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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[friendlymela]

Originally Posted by Carpesimia

Can you limit who can "Thank" by usergroup?

yap it was already set

[Steve-Hoog]

The reason I knew the Thank You was crashing it was because of the Error Log. The only problem I have found so far is that 4.2.1 won't let you load the old Plug In in order to load the Patch by Hippy and the other guy. I tried Upload and FTP with no luck; even though I got the files in place just like the first time that worked with the 4.1.x via FTP, something isn't right and when you try to load the Patch it claims incompatible. I think the Uninstall to get 4.2.1 hosed the entire "Thank You works with 4.2.1". I completely confused as to why no programers will develop a full new load.

% After getting many other hacker rebuild issues out of the way I got back to focus on this and managed to get the original Plug In back on; not sure what I was doing wrong but I corrected it.

As of yet I cannot get either Patch to work.

[Steve-Hoog]

Hippy, I am getting this when trying to Add your Patch:

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.1:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO product
(productid, title, description, version, active, url, versioncheckurl)
VALUES
('post_thanks',
'Post Thank You Hack',
'Post Thank You Hack',
'7.84',
1,
'https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?do=producthelp&pid=post_thanks',
'');

MySQL Error : Duplicate entry 'post_thanks' for key 'PRIMARY'
Error Number : 1062
Request Date : Thursday, September 19th 2013 @ 07:56:50 AM
Error Date : Thursday, September 19th 2013 @ 07:57:06 AM
Script : http://www.germanic-worlds.org/forum...=productimport
Referrer : https://www.germanic-worlds.org/foru...?do=productadd
IP Address : 68.15.123.159
Username : Steve-Hoog
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.5.33-log

Thoughts?

[Steve-Hoog]

I have no idea why but an hour later the errors stopped and the Plug In was working.

NO CLUE......

[Vaira]

Originally Posted by Hippy

How to turn the "Post Thank You" hack into a "Likes" system similar to vBulletin.org
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=266358
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1943

youll find a link to the info here
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1943

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1943


https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1943



this has all fixes https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1943
Just over write files and xml don't uninstall

Line break issue has gone. Thanks for the fix and maintaining this hack. Still working great at 4.2.1. :up:

[Wolver2]

I am using this Thank You hack for a long time now but I am always getting an email database error which might be an Exploit?

Invalid SQL:

			REPLACE INTO search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)
			VALUES (2, '111.103.181.221', 1, 'Yan', '', 'post.dateline', 'DESC', 0.00166, 1, '66206,20173,12678,7985', 1379916430, 'a:6:{s:5:\"words\";a:0:{}s:9:\"highlight\";a:0:{}s:6:\"common\";a:0:{}s:5:\"users\";a:1:{i:2916;s:10:\"Yan\";}s:6:\"forums\";i:0;s:7:\"options\";a:3:{s:11:\"starteronly\";i:0;s:11:\"childforums\";i:1;s:6:\"action\";s:7:\"process\";}}', 'd4cc56b84b87e2eaf6534535312553ae');

MySQL Error   : Table 'c01_forumname.search' doesn't exist
Error Number  : 1146
Request Date  : Monday, September 23rd 2013 @ 10:07:10 AM
Error Date    : Monday, September 23rd 2013 @ 10:07:10 AM
Script        : http://theurl.com/post_thanks.php?do=findthanks&u=2916
Referrer      : 
IP Address    : 112.101.181.221
Username      : MYUSERNAMEWASHERE
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.1.66-0+squeeze1

I can view some data by entering: http://theurl.com/post_thanks.php?do=findthanks&u=2916

Change it to your forumurl and and thanks nr at the end and u can see a few datas... I am unsure how dangerous those datas are?

[Hippy]

Invalid User specified. If you followed a valid link
please notify the administrator
What version are u using?

I get this message when
I add that to my url
updated version


Look in the first post you'll see the links post for the updated
Add by the moderator.

Originally Posted by Wolver2

I am using this Thank You hack for a long time now but I am always getting an email database error which might be an Exploit?

Invalid SQL:

			REPLACE INTO search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)
			VALUES (2, '111.103.181.221', 1, 'Yan', '', 'post.dateline', 'DESC', 0.00166, 1, '66206,20173,12678,7985', 1379916430, 'a:6:{s:5:\"words\";a:0:{}s:9:\"highlight\";a:0:{}s:6:\"common\";a:0:{}s:5:\"users\";a:1:{i:2916;s:10:\"Yan\";}s:6:\"forums\";i:0;s:7:\"options\";a:3:{s:11:\"starteronly\";i:0;s:11:\"childforums\";i:1;s:6:\"action\";s:7:\"process\";}}', 'd4cc56b84b87e2eaf6534535312553ae');

MySQL Error   : Table 'c01_forumname.search' doesn't exist
Error Number  : 1146
Request Date  : Monday, September 23rd 2013 @ 10:07:10 AM
Error Date    : Monday, September 23rd 2013 @ 10:07:10 AM
Script        : http://theurl.com/post_thanks.php?do=findthanks&u=2916
Referrer      : 
IP Address    : 112.101.181.221
Username      : MYUSERNAMEWASHERE
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.1.66-0+squeeze1

I can view some data by entering: http://theurl.com/post_thanks.php?do=findthanks&u=2916

Change it to your forumurl and and thanks nr at the end and u can see a few datas... I am unsure how dangerous those datas are?

[Bubble #5]

4.2.1

Using 7.8.4

Nothing is showing up in postbit. I looked in usergroups and forum permissions but didn't see anything to turn it on. What am I missing?

[hellboundblogge]

This supports Vb 4.2.1?

[Bubble #5]

Originally Posted by hellboundblogge

This supports Vb 4.2.1?

Yes, you'll be fine. This is currently the best and most customizable 'thank you' hack around. Many have tried to copy, but this one works and looks the best. That's why they're keeping it alive. Has the most add-ons too. You'll be happy you went with this one