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Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).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

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[ForceHSS]

works for me try removing all files in case you have some old file from other versions uninstall the plugin first then install all files again into the ftp and install plugin

[AussieDave]

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

try removing all files in case you have some old file from other versions

Originally Posted by AussieDave

New forum - plug in not used before.

With all due respect how could I possibly have a old files when it's not only a completely new forum but I've never used the plug in before?

Could it be the custom theme?


Cheers

Dave

[AussieDave]

Just to make sure I didn't st#ff something up, I uninstalled plug in and uplated files again but nope, didn't fix issues.

Any suggestion of what to try next?

Cheers

Dave

[AussieDave]

OK works in IE8 but not FF 6.0...

Any suggestions why?
Thanks...

[ForceHSS]

I am not the coder of this program and i dont even use it. There are other thanks plugins out there that might work better for you have you tried them?

[Bergman2]

Anyone who knows where the function "Search for all thanked posts" is found? I just can find the specific users links and not for ALL thanked posts independent of user. Please help!

Yes, i have read and searched many pages of this thread byt didnt find the answer

[vb50kgpoo]

I think you are out of luck if you have 4.1.5. I tried it, but many issues. I think the mod has been abandoned by the developer.

[Bergman2]

Thats sad, but maybe someone else can help with that part.

[spamgirl]

Is there a way to not show the names of who has thanked but instead show a number of thanks? I've seen it on a forum (redflagdeals.com) but don't know how they did it. Thanks

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by Bergman2

Anyone who knows where the function "Search for all thanked posts" is found? I just can find the specific users links and not for ALL thanked posts independent of user. Please help!

Yes, i have read and searched many pages of this thread byt didnt find the answer

user name > about me , you'll see Total Thanks
Total Thanks:179.Thanked 214 Times in 186 Posts
Find all thanked posts by user
Find all posts thanked by user

Originally Posted by Antique-Swords

I think you are out of luck if you have 4.1.5. I tried it, but many issues. I think the mod has been abandoned by the developer.

mod works perfect with the latest vb..

Originally Posted by Bergman2

Thats sad, but maybe someone else can help with that part.

By the way, i found the updated Groans "un-thanks" hack on another site:
http://www.vbteam.info/vb-4-0-x-addo...thank-you.html



Have not tested it yet.

this site you posted here is not a ligit site..!
all posts /eads are not made by the orginial coders..
I would delete that link from your post and not go there.
+ I am sure that updated groan mod came from here..
I remember when it was posted I have a copy if you need it.

Originally Posted by spamgirl

Is there a way to not show the names of who has thanked but instead show a number of thanks? I've seen it on a forum (redflagdeals.com) but don't know how they did it. Thanks

other than what was in the users about me I don't think it was ever included in this mod.
nor do I think it will be added unless someone codes it and posts it..