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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

ForceHSS,

Why is this the wrong place?

I'm asking whether or not members who receive reputation points via this Post Thank You Hack will still receive notifications with vb4.2, as they used to before Paul changed his mods.

This is in relation to the following posts in this thread:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=2619



and

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=2626



Right now when a member's post is thanked, they receive a notification about it, telling them that they received the reputation points and the thanks.

However, based upon the above posts, it appears that this no longer works with vb4.2. I'm seeking clarification on this point.

Thanks.

I see what you mean yes some of it is

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by addamroy

Is there anyway to disable the collapsable THANKS list?

Personally I'd prefer to have the big long list of THANKS under threads where users have been thanked a bunch of times.

replace your post_thanks_postbit template
to this

<div class="postbody"<vb:if condition="$vboptions['legacypostbit']"> style="margin-{vb:stylevar left}: 0"</vb:if>>
	<div class="postrow">
	<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6 || $post['show_thanks_remove_option']">
	<div class="smallfont" style="float:{vb:stylevar right}">
		<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6">
			<a href="post_thanks.php?do=post_thanks_remove_all&amp;p={vb:raw post.postid}"<vb:if condition="$vboptions['disable_ajax'] != 2"> onclick="return post_thanks_remove_all({vb:raw post.postid}, <vb:if condition="$vboptions['post_groans_integrate']">true<vb:else />false</vb:if>);"</vb:if> rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_remove}</a>
		</vb:if>
		<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6 && $post['show_thanks_remove_option']">
			|
		</vb:if>
		<vb:if condition="$post['show_thanks_remove_option']">
			<a href="post_thanks.php?do=post_thanks_remove_user&amp;p={vb:raw post.postid}"<vb:if condition="$vboptions['disable_ajax'] != 2"> onclick="return post_thanks_remove_user({vb:raw post.postid}, <vb:if condition="$vboptions['post_groans_integrate']">true<vb:else />false</vb:if>);"</vb:if> rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_remove_user}</a>
		</vb:if>
	</div>
	</vb:if>
	<h2 class="<vb:if condition="!$vboptions['legacypostbit']">post</vb:if>title">
		<vb:if condition="$post['post_thanks_amount'] == 1">
			{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_user_says, {vb:raw post.username}}
		<vb:else />
			{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_users_say, {vb:raw post.post_thanks_amount_formatted}, {vb:raw post.username}}
		</vb:if>
	</h2>
	<div class="content">
		<div id="post_thanks_bit_{vb:raw post.postid}">
			<blockquote class="postcontent restore">
				{vb:raw post.post_thanks_bit}
			</blockquote>
		</div>
	</div>
	</div>
</div>
<hr />

or if you like to keep the option but increase the amount before it collapses
look for

<vb:if condition="$post['post_thanks_amount'] > 10">

in the same template and change the value 10 to you liking

I'll put up one with out the collapse if others don't want to use it
I think the how to increase the amount of thanks before it collapses is in the read me

[Bob_R]

How do you set the users to get notifications of rep in version 4.2?

Thanks (pardon the pun)

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by Bob_R

How do you set the users to get notifications of rep in version 4.2?

Thanks (pardon the pun)

THis has been explaing a couple posts backk

[Chadi]

How do I properly align the " Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts" row like the rest of postbit fields?

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by Chadi

How do I properly align the " Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts" row like the rest of postbit fields?

this was the fix for your answer 2 pages back..
the search is your friend..
he stated the second one worked

Originally Posted by Hippy

in your post_thanks_postbit_info template youll see this 3 time

{vb:raw post.post_thanks_thanked_posts_formatted}}</dd>

try adding a <br /> after each

if that does not work try
replace the template with

<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>

I would have to test it out tomorrow if either does not work..

if they fail revert the template back ..

let me know how you make out

Originally Posted by vivapotenza

Hippy, thanks so much buddy, the second fix you posted worked like a charm (the first fix did also move the link down, but the formatting was still not quite right).

[Chadi]

I tried both methods, didn't fix it. As you can see in my previous picture, the margin (horizontally) is not right with the rest of the fields.

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by Chadi

I tried both methods, didn't fix it. As you can see in my previous picture, the margin (horizontally) is not right with the rest of the fields.

the thanked x times in x posts will never look the same as the others
if you look at the template the

Thanks : 0

is <dt>Thanked</dt> <dd> 0</dd>

and the thanked x times in x posts
is
<dd> thanked x times in x posts </dd>

+ the fieldset you have wrapping it is making it more obvious

[tonym]

thanks man...this is a great forum tool ....it shows who you can get help from if 'ur new to forum ...thats my take anyways...thanks again...

[addamroy]

Hippy... I sent ya a few bucks via Paypal, since you don't have a donate button

Thanks for all your help man I and many others appreciate it I'm sure.