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Post Thank You Hack 1.10 · **Released**: 12-27-2004

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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:

Showing the 'thanks' button
Showing post after 'thanks' (admin view)
Showing post after 'thanks' with legacy posts (admin view)
Stats in member?s profile
Hacks settings
Update counts view

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

Abe1 · #**302** 08-22-2005, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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>


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?

The 3rd template edit.

newtsys · #**303** 08-23-2005, 04:09 AM

I am trying to say the third template edit is not in the php_install.
The way I found it was through the uninstall sequence.
I even redownloaded your hack again and same thing no directions to insert.
I have the edit all I need to know is where to insert it.

Below is not in the edits for install on my copy of your program!!!
I found it in the removal instructions or wouldn't even known about it.
<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>

Abe1 · #**304** 08-23-2005, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtsys

I am trying to say the third template edit is not in the php_install.
The way I found it was through the uninstall sequence.
I even redownloaded your hack again and same thing no directions to insert.
I have the edit all I need to know is where to insert it.

Below is not in the edits for install on my copy of your program!!!
I found it in the removal instructions or wouldn't even known about it.
<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>

BTW, this code belongs in the vb3.5 version and all you have to place in the template is $post_thanks_button

vakvak · #**305** 08-23-2005, 03:45 PM

How can i uninstall this hack.I have to uninstall this hack because there is a problem in my database so this hack.Some thanks dont show so mysql error

Abe1 · #**306** 08-23-2005, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vakvak

How can i uninstall this hack.I have to uninstall this hack because there is a problem in my database so this hack.Some thanks dont show so mysql error

Run the installation file. There is an unistall option there.

vakvak · #**307** 08-23-2005, 03:49 PM

thanks abe1 i will try

yj_enquirer · #**308** 08-24-2005, 06:46 PM

wow.. thanks for this.. it works perfect on v3.0.8 install.. just how i like it.. marvelous job m8 and wish you well in all the other mods you have going on..

Just one question.. is there a possibility for other user-groups e.g. moderators to remove the messages of thanks. @present, it seems that only members of the Administrator group can remove the "post-thanks"

thank-you.

Abe1 · #**309** 08-24-2005, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yj_enquirer

wow.. thanks for this.. it works perfect on v3.0.8 install.. just how i like it.. marvelous job m8 and wish you well in all the other mods you have going on..

Just one question.. is there a possibility for other user-groups e.g. moderators to remove the messages of thanks. @present, it seems that only members of the Administrator group can remove the "post-thanks"

thank-you.

Maybe I'll add that option but not in the vb3.0 version. I stoped releasing updates for vb3.0. But thanks for the idea.

dimitris · #**310** 09-05-2005, 11:58 AM

hi,
i like this hack. I know this hack from other forums.
Its good and usufull but......

Not working with hidden. I installed "thanks" hack, i make a post like user but the hidden was not open.

Is there a trick to corporate with hidden?

Thx a lot.

stan111 · #**311** 09-22-2005, 01:04 PM

i installed everything perfectly except the "Thanks" button showing Red X like this. i already uploaded the post_thanks.gif to forum/images/buttons but it is still look like this

here is the code i found in function_showthread

HTML Code:

]<img src=\"$stylevar[imgdir_button]/post_thanks.gif\"

is there anyway i can change that to make the Red X going away ?

thanks in advance

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