[REQ] [AJAX] Post Groan Hack for 3.7.2

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:
Showing the 'groan' button and stats in Postbit
Showing post after 'groan' (user view)
Showing post after 'groan' with legacy posts (admin view)
Stats in members profile
Hacks settings
 
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