Show Thread Enhancements - [AJAX] Post Thank You Hack

Post Thank You Hack

STAFF EDIT:
Note - The mod author has been unreachable for some time, but the vbulletin.org community has stepped up to provide a number of individual fixes over the years. ForceHSS, Hippy, and Seven Skins have all combined many of these fixes into product files.

ALL CREDIT STILL GOES TO ABE1 And this is still 'his' mod. Please still mark the mod as installed if you use any version of it.

That said so you don't need to apply a dozen + small fixes yourself you should consider downloading one of the updated packages below:

Hippy has one in this post.

AND / OR

ForceHSS has one in this post.

AND/OR

Seven Skins has one in this post.


- Original File Specs: post_thanks_7_82.zip (26.4 KB, 24844 downloads) - Original file removed, replaced with patched files including search fix (some admins noticed hackers attempting to use outdated code to exploit search in attempt to gain administrator password or similar).
- There are five total patched versions available, some with and without the search fix - I've replaced the main file with the patched versions... please be sure to download and install the correct version, the main mod post contains links to additional information and patched files!
- If Abe1 returns he can request these packages be removed.


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:

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 8
• Time to install: 1 minute max

Updates:


Version 7.80 (12/30/09):

• Release of this hack for vBulletin version 4.0

Version 7.81 (01/02/10):

• Fixed some install and uninstall database errors.
• Made styling for postbit legacy a little better.
• Fixed the "separator" issue.
• Javascript file updated.

Version 7.82 (01/03/10):

• Fixed info alignment issues in the postbit for custom edited phrases.

NOTE: *** Offer for paid services removed ***

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by wayne.richards@

Was wondering if there was a way to make the hack add to the forum posts total as well as the users post total?

Ditto. (But I still can't get it to work.)

On Edit:

Oooops! Just got it to work!!

[wayne.richards@]

I Edited The Reply A Bit To Suit The Forum Type, I Found That When Members Get "Thanks" They Feel Appriciated And Post More! Best Hack For VB Ever!

[Vaira]

:up:

Originally Posted by Sunka

If I do that, I can not save template because this error (old <if condition>)



What to do!

Delete the entire contents of template post_thanks_box and copy in entire code of code box...

@all: This hack is great and working at 4.0.3. If you read this thread closely you'll be able to fit it for your needs.

[Bravo]

When people use the search for thanks post, They get a db error stating that MySQL Error : Table 'xxxxx.search' doesn't exist.

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.2:

Invalid SQL:

REPLACE INTO search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)

MySQL Error : Table 'xxxxx.search' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146

Script: /post_thanks.php?do=findthanks&u=1234

Happens like 20 times a day or so

Any Ideas?

Thanks

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Bravo2007

When people use the search for thanks post, They get a db error stating that MySQL Error : Table 'xxxxx.search' doesn't exist.


Database error in vBulletin 4.0.2:

Invalid SQL:

REPLACE INTO search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)

MySQL Error : Table 'xxxxx.search' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146

Script: /post_thanks.php?do=findthanks&u=1234

Happens like 20 times a day or so

Any Ideas?

Thanks

Reported many times. There is NO search capability in this version yet. That code is left over from a previous version.

[Bravo]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

Reported many times. There is NO search capability in this version yet. That code is left over from a previous version.

Ahh, Ok.

[grc]

Originally Posted by Bravo2007

Ahh, Ok.

There is a sort of workaround using the reputation system. I posted about it here.

[Sunka]

Originally Posted by Vaira

:up:
Delete the entire contents of template post_thanks_box and copy in entire code of code box...

Thank you, it is working now!

Another question... how to make thanks box smaller (it is too high when you have 1-5 thanks in there (usernames)

[MarekJan]

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 4.0.3:

Invalid SQL:

REPLACE INTO search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)
VALUES (0, '216.129.119.42', 1, 'Ivonne', '', 'post.dateline', 'DESC', 0.05864, 1, '70300,70124,70114,70080,70071,70067,70066,70061,6 6249,51134', 1271223879, 'a:6:{s:5:\"words\";a:0:{}s:9:\"highlight\";a:0:{} s:6:\"common\";a:0:{}s:5:\"users\";a:1:{i:1972;s:6 :\"Ivonne\";}s:6:\"forums\";i:0;s:7:\"options\";a: 3:{s:11:\"starteronly\";i:0;s:11:\"childforums\";i :1;s:6:\"action\";s:7:\"process\";}}', 'b9a494bd475d19b2263813af5581cbb2');

MySQL-Fehler : Table 'xxxxxxxxx.search' doesn't exist
Fehler-Nr. : 1146
Fehler-Zeit : Wednesday, 14.04.2010 @ 07:44:39
Datum : Wednesday, 14.04.2010 @ 07:44:40
Skript : http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.de/board/...er_gave&u=1972
Referrer :
IP-Adresse : 216.129.119.42
Benutzername : Unregistriert
Klassenname : vB_Database
MySQL-Version :

sorry I do not speak English, therefore I could read the topic nich. me can someone will exactly explain like I this error? thank you very much

Transelted babelfish yahoo
Marek

[pmk_1992]

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.3:

Invalid SQL:

                       REPLACE INTO search (userid, ipaddress, personal, searchuser, forumchoice, sortby, sortorder, searchtime, showposts, orderedids, dateline, displayterms, searchhash)
                       VALUES (1, '123.18.242.208', 1, 'fox.luv', '', 'post.dateline', 'DESC', 0.02314, 1, '11589,10950,8048', 1271248697, 'a:6:{s:5:\"words\";a:0:{}s:9:\"highlight\";a:0:{}s:6:\"common\";a:0:{}s:5:\"users\";a:1:{i:193;s:7:\"fox.luv\";}s:6:\"forums\";i:0;s:7:\"options\";a:3:{s:11:\"starteronly\";i:0;s:11:\"childforums\";i:1;s:6:\"action\";s:7:\"process\";}}', '9e55a48faff1882a5973d0fc89e33c1c');

MySQL Error   : Table 'XXXXX.search' doesn't exist
Error Number  : 1146
Request Date  : Wednesday, April 14th 2010 @ 07:38:17 AM
Error Date    : Wednesday, April 14th 2010 @ 07:38:17 AM
Script        : post_thanks.php?do=findthanks&u=193
Referrer      :
IP Address    : 123.18.242.208
Username      : pmk_1992
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.90-community-log