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

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by 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

Disable the option integrate with Post Thanks Hack.

[josiespencer]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Disable the option integrate with Post Thanks Hack.

I did this as stated previously, and it did not resolve the issue. So there is no point in asking madbrit to do the same.

[madbrit]

I did check the AdminCp option...just to make sure. It is turned off - same as Josie.

I would look at line 296 myself... but counting lines isnt always exact with my Cpanel tools my server guys give me.

Any further thoughts would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

Brit

[josiespencer]

Evrsoft counts them for me but you can never be sure it that line count includes comments, unexpanded includes, etc. But if it helps, line 296 is the line after the "//execute hook" line:

PHP Code:

// finish prepping the post
$this->prep_post_end();

// execute hook
($hook =& vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('postbit_display_complete')) ? eval($hook) : false;

// evaluate template
$postid =& $post['postid'];
eval('$postbit = "' . fetch_template($this->templatename) . '";');

eval('$retval = "' . fetch_template('postbit_wrapper') . '";');

return $retval; 


[madbrit]

I Guess I could try and just install the Thank you hack... but for a few reasons wasnt so interested in this feature

Hope to solve it without installing the thank you

Brit

[josiespencer]

I'm not interested in adding the Thank You hack either, and hope that won't become a pre-requisite.

[ymy]

Thanks for Update


YmY

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[suraev]

Abe1, very nice Mod.

I think it can replace the reputation button, since most reputation comments are useless and there is no a real need to keep them.

Could you please add the setting, so that reputation points that a user receives being thanked/groaned will be determined by reputation power of thanker/groaner? Now it is determining by fixed constant in admin control panel, but it will be nice if it will act just like the original reputation button works ("thanks" add an amount equal to reputation power of thanker, "groan" subtracts amount equal to 1/2 of reputation power of groaner).

Thus we can get rid of reputation button and stay with "thanks/groan".

[RTFA]

Getting this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: can_thank_this_post() in /hsphere/local/home/toddro19/bamauniverse.com/forums/includes/class_postbit.php(296) : eval()'d code on line 166

Dont have TY hack installed

[josiespencer]

Well, at least it seems to be consistent.