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.
MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL! You will get an email when a new version is released.
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've uploaded the files correctly and placed the image file on my every skin and installed the hack then installed the fix but still button is not showing. I've read through a few pages but nothing is helping me. Using postbit_legacy template & vB 3.6.7 PL1. Any solution please?
I've uploaded the files correctly and placed the image file on my every skin and installed the hack then installed the fix but still button is not showing. I've read through a few pages but nothing is helping me. Using postbit_legacy template & vB 3.6.7 PL1. Any solution please?
Only thing left is to have the template hooks added in the postbit_legacy template read this ^^
Hey man, is this possible> www.curious-contraptions.com you will see the little feature called "Holler" where the most thanked thread gets displayed on forum home, is that possible with your hack or is just a modified version of your hack???
[S]I just installed this (6.2) on my test forum (3.6.7 PL1) but the button isn't showing up for some reason.
I only have one buttons folder and the image is in there. [/S]
n/m. I'm an idiot. I was the only user on my test board, looking at my own posts.
Off to install it on my live board. :up:
Do I need the template fix or was that just for pre-6.2?
By the way, you've spelt Instructions.txt as Insructions.
Hi, i have installed the hack to the letter but cannot see any thanks button in the posts! not sure where i've gone wrong but i have checked over and over and am pretty sure that the install went as per instructions, is there any reason why it would'nt work? I'm on 3.6.5 by the way..
postbit, postbit_legacy, navbar, and memberinfo
so click on "[View History]" on those templates, and you will be able to compare the changes between the templates.
postbit and navbar templates are not in this list, but still not working!
Hi, i have installed the hack to the letter but cannot see any thanks button in the posts! not sure where i've gone wrong but i have checked over and over and am pretty sure that the install went as per instructions, is there any reason why it would'nt work? I'm on 3.6.5 by the way..
Thanks
Anyone? i'm a newbie and can't really understand technical jargon, just need to know wether or not it should be working, if there is a simple solution great, if not i'll uninstall.