Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

vB 4.0 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231666

Post Thank You Hack 7.7

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: (If installed on vb 3.7)

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 7
• Time to install: 1 minute max

Updates:

Version 7.0 (12/20/07):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.7
• This version works on all vBulletin versions from 3.6.0 and up

Version 7.1 (12/24/07):

• Fixed up the vb3.7 profile block code including fixing showing your info and not the member you are looking at.

Version 7.2 (01/24/08):

• Updated files: post_thanks.php, functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated templates: post_thanks_memberinfo_block, post_thanks_member_info
• New option: Remove User's Thanks Count When Deleting Post
• New phrase: post_thanks_search_user_gave
• FIX User reputation level now updates. (Thanks to liwo for this one.)
• NEW Added option to view all posts a user has thanked.
• FIX Fixed Special Action - Delete All of a Users Thanks
• FIX Should have fixed some 'foreach()' errors.

Version 7.3 (03/15/08):

• Updated file: functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated template: post_thanks_memberinfo_block
• Deleted template: post_thanks_memberinfo_css
• New option: Choice to use Markup Usernames or not. (Thanks to Namaless)
• New option: Ban User from Getting Thanks
• New option: Max Thanks a User can Give Per Day
• FIX Fixed repeating bug on vb 3.6.7 forums.
• CHANGE Changed where the post thanks info shows on the Profile Page. Moved to same box as statistics. (This will require a template edit if you are running vb3.7 beta 2-4)

Version 7.4 (03/21/08):

• FIX: Fixed Profile Stats for vb3.7.0 RC1 users.

Version 7.5 (05/12/08):

• Updated files: post_thanks.js, post_thanks.php, functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated template: post_thanks_button
• Added securty token check for all thanks added. This will prevent a user from giving out a link or somehow making an image that will get him a lot of thanks.
• Should have fixed some 'foreach()' errors.
• Fixed Delete All of a Users Thanks bug
• vBulletin 3.7.x compatible only

Version 7.6 (06/02/08):

• FIX: Fixed Security Check for vb 3.7.1
• Updated files: functions_post_thanks.php

Version 7.7 (07/28/08):

• FIX: Fixed problem with giving thanks using Blazer (palmOS browser).
• Updated file: post_thanks.js
• Updated templates: post_thanks_button, post_thanks_postbit, post_thanks_postbit_legacy
• New option: Show Stats in Postbit?
• New option: Show Stats in Profile?

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Pictures:

1. Showing the 'thanks' button and stats in Postbit
2. Showing post after 'thanks' (user view)
3. Showing post after 'thanks' with legacy posts (admin view)
4. Stats in members profile and link
5. Link in Search drop down menu
6. Hacks settings

[YLP1]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Please make sure all the files are uploaded. Also, make sure custom styles have the new template hooks.

Hi Abe, I double checked that all files are uploaded and reviewed each template and confirmed the hooks exist.

I even re-uploaded the files and the page still refreshes after clicking the thanks button.

My vb 3.6.8pl2 on my own server is working correctly.

If you want to take a gander here is the url: http://YourMichigan.com

I don't know what else to look at.

Thanks in advance.

[SemperFideles]

Originally Posted by SemperFideles

I know this is supposedly resolved in 7.2 but I've had 7.2 installed since 25 Jan and I just started getting this error on one thread today:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions_post_thanks.php on line 183

I have re-uploaded every single file, reinstalled but I still get the error on this single thread. Is there any issue where the Thanks on a page can get corrupted in the dB?

Abe,

Did you see this thread? I'm running 3.6.8 and, as I stated, it's only happened with two different threads for no apparent reason. I have been using the Post Thank You hack for several months and this error occurred with just two threads very recently. I have the latest Post Thank You hack installed.

Got it all working, huzzah!

For those of you having the button not show up, revert your postbit or postbit_legacy.

[georgedd]

Hi:
I'm currently using version 7.2 of Thanks with vBulletin 3.6.8 One problem I'm having though is deleting all thanks made by a specific member using the Special Action. When I enter the member's user ID (ie: 27668) and press enter, I get the following error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.8:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM post_thanks WHERE postid IN () ORDER BY username ASC;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ') ORDER BY username ASC' at line 1
Error Number : 1064
Date : Saturday, February 16th 2008 @ 06:16:12 PM
Script : http://www.mysite.com/forums/admincp...l_users_thanks
Referrer : http://www.mysite.com/forums/admincp...pecial_actions
IP Address : myip
Username : admin
Classname : vB_Database

Any help appreciated. I need to delete that member's thanks, since he spammed the forums with over 50k thanks.

[georgedd]

BTW, the Special Action only fails for this user apparently. I tried it on a regular member, and it went through fine. This user, who is now banned, made over 52,940 thanks, probably with a script or something.

[Meghwar]

Hi all

my thank you working on most of my templates but one of them is not working at all neither any function or the members area.

i uninstall and re-install, same nothing on that template.

the funny thing that template worked on the older version and not the 7.2
with VB 3.7.X

any help please

[mystic10]

please someone help...everytime member hit the thanks button to view the hidden content they dont see it right away...they have to refresh the page to see it..please give solution...

[Jase2]

Please go through the instructions again, you may have made a mistake somewhere.

Regards Jason

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by youradhere4222

Abe, do you have the .psd for the thank button?

No.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by StormLily

I have 3.6.8 and I'm getting a white page with a bunch of 'fatal errors' on it. It won't allow me to view my pages on my forum.

Can I see your acp?