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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[Bisha]

What is fixed in this new version?

Thanks!

[Streamcentral]

Hi

a few minutes ago i downloaded the (ajax) thank you hack . im currently running vb 4.2.0 and followed the instructions - at the end it says - Import product-post_thanks.xml into PRODUCTS. Allow Overwrite "YES" (admincp -> Plugin System -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product])

their does not seem to be a file named that in the download that i can see can anyone help?

Thanks

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by Streamcentral

Hi

a few minutes ago i downloaded the (ajax) thank you hack . im currently running vb 4.2.0 and followed the instructions - at the end it says - Import product-post_thanks.xml into PRODUCTS. Allow Overwrite "YES" (admincp -> Plugin System -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product])

their does not seem to be a file named that in the download that i can see can anyone help?

Thanks

there is, read again untill you understand it. Yes I could help you better but then you would never learn it yourself

[tareqbd]

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

Version 7.84 (21/06/12 by Forcehss) fix given by snakes1100

After installing the update of 7.84 in my vb 4.1.3 PL8 , the notification shows 4 outdated tamplates.

Out-of-Date Custom Templates Found!
There are currently 4 customized template(s) that need to be updated or reverted. Some sections of vBulletin may not function if you do not do this!

Click here to view these templates!

"post_thanks_box_bit
Default Template Updated in Post Thank You Hack 7.84 by Abe1
Your Custom Template Last Edited in Post Thank You Hack 7.84 by System
Changes were automatically merged into this template"

please help me in this.

[ForceHSS]

is this on default skin or a custom one

[Forbiddenz]

Hello, i'm running vb 4.2 and was using 7.83 post thank you hack, running smooth except this one :


Upgrading to 7.84 and still finding this kind of error.


You can see that every User separated by comma, but i want to add a space to make it looks More beautiful.

So it's should be like this :
BoNNie, deejee, Demon-Valkyrie, etc.....

Can you help me? Thanks.

[Hippy]

this one works https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1941
like it should
it's also located under staff edit in the first post

[Forbiddenz]

Originally Posted by Hippy

this one works https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1941
like it should
it's also located under staff edit in the first post

Thank you Hippy but yours is also error in my forum, using 4.2 Vbulletin. with Business White style.

Can you tell where i could edit that things in my Templates? so i can fix it myself.

[Hippy]

add a   to your post_thanks_box_bit template where you feel it's needed

[Forbiddenz]

In my post_thanks_box_bit, it shows :

PHP Code:

<a href="member.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}u={vb:raw thank.userid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:raw thank.username}</a><vb:if condition="$date_thank">&nbsp;({vb:raw date_thank})</vb:if>{vb:raw virg} 


Which part i should input the