[AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

Post Thank You Hack 4.5

Click here for the vb3.6 version of this hack.

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.

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: 4
• Files to upload: 1
• Time to install: 5 minutes max

Updates:

Version 2.0 GOLD (10/02/05):

• GOLD Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.5

Version 2.1 (10/23/05):

• [BUG FIX] When merging/splitting threads
• [BUG FIX] When a user deletes his thanks (now removes post/rep count if option(s) on)
• [ADD PHRASE] post_thanks_user_says
• [ADD PHRASE] post_thanks_time_post
• [ADD PHRASE] post_thanks_times_post
• [ADD PHRASE] post_thanks_times_posts
• [DELETED PHRASE] post_thanks_thanks_amount

Version 2.2 (10/23/05):

• [ADDED] Re-counters. Found under Maintenance->Update Counters in your ACP.

Version 2.3 (11/05/05):

• [ADDED] Cache Templates

Version 2.4 (11/07/05):

• [ADDED] Setting to disallow users from deleting their own thanks.

Version 2.5 (11/09/05):

• [FIXED] All number outputs run through your vb setting of number format. (e.g. 1234 will now show as 1,234)

Version 2.6 (12/04/05):

• [FIXED] Number outputs for numbers between 1,000 and 1,999
• [FIXED] Showing of the thanks button on deleted threads pages.

Version 2.7 (12/18/05):

• [ADDED] Made the Thanks button a template
• [ADDED] Made a template group for this hacks templates
• [FIXED] One template edit. Find correction in zip file.
• [CHANGED] Made a pop-up now when you click Thanks instead of refreshing the page.
• [FIXED] Made the line when you give reputation points for thanks, a phrase.
• [ADDED] Paypal link so you can make a donation for this hack.

Version 2.8 (2/5/06):

• [FIXED] Removed one query thanks to AnhTuanCool (Abe clicks 'thanks')
• [ADDED] Option to allow users to thank their own post
• [ADDED] Option to allow a pop=up or refresh after a user clicks thanks

Version 2.9 (2/8/06):

• [FIXED] Fixed allot of things in regard to deleting thanks using the "remove all thanks" and "Remove your thanks".

Version 3.0 (2/10/06):

• [FIXED] Fixed one more thing in regard to "remove all thanks".
• [FIXED] Re-wrote the thanks actions so it they useless queried when you give or remove thanks.

Version 3.1 (2/11/06):

• [FIXED] Fixed bug with reputation.

Version 3.2 (2/13/06):

• [FIXED] Fixed another bug with reputation.
• [FIXED] Sped up the one query used to retrieve the thanks.

Version 3.3 (2/14/06):

• [FIXED] Fixed bug with removing own thanks.

Version 3.4 (3/17/06):

• [FIXED] Fixed a few bugs.

Version 4.0 (4/17/06):

• [ADDED] AJAX technology so your users don't have to refresh the page they are viewing!

Version 4.1 (4/18/06):

• [FIXED] Crashing of 'quick reply' when using Firefox.

Version 4.2 (4/23/06):

• [FIXED] If you have vboption 'Add Template Name in HTML Comments' set to 'Yes', button was not showing.
• [FIXED] Uncached template when viewing a PM
• [FIXED] Getting sent to index page when clicking thanks on some forums.
• [FIXED] Link to member's profile from the thank box.
• [FIXED] The post thank count not updating. (Recommend you recount thanks. (ACP->Maintenance->Update Counters)

Version 4.3 (5/4/06):

• [FIXED] Optimized a lot of the templates.
• [ADDED] Easy integration with my Post Groan Hack.

Version 4.4 (5/7/06):

• [FIXED] Bug with AJAX if you had the date showing.

Version 4.5 (6/19/06):

• [FIXED] Bug with AJAX if you had hacks that added things to your output.

