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

[dope15gd]

Originally Posted by rjmjr69

After upgrading I lost the thank you button

I removed all the template edits from the last version installed the new version allowing overwrite and now I have nothing All the thanks are gone and it doesnt work?

ditto. I made sure my template was up to date as best I could and I updated everything, but it still isn't showing up.

I'd be glad to give more details if you tell me what to look for.

[itsblack]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Can you get me a screenshot?

OK.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by dope15gd

ditto. I made sure my template was up to date as best I could and I updated everything, but it still isn't showing up.

I'd be glad to give more details if you tell me what to look for.

Originally Posted by rjmjr69

I dont see any auto template edits being made

Originally Posted by rjmjr69

After upgrading I lost the thank you button

I removed all the template edits from the last version installed the new version allowing overwrite and now I have nothing All the thanks are gone and it doesnt work?

Can you try viewing it on a default vb 3.6.6 style?

Originally Posted by itsblack

OK.

I will look into.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by itsblack

OK.

I just tested on my test forum and it shows up on top. Please test it on a default vb 3.6.6 style.

[romanticyao]

i think its better to give us the option to keep our templates edits, because i have my postbit completely rewritten using div and css... its tableless and look very different than default.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by romanticyao

i think its better to give us the option to keep our templates edits

For what reason?

[romanticyao]

Originally Posted by Abe1

For what reason?

because i have my postbit completely rewritten using div and css... its tableless and look very different than default.

thanx for the update, good work!

[ncangler]

I removed the template edits, uploaded the new files, ran the .xml file and it worked beautifullly.

[itsblack]

Originally Posted by Abe1

I just tested on my test forum and it shows up on top. Please test it on a default vb 3.6.6 style.

Thank you. Can you explain how it works? I mean, how the hack insert the info message to the postbit. So maybe I can make some change to let it work on my style.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by romanticyao

because i have my postbit completely rewritten using div and css... its tableless and look very different than default.

thanx for the update, good work!

All the edits are just put into their own templates. You can still customizes them very easily.

Originally Posted by itsblack

Thank you. Can you explain how it works? I mean, how the hack insert the info message to the postbit. So maybe I can make some change to let it work on my style.

It uses the new template hooks in the templates.