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 granted liking by ALL the members of your forum.
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Version 4.5 (6/19/06):
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Pictures:
Showing the 'thanks' button and stats in Postbit
Showing post after 'thanks' (user view)
Showing post after 'thanks' (admin view)
Showing post after 'thanks' with legacy posts (admin view)
Stats in members profile and link
Link in Search drop down menu
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this is about the 8th time i've tried to install this.
yes the template postbit/legacy were done correctly.
the gfx is in the right place.
the import was fine.
all options set correctly...
the button isnt showing even when logged in as another user at all
running vb 3.5.3, tren_Z skin from extremepixels.com
I am having the same problem, I have 3 styles installed, I upload the image into the /buttons/ folder for each style, but it only works for the default style
The 2 extra styles are child styles of the original one so I'm assuming the code is edited automatically in the templates and if not thats my problem, but if not what might be my problem?
I am having the same problem, I have 3 styles installed, I upload the image into the /buttons/ folder for each style, but it only works for the default style
The 2 extra styles are child styles of the original one so I'm assuming the code is edited automatically in the templates and if not thats my problem, but if not what might be my problem?
Did you make the template edit to all styles also?
is there a way to show the total number of thanks given throughout the whole forum, beside the number of threads, posts in the forum stats?
Code:
i've tried adding in index.php
$totalthanks = $db->query_read("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX ."post_thanks");
AFTER
$totalposts = 0;
and
$totalthanks = vb_number_format($totalthanks);
AFTER
$totalposts = vb_number_format($totalposts);
and in the FORUMHOME template
Thanks: $totalthanks
AFTER
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts
but it doesn't display the correct number,
i know its adding an extra query but that doesn't bother me too much,
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01-09-2006, 05:47 PM
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