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Pictures:

1. Showing the 'thanks' button and stats in Postbit
2. Showing post after 'thanks' (user view)
3. Showing post after 'thanks' (admin view)
4. Showing post after 'thanks' with legacy posts (admin view)
5. Stats in members profile and link
6. Link in Search drop down menu
7. Hacks settings

This hack is created for your use free of charge. No payment is requested. However, if you would like to donate money for the work I put in to this hack, a donation would show your appreciation.

[Tuan Ly]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Version 2.9 (2/8/06):

• [FIXED] Fixed allot of things in regard to deleting thanks using the "remove all thanks" and "Remove your thanks".

I recommend to run the counters for this hack after you upgrade. Ther had been a big problem with the count for how may posts thanked.

I am seeing a lot of changes from v2.8 - v2.9. I hope all changes are correct

[bryanb]

I've searched this thread, but maybe I missed it so please bear with me

Is there a way to see in the Admin control panel who has been thanked the most - or say, the top 10 thanked users etc.? I'm running the 2.6a version I believe.

I'd like to use incentives to prompt people to make posts that are worthy of being thanked - it would really help to be able to track these be being able to tell which members are being thanked the most.

[funinthesun]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Are you looking at other users posts or yourse? Do you have more then one style? You have to do the template edits to each one.

I'm looking at everyone's posts. I can see the written words in the post bit and profile just can't see the thanks button.

Yes, I have more than one style and I've only edited the default style as the other styles aren't live yet. Do I need to edit the templates on the other styles for this to work as well?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by funinthesun

I'm looking at everyone's posts. I can see the written words in the post bit and profile just can't see the thanks button.

Yes, I have more than one style and I've only edited the default style as the other styles aren't live yet. Do I need to edit the templates on the other styles for this to work as well?

You need to have the edits in any style that you want to see it.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by bryanb

I've searched this thread, but maybe I missed it so please bear with me

Is there a way to see in the Admin control panel who has been thanked the most - or say, the top 10 thanked users etc.? I'm running the 2.6a version I believe.

I'd like to use incentives to prompt people to make posts that are worthy of being thanked - it would really help to be able to track these be being able to tell which members are being thanked the most.

The only think I have is an addon to CMPS.

[S1OPP]

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

I've been hunting for something like this for my forum and I'm on the brink of installing this as it is, but since you asked for suggestions I thought I'd give it a try.

I'm looking for the ability for my users to click a button to either "Agree" or "Disagree" with a post. Each click would display a thumbs up or down for the post. With the ability to click and see a list of who's clicked which.

Clearly this hack would go some way to achieving this, I'm no coder so have no idea how much extra work would be involved, but I'm sure it something a lot of people would be very interested in.

Thanks for hearing me out.
S1OPP

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by S1OPP

I've been hunting for something like this for my forum and I'm on the brink of installing this as it is, but since you asked for suggestions I thought I'd give it a try.

I'm looking for the ability for my users to click a button to either "Agree" or "Disagree" with a post. Each click would display a thumbs up or down for the post. With the ability to click and see a list of who's clicked which.

Clearly this hack would go some way to achieving this, I'm no coder so have no idea how much extra work would be involved, but I'm sure it something a lot of people would be very interested in.

Thanks for hearing me out.
S1OPP

Nice Idea It has been asked a few times already. I will be coming out with a hack soon called "Post Groan Hack". It will not ba part of this hack but you will be able to run them both together. This one will just have the same type of image just called "groan" and will have a thumbs down.

[S1OPP]

Fantastic, I'll look forward to running them both together.

[funinthesun]

Originally Posted by Abe1

You need to have the edits in any style that you want to see it.

OK, well I only want it to show on my default style at the moment as the other styles aren't live yet so I've only edited the templates for the default style but the thanks button isn't showing up?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by funinthesun

OK, well I only want it to show on my default style at the moment as the other styles aren't live yet so I've only edited the templates for the default style but the thanks button isn't showing up?

Are useing that style? If you are and still can't see it, I would have to look at your acp. If you can, I need need access to your templates and products. PM me the info.