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Helpful Answers has been used to record over 6 MILLION times on more than 2,000 forums. If you're not using HA your users are looking for it!

Every day your users contribute hundreds if not thousands of posts making it hard for new members and guests to separate out the best answers from those that are less helpful. The Helpful Answers System offers your members a quick way to rate individual posts as either helpful or not allowing future visitors to understand the value of each post.

Designed to be flexible, HA has over 30 configurable settings:

Use image or text ratings AJAX or traditional links.
Offer yes/no or scaled 1-10 point ranking.
Turn off negative ratings for a positive only system.
Decide which forums are open for helpful answer ratings.
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Ban specific members from using the system.
Customize the message shown after a post is rated.
Show a page with the top helpful posts.
Show rating stats on a user's profile.
Hide posts that rate "too low"
Template driven so you can customize it all for your forum.

For advanced users template conditionals and variables let you further extend the functionality to color highlight good or bad posts, include ratings in user?s profiles and much more.

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Step 1: Upload the addon files found in the upload/ folder to your forum directory
Step 2: Install the plugin through your vB Administration area
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Each is designed to fit a general need by providing a starting point but it's on you to decide how to make things work to their best possible outcome. Feel free to suggest what you'd like to see next but don't wait to have what everyone else has; figure out what your forum needs and customize away.

CvP · #**572** 07-21-2010, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete_brady

sure is - can you share how you achieved this?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10 Gauge

+1

I want this!

Here's what you need to do:

first open the helpfulanