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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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

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by m.fink

no
i just downloaded the version that is in the first post and than the error comes up :/

i got vB 3.6.8

What error and where?

[bryanb]

I've been using this mod for quite some time now without a prob. Today I was notified by a member that she sees the "Thanks" button, but when she clicks it - it disappears yet nothing happens. There is no recorded thanks and her user name is not listed amongst the thankers. I'm wondering if it's a browser issue since no one else has reported this problem. I haven't disallowed her userID and she should have full thanking power. She's using the latest IE explorer and I'm using Thanks version 5.0 on vB 3.6.8 pl2.

Any suggestions on where to start would be appreciated. Thanks!

[bryanb]

After re-reading my post - I thought it wise to upgrade to the latest version - which I did. Maybe that had something to do with it.

[bryanb]

Originally Posted by bryanb

After re-reading my post - I thought it wise to upgrade to the latest version - which I did. Maybe that had something to do with it.

It didn't. The member is still having problems. She sees the thanks button - clicks it - it disappears - and nothing...

[VodkaFish]

I have the looping error. The thanks button, along with the thanks section itself is looping every post on a page.

[momo2]

I have a large forum and busy one, I want to do some house cleaning, so if I remove this hack
how much do u think I save ? over 30,000 thanks. is there a prune available for thanks option ? you only have special actions : single id , is there a way to do all ?

[drpeppper]

Installed and rated =) thank you.

Quick question. As seen here and as my forums have a very "light" scheme to them. Is there a way to edit the the "bold" and the "font" for these to pictures?



""The following users Says Thank You to ETC"

and

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by bryanb

It didn't. The member is still having problems. She sees the thanks button - clicks it - it disappears - and nothing...

I dont know. I would have to be able to log in as that user to figure it out.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by drpeppper

Installed and rated =) thank you.

Quick question. As seen here and as my forums have a very "light" scheme to them. Is there a way to edit the the "bold" and the "font" for these to pictures?



""The following users Says Thank You to ETC"

and

Edit the template.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by momo2

I have a large forum and busy one, I want to do some house cleaning, so if I remove this hack
how much do u think I save ? over 30,000 thanks. is there a prune available for thanks option ? you only have special actions : single id , is there a way to do all ?

I know I have tested this hack large forums and that this hack does not take up much resources.