[IPB How To] Add Icon To Thanks & Remove Thanks Button

[Sanctuary]

Originally posted by me on http://www.ForumCore.net/

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My Thanks Button:

My Remove Thanks Button:

You can change the icons to whatever you want, I just like having the awesome smilies there. :3

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What you'll need:

• The 'Thanks' ajax button installed.
• 2 images you want to use
• Optional. Photoshop or Gimp (to resize any images you may want to use that are too big).

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Thanks Button -
How To:

1) Go to the ACP > 'Look & Feel' > 'Manage Skin Sets & Templates' > *Your Skin* > 'Topic View' > 'ajaxThanksButton'.

2) Find this code:

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<a href="javascript: ajaxThanks( '{$post['post']['pid']}' );" title='{$this->lang->words['en30_thank_author']}' class='ipsButton_secondary'> {$this->lang->words['en30_thank']}>

And replace it with this:

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<a href="javascript: ajaxThanks( '{$post['post']['pid']}' );" title='{$this->lang->words['en30_thank_author']}' class='ipsButton_secondary'><img src="YOUR IMAGE LINK HERE" >
{$this->lang->words['en30_thank']}</a>

3) Save and it should come out with something like this:

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Unthanks/Remove Thanks
How To:

1) Go to the ACP > 'Look & Feel' > 'Manage Skin Sets & Templates' > *Your Skin* > 'Topic View' > 'ajaxThanksButton'.

2) Find this code:

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<a href="javascript: ajaxRemoveThanks( '{$post['post']['pid']}' );" title='{$this->lang->words['en30_unthank_author']}' class='ipsButton_secondary'>{$this->lang->words['en30_unthank']}</a>

Replace it with this one:

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<a href="javascript: ajaxRemoveThanks( '{$post['post']['pid']}' );" title='{$this->lang->words['en30_unthank_author']}' class='ipsButton_secondary'><img src="YOUR IMAGE LINK HERE" >
{$this->lang->words['en30_unthank']}</a>

3) Save and it should come out with something like this:

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Simple tutorial, kinda cool thing to add to your IPB forum site.