Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

vB 3.7 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=165673
vB 4.0 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231666

Post Thank You Hack 7.4

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.

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 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

[ff-w]

everything worked except the thanks button image does not show up. i uploaded to where all the buttons are. (just default skin i am using)

any suggestions would be appreciated.

i like this feature

[SCRIPT3R]

Originally Posted by Milad

I had reported this bug before in the version for vB3.5.x but you didn't solve it.

The bug is: even I prevent Guests and Spiders (usergroupID = 1) from using the post thank you button (see this picture Attachment 54651), spiders (like google) press the post thank you button and get error messages (see this picture Attachment 54652)

this is also happening on my forum that is recently getting hit by the Yahoo Slurp Spider. they're triggering the Thanks button although it shouldn't appear for them. i noticed this last night.

[KevNJ]

* clicks instal *

works great thanks.

[IrPr]

Thanks Abe
im still waiting for showpost thanks button/stats

[stinger2]

hi Abe


not that big issue....but i am getting a streep between the thanks button and the edit button

i have redone the postbit legacy temp few times..but no success......

when i upload my old postbit legacy from vb 3.54 i dont get this.......

it should not be so..since i revert the template and worked it all over again...any idea why i am getting this??

[marlita]

I'm not sure why, but I can't seem to get this to upload. I have the 5.0 version, and I'm clicking the "Yes" button when I attempt to rewrite it, but it just times out. I've successfully installed other mods, though. Any suggestions?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Milad

I had reported this bug before in the version for vB3.5.x but you didn't solve it.

The bug is: even I prevent Guests and Spiders (usergroupID = 1) from using the post thank you button (see this picture Attachment 54651), spiders (like google) press the post thank you button and get error messages (see this picture Attachment 54652)

When we look at the page source for guests we will see this code:

<!-- Start Post Thank You Hack -->
 <a href="showthread.php?do=post_thanks_add&amp;p=40864" rel="nofollow" id="post_thanks_button_40864" onclick="post_thanks_give_40864(); return false;"></a>
<!-- End Post Thank You Hack -->

the link is still existing but the button photo isn't, google doesn't understand ajax features and procces them as if they were normal links.

I added the rel="nofollow" but google doesn't obey it.

Please solve this problem.

http://www.syrianmeds.net/forum/

Added to my todo list but not sure why the link would show up if unregistered user can't see the thanks button. The link my be there still. I'll try to see what I can do.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by ff-w

everything worked except the thanks button image does not show up. i uploaded to where all the buttons are. (just default skin i am using)

any suggestions would be appreciated.

i like this feature

It wont show up on your own post. Look at another users post.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by IrPr

Thanks Abe
im still waiting for showpost thanks button/stats

To see postthanks on showpost?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by marlita

I'm not sure why, but I can't seem to get this to upload. I have the 5.0 version, and I'm clicking the "Yes" button when I attempt to rewrite it, but it just times out. I've successfully installed other mods, though. Any suggestions?

Someone else reposted the error also. I confermed it on their forum and am working now to figure it out.