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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[New Joe]

Originally Posted by L2Insomnia

Odd I uploaded and enabled the one provided by ForceHSS and it has no effect at all..nothing shows up. This is on a clean install using the default template and no other mods installed. No errors or anything.

Same here, I installed it on 4.2.0 and the Thanks button doesn't show, on 4.1.3shows fine

[Disco_Dave]

I'm running this add on, on 4.2 pl2 and it works a treat

[New Joe]

Originally Posted by tricksodave

I'm running this add on, on 4.2 pl2 and it works a treat

Did you use Hippy's fix or ForceHSS's fix?

[Disco_Dave]

Originally Posted by New Joe

Did you use Hippy's fix or ForceHSS's fix?

I'm using Hippy's fix, I wouldn't be sure what the difference's are though

[cbiweb]

Originally Posted by cbiweb

This error showed up while trying to thank a post:

It seems to have fixed itself, but what caused it, and is there a way to prevent it from happening again? I'm running vB4.2 PL2.

I woke up that morning, had coffee, went into my office to get on my computer, checked email and stuff, then logged onto my forums, checked for new posts, read a few, and on one of them I simply clicked the 'Thanks' icon. That's when the error occurred.

[Videx]

Originally Posted by cbiweb

I woke up that morning, had coffee, went into my office to get on my computer, checked email and stuff, then logged onto my forums, checked for new posts, read a few, and on one of them I simply clicked the 'Thanks' icon. That's when the error occurred.

That's not much of a bug report. Now tell us how many different browsers you've tried, how many of your members are reporting the same error, and what you've already done to try to solve the problem. And, assuming it happens every time in 3-4 browsers, give us a test login so we can see it for ourselves. At some point be prepared to assure us that you have disabled all your other mods, and that it didn't stop working after installing another mod.

[cbiweb]

Please re-read my original post, slowly so as to fully comprehend all the aspects and limitations of reporting the issue (hint: happened once, fixed itself), and you'll see why there's really nothing more I can say about it than I already did.

All I want to know is if this is something that has a known cause, and how to prevent it. If not, so be it.

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by cbiweb

Please re-read my original post, slowly so as to fully comprehend all the aspects and limitations of reporting the issue (hint: happened once, fixed itself), and you'll see why there's really nothing more I can say about it than I already did.

All I want to know is if this is something that has a known cause, and how to prevent it. If not, so be it.

Are you using Hippy's or my version

[cbiweb]

Yours.

[ForceHSS]

Did it ever tell you what the error was or was this the only message you ever got

If this error occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.]]>