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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

When I try to import the product .xml it does not allow due to my version. I am running 4.1.4

Any suggestions?

[n00bl3t]

Originally Posted by ewebdesigner

When I try to import the product .xml it does not allow due to my version. I am running 4.1.4

Any suggestions?

It was just answered like 2 posts above. Please read at least some of the replies before replying yourself.

[ewebdesigner]

The post was unclear to me if that was what it was implying. Did not want to make a mistake. Thanks got it working perfectly on 4.1.4

Great mod!

[Filgga]

Mhhh, strange.

Someone got 3 THANKS and the stats shows he's got 4bil thanks in only one post. How do I fix this?

I did the RECOUNT and did fix tables but seems to be in vain

[Beethoveen]

i can?t install on V4.1.4

[djbaxter]

Yes you can. The solution is given numerous times in this thread, most recently on the previous page:

1. open product-post_thanks.xml in a plain text editor

2. Find:

PHP Code:

<dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="4.0.0 beta 4" maxversion="4.1.0 alpha 1" /> 


3. Replace it with:

PHP Code:

<dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="4.0.0 beta 4" maxversion="4.99.9" /> 


4. Save and import in Admin CP >> Products & Plugins >> Manage Products >> Add New Product

[M.Kay]

Is it possible to get a notification, when user got thanked?

[sadiq6210]

Originally Posted by M.Kay

Is it possible to get a notification, when user got thanked?

We need a good coder to add this feature

I suggested from long time

[faraz_hamza]

i m using this hack. it wos working fine.
now i have chang my forum default style... and aded a child style
but now my thank image is not displaying at postbit buttom bar
what to do to fix it ?

[sadiq6210]

Originally Posted by faraz_hamza

i m using this hack. it wos working fine.
now i have chang my forum default style... and aded a child style
but now my thank image is not displaying at postbit buttom bar
what to do to fix it ?

post_thanks.png
post_thanks-hover.png

Re-upload it to the path (/new_style_folder/buttons)