Post Award Hack

Post Award Hack 2.1

Overview:
This hack will allow you to award individual posts. It will give you an option to add or remove the award. It will show a rosette on a post that has been awarded.

Features:

• Shows a rosette on all awarded posts
• Search for individuals awarded posts
• Search for all awarded posts
• Settings to allow what users or usergroups can give thanks

Installation information on hack:

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 4
• Files to upload: 1
• Time to install: 5 minutes max

Updates:

Version 2.1 (2/8/06):

• GOLD Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.5
• Added user and usergroup permissions via the acp options
• Rewrote the template edits

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

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[Abe1]

Originally Posted by VB-STYLE

ok
do you think if i run Manual Query will work?
i mean to add award.

It should.

ALTER TABLE `post` ADD `award` TINYINT( 1 ) UNSIGNED DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL

[VB-STYLE]

it's working now aftar
i add the query manual.

thank you.

[chikkoo]

This is a very nice idea to encourage the posters.

I found the same type of errors. The UPDATE sql query is not having TABLE PREFIX. I added manually, then started working.

I would suggest adding more categories. Like I am using this for Best Poem of the Month. I also want to use it for Best Joke, Best Story, etc.

Or you can change colors and sizes to add more steps, like 1st Price 2nd Price 3rd Price and so on. This is just a suggestion. I don't know whether it is possible.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by chikkoo

This is a very nice idea to encourage the posters.

I found the same type of errors. The UPDATE sql query is not having TABLE PREFIX. I added manually, then started working.

I would suggest adding more categories. Like I am using this for Best Poem of the Month. I also want to use it for Best Joke, Best Story, etc.

Or you can change colors and sizes to add more steps, like 1st Price 2nd Price 3rd Price and so on. This is just a suggestion. I don't know whether it is possible.

Fixed now.

[Biker_GA]

Originally Posted by ForYou

Hello ,

when i install the hack , i just see Remove Award , and there is no link to add Award ,

what is the problem ?

Regards

I have the same issue. There's a Remove option, but no add option. (And yes, I imported the xml under Products.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Biker_GA

I have the same issue. There's a Remove option, but no add option. (And yes, I imported the xml under Products.

did you download the latest version that was just released?

[Biker_GA]

Yepper... And uploaded product-post_award_2_0b3.xml into products (new install). I just removed the plugin and reinstalled. Same thing. Can remove, but there's no add option.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Biker_GA

Yepper... And uploaded product-post_award_2_0b3.xml into products (new install). I just removed the plugin and reinstalled. Same thing. Can remove, but there's no add option.

I just tested a fresh installation an it worked fine. I need me info from you. What happend when you click remove?

[Biker_GA]

It removed the plugin.

[ForYou]

Originally Posted by Abe1

did you download the latest version that was just released?

Hello ,

There is the same problem just i see Add Award and remove ، But i can't add award and how can i remove the award without add ??? Look at the attach



Regards

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by ForYou

Hello ,

There is the same problem just i see Add Award and remove ، But i can't add award and how can i remove the award without add ??? Look at the attach



Regards

Are you sure the template changes were made to your current template?

[EasyTarget]

Thanks Abe, installed on 3.5.1 just fine. even working with another awards hack (for users not threads). I can award and remove with no problems so far.

maybe some nice features to add/consider would be ability to define award categories, upload post award images, maybe a forum which all awarded posts get copied to or a page that just list them all (besides the search function). if you add more award categories maybe a page like that could be sorted to show awards by their category.

also maybe an option to award a thread. this could add an award thread icon to the thread list/view page which would also be a nice distinction.

@For You, here's an award user hack that is very well done and integrated into the admincp:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=834641

a combination of these hacks would be very nice.

[wcbryant]

I've been having some users complain of random subscriptions to threads around the site. Post Award and the Advanced Warning System are the only two hacks I have (as I sit here and think about it) that play with showthread.php, which is the file Steve at vb.org suggested would be the area of concern.

Can anyone think of any reason Post Awards, under any circumstances, might be causing such a problem in limited cases? Just trying to narrow down my field of search, and hopefully remedy the problem.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by wcbryant

I've been having some users complain of random subscriptions to threads around the site. Post Award and the Advanced Warning System are the only two hacks I have (as I sit here and think about it) that play with showthread.php, which is the file Steve at vb.org suggested would be the area of concern.

Can anyone think of any reason Post Awards, under any circumstances, might be causing such a problem in limited cases? Just trying to narrow down my field of search, and hopefully remedy the problem.

Nope. Cant think of a way.

[Ramsesx]

Thanks a lot abe, your hacks are everytime an improvement for my forum.