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.

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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

[Abe1]

Version 7.4 (03/21/08):

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

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by crkgb

Hi. I just installed the 7.3 version on my 3.7.0 RC and do not have the tab in my profile, though have a couple test "Thanks" done. Please help

Get the latest version, show in the stat option.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

My thanks since installing this latest version are no longer displayed like they used to due to the markup (which is a feature I really do not want to disable as it is great!)

however take a look: http://www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/ru...nial-info.html

Many usernames are on separate lines

You can disable it in the post thanks ACP settings.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by NeutralizeR

It's because of the "<div>" tags.

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I have a problem. I've just upgraded to 7.3 version (i'm still running vb 3.6.8).

Everything was perfect till i updated the post thanks counters. Now i have this error message at the top of some showthread-showpost pages:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions_post_thanks.php on line 222

(you have to login, guests are not allowed to view the thanks)
Username: Tester
Password: asd123
Example:
http://www.msxlabs.org/forum/showpos...1&postcount=10
http://www.msxlabs.org/forum/showpos...1&postcount=19
http://www.msxlabs.org/forum/showpos...5&postcount=20

I think it's related to deleted-merged member accounts. How to fix this?

Edit: I've found a fix here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1857

Error message's gone but it displays an empty thanks box. Well, the thanks box is displayed because there are some thanks by deleted members and their usernames aren't displayed as they are deleted. How to hide it?

Use the "Delete All thanks" option.

[NeutralizeR]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Use the "Delete All thanks" option.

I know... but there are 700.000+ posts...

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by NeutralizeR

I know... but there are 700.000+ posts...

The option on the box with nothing in it.

[Namaless]

Found problem with gars..
edit the line 222 into function_post_thanks.php and added if statment for check if $thanks is array..

Abe.. need to fix problem with gars add-on... How possible to fix this?

If you want I take to you a gars package..

Thanks

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Can you revert the template if you edited it? (post_thanks_memberinfo_block)

Yes sir, I could... :up:

What would you like me to change as a test?

Thanks for your help...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=379

Regards,
Badger

[Dabbi]

If this has been addressed I'm sorry but is there a way to turn off the tracking on thanks in posts?

So far my membership seems divided on this mod and I'm hoping if there's not the tracking to make it feel like a popularity contest it might help.

Over all I personally think this is a wonderful mod btw.

[choccyclaire]

When I upgraded to the newest version, the count doesn't show in their profile;

* Total Thanks:
* Thanked:
times in posts
* Find all thanked posts by choccyclaire
* Find all posts thanked by choccyclaire

But it's missing the numbers. The numbers appear in postbit.

I'm running 3.7 beta 5.

I've also gone through the whole updating counters options.

EDIT: Nvm, I reverted the memberinfo block template. I didn't even know I edited that!