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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by tareqbd

ForceHSS bro can I use this post thanks hack with vbulletin mobile style premium. If yes, can you please advise me, how to make the thanks option work with mobile style provided by vbulletin itself.
Thankful to you.

board version?

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by ezak

I already use REP system at my forum
and in 4.1.12 it was working fine both of them the Reputation system and the REP thanks system

Only up to 4.1.12 can be supported as I have not tested it on anything above that and dont have a site now to test it. My site needs renewed and dont have the cash to do that. Talk to hippy see if he can help you

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by ezak

After upgrade to 4.2
found something is not working
I set when someone get thanks , will get also 1 reputation
also reputation on 4.2 can be notification by default
- the problem . is the reputation is got by thank but can't see in notification list

Will look into it, if I remember correctly the reputation was from Paul M's mod he pulled out . You can use recent post thanks mod for the same affect will post back after looking into it more

[Hippy]

ok for now
this is what I came up with
Paul M Removed this Reputation notification from Display Unread Posts
(and Reputation Comments in 4.1) mod for vb4.2
since Display Reputation Comments Given mod was integrated into vb's core

I will have to search for the changes to make it work..
but I'm super busy with updating sites..

I always used and like this mod Recent Thanks for [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack
it does something similar
it will display recent thanks and the amount
note* the members will still get the reputation and view it in the settings
but will not see a notification for a post or thread thanked
they will now see recent thanks

there is a new option in the Admincp called

User Reputation Options
under there set Enable New Reputation Comments Notification to yes
so if a member uses the default give reputation they will receive a notification
and for a post thanks they will see recent thanks
if you install this great mod
By Scandal Recent Thanks for [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

or you can try to disable the option in the admincp and install the older version of Paul M's mod
but I am not sure of conflicts or if it will display the default reputations given..

Hope this holds you for now
till things smooth over with vb4.2 and the new navbar system..

[nrms?]

One question ...
Want to add a new phrase to this mod.

This is because I'm using it in a forum in Portuguese (pt-pt) and want to do the translation, however note that the same phrase is used in two different places, for English is no problem, but Portuguese is ...

The phrase "post_thanks_thanks" is used in the template <post_thanks_postbit_info> and <post_thanks_button>.
I have a phrase for a different set of these sites as I do.

I've tried to add the phrase by the board administrator Phrases, but does not work.

[Hippy]

change it n the XML and re upload ..??
I am not familiar with translation of a mod ..

[vivapotenza]

Hi fellas, quick question:

I've installed this, and all is work:ng ok, but since I installed this mod, the line Down the left under user name and avatar which says "xx blog entries" is partly on the same line as "thanked xx times in xx posts". Is there anyway to move this down so the blog entry line moves down so its all under the thanks line? I can provide a screenshot for more clarity if my description is not clear enough.

Cheers

Mick

[Hippy]

Postbit or Postbit legacy in my Sig there is a link to a post that may help you is not when I get home I'll check on this for you

[nrms?]

Originally Posted by Hippy

change it n the XML and re upload ..??
I am not familiar with translation of a mod ..

ohhhh my god, it worked ...
Strange, I had thought of doing this, but I did not believe ...

thank you

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by nrms?

ohhhh my god, it worked ...
Strange, I had thought of doing this, but I did not believe ...

thank you

Glad it worked out for you.
welcome :up: