Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Groan Hack

Post Groan Hack 4.1

About this hack:
This hack was requested by users who like my "Post Thank You Hack". Both can run together on the same forum.

This hack adds a "groan" button to all posts. Any user can "groan" at a post. This will reduce the amount of "junk" posts your forum gets.

Features:

• Uses vBulletin easy Product installer/updater/uninstaller
• Uses AJAX technology so your users don't have to refresh when they groan at a post.
• Places an easy to use button next to the edit button
• Separate looks for postbit and postbit_legacy
• Places all Groans into one small box
• Uses only ONE query every time you view a showthread page!
• Users can't groan twice
• Guests don't see 'groan' button
• Counts how many groans a user gives
• Counts how many groans a post gets
• Shows how many groans a user gave in every post of his
• Shows how many groans a user gave in profile
• Shows how many groans a user got
• Shows info in profile
• Search for a users groaned at posts
• Search for all groaned at posts
• Administrator can remove all Groans from a single post
• Users can remove their own Groans (Option to turn it off)
• Turn on and off hack totally
• Turn on and off hack for only some forums
• Option to turn off hack view of date all forums
• Option to integrate hack with Post Thanks Hack
• Ban Usergroups
• Ban Users
• Uses Phrases
• Cache Templates

Installation information on hack:

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 7
• Time to install: 1 minute max

Updates:

Version 4.0 (10/13/08):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.7
• All Features that my Post Thanks Hack has.

Version 4.1 (10/15/08):

• Added missing phrase
• Fixed one of the searches.

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 'groan' button and stats in Postbit
2. Showing post after 'groan' (user view)
3. Showing post after 'groan' with legacy posts (admin view)
4. Stats in members profile
5. Hacks settings

[Mrdby]

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/functions_post_thanks.php on line 183

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/functions_post_thanks.php on line 183

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/functions_post_thanks.php on line 183

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/functions_post_thanks.php on line 183

[Linos-1]

Thanks

[Nadeemjp]

nice hack there

[txbritt]

This made me LOL because I could imagine my members groaning.. ah classic. Great Job!

[biocyberman]

Hi Abe1,
Actually I ported your groan hack to vb3.7 several months ago but didn't publish it. The groan and thank you hack would work similarly to Seba's postrate hack . IMO, your groan/thank hacks have better coding style and are move actively developed. However Seba's postrate has one very nice feature: it auto-hides posts if they are below a defined score. If you can adapt this idea and combine groan/thank you hacks and have post auto-hide feature, that will be great.

[ibuddy]

how can I change the "groan" to a different name?

[BlackJacket]

Installed.

Could we have a feature that reports a user to an admin once they reach a certain amount of groans?

Thanks for this great mod.

[Gizmo999]

is there any way to prevent a user who is on a members ignore list groaning that members posts? it would help me a lot to have that feature!

[ForYou]

Hello ,

I was install the hack and every thing is ok , but there is Blank page when i click on "Post Groan Settings" in the admincp , also the same in Post Thank Setting" put there is no problem if i choess the option from the drop down of forum option ,

[fukdawrld]

Thank you..this is a great hack.

How do I take the groan out of the search though? I don't want it in the drop down box list.