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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

[NetElectronics]

Great Hack! Question where can I change it so instead of saying:

Thanks 1
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts

I would like to change Thanks to Display Thanks Given?

[RichieBoy67]

Hey guys, does anyone have a better Thanks image?

Thanks

Also, has anyone written the plug in to move the button?

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by RichieBoy67;2456868chieBoy67

Hey guys, does anyone have a better Thanks image?

Thanks

Also, has anyone written the plug in to move the button?

What thanks button? The thumb?

To move location of the thumb
Look here
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1943

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by GaryT

Hippy,
I've not read through all the replies/comments but may I assume your updated version will work for 4.2.2 ?

Yes Sir it does

Originally Posted by Pocket Aces

In number of thanks box (below the post), if a username contains a space character, it produces a line break.
How can we prevent that?


Currently, this is how it behaves...

username1, username1, username1, username1, username1, user
name2, username1, username1, user
name2, username1, username1, username1, user
name2, username1


We want it to behave like this...

username1, username1, user name2, username1, username1, user name2,
username1, user name2, username1, user name2, user name2, username1,
username1, user name2, username1


username1 ~ sample username with no space in it.
user name2 ~ sample username with space in it.



EDIT:
One more thing, is it possible to have a confirmation feature when clicking the Remove All button to prevent accidental clicking since removing all thanks of a post cannot be undone.

The version I posted has this fix in it

Originally Posted by NetElectronics

Great Hack! Question where can I change it so instead of saying:

Thanks 1
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts

I would like to change Thanks to Display Thanks Given?

You can it phrases

[fly]

Does anyone have some screenshots of what this looks like?

[datoneer]

I have vb 4.2.1 version. Thanks button in postbit is on the right side. How to move it to the left side?

[mw2fan]

I seem to be getting this error.

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.2:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT userid, usergroupid, displaygroupid, username, posts, post_thanks_thanked_times
FROM vb_user AS user
WHERE post_thanks_thanked_times > '0'
ORDER BY post_thanks_thanked_times DESC
LIMIT 0, 15;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'post_thanks_thanked_times' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Wednesday, November 6th 2013 @ 03:55:17 PM
Error Date : Wednesday, November 6th 2013 @ 03:55:18 PM
Even when I uninstall the mod.
Edit: Problem solved, I figured out what was wrong.

[Harpo]

This product is not compatible with version 4.2.2 of vBulletin. (Compatible starting with 4.0.0 beta 4 / Incompatible with 4.1.0 alpha 1 and greater)

Dang.

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by Harpo

Dang.

This version is completely comparable

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1941

[Spangle]

Originally Posted by Harpo

Dang.

Works for me in 4.2.2

The only thing I don't have is the images.