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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

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[MaxInfinity]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

Sort of. However, you have to enable the Facebook platform and it's only for threads, not for individual posts. Not really the same at all.

right wasnt sure just remember seeing it in the options.
Thanx for correcting that.

[BadgerDog]

Anyone else having a problem with the postbit display element of this mod overflowing the edges of the screen display (shows outside the postbit user box) when a user has a lot of thank you's?

Is there a fix?

Thanks ..

Regards,
Badger

[DAMINK]

Yea its not working well with my postbit either.
Also i have a test tread i posted 3 times and well you see the effect.
http://www.ftw.net.au/showthread.php...an-test-thread!
It repeats itsself each time making duplicate thankyou bits.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Yea its not working well with my postbit either.
Also i have a test tread i posted 3 times and well you see the effect.
http://www.ftw.net.au/showthread.php...an-test-thread!
It repeats itsself each time making duplicate thankyou bits.

I have not seen the duplicates yet, but I guess I should do a test thread as well. The field overflow for members with large amounts of Thank You's is ugly, so I'll turn it off until someone can post a fix ...

Thanks...

Regards,
Badger

[Jollyware]

This would be an even more awsome mod if attahements could be hidden and shown once the thanks buttonwas clicked.

[Gn_Snake]

Originally Posted by rolfw1

Your alignment looked Ok there, did you get it sorted? As I have an alignment problem http://www.thamesvalleybirds.co.uk/b...html#post41864 for example.

I have the same problem?...Any idea for solve?

Thx

[RobbieZ]

Originally Posted by optize

Is there anyway to change 'Thanks' to 'Like' so people Like posts, instead of Thanking? I think that would be better?

Search in phrases and change it to 'Like'

Originally Posted by heugabel

in showthread the inline-moderatiom -> mark all posts is not working, only the first post is marked.

Its the thanks_hack, as ive disabled it to check also http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=36383

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

Anyone else having a problem with the postbit display element of this mod overflowing the edges of the screen display (shows outside the postbit user box) when a user has a lot of thank you's?

Is there a fix?

Thanks ..

Regards,
Badger

Noticed this too, Animemike is using css boxes around his and his seems to be fixed, whether asking him will sort this problem ??

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by RobbieZ

Noticed this too, Animemike is using css boxes around his and his seems to be fixed, whether asking him will sort this problem ??

Thanks...

I can also confirm that using 4.0.4pl1 and FireFox 3.6.6, that this hack does NOT break the in-line moderation of the forum thread listing. My inline moderation drop down box does not work to permit me to select and highlight any threads when viewing the forum thread listing. However, whether this mod is enabled or disabled, for me neither makes any difference and the inline moderation capability still doesn;t work.

Regards,
Badger

[Hellmaster]

How to add a "Collapse" block with thanks?

[RobbieZ]

You will have to disable all your mods and try your inline and keep turning them on until you discover which mod is causing this.

I have limited mods installed on my test board so it's slightly easier for me.

It's a pain but the best solution.