Post Thank You Hack 1.10

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Post Thank You Hack 1.10

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 granted liking by ALL the members of your forum.

The hack has been tested VERY well, including 5 weeks of beta testing, but I'm only human I can't guaranty there are no problems.

There is a similar hack called 'Automatic Thank You Hack'. That hack only lets you thank the first post of a thread and not just any post. The options in this hack doesn't compare to my hack. It's also unsupportive and was release for an older version of vBulletin.

Features:

• Comes with easy installer/updater/uninstaller file
• Places an easy to use button next to the edit button
• Separate looks for postbit and postbit_legacy
• Places all Thank Yous into one small box
• [NEW]Uses only ONE query every time you view a showthread page!
• Users can't thank twice
• Users can't 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 Thank Yous from a single post
• Turn on and off hack
• 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
• [NEW]Option to add to post count when someone clicks 'thanks'.
• [NEW]Option to give a user who receives thanks reputation points.
• Ban Usergroups
• Ban Users
• Update Counters in ACP (found in 'Import & Maintenance')
• Uses Phrases
• Guaranteed to be liked by ALL users on your forum!

Installation information on hack:

• Files edited: 3
• Templates edited: 4
• New Phrases: 44 (installer installs them)
• New Templates: 2 (installer installs them)
• Queries: 15 excluding phase and template queries (installer installs it)
• Files to upload: 4
• Time to install: between 5-10 minutes

Updates:

Version 1.0 (12/28/04):

• Release

Version 1.01 (1/10/05):

• [FIX]Templates stay when you upgrade your forum

Version 1.02 (2/22/05):

• [NEW]Installer Has Installer for After You Upgrade Your Forum
• [NEW]Search for a users thanked posts
• [NEW]Search for all thanked posts

Version 1.03 (2/23/05):

• [FIX]Turn hack on for only first posts of threads now works

Version 1.10 (5/9/05):

• [FIX]Compatibility for vBulletin 3.0.7
• [FIX]Reduced the amount of queries need to run this hack every time you view a showthread page to only ONE query. No more 1 to 2 queries per post that comes up.
• [FIX]I cached the templates used to save 1 query.
• [NEW]Option to add to post count when someone clicks 'thanks'.
• [NEW]Option to give a user who receives thanks reputation points.

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 'thanks' button
2. Showing post after 'thanks' (admin view)
3. Showing post after 'thanks' with legacy posts (admin view)
4. Stats in member?s profile
5. Hacks settings
6. Update counts view

I'll try to get some updated pictures up soon.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by ncangler

I installed the hack and it looks great. Only one problem I've seen. The "Thanks" button shows up on all members posts except mine. I'm the Admin on the site. Any reason it would not appear on my posts?

You cant your self

[kregger]

I have a few hacks installed. Will the installer overwrite them? Sorry, I'm a bit of a n00b. hehe If so, what files does it overwrite?

Craig

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by kregger

I have a few hacks installed. Will the installer overwrite them? Sorry, I'm a bit of a n00b. hehe If so, what files does it overwrite?

Craig

it shouldn't over write anything.

[Tulsa]

I was looking for the thank you button, to thank you for the hack but couldn't find it! :classic:

[ncangler]

I don't think the hack is installed here but on my installation the thank you button does not appear on any of my posts as Administrator. It does show up on any registered users posts. ?

[Tulsa]

I'm sorry that was supposed to be funny. Must be the delivery..

Anyway, it won't show to you on your posts because you can't thank yourself, somewhat redundant. It does show to others on your site so they can thank you. At least it's working that way on my site.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by ncangler

I don't think the hack is installed here but on my installation the thank you button does not appear on any of my posts as Administrator. It does show up on any registered users posts. ?

Yes, Tulsa is right. It's working as it's suppose to. You dont want users thanking them selves, do you? So the button is removed if it's your post.

[okc]

Abe, or anyone else, - is there a way to make the hack so at certain times thanked, you get different icons - ie at 20 you get gif1 at 40 you get gif 2 -

thx for the hack

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by okc

Abe, or anyone else, - is there a way to make the hack so at certain times thanked, you get different icons - ie at 20 you get gif1 at 40 you get gif 2 -

thx for the hack

You can make it add to rep points.

[okc]

I see how you can make it add to rep pts, but not how that translates to different icons - I want to make it so if they're thanked 30 times, they get gif1 next to their name and if thanked 50 times gif2 - thx alot

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by okc

I see how you can make it add to rep pts, but not how that translates to different icons - I want to make it so if they're thanked 30 times, they get gif1 next to their name and if thanked 50 times gif2 - thx alot

the more rep you have, the more boxes you get.

[Bubble #5]

Hmm... I thought this was 3.5 compatible. I must be thinking of one of your other hacks.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Bubble #5

Hmm... I thought this was 3.5 compatible. I must be thinking of one of your other hacks.

It is: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=92410

[maharajah]

Abe, i installed it and it worked fine

Thanks a lot for this great hack !!
its a must for a release site.

.

[newtsys]

I seem to be missing a template add in the install, but it is there in the uninstall for postbit and postbit_legacy:

<if condition="$post_thanks_already == 0 AND THIS_SCRIPT == showthread AND $bbuserinfo[userid] != $post[userid]"><a href="newreply.php?do=post_thanks&p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/post_thanks.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_thanks_thanks]" border="0" ></a></if>
<!-- end post thank you hack -->

This seems to cause a error in call at line 251 undefined user variable () in /includes/functions_showthread.php

is the edit in your remove suppose to be inserted for install, and if so where in postbit and postbit_legacy?