Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

vB 4.0 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231666

Post Thank You Hack 7.7

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.

Version 7.5 (05/12/08):

• Updated files: post_thanks.js, post_thanks.php, functions_post_thanks.php
• Updated template: post_thanks_button
• Added securty token check for all thanks added. This will prevent a user from giving out a link or somehow making an image that will get him a lot of thanks.
• Should have fixed some 'foreach()' errors.
• Fixed Delete All of a Users Thanks bug
• vBulletin 3.7.x compatible only

Version 7.6 (06/02/08):

• FIX: Fixed Security Check for vb 3.7.1
• Updated files: functions_post_thanks.php

Version 7.7 (07/28/08):

• FIX: Fixed problem with giving thanks using Blazer (palmOS browser).
• Updated file: post_thanks.js
• Updated templates: post_thanks_button, post_thanks_postbit, post_thanks_postbit_legacy
• New option: Show Stats in Postbit?
• New option: Show Stats in Profile?

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

[sbsforum.us]

Installed and using!

This mod is Great!!!

Thank you

[jjhuangtw]

Is that possible "2 thanks get 1 reputation point" ?
I set it to 0.5 ,But I failed.

[brahn]

Originally Posted by Powlo

How can i get this to work in the threadbit template?
I have a customised template that i would like a thanks button on the same line as the thread title.

On a related note -- how can I show post_thanks_amount in the threadbit template?

The idea is to let users look at the list of threads in forumdisplay and see how many thank-yous each thread received.

(I tried doing this myself by creating a little plug-in that hooks into threadbit, but I need to access the thread's firstpostid. I can access _lastpostid_ with no trouble, but firstpostid doesn't seem to work the same way.)

Thanks!

[brahn]

Originally Posted by brahn

On a related note -- how can I show post_thanks_amount in the threadbit template? [...]

Well, I guess all that needed was a little more time to figure it out -- apologies for jumping the gun. In case it's useful for others, here's what worked for me...


Step 1: create a plugin with hook location forumdisplay_query and the code

PHP Code:

$hook_query_fields .= ", thread.firstpostid AS firstpostid"; 


This makes the thread's firstpostid available in threadbit.


Step 2: create a plugin with hook location threadbit_display and the code

PHP Code:

$firstpostinfo = fetch_postinfo($thread[firstpostid]);
$thread_thanks_amount = $firstpostinfo[post_thanks_amount]; 


This makes the number of thank-yous applied to the thread's first post available to the threadbit template.

Step 3: use $thread_thanks_amount in the threadbit template to your heart's content.

[HS2005]

Dear Abe1,

I want to add your modification to my member's search (memberlist.php?do=search) similair to: Post Count is Greater than or Equal to | is Less than.

I already made the field in the template. I was only wondering what name i have to fill in the form in order to let it search that way.
All small info would be appriciated by Abe1 or somebody else
Is there a function to show on FORUMHOME something like this:
This Board has totalthanks given.
Greetings

[mdawg]

Does not work on 3.8.2

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by gazzak

Just installed this today, but my users HATE the space it takes up. Is there any way to get it to look even remotely like they have it on the MSE forums....



Please don't just quote a template at me, some of us need good instructions. Thanks in advance.

No template edits necessary. Search for what you have now in Phrases (from your Admin CP). Then edit the phrase to whatever you want to make it shorter.

Originally Posted by mdawg

Does not work on 3.8.2

If you'd read the thread, you'd know that it's working for a lot of people on 3.82, so clearly that's a dumb statement and a flawed conclusion.

[mariocaz]

Hi guys,

Please help me..... I installed this great mod but the button was installed in a different place so please help.


http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6873/buttonp.jpg


What could I do to fix it ??

Thank you in advance!!

Mario

[mdawg]

Originally Posted by Jazzi

I'm running 3.8.2 and my install's broken too... Tried reinstalling but no joy.

The source code for an error page is being displayed in a full-screen popup. In there is:



Any of that helpful?

Having the same problem as this guy.

Also here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1535
and here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1536

Like I said...doesn't work on 3.8.2

[cmmguy]

I have this installed, upgraded from 3.7.4 t0 3.8.2 with no problems. Still works great.

It is quite revealing that some "experienced" users NEVER give thanks... I like that it shows that.