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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[grc]

Hopefully, we'll get a complete upgraded version of this mod someday soon, but till then I'll mention that I stumbled upon a workaround, sort of, that fills in the missing thanks search capability. Come to think of it, I may be the only person who didn't know this!

Anyway, if you turn on the vB reputation system and have the Thanks mod set up to give a reputation point for thanks, users can click on "Settings" and see which of their posts have been "thanked."

The reputation system defaults to showing only the five most recent reputation boosts they've received but you can increase that to whatever number you want.

Our users have been disappointed that they can't find their "thanks" and this workaround restores that to some limited functionality.

[PamelaE]

Can this be altered so its a groan mod? I prefer groaning to thanking.

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by PamelaE

I prefer groaning to thanking.

What an admission!

Comic book guy on The Simpsons: "No groaning in my store!"

[Vaira]

Originally Posted by grc

Hopefully, we'll get a complete upgraded version of this mod someday soon, but till then I'll mention that I stumbled upon a workaround, sort of, that fills in the missing thanks search capability. Come to think of it, I may be the only person who didn't know this!

Anyway, if you turn on the vB reputation system and have the Thanks mod set up to give a reputation point for thanks, users can click on "Settings" and see which of their posts have been "thanked."

The reputation system defaults to showing only the five most recent reputation boosts they've received but you can increase that to whatever number you want.

Our users have been disappointed that they can't find their "thanks" and this workaround restores that to some limited functionality.

Thanks for that great idea.

[robbiefritz]

Originally Posted by grc

Hopefully, we'll get a complete upgraded version of this mod someday soon, but till then I'll mention that I stumbled upon a workaround, sort of, that fills in the missing thanks search capability. Come to think of it, I may be the only person who didn't know this!

Anyway, if you turn on the vB reputation system and have the Thanks mod set up to give a reputation point for thanks, users can click on "Settings" and see which of their posts have been "thanked."

The reputation system defaults to showing only the five most recent reputation boosts they've received but you can increase that to whatever number you want.

Our users have been disappointed that they can't find their "thanks" and this workaround restores that to some limited functionality.

Many thanks for this. Our members have been asking about this since we upgraded to 4.0

[Vaira]

Hi again.

It seems that one question is still unanswered and asked by others as well.

How can I make the font of the entire users (and date) that have thanked, listed at the box below of the post, smaller?
I have tried to analyse it with firebug, but wasn't able to manage it by myself.

If I could make it smaller to gain space would be nice.

Anybody?

Thanks in advance.

[War.Frog]

Originally Posted by Vaira

Hi again.

It seems that one question is still unanswered and asked by others as well.

How can I make the font of the entire users (and date) that have thanked, listed at the box below of the post, smaller?
I have tried to analyse it with firebug, but wasn't able to manage it by myself.

If I could make it smaller to gain space would be nice.

Anybody?

Thanks in advance.

This solution by grc worked well for me: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=560

[Gursimran]

Thanks djbaxter for the file

[Vaira]

Originally Posted by War.Frog

This solution by grc worked well for me: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=560

Yes, sure it affects the: "The Following X Users Say Thank You to YZ For This Useful Post:" line only. (As described by grc.)

My question was about the font size of all listed users that have thanked! (All user names and dates in the box.)

Still unresolved?

Any solution?

Thanks.

[grc]

Originally Posted by Vaira

Yes, sure it affects the: "The Following X Users Say Thank You to YZ For This Useful Post:" line only. (As described by grc.)

My question was about the font size of all listed users that have thanked! (All user names and dates in the box.)

Still unresolved?

Any solution?

Thanks.

When I made the edits I described it also changed the font size of the users who are listed on my forum. Are you perhaps talking about the horizontal screen real estate taken up by the usernames plus the dates? You might consider just turning off the dates. So far as our forum users are concerned I don't think the date is all that important. In fact, I doubt they even know that that option is available since I've never activated it.