Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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 ***

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by doogie88

ForceHSS, I installed the one without the search fix, not knowing which to use. How can I switch to the search fix one without losing the data?

Also, just curious, why is there evne an option to download the one without the fix?
Thanks.

you can change to anyone you like .. Just do not uninstall or you will loose the post thanks counts

Originally Posted by sub_ubi

is there a way to limit the amount of likes one can click a day?

post thanks settings in admincp look for
Max Thanks a User can Give Per Day

@M.Rizk I would nee to see this on your sit to tell you how to fix it...

pm me details if you haven't figured it out

[mgurain]

I was using this very needed mod in my forums for years,
please upgrade to 5.x ?

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by mgurain

I was using this very needed mod in my forums for years,
please upgrade to 5.x ?

The author has not been hear since Jan 2010.
I don't see it happening.

[jinglefreak1972]

I get this error now several times. I uninstalled and installed it again but no luck.
Anyone can help me?



Database error in vBulletin 4.2.1:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT post_thanks.postid AS postid, post.threadid as threadid
FROM post_thanks AS post_thanks
LEFT JOIN post AS post USING (postid)
INNER JOIN thread AS thread ON(thread.threadid = post.threadid)
WHERE post_thanks.userid = 188
AND thread.forumid IN(3,4,5,6,19,20,24,21,7,8,9,10,22,17,18,11,12,15, 16,13,14)
ORDER BY post.dateline DESC
LIMIT 1000;

MySQL Error : Table 'jinglefre.post_thanks' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Monday, May 20th 2013 @ 07:43:39 PM
Error Date : Monday, May 20th 2013 @ 07:43:39 PM
Script : http://www.jinglefreak.nu/post_thank...u=188&langid=1
Referrer :
IP Address : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Username : Unregistered
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

[mgurain]

It seems we lost all of this info after we upgrade to 5.x !

[M.Rizk]

Originally Posted by mgurain

It seems we lost all of this info after we upgrade to 5.x !

Post Thank you hack doesn't support vBulletin 5

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by M.Rizk

A blank box appears after the Thanks button. Anyway to fix this (Only happens in this custom style. It's fine on the default one)

All the plugin features are working fine. This is the only bug

Screenshot:

it has something to do with some css

.stButton .stButton_gradient

if that's removed that goes away..

see attachments

you can move the hook so the thanks button is on the right side
poke the link in my sig for post thanks fixes..
youll find it there (how to move the thanks button)

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by mgurain

It seems we lost all of this info after we upgrade to 5.x !

I refuse to buy vb5 as I don't care of like it

But if someone has a vb5 test site I will see if I can recode it to work..

No guarantees tho

[M.Rizk]

Originally Posted by Hippy

it has something to do with some css

.stButton .stButton_gradient

if that's removed that goes away..

see attachments

you can move the hook so the thanks button is on the right side
poke the link in my sig for post thanks fixes..
youll find it there (how to move the thanks button)

Do you know where I can remove this part of the CSS from? I have tried searching so many templates but couldn't find it : /

[M.Rizk]

Updated: Ok I fixed the issue, It was due to ShareThis which I added to vBulletin CMS. I was too lazy and added the code to the header. Now I moved the code to vB CMS Preview page only. Thanks for your help