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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[Simon Lloyd]

Seems like it's using the same replacement as your uploads/downloads hack as the zero has come from there.

[viliksar1]

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

Version 7.84 (21/06/12 by Forcehss) fix given by snakes1100

I've installed your "Thank You"
Help me make - Show / Hide list of the thanked!

I have tried this, but the button to hide \ show is not working.

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by viliksar1

I've installed your "Thank You"
Help me make - Show / Hide list of the thanked!

I have tried this, but the button to hide \ show is not working.

As you installed that other plugin and it is supported you need to ask in there plugin for support

[joeychgo]

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

Try this one

No thanks -- I cant stand your 3 links on every page BS. It keeps be from even looking at any of your mods, let alone buying any.

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

If you are using anything higher than vb 4.1.x then this plugin is not for you try dbtech thanks one its better

Not true, I run it on 4.22 without a problem. Stop pushing your own product.


To install on later versions look for this line in the product file

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

and change it to

<dependency maxversion="4.2" minversion="4.0.0 beta 4" dependencytype="vbulletin"/>

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by joeychgo

No thanks -- I cant stand your 3 links on every page BS. It keeps be from even looking at any of your mods, let alone buying any.




Not true, I run it on 4.22 without a problem. Stop pushing your own product.


To install on later versions look for this line in the product file

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

and change it to

<dependency maxversion="4.2" minversion="4.0.0 beta 4" dependencytype="vbulletin"/>

I would suggest knowing what you are complaining about before you reply, the prospect he suggested is not his, and he in in no way shape or form associated with that company.

[joeychgo]

my mistake then, I apologize.

[ozzy47]

It happens to all of us at one point or another.

[ScoobyDoo]

Hey ozzy47,

I replaced the code with <dependency maxversion="4.2" minversion="4.0.0 beta 4" dependencytype="vbulletin"/> as you said, but upon importing it says:

" XML Error: Reserved XML Name at Line 1 "

Would you please tell me what I'm doing, or have done wrong? Thank you very much!

[ozzy47]

I would be willing to bet you used a improper file editor, try redownloading the zip and edit the XML with notepad ++

[ScoobyDoo]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

I would be willing to bet you used a improper file editor, try redownloading the zip and edit the XML with notepad ++

That's actually what I'm using. Notepad ++