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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[Qatif]

A wonderful addition

Regards

[desirulez]

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in [path]/post_thanks.php on line 57

i got this error couple of times is it because im using 4.0.2?

[Gursimran]

it is giving me this error whenever someone hits thanks

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.2:

Invalid SQL:

REPLACE INTO vb_search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)
VALUES (0, '216.129.119.44', 1, 'kamena', '', 'post.dateline', 'DESC', 0.02024, 1, '68244,67192,65715,65241,64400,63989,63672,63579,6 3461,63445,63440,63356', 1270133814, 'a:6:{s:5:\"words\";a:0:{}s:9:\"highlight\";a:0:{} s:6:\"common\";a:0:{}s:5:\"users\";a:1:{i:7721;s:6 :\"kamena\";}s:6:\"forums\";i:0;s:7:\"options\";a: 3:{s:11:\"starteronly\";i:0;s:11:\"childforums\";i :1;s:6:\"action\";s:7:\"process\";}}', 'b670002f01f717b90617aa618d41fef3');

MySQL Error : Table '*****.vb_search' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Thursday, April 1st 2010 @ 08:26:54 PM
Error Date : Thursday, April 1st 2010 @ 08:26:54 PM
Script : http://******/forum/post_thanks.php?...dthanks&u=7721
Referrer :
IP Address : 216.129.119.44
Username : Unregistered
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

[badawidollah]

you here to bro gursimran

[buontaiviem]

Originally Posted by Gursimran

it is giving me this error whenever someone hits thanks

got this error too

[Gursimran]

Originally Posted by badawidollah

you here to bro gursimran

yep :P

[Julie]

Thanks for upgrading this to 4.0! *upgrades*

[bruschetta]

Originally Posted by Gursimran

it is giving me this error whenever someone hits thanks

I solved this mod:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=396

using notepad++ you put a second

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by imagirlgeek

What I did to resolve this was to comment out these lines in post_thanks.php...

PHP Code:

        $db->query_write("
            REPLACE INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)
            VALUES (" . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] . ", '" . $db->escape_string(IPADDRESS) . "', 1, '" . $db->escape_string($user['username']) . "', '" . $db->escape_string($forumchoice) . "', 'post.dateline', 'DESC', $searchtime, 1, '" . $db->escape_string(implode(',', $orderedids)) . "', " . TIMENOW . ", '" . $db->escape_string(serialize($display)) . "', '" . $db->escape_string($searchhash) . "')
        ");
        $searchid = $db->insert_id();

        $vbulletin->url = 'search.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "searchid=$searchid";
        eval(print_standard_redirect('search')); 


I found this query on lines 278 - 285, 413 - 420, and 527 - 534. I commented out all of them 3 days ago and haven't received this error and also haven't seen any adverse effects.

Hope this helps!

Thank you. Trying this now.

To make it easier for others, if you want to try this fix, I've attached the the revised post_thanks.php file. Save a backup of the old one and upload this new one to the root directory for your forum.

[Vaira]

Abe1,

I would like to thank you for it. It's a really great addition to my forums!

I have installed it and running 4.0.2 PL4. There are no major issues.
I can confirm that it runs fine. I don't have another mod installed, so nothing could interfere with.

Some minor issues I could resolve with the useful info posted at this thread.

I know you are busy and I would like to use your hack all the time. Therefore I would like to know if you are still supporting this version and if you have planned to add a search function to it as well to make it complete.

A short reply about would be nice.

Thanks again.

Vaira (Yen)