Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Groan Hack

Post Groan Hack 3.3

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 2.0 (10/26/06):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.6
• AJAX disabled if you have AJAX disabled on your forum.
• Re-did the search for groaned posts.
• Optimized AJAX code to make AJAX work faster
• rel="nofollow" added to all links
• added to showpost
• Better integration with Post Thanks Hack.

Version 3.0 (04/06/07):

• Totally re-wrote hack to have all the features Post Thank You Hack has. Please redo all template edits.

Version 3.1 (05/14/07):

• No more template edits You do not have to make any template edits to run this hack.
• better cache of templates
• vBulletin 3.6.6 and up is needed to run this version
• Fixed extra queries from running if you had no thanks on a page.
• Fixed deleting all of a users thanks.
• A few more tweaks here and there.

Version 3.2 (05/21/07):

• Fixed a template caching bug.
• Fixed an error that would come up if you did not have Post Thanks installed. Even if you do, there was a big bug in checking if a user gave a groan or not.
• No file edits. Just upload the product XML.

Version 3.3 (07/30/07):

• Moved post thanks stats in postbit from hook postbit_userinfo_right to hook postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts. (for vb 3.6.8 and <3.6.6)
• Released for all versions of vb 3.6.x

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

[mfyvie]

Great mod! Would live an option to be able to exclude certain user groups - for example to not allow users to groan at moderators or admins...

[itsblack]

Hi Abe1, how can i make the groan button show up after the thank you button?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by mfyvie

Great mod! Would live an option to be able to exclude certain user groups - for example to not allow users to groan at moderators or admins...

I dont have that option now?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by itsblack

Hi Abe1, how can i make the groan button show up after the thank you button?

Change the order that the plugins run.

[josiespencer]

I installed this mod on 3.6.7 PL 1 today and I get this error when posting a new post:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: can_thank_this_post() in /home/sapsuper/public_html/forums/includes/class_postbit.php(296) : eval()'d code on line 11

Is the Post Thank You Hack mod a pre-req?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by josiespencer

I installed this mod on 3.6.7 PL 1 today and I get this error when posting a new post:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: can_thank_this_post() in /home/sapsuper/public_html/forums/includes/class_postbit.php(296) : eval()'d code on line 11

Is the Post Thank You Hack mod a pre-req?

Do you have set to integrate this hack with it?

[josiespencer]

No sir, I had never heard of the Thank You Post mod until I got this error.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by josiespencer

No sir, I had never heard of the Thank You Post mod until I got this error.

Look in the setting for this hack. Make sure the last one is set to 'no'.

[madbrit]

Seemed to install OK... can change settings in AdminCP.

I get the following error message when I try and click on ANY Post/Thread to see if I can "groan"

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: can_thank_this_post() in /home/wclangam/public_html/Forums/includes/class_postbit.php(296) : eval()'d code on line 158

Any ideas?

I have it turned off at the moment... and all is well again

Brit

[josiespencer]

Yes, I disabled it as well and everything is OK for now. But I really would like to use it. And the last setting - Integrate this hack with Post Thanks Hack? - has always been set to No.