Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Groan Hack

Post Groan Hack 3.3

About this hack:
This hack was requested by users who like my "Post Thank You Hack". Both can run together on the same forum.

This hack adds a "groan" button to all posts. Any user can "groan" at a post. This will reduce the amount of "junk" posts your forum gets.

Features:

• Uses vBulletin easy Product installer/updater/uninstaller
• Uses AJAX technology so your users don't have to refresh when they groan at a post.
• Places an easy to use button next to the edit button
• Separate looks for postbit and postbit_legacy
• Places all Groans into one small box
• Uses only ONE query every time you view a showthread page!
• Users can't groan twice
• Guests don't see 'groan' button
• Counts how many groans a user gives
• Counts how many groans a post gets
• Shows how many groans a user gave in every post of his
• Shows how many groans a user gave in profile
• Shows how many groans a user got
• Shows info in profile
• Search for a users groaned at posts
• Search for all groaned at posts
• Administrator can remove all Groans from a single post
• Users can remove their own Groans (Option to turn it off)
• Turn on and off hack totally
• Turn on and off hack for only some forums
• Option to turn off hack view of date all forums
• Option to integrate hack with Post Thanks Hack
• Ban Usergroups
• Ban Users
• Uses Phrases
• Cache Templates

Installation information on hack:

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 7
• Time to install: 1 minute max

Updates:

Version 2.0 (10/26/06):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.6
• AJAX disabled if you have AJAX disabled on your forum.
• Re-did the search for groaned posts.
• Optimized AJAX code to make AJAX work faster
• rel="nofollow" added to all links
• added to showpost
• Better integration with Post Thanks Hack.

Version 3.0 (04/06/07):

• Totally re-wrote hack to have all the features Post Thank You Hack has. Please redo all template edits.

Version 3.1 (05/14/07):

• No more template edits You do not have to make any template edits to run this hack.
• better cache of templates
• vBulletin 3.6.6 and up is needed to run this version
• Fixed extra queries from running if you had no thanks on a page.
• Fixed deleting all of a users thanks.
• A few more tweaks here and there.

Version 3.2 (05/21/07):

• Fixed a template caching bug.
• Fixed an error that would come up if you did not have Post Thanks installed. Even if you do, there was a big bug in checking if a user gave a groan or not.
• No file edits. Just upload the product XML.

Version 3.3 (07/30/07):

• Moved post thanks stats in postbit from hook postbit_userinfo_right to hook postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts. (for vb 3.6.8 and <3.6.6)
• Released for all versions of vb 3.6.x

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:

1. Showing the 'groan' button and stats in Postbit
2. Showing post after 'groan' (user view)
3. Showing post after 'groan' with legacy posts (admin view)
4. Stats in members profile
5. Hacks settings

[Craig Ross]

is there a way to make this so you can only thank and groan at the same poster once in 24 hours but can still thank other posters, to make it harder for 2 posters to just inflate there counts by clicking eachother ?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Craig Ross

is there a way to make this so you can only thank and groan at the same poster once in 24 hours but can still thank other posters, to make it harder for 2 posters to just inflate there counts by clicking eachother ?

No.

[dancue]

Are you planning on releasing this for 3.7.x? Or have you already and I've missed it?

[mblb]

It's not working properly for me. The buttons are showing but when you click one they just both disappear. They don't count. I am using 3.6.9 so maybe that's why?

[Roxie]

Originally Posted by dancue

Are you planning on releasing this for 3.7.x? Or have you already and I've missed it?

I have it working well with the thanks hack on 3.7 RC 1

[unforsaken]

It works but you have lost some of the functioning with it like search options and such that you have with the Thank You system. But abe has stated that he will update this one he just wants to finish the Thank You button system first. And I have it on 3.7.0RC2

[nikki712]

How can I move the button so that it's on the left of the edit button? My "thanks" and "groan" buttons are side by side, and members are getting "groans" by accident. Can anyone help me with this?

BTW, I love this hack and the "thanks" hack!

[nikki712]

I would also like to know how to allow my mods and super-mods to be able to remove "groans".

[itsblack]

Is that possible to make a turn on and off hack for the closed threads?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by itsblack

Is that possible to make a turn on and off hack for the closed threads?

No way right now.