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.
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:
Showing the 'thanks' button and stats in Postbit
Showing post after 'thanks' (user view)
Showing post after 'thanks' with legacy posts (admin view)
I want to get rid of the Thanks: X
Recieved X Thanks in Y Threads stuff from the postbit. I find I cannot alter the postbit to do this as it is not in the postbit.
Where do I need to look for where this comes from and how do I stop it being added.
I love the program, but my users don't want it in the postbit and neither do I.
I want to get rid of the Thanks: X
Recieved X Thanks in Y Threads stuff from the postbit. I find I cannot alter the postbit to do this as it is not in the postbit.
Where do I need to look for where this comes from and how do I stop it being added.
I love the program, but my users don't want it in the postbit and neither do I.
Try post_thanks_postbit_info
i`ve tested it by deleting all in post_thanks_postbit_info and there was no errormessage, maybe that`s it what you`re looking for
I've just installed this addon and it doesn't seem to work correctly, in any thread each shown post has an extra 'thanked field shown, see image below.
Post 6 will show 6 lines of 'Thanked in # posts'
Post 7 will show 7 lines of 'Thanked in # posts'
Also it doesn't show at all in one of my purchased skins ?
Automatic template edit isn't working on my custom templates. Any instructions on manual install would be great
You have to update your templates so they included the latest $template_hook variables.
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Originally Posted by andrewr
Thanks, installed and working great
One question though - How do I get the Thanks part to look like this but with the username etc. on the left like here
Thanks
Not sure your question. One is the legacy version and one is the standard.
Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyA
Fixed the multiple Thanks but no good with my purchased style, the Thanks addon doesn't show at all, any ideas ?
Cheers
You have to update your templates so they included the latest $template_hook variables.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doglet
I want to get rid of the Thanks: X
Recieved X Thanks in Y Threads stuff from the postbit. I find I cannot alter the postbit to do this as it is not in the postbit.
Where do I need to look for where this comes from and how do I stop it being added.
I love the program, but my users don't want it in the postbit and neither do I.
Quote:
Originally Posted by samsons
Try post_thanks_postbit_info
i`ve tested it by deleting all in post_thanks_postbit_info and there was no errormessage, maybe that`s it what you`re looking for
Yes, Doglet, remove all code from the post_thanks_postbit_info template and save it.
Not sure your question. One is the legacy version and one is the standard.
Hi, thanks for your reply.
What I mean is, is it possible to have the bit where it says "The following users say thank you to x for this post:" going across the bottom of the whole post rather than sqaushed up on the left?
What I mean is, is it possible to have the bit where it says "The following users say thank you to x for this post:" going across the bottom of the whole post rather than sqaushed up on the left?
You can edit the post_thanks_postbit_legacy template as you see fit.
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05-26-2007, 11:35 PM
