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

[221123]

thanks , but it doesnt show up after i uploaded files , did everythin in the readme file for 3.6.8

[Wardragon]

Originally Posted by jamesf4218

The 3.6.8 upload instructions make no sense for 3.6.9 because all the template edits are already done. There are no template edits to do, but the system still doesn't work.

You're right, the template edits are already done, but apparently they're not necessary, as this hack does work (see attachment) in 6.9.


I'm still trying to figure out how to show the "user was thanked X times" in the post profile, it shows up the in user profile just fine.

[ViViD]

Originally Posted by mblb

It's not working properly for me. The buttons are showing but when you click one they just both disappear. They don't count. I am using 3.6.9 so maybe that's why?

Hello ,
I have exactly the same problem .... Is there any solution ?

[hsv z clubbie]

Yep same problem here too !!

[Dave-M]

Hi,

I installed v6.4 about 6 months ago and at the time, I managed to change the text that says "The Following User Says Thank You to **** For This Useful Post:" to "Thanked By", but when I updated to v7.4 today, I am back to the original text.

I have had a look through this thread and the answer seems to be "edit the template", so would someone be kind enough to tell me which template I need to edit please?

Thanks

[Spinball]

There is a style error in this mod.
When the Post Thank You Hack plugin is enabled at postbit_display_complete, Firefox reports the error:

Error in parsing value for property 'display'. Declaration dropped.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=nnnnnn

once for each post.

I'm pretty certain the problem is in the post_thanks_button template.

style="display:$display_thanks_image"

[jamesf4218]

Originally Posted by mblb

It's not working properly for me. The buttons are showing but when you click one they just both disappear. They don't count. I am using 3.6.9 so maybe that's why?

This is the exact problem I am having too. There is obviously an issue with 3.6.9. Why isn't the author supporting this? It says supported.

[PoetJA-1975]

Finally installed!
Working fine with style and GARS vB 3.6.8 PL2
Thanx for sharing!

Jacquii.

[lovechandigarh]

hi,

installed on vb 3.6.9 custom template working fine BUT... Two thanks button same function.

when thanked post displaye two thanks same user

does it need anythig with postbit and postpic_legacy template

[Dave-M]

Originally Posted by Dave-M

Hi,

I installed v6.4 about 6 months ago and at the time, I managed to change the text that says "The Following User Says Thank You to **** For This Useful Post:" to "Thanked By", but when I updated to v7.4 today, I am back to the original text.

I have had a look through this thread and the answer seems to be "edit the template", so would someone be kind enough to tell me which template I need to edit please?

Thanks

Would anyone have an idea about this please?