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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[Joehawary]

Quick question, I've renamed everything to "Like" rather than thank you or thanks etc.

Tapatalk seems to still be picking up "Thank", is there any way to change this to like?

Thanks

[Joehawary]

Discovered a bug

Any user that has posted as a guest, or a user that has been removed from the forum and their posts still exist.. there is still an option below their post to Thank them. Obv thanking them results in a PHP error (PHP Warning: array_merge(): Argument #2 is not an array in ..../post_thanks.php on line 63)

Thanks

[jpvs]

I have installed this mod.. it seems to have created the table in the database and i can see the options in the forum admin control panel. I went with default settings and enable is on -

however I do not see any "Thanks" button option in the posts... am I missing something?

This is my forum link

Forum version is 4.2.2 with vB4 default template.

[Reaper1345]

why do I have my page reload the counters of the first updates the counter in post_thanks_postbit_info
is there a solution when I click on the thanks also the same as the counter is updated to

[Inna]

I want my guests and unregistered users also be able to hit thanks button in my forum. Is it possible?
I didn't see any options in its settings.

[soccerman2015]

inna i want same.

And i want fix that:

Mod works fine if members like members post... but if someone likes guest reply

its coming:

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/post_thanks.php on line 63

[Seven Skins]

This hack belongs to Abe1, all credit goes to him.


1 - Added search function fix provided by "channelfuse" in this post
2 - Redone postbit userinfo layout.
3 - Added "post_thanks_postbit_colors" class so you can make display of thanks in postbit stand out. This class can be edited by editing "post_thanks_javascript" template of every style.
4 - Added collapse and scroll feature to postbit box.
5 - Added hide postbit box from guests.
6 - Hide thank you button from guest posts.

Install instruction are in the install package.


PS. Please note like the original hack this is NOT supported.




.

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by Seven Skins

This hack belongs to Abe1, all credit goes to him.


1 - Added search function fix provided by "channelfuse" in this post
2 - Redone postbit userinfo layout.
3 - Added "post_thanks_postbit_colors" class so you can make display of thanks in postbit stand out. This class can be edited by editing "post_thanks_javascript" template of every style.
4 - Added collapse and scroll feature to postbit box.
5 - Added hide postbit box from guests.
6 - Hide thank you button from guest posts.

Install instruction are in the install package.


PS. Please note like the original hack this is NOT supported.




.

I've updated the original modification post to include this attachment and noted your contribution along with those by ForceHSS and Hippy .

Thank you for taking the time to do this .

[OmekaTeam]

I followed all the instructions, but I can not see the button, thanks in posts, where I went wrong?

[Seven Skins]

You need to upload ...

post_thanks.png -> \images\buttons\ (and into EVERY "buttons" folder in every style you have)
post_thanks-hover.png -> \images\buttons\ (and into EVERY "buttons" folder in every style you have)