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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

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[gsk8]

I apologize if this was already asked but could not find answer in a search

Where do you enable the "My Thumb Center" so that you can see it all the time? I only see it when I first get a notification.

[flash04jv]

Is this possible with VB Cloud? Would it work being placed in CSS? We used to have this hack but it is gone now with a couple of our others after switching to Cloud. Trying to bring back what I can. Thanks.

[masterross]

Inline mod selection doesnt work.
Any idea how to fix it?

EDIT:

Fixed!

in template post_thanks_box:

<li class="postbit<vb:if condition="$vboptions['legacypostbit']">legacy</vb:if> postbitim" id="post_thanks_box_{vb:raw post.postid}"<vb:if condition="!$post_thanks_box == 1"> style="display:none"</vb:if>>
    {vb:raw post_thanks_box}
</li>

Remove the RED.

[tareqbd]

We keep getting this error at least once per day. Please advise how to fix this.

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.2:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM post_thanks AS post_thanks INNER JOIN user AS user USING (userid) WHERE post_thanks.postid IN () ORDER BY post_thanks.username ASC;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ') ORDER BY post_thanks.username ASC' at line 1
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Wednesday, January 20th 2016 @ 01:20:28 PM
Error Date : Wednesday, January 20th 2016 @ 01:20:28 PM
Script : http://www.domain.tld/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=xxxx
Referrer : http://www.domain.tld/private.php
IP Address : xx.xx.x.xx
Username : username
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

[lacidious]

I installed a couple of plugins related to the ignore function below and suddenly this mod doesn't work. (as in, it doesn't show up at all anywhere) Also deleted content int the postbit_ignore. Any idea how to fix? Thank you!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=228673

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=268202

[jimnyc]

Not sure if anyone can help. I tried searching for answers in this thread but it's an awfully large thread!!

I've been using this hack for a long time now, a few years at last. Starting about a month ago, it's taking an awfully long time to load the notifications. Giving someone a thanks takes one second of course.

But if I login, and it tells me I have 3 new thanks, and I click on that, it may take 30-60 seconds to load in order to show me who thanked my posts.

I tried repairing and optimizing tables, and it made no difference. I also overwrote the files, reinstall, no luck.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks much!!

-Jim

[john7911]

Thank you:up:
How can translate it in French for vb 4.2.3?

[ArcadeSyndicate]

the easiest way is the product translation tool...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ht=translation

[john7911]

Thank you ArcadeSyndicate
How can I change the word Thanks to the thump image?

[rakhwanna]

Sorry if double ask,

How to change Thanks to Like on the button? thank you