Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

vB 3.7 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=165673
vB 4.0 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231666

Post Thank You Hack 7.4

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: (If installed on vb 3.7)

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 7
• Time to install: 1 minute max

Updates:

Version 7.0 (12/20/07):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.7
• This version works on all vBulletin versions from 3.6.0 and up

Version 7.1 (12/24/07):

• Fixed up the vb3.7 profile block code including fixing showing your info and not the member you are looking at.

Version 7.2 (01/24/08):

• Updated files: post_thanks.php, functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated templates: post_thanks_memberinfo_block, post_thanks_member_info
• New option: Remove User's Thanks Count When Deleting Post
• New phrase: post_thanks_search_user_gave
• FIX User reputation level now updates. (Thanks to liwo for this one.)
• NEW Added option to view all posts a user has thanked.
• FIX Fixed Special Action - Delete All of a Users Thanks
• FIX Should have fixed some 'foreach()' errors.

Version 7.3 (03/15/08):

• Updated file: functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated template: post_thanks_memberinfo_block
• Deleted template: post_thanks_memberinfo_css
• New option: Choice to use Markup Usernames or not. (Thanks to Namaless)
• New option: Ban User from Getting Thanks
• New option: Max Thanks a User can Give Per Day
• FIX Fixed repeating bug on vb 3.6.7 forums.
• CHANGE Changed where the post thanks info shows on the Profile Page. Moved to same box as statistics. (This will require a template edit if you are running vb3.7 beta 2-4)

Version 7.4 (03/21/08):

• FIX: Fixed Profile Stats for vb3.7.0 RC1 users.

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Pictures:

1. Showing the 'thanks' button and stats in Postbit
2. Showing post after 'thanks' (user view)
3. Showing post after 'thanks' with legacy posts (admin view)
4. Stats in members profile and link
5. Link in Search drop down menu
6. Hacks settings

[Dotara]

Hello,

I've uploaded the files correctly and placed the image file on my every skin and installed the hack then installed the fix but still button is not showing. I've read through a few pages but nothing is helping me. Using postbit_legacy template & vB 3.6.7 PL1. Any solution please?

[NolF]

Originally Posted by Dotara

Hello,

I've uploaded the files correctly and placed the image file on my every skin and installed the hack then installed the fix but still button is not showing. I've read through a few pages but nothing is helping me. Using postbit_legacy template & vB 3.6.7 PL1. Any solution please?

Only thing left is to have the template hooks added in the postbit_legacy template
read this ^^

[mtlcore]

Hey man, is this possible>
www.curious-contraptions.com you will see the little feature called "Holler" where the most thanked thread gets displayed on forum home, is that possible with your hack or is just a modified version of your hack???

[tanand79]

Iam using VB 3.6.3 and everytime when i press thanks....the whole page refreshes and loads back again.....

can anything be done for this....pls help

[Dotara]

Originally Posted by NolF

Only thing left is to have the template hooks added in the postbit_legacy template
read this ^^

Hi,

Thanks. I read it before but didn't get which hook I've to add and where to add in postbit_legacy. Please can you elaborate a little bit?

[PugWD]

[S]I just installed this (6.2) on my test forum (3.6.7 PL1) but the button isn't showing up for some reason.

I only have one buttons folder and the image is in there. [/S]
n/m. I'm an idiot. I was the only user on my test board, looking at my own posts.
Off to install it on my live board. :up:



Do I need the template fix or was that just for pre-6.2?



By the way, you've spelt Instructions.txt as Insructions.

[PugWD]

[high]* PugWD marks installed. :up:
[/high]

Few minor things -

• I've widened my postbit to allow for longer usernames - where do I edit to get the width of this to line up?
• Is there a way to remove the gap between the Thanks box and the post it applies to?
• How do I move the button to the left of the other buttons rather than the right?

Thanks in advance.

Nice mod. I've been after it since I saw it on AVForums.

[sim20]

Hi, i have installed the hack to the letter but cannot see any thanks button in the posts! not sure where i've gone wrong but i have checked over and over and am pretty sure that the install went as per instructions, is there any reason why it would'nt work? I'm on 3.6.5 by the way..

Thanks

[mgurain]

Originally Posted by NolF

postbit, postbit_legacy, navbar, and memberinfo
so click on "[View History]" on those templates, and you will be able to compare the changes between the templates.

postbit and navbar templates are not in this list, but still not working!

[sim20]

Originally Posted by sim20

Hi, i have installed the hack to the letter but cannot see any thanks button in the posts! not sure where i've gone wrong but i have checked over and over and am pretty sure that the install went as per instructions, is there any reason why it would'nt work? I'm on 3.6.5 by the way..

Thanks

Anyone? i'm a newbie and can't really understand technical jargon, just need to know wether or not it should be working, if there is a simple solution great, if not i'll uninstall.