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.

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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

[sunnycher]

I installed 6.0 gold! Thank you!!
I have a question! How easy or hard would it be to do this and it say Congratulations? Or Way To Go?

THANK YOU!

[NolF]

Originally Posted by adam2484

basically i'd like the names of anybody who thanks the poster to be available as a dropdown if selected. not to be visible at all times, many thanks

There are a number of ways to achieve this.

Option A (is the one I use on my site) is to use a hidden div and make it visible when you click on an image. [Warning: this system is not compatible with Opera. I have tried to use it but pressing the images with Opera doesn't seem to work sadly]

Option B is to set a profile field to indicate if you want them visible or not.

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Option A
Go to post_thanks_postbit_legacy template and add at the beginning
<div id="elos_$post[postid]" style="display:none"> and </div> at the end

Now on the postbit(_legacy) add where you want to display the expansion buttons

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post['post_thanks_amount'] > 0 OR $post['post_groan_amount'] > 0">
<img class="inlineimg" src="- image url" onclick="getElementById('elos_$post[postid]').style.display='none';" title="Close" />
<img class="inlineimg" src="+ image url" onclick="getElementById('elos_$post[postid]').style.display='';" title="Open" />
</if> 


Delete the " OR groan.... etc" if you are not using that hack. Well it doesn't change anything but.

I have tried to use the collapse system from vbulletin, but failed to make it compatible with this.
I'm not sure if it is a problem or not, but it only works when it is pressed, meaning that if you leave the psot and come back the box will be hidden again and you will have to press the button once again to see its contents

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Option B
Create a profile field, maybe a list box with options (for example: Yes and NO).
Go to post_thanks_postbit_legacy template and add at the beginning
<if condittion="$post[fieldXX] == Yes"> all the code </if>
(means that if the field is = to Yes it WILL show all the code)

You could combaine it with option A tho
Go to post_thanks_postbit_legacy template and add at the beginning

PHP Code:

<if condittion="$post[fieldXX] == Yes">
<div id="elos_$post[postid]" style="display:none;">
<else />
<div id="elos_$post[postid]" style="display:">
</if>
All code
</div> 


Means that if the field is = to Yes then it will be hidden by default, and only when clicked on the image it will reveal its contents

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I could elaborate on any of this two systems if the explanation has only confused you more ^^


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Originally Posted by sunnycher

I have a question! How easy or hard would it be to do this and it say Congratulations? Or Way To Go?

Just change the phrases and images to whatever you want tho show or say

Originally Posted by Fungsten

I found this in the first two "Edit Plugins". Is it a misspelling?

I've noticed that one too, but didn't think it was important, after all the name of the plugin doesn't change anything

Originally Posted by tekguru

Any ideas how they got duplicated in the first place?

Maybe you got slightly distracted while adding the hooks ^^

Originally Posted by sim20

Thanks, i have used the 6.0 gold version, followed instructions but i still get no button, have double checked everything and am sure everything was uploaded correctly and all template edits were done correctly, any help please guys..

No button means that either the button image is not in the button folder of your skin, you don't have enough "permissions" to see it (thank ppl) or that the template modification regarding the button was done incorrectly

find:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
<!-- controls -->
--------------------------------------------------------------------

AFTER place this:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
<!-- Start Post Thank You Hack -->
$post_thanks_button
<!-- End Post Thank You Hack -->
--------------------------------------------------------------------

I'm wondering do you see the other features of the thank you hack? such as the user info, or info in the user profile page?

[sunnycher]

Thank you NoIF!

Another question! How can I remove the (Today) from the list of names where it shows who is thanking the poster?

[sunnycher]

Nevermind, I think I found it LOL Thank you

[sim20]

No button means that either the button image is not in the button folder of your skin, you don't have enough "permissions" to see it (thank ppl) or that the template modification regarding the button was done incorrectly

I'm wondering do you see the other features of the thank you hack? such as the user info, or info in the user profile page?

The template is correct, the button image is in all relevant folders and i see this in user info:

Join Date: 02-18-2007
PostsTotal Posts: 36 (0.29 posts per day)
Total Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Find all thanked posts by *****
Find all posts by *****
Find all threads started by *****


But still no button!!

[kwblue]

Hello -

I'm having some issues It's been a while since I installed the hack and I just noticed that when threads have more than 1 post, the image (thank you image) is duplicated along with the thanks information in the header.

So, for post1 - 1 header/button, for post2 - 2 headers/buttons/, etc...

It will go on forever. I don't know what I might have done to get this to happen... any clues?

You can see the issue at:

http://www.affiliateguarddog.com/for...126.html?t=126

Thanks in advance for the help!

[gregfindley]

Hi, after some help if anyone can spare a few mins

I have installed this hack following the instructions, and nothing has appeared at all? I'm running 3.6.7 so I installed the 6.0 gold followed by the 3.6.7 fix, but still nothing?

I have a fairly modified template so not sure if this is whats causing the problems? WOuld appreciate any help or suggestions on solving this one!

My site is www.ChessForums.org

Thanks!
Greg

[sunnycher]

How to I remove the thanks stats in the members block/info?

[sunnycher]

I don't have a post_thanks_postbit_info template.
I have it without the info on the end.

Originally Posted by NolF

Yes, go to the template called post_thanks_postbit_info and put at the very begining
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 6"> (in order for ONLY admins to be able to see it) and put </if> at the very end. That should do the trick, otherwise, just delete the whole content of the template, and when you want to show it again, just revert it ^^.

[Fungsten]

I can't find mine either.

Originally Posted by sunnycher

I don't have a post_thanks_postbit_info template.
I have it without the info on the end.