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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[mishb68]

I don't know about anyone else but I'm really confused.

I downloaded the zipped file with all the files and folders in it and I'm ready to install it on 4.1.3 but until I download something else, or make some changes somewhere it's not going to be compatible? I see there are extra files to download in the thread but they are just single PHP files with no instruction on what to do with them.

I'd love to install this mod on my board but being relatively non technical ( I barely manage) I have no idea what to do.

Is there any chance of a fresh thread with full instructions & a new zip file to download for those wanting to install on 4.1.3?

Thanks,

[Vaira]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

Just a little note that Abe was far from the first person to create a thanks mod (It's very likely he got the idea elsewhere), and our modification does not use any code from Abe's mod - it is created from scratch with many more features than Abe's mod had =).

The idea of it being morally questionable to be paid for ones work seems odd to me, most people do not work for free, including yourself in all likelyhood

Iain

You have missed the point. You have included the importer which reads abe1's tables into your paid version with the intention to make more profit. You know that abe1 has canceled support and that many of us are using his hack already.
To get paid for own work is out of question. Compared to your free version it is almost no effort to write a script that reads tables. Almost no effort to have most profit. Profit made because of the fact that we are using abe1's tables already.

If I am wrong than just provide the importer at your free version as well.
Anything else is pointless arguing to me.
If you would provide the importer at the free version as well, your profit will decrease. I know that and you know that and hence it is available at your paid version only

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by mishb68

I don't know about anyone else but I'm really confused.

I downloaded the zipped file with all the files and folders in it and I'm ready to install it on 4.1.3 but until I download something else, or make some changes somewhere it's not going to be compatible? I see there are extra files to download in the thread but they are just single PHP files with no instruction on what to do with them.

I'd love to install this mod on my board but being relatively non technical ( I barely manage) I have no idea what to do.

Is there any chance of a fresh thread with full instructions & a new zip file to download for those wanting to install on 4.1.3?

Thanks,

this is the updated fixed version..

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1433
since it's mo longer suported a few are trying to help keep it working

[FASEOFMARS]

cool i'll give it a try.....

[GONUMBER6]

Originally Posted by Hippy

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1501

Wish there was a Thanks button here so I could thank you for posting the fixed Thanks! :up::up::up:

[sadiq6210]

Sorry, wrong place =)

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Vaira

You have missed the point. You have included the importer which reads abe1's tables into your paid version with the intention to make more profit. You know that abe1 has canceled support and that many of us are using his hack already.
To get paid for own work is out of question. Compared to your free version it is almost no effort to write a script that reads tables. Almost no effort to have most profit. Profit made because of the fact that we are using abe1's tables already.

If I am wrong than just provide the importer at your free version as well.
Anything else is pointless arguing to me.
If you would provide the importer at the free version as well, your profit will decrease. I know that and you know that and hence it is available at your paid version only

Precisely.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by Vaira

You have missed the point. You have included the importer which reads abe1's tables into your paid version with the intention to make more profit. You know that abe1 has canceled support and that many of us are using his hack already.
To get paid for own work is out of question. Compared to your free version it is almost no effort to write a script that reads tables. Almost no effort to have most profit. Profit made because of the fact that we are using abe1's tables already.

If I am wrong than just provide the importer at your free version as well.
Anything else is pointless arguing to me.
If you would provide the importer at the free version as well, your profit will decrease. I know that and you know that and hence it is available at your paid version only

I'm not sure i understand your argument - if we supply it for free, we will make less money, therefore we SHOULD supply it for free?

That doesn't really compute to me. Would you work for free because you deserve to be paid less for your work? I don't think you would.

We are a business, of COURSE we are trying to make a profit - without doing that we would go out of business, which would mean no more mods (Lite OR Pro).

I'm not sure what it is exactly that makes you feel you are entitled to using our work for free. Do you also go and demand free software/features from Internet Brands? How about Microsoft?

Can you give me one reason why we should give you what you want for free? What have you ever done for us? What free labour have you provided to us? Why haven't you coded your own thanks mod and given it to us for free? Please give me on single reason as to why you are entitled to our work ANY of it, regardless of how big or small it is, for free.

To be honest it is things like this which drive coders away from vB.org - people who feel they should get products and features for free because they have some sort of entitlement or right. I wouldn't be surprised if people feeling entitled is what drove Abe away either.

You are getting something for FREE. Take a second and let that sink it. It is free and you even have the option of not using it. How exactly does this make us the bad guys? Even though we have a better pro version, we are still offering versions of our mods for FREE.

Are you suggesting it would be better if we didn't give anyone anything for free? Thats fine - Don't download our stuff, that solves your problem instantly.

Honestly, this attitude of "you gave us something for free, now give us more features for free or you're evil" is pretty immature and offensive.

Why not go learn to code and make your own mods and release those for free? Is it because you don't have the time to do that - because you have to spend time working to make money perhaps?

In that case i level your own criticism at yourself - stop spending your time making money and start creating free stuff for me.

Hopefully you see how ridiculous that argument is.

Iain

[djbaxter]

Hopefully you'll save the promotion of your mods for their own threads.

[pwnedPRO]

on 4.1.3/4.1.4 worked?