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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[Raptor]

Originally Posted by puertoblack2003

In includes/functions_post_thanks.php

look for this line:



replace with this:




thanks to dave for the fix.

Brilliant exactly what I was looking for - working on vb4.2.5

used this mod for years - its great that the community has kept it going.

[Edumar]

Please, where di I find the phrase "Thanked" (under the avatar) to be translated? I found all the other phrases, except this one.
Thank you very much.

[MentorBR]

Can someone teach me how to move the thanks button to the position as shown in the image?

[Hostboard]

MentorBR, am I understanding correctly that you are trying to move the "Thanks" button within the WYSIWYG editor? While technically anything is possible, if this is the case, it would most likely will require core file edits.

My initial thought would be to somehow tie this into the signature line as an addition.

In thinking about this, there might be a modification that forces a default signature and then the code for the button could be substituted/added?

Maybe someone with a deeper understanding of the editor has another idea?

[Prince]

Does this mod not work using PHP 7.3?

[Hostboard]

Originally Posted by Prince

Does this mod not work using PHP 7.3?

vBulletin 4.2.5 will only work up to PHP 7.1.33 which is the last release and EoL.
The only reason VB 4 even works with PHP 7.1 is because of the efforts of Paul M. Otherwise I would suspect IB would have laid it to rest much sooner leaving it forever on PHP 5. Many of the addons were written in the PHP 5 days which was when this place was actually bustling with activity. With the purchase of the platform and the release of VB5, much development for VB4 ceased leaving many addons abandoned and never upgraded. I believe DB addons will work with PHP 7.1 but beyond that, I highly doubt it with out some tinkering of the code.

In all honesty if your going to update VB and your addons to PHP 7.3 you really should just go to PHP 7.4 The only really good outcome is that you do not need a VB developer and any competent PHP developer/coder can easily adapt the code accordingly.

[Prince]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

vBulletin 4.2.5 will only work up to PHP 7.1.33 which is the last release and EoL.
The only reason VB 4 even works with PHP 7.1 is because of the efforts of Paul M. Otherwise I would suspect IB would have laid it to rest much sooner leaving it forever on PHP 5. Many of the addons were written in the PHP 5 days which was when this place was actually bustling with activity. With the purchase of the platform and the release of VB5, much development for VB4 ceased leaving many addons abandoned and never upgraded. I believe DB addons will work with PHP 7.1 but beyond that, I highly doubt it with out some tinkering of the code.

In all honesty if your going to update VB and your addons to PHP 7.3 you really should just go to PHP 7.4 The only really good outcome is that you do not need a VB developer and any competent PHP developer/coder can easily adapt the code accordingly.

Yeah it sucks cause I like vB 4.2

I am running this vB 4.2.5 on PHP 7.3 http://www.ironmaglabs.com/forums/

I don't even have the option for PHP 7.1 or 7.4 in cPanel, only 7.2 and 7.3?

[gnrx]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

In all honesty if your going to update VB and your addons to PHP 7.3 you really should just go to PHP 7.4 The only really good outcome is that you do not need a VB developer and any competent PHP developer/coder can easily adapt the code accordingly.

I'm really interested in that, I currently have my site with php 7.1.33 and addons, but my knowledge of php is not enough to make this change.
I'm going to see what I find ...

Originally Posted by Prince

Yeah it sucks cause I like vB 4.2

I am running this vB 4.2.5 on PHP 7.3 http://www.ironmaglabs.com/forums/

I don't even have the option for PHP 7.1 or 7.4 in cPanel, only 7.2 and 7.3?

Contact with your hosting and indicate you need php 7.1, is easy install for cPanel.

[Hostboard]

I highly doubt a hosting company is going to install a PHP version that is no longer supported after they updated their systems to remove it.

PHP: 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 are all EoL with no further updates.

PHP 7.3
Active Support until 12/2020
Security Support until 12/2021

PHP 7.4
Active Support until 11/2021
Security Support until 11/2022

PHP 8.0
Active Support until 11/2022
Security Support until 11/2023

[gnrx]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

I highly doubt a hosting company is going to install a PHP version that is no longer supported after they updated their systems to remove it.

Yes, you have a reasson, its possible, some hosting company is possible not install a PHP version that is no longer supported...

But he can ask for this possibility, if have cPanel, the hosting, via WHM-Easyapache, its quickly install 7.1.

Only is an option...

Regards.