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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[ForceHSS]

pity you did not as I dont have this installed on my live site and only installed it on my test site to update it as it is now removed and dont have the time to check for you unless you had that ss. I am working on other things if I do have time at a later date will have a look

[NTMID8]

OK, I got it back now... for the most part. I have the desired location and look (see attachment) but it is now reloading the page when I click thank so I believe I broke the AJAX. Can you help me correct that?

I changed post_thanks_box to:

PHP Code:

{vb:raw post_thanks_box} 


I changed post_thanks_postbit to:

PHP Code:

<br />
    <div class="bbcode_container">
        <div class="bbcode_quote">
            <div class="quote_container">
                <div class="bbcode_quote_container"></div>
                <div class="bbcode_postedby">
                    <vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6 || $post['show_thanks_remove_option']">
                        <div class="smallfont" style="float:{vb:stylevar right}">
                            <vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6">
                                <a href="post_thanks.php?do=post_thanks_remove_all&amp;p={vb:raw post.postid}"
                                <vb:if condition="$vboptions['disable_ajax'] != 2"> onclick="return post_thanks_remove_all({vb:raw post.postid}, 
                                    <vb:if condition="$vboptions['post_groan_integrate']">true
                                    <vb:else />false
                                    </vb:if>);"
                                </vb:if> rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_remove}
                                </a>
                            </vb:if>
                            <vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6 && $post['show_thanks_remove_option']">
                                |
                            </vb:if>
                            <vb:if condition="$post['show_thanks_remove_option']">
                                <a href="post_thanks.php?do=post_thanks_remove_user&amp;p={vb:raw post.postid}"
                                <vb:if condition="$vboptions['disable_ajax'] != 2"> onclick="return     post_thanks_remove_user({vb:raw post.postid}, 
                                    <vb:if condition="$vboptions['post_groan_integrate']">true
                                    <vb:else />false
                                    </vb:if>);"
                                </vb:if> rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase post_thanks_remove_user}
                                </a>
                            </vb:if>
                        </div>
                    </vb:if>
<!--                <img src="images/styles/streetrod/misc/quote_icon.png" alt="Quote" />     -->
                    These members thank <strong>{vb:raw post.username}</strong> for this useful post.
                </div>
                <div class="message">
                    {vb:raw post.post_thanks_bit}
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
<hr /> 


I also modified the plugin postbit_display_complete replacing:

PHP Code:

$template_hook['postbit_end'] .= $templater->render(); 


with:

PHP Code:

$template_hook['postbit_signature_start'] .= $templater->render(); 


[ForceHSS]

will run some tests see what I can do to help you

[Marios858]

Tested on 4.1.5 works . Thanks , Excellent Hack.

Originally Posted by Hippy

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1501

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by Marios858

Tested on 4.1.5 works . Thanks , Excellent Hack.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1779

[prabhgrewal]

I get a access denied message for some users when they click the thanks button, and it seems to be a randomly occuring event, in the sense that the same user is able to use the thanks and then all of a sudden he gets a "You are not authorised to view this page" message, though the thanks seems to have registered fine

[NTMID8]

Any luck with restoring the AJAX functionality?

One other request I have... is it possible to add a notification so the user's are notified when their posts are thanked? It would be nice to see this show up with other notifications and then clicking it would show a list of the thanked posts.

[pcmwebmaster]

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

[30et]

Does this work with the vbulletin native mobile skin?

[AussieDave]

vBulletin version 4.1.5 L1

New forum - plug in not used before.

Downloaded and installed code update:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1779

No errors given but neither buttons are displaying in post.
Checked output of compiled code and it's present. Checked postbit and postbitlegacy code is in bothbBut still wont work.

Anyway idea what's up and how to fix?

URL of site (remove xxx):
xxxhttp://www.awaa.com.au/forums/

Any help much appreciated, thanks!


Cheers

Dave