Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Groan Hack

Post Groan Hack 3.3

About this hack:
This hack was requested by users who like my "Post Thank You Hack". Both can run together on the same forum.

This hack adds a "groan" button to all posts. Any user can "groan" at a post. This will reduce the amount of "junk" posts your forum gets.

Features:

• Uses vBulletin easy Product installer/updater/uninstaller
• Uses AJAX technology so your users don't have to refresh when they groan at a post.
• Places an easy to use button next to the edit button
• Separate looks for postbit and postbit_legacy
• Places all Groans into one small box
• Uses only ONE query every time you view a showthread page!
• Users can't groan twice
• Guests don't see 'groan' button
• Counts how many groans a user gives
• Counts how many groans a post gets
• Shows how many groans a user gave in every post of his
• Shows how many groans a user gave in profile
• Shows how many groans a user got
• Shows info in profile
• Search for a users groaned at posts
• Search for all groaned at posts
• Administrator can remove all Groans from a single post
• Users can remove their own Groans (Option to turn it off)
• Turn on and off hack totally
• Turn on and off hack for only some forums
• Option to turn off hack view of date all forums
• Option to integrate hack with Post Thanks Hack
• Ban Usergroups
• Ban Users
• Uses Phrases
• Cache Templates

Installation information on hack:

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

Updates:

Version 2.0 (10/26/06):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.6
• AJAX disabled if you have AJAX disabled on your forum.
• Re-did the search for groaned posts.
• Optimized AJAX code to make AJAX work faster
• rel="nofollow" added to all links
• added to showpost
• Better integration with Post Thanks Hack.

Version 3.0 (04/06/07):

• Totally re-wrote hack to have all the features Post Thank You Hack has. Please redo all template edits.

Version 3.1 (05/14/07):

• No more template edits You do not have to make any template edits to run this hack.
• better cache of templates
• vBulletin 3.6.6 and up is needed to run this version
• Fixed extra queries from running if you had no thanks on a page.
• Fixed deleting all of a users thanks.
• A few more tweaks here and there.

Version 3.2 (05/21/07):

• Fixed a template caching bug.
• Fixed an error that would come up if you did not have Post Thanks installed. Even if you do, there was a big bug in checking if a user gave a groan or not.
• No file edits. Just upload the product XML.

Version 3.3 (07/30/07):

• Moved post thanks stats in postbit from hook postbit_userinfo_right to hook postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts. (for vb 3.6.8 and <3.6.6)
• Released for all versions of vb 3.6.x

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 'groan' button and stats in Postbit
2. Showing post after 'groan' (user view)
3. Showing post after 'groan' with legacy posts (admin view)
4. Stats in members profile
5. Hacks settings

[CNBAforo]

Will you upgrade this to 3.7?

[Abe1]

Once I'm finished with the post thanks version.

[CNBAforo]

Great! Thank you!

[tqvn2004]

I have installed the Thank you hack version 7.2. And I tried to install this hack, but the plugin import stop abnormally (no successful report), and the groan button does not appear. Is this a incompatible issue? (for your information, I am using Vb3.6.2 Patch 2, with default template)

Thank you for an useful hack, by the way!

[dancue]

This is concerning the following:

Open template: navbar

find:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
</tr>
--------------------------------------------------------------------

place AFTER:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
$template_hook[navbar_search_menu]
--------------------------------------------------------------------

My style, unfortunately, has the nav buttons in the header template. This is causing the search feature to not work.

Any Suggestions?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by tqvn2004

I have installed the Thank you hack version 7.2. And I tried to install this hack, but the plugin import stop abnormally (no successful report), and the groan button does not appear. Is this a incompatible issue? (for your information, I am using Vb3.6.2 Patch 2, with default template)

Thank you for an useful hack, by the way!

Do you have a low PHPMemory Limit?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by dancue

This is concerning the following:



My style, unfortunately, has the nav buttons in the header template. This is causing the search feature to not work.

Any Suggestions?

Sorry, this only supports the standard style.

[dancue]

okay. No biggie.

Thanks Abe1!!

[tqvn2004]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Do you have a low PHPMemory Limit?

No, I am running my forum on dedicated server, and the PHP Memory Limit is 16MB.

It would be nice to have both thank and groan on one plugin, and user can enable or disable one or the other depending on their need. I think both of them are necessary for my site, which is discussing political and controversial stuffs

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by tqvn2004

No, I am running my forum on dedicated server, and the PHP Memory Limit is 16MB.

It would be nice to have both thank and groan on one plugin, and user can enable or disable one or the other depending on their need. I think both of them are necessary for my site, which is discussing political and controversial stuffs

I dont want the same plug-in. Look as the difference in user who use one but not the other. It's resources if it's need to install and no being used.