postIDs
number of 'confirmed' posts (No idea what this is, left it as 0).
array of groups seen (No idea on this, just make an empty array).
array of groups denied (Again, no clue. Just made an empty array).

We then insert the data into the searchlog table and use that to generate the search results. I also included some various files at the beginning and setup a variable for the whole search thing:

PHP Code:


			
require_once(DIR . "/vb/search/core.php");
require_once(DIR . "/vb/search/resultsview.php");

$search_core = vB_Search_Core::get_instance();

That's it. Searching via User CP should work.

Vaira · #**1535** 05-17-2011, 04:05 PM

Thanks a lot for your efforts.

Do I have to use the fixed version first (post_thanks_7_82.fixed.zip ) and then replace the original one with your post_thanks.php?
Or do I have to use abe1's original version and then replace the post_thanks.php?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1433
I am confused since the fixed version has an updated version of post_thanks.js (besides of the product-post_thanks.xml). Is that updated post_thanks.js needed in order to run properly or should I use abe1's original one?

ATM I am running the fixed version from the link above.

Do the recounters options work?

Thanks again.

channelfuse · #**1536** 05-17-2011, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vaira

Thanks a lot for your efforts.

Do I have to use the fixed version first (post_thanks_7_82.fixed.zip ) and then replace the original one with your post_thanks.php?
Or do I have to use abe1's original version and then replace the post_thanks.php?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1433
I am confused since the fixed version has an updated version of post_thanks.js (besides of the product-post_thanks.xml). Is that updated post_thanks.js needed in order to run properly or should I use abe1's original one?

ATM I am running the fixed version from the link above.

Do the recounters options work?

Thanks again.

My code is based off of the original 7.82. I'm not sure what was changed in 7.82-fixed as the original code still worked (just a few minor cosmetic tweaks for our forum). I'll take a look at the difference between the two and report back.

Edit: It appears his fix was only in the .xml file. Mine was only in the .php. They should work just fine. You can use 7.82-fixed and overwrite the post_thanks.php with my file.

billstelling · #**1537** 05-17-2011, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djbaxter

Similar experience: I had to restore my forum from a day old backup after uninstalling one of their mods.

One option is to try https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228507 instead of SSTab. I found that to be a little less finicky.

To change it manually, I think this should do it:

1. Admin CP >> Styles & Templates >> Style Manager >> {your style} >> Edit Templates

2. Find and edit Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates >> navbar

3. Find and comment out or delete:

PHP Code:


			
<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>

4. Save

thanks DJ, appreciate the input, it was helpful.

midnz · #**1538** 05-17-2011, 09:31 PM

Awesome stuff channelfuse!! I'm glad I hung on to this hack. It works perfectly now. Thank-you very much indeed

billstelling · #**1539** 05-17-2011, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gradonil_Ral

Which doesn't work with the current vBulletin, yeah.

works fine for me in vB 4.1.3
all you have to do is edit this.

Code:

		<dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="4.0.0 beta 4" maxversion="4.1.0 alpha 1" />

to

Code:

		<dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="4.0.0 beta 4" maxversion="4.9.99" />

you could change it to 4.1.3 if you wanted but you would need to change it to the current version every time you upgraded vB.

sadiq6210 · #**1540** 05-18-2011, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by channelfuse

Here's the fix for the searching. Replace post_thanks.php with this file.

What was wrong:
It was looking in an old table 'search' for the results. This no longer works.

What was fixed:
I have the initial SQL statement grab the thread IDs and post IDs:

PHP Code:


			
$posts = $db->query_read("

            SELECT postid, post.threadid as threadid

Then, we need to throw them into an array:

PHP Code:


			
while ($post = $db->fetch_array($posts))

        {

            $orderedids[] = array("1", $post['postid'], $post['threadid']);

        }

The old code is commented out in other areas.

Then, we need to create our query to match the way vB 4.x wants it.

PHP Code:


			
$scriteria = $search_core->create_criteria(vB_Search_Core::SEARCH_ADVANCED);

        $scriteria->set_advanced_typeid($vbulletin->GPC['contenttypeid']);

        $scriteria->set_grouped(vB_Search_Core::GROUP_NO);

        $crit = "'" . $db->escape_string(serialize($scriteria)) . "'";

        $hash = "'" . $db->escape_string($scriteria->get_hash()) . "'";

                    //results, confirmed, groups_seen, groups_rejected

        $sresults = serialize(array($orderedids, "0", array(), array()));

        $db->query_write("

            INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "searchlog (userid, ipaddress, searchhash, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, dateline, completed, criteria, results)

            VALUES (" . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] . ", '" . $db->escape_string(IPADDRESS) . "', $hash, 'groupdateline', 'desc', '0.999', UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW()), 1, $crit, '$sresults')");

        $searchid = $db->insert_id();

We create our search criteria, serialize it and then get the hash of it. We then serialize our IDs. The way vB's results.php wants the results is ordered such as:

array of threadIDs/postIDs
number of 'confirmed' posts (No idea what this is, left it as 0).
array of groups seen (No idea on this, just make an empty array).
array of groups denied (Again, no clue. Just made an empty array).

We then insert the data into the searchlog table and use that to generate the search results. I also included some various files at the beginning and setup a variable for the whole search thing:

PHP Code:


			
require_once(DIR . "/vb/search/core.php");

require_once(DIR . "/vb/search/resultsview.php");



$search_core = vB_Search_Core::get_instance();

That's it. Searching via User CP should work.

WoooooooW Finally

Great job "channelfuse"

You make me very happy when I read your great post
Work like a charm
Appreciate your help and you time consumed on that

Keep it up :up::up::up:

sadiq6210 · #**1541** 05-18-2011, 09:24 AM

I think by solve searching bug, this hack become live again
I have suggestion If any one can think about it

(Notification when receive new thank)

Will be a great feature

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