Hi DarkWaltz4,

I just moved to iCash to vBCredit1.3, I observed the following.

1) There is a usergroup based awarding system is missing in vbCredit.
2) We used to reduce credits by entering negative numbers. That's missing?
3) The error messages are not descriptive. All error messages say "Invalid Amount Specified"

I will update more soon...

I already requested that (and others) in a pm to dark. :D

Yes, you forgot to set Awaiting Email confirmation group to all 0.

Try Posting Credit Application and New Thread Credit Application, you can use the variables they create when counting chars and just add an if in there.

1) I will see about adding it, theres already a list for 1.4 features that will be posted on my site later.
2) Yes, using negatives will reduce counts in every award type in the ACP. On the frontend you can only use positives (except for the post award system, but you still have to select Remove and enter a positive number)
3) Should only be happening if you put 0 or below for anything. Will check the variables for 1.4, otherwise, see number 2 :-p


I am working on a bunch of addons next, expect arcades next and yaas.

Wait, are you saying I am missing something that Icash did that I didnt? I just checked, and Im pretty sure mine does all it did and more. Or, are you saying you are missing a phrase or something?

I tried searching around for Posting Creadit Application and New Thread Credit Application too, but I could not find either of them. Where are they located?

ACP -> Plugins and Products -> Plugin Manager

Hmm. I see nothing: http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2771/noel7.png

You are running v1.2, please upgrade to 1.3 :D Then youll see it

The best solution for this (which I did on vbplaza) was turn off any payment for posting. Period.

Instead I gave credits for replies and views in people threads. This encourages people to post Threads that will be of interest, since they get paid everytime it is viewed or replied to.

good idea, thanks for the tip .. its always a challenge to get people to post more quality content. even on my sites..

How do I use iBank with this system?

set money row to credits

keep in mind 1.4 will include a bank :)

Installed then uninstalled as i couldnt get it to show in postbit or usercp despite following everything in this thread.

Will come back to it when and if the edit template instructions have been written for people like me with limited knowledge on template editing.

To edit a template :

Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager

In the right hand pane select the down arrow in between "All Style Options" and the "Go" button and select Edit Templates

In the resulting window scroll down using the vertical scroll bar until you see PostBit Templates. Double click Postbit templates to expand it and scroll down until you see postbit or postbit_legacy ( if you use the old style panel on the left hand side of every post )

Double click on postbit or postbit_legacy

An edit window will appear.

In the "Find" box at the bottom of the editing window paste this and click find:

<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon]

This will highlight that line. Create a blank line above this by going to the left hand side of the line highlighted and press enter. Click in this new blank line and enter :

$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right]

The template should now look like this :

id="repdisplay_$post[postid]_$post[userid]">$post[reputationdisplay]</span></div></if>
$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right]
<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]</div>

Click the save button at the bottom of the edit window to save the template. This will perform the template edit you need to get the credits to display in your postbit fields.

Hi your plugin is great, however, I have a one silly looking problem.

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3950/screenxr5.png

It adds one new Credits text after every post when the last poster has more than 0.

If I have a thread with 5 posters and 2 of them has more than 0 credits, then I see 2 times Credits text, not 5.

Any ideas?

The mass update isn't working for me. Everything seems to be installed ok but when I update the counters, the credits people get don't reflect what I think they should get.

For example, I have set 1 credit per post plus 0.01 per word - and one guy who's made 501 posts has been given 61.6 credits. :/

Hmm, if I give everyone 50 credits per character, they end up with less than if I give them 0.01 per word!

vBulletin 3.6.8 was just released almost an hour ago...will we be fine to upgrade?

lol wow, I just woke up so let me upgrade and get back to you guys on that, should be ok. But I'll upgrade our main site, once I see the changes :D then either john or hi will upgrade zips accordingly. I have 6 vbulletin sites between mine and clients to upgrade so fun .. *twitches*

Also, the ability to search for users with points equal to, more or less than a figure would be handy to have in the Users -> Search Users page.

Unless this is already implemented and I missed it ;)

I know exactly what the problem is. I see you edited it to show a dollar sign. You most likely forgot to add it TWICE to the plugin. You see, there was a bug in the template hook in vb3.6.7 (which is hopefully fixed now in 3.6.8), and that plugin was trying to compensate for it. vbcredits 1.4 should now be able to take out the compensation code :) But until then -- there are two lines that look pretty much the same, if you updated one bit of html, update the second bit as well so they have the same matching HTML (not the variables). This should fix the doubling.

Are you selecting all the credit awards?

Should be fine -- arent you all glad theres no file edits? :D

I suggest you read this: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=39142
I try to write my instructions for people who understand the things on this page, otherwise it would irritate the majority who do. Furthermore, did you try the template hook instructions at the bottom of the Instructions.txt file?

Thanks PlymWS for writing up the detailed instructions for me though :) And I'll include that in 1.4 :D

I got it working Darkwaltz4, thank you :)

It would be great if there is "paid by Topic or hidden post" function in vBCommerce. It allows users to do free trade. Members of certain usergroup can set the price for their threads or some hidden content of their posts.

No problem. I know it can be a bit daunting for the uninitiated.

Is 1.4 going to include a way to promote someone to a new usergroup once they receive a ceratin number of points ?

yes, look for hide hack mod in vbcommerce

i am looking into paid subscription purchases with credits, although it kind of conflicts with the paid subscription support with my paypal addon >.< What good is buying a paid subscription with credits, that awards you with credits?

I've just upgraded from 1.2 to 1.3 and whenever I try to appropriate credits it doesn't include the credits gained through posts (posting, own thread posting, and post size credits). The other options I'm trying to appropriate work though (induction, referral, and new thread credits).

Just posting that I am now running vBulletin 3.6.8 with this and it's working perfectly fine, so the upgrade should be no issue. However, I will ask about this:

Will this bank be better than IBank and have more stuff? Because I can't be the only one who though IBank was extremely basic and slightly lacking in features... As for the shop which goes with this in future:

1. Will it be better than IShop?
2. Can I still use some of the same item graphics with this newer shop add on?
3. What kinds of things can be sold? I hear about user titles, but anything else?
4. Can you add custom user title effects as things to purchase, such as right to left titles, bold titles, ones with strikethrough applied, etc? Note that these effects would only require extremely simple HTML, if you were wondering.
5. What other mods will you integrate either this or the shop with? The arcade is a great idea for integration, but any others planned, like using the shop to buy styles (for board or with Interactive Profiles Mod)?

I am combing everything from 1.3 to ensure all the maths are right and there especially the yourownthread, postsize, and forum overrides. I've also switched around the postbit codes so that there is only one record - and you can edit its template instead of the plugin.

Bank: will blow you away.
Shop: will also blow you away

1) yes
2) i dont see why not
3) THATS a secret :D i will post screenshots on vbcredits.com in a little while, will announce when. will also blow you away...
4) see 3. if you used vbplaza, i will say it does what it did, except much more and a hell of a lot better and nicer looking and more integrated into your forum.
5) i create addons as they get requested. next after arcade addons is yaas addon

also, i am toying with a third script to go with the first two, to create the most powerful trio of vbcredits systems... the second one should be out in a week, the third in 2 or 3 weeks (depending on how fast everything else goes)

vBCredits - Ultimate Points System
vBCommerce - ??? ;)
vBC??? ;) - ??? ;)

more later :D

Hello

Thanks for this nice mod. :)

but, i have the same problem here (new install, no upgrade)

In "Update Counters" i get 0 credits on this values (the other work).
- Referral Credits
- Time Credits
- Reputation Granting Credits
- Positive Reputation Credits
- Negative Reputation Credits
- Posting Credits
- Own Thread Posting Credits
- Post Size Credits

The group was checked.

^^

vBCasino? Sorry, probably the only major mod they haven't actually got here beginning with a C. But whatever it is, I can tell it will be awesome.

As for the question answers:

1. That means I'll install it.

2. Thanks. Much less work then.

3. Okay...

4. I never actually used vB Plaza. When I joined here, it had already been removed for security issues.

5. Nice.

Yay when 1.4 comes out i'll be installing and no doubt voting for MOTM, i can't wait! (arcade is why i haven't installed yet).

Sounds great! I haven't done this yet cause I want it all..lol. Is this gonna be a fee to use??

Nope. vBCredits is free.

ARCADE UPDATE (ibProArcade)

I am almost done with it :)

Unfortunately, due to vbplaza having been BURNED INTO IT, youll have to do a slew of file edits to get them out and replaced with vbcredits code :-p So get ready for that.

However, in exchange you get even more arcade features for using your credits with :-p You'll see. Should be done by tonight.

Yes, vBCredits is completely free to use, as well as most of the addons and all of the converters. I do have a couple premium addons which you can see on my site and play with them for free if you think they would be useful to you and you would like to help support my developments :)

How bad will it be to intergrate with the arcade you use? I forget the name. Will it also be a lot of file edits? Maybe i'd be best to change to that if it's not.

We use v3 arcade. Not sure about details on that yet as I havent opened up the code to look for hooks and such. I intend to have it have duplicate features so its up to you which one you use, I am working on ibProArcade one and will be done with it first obviously though.

nice!! :D i am seriously waiting for this version with ibproarcade support! :D:D:D You are tha best!

i will send announcement through upgrade system when it is done, so be sure you are marked as installed if you dont want to stalk the thread for an undetermined amount of time :-p

Darkwaltz4 i would like to translate vBCredits in arabic if you dont mind with vbcommerce
() :)

Sure go ahead, I can post the translation when you are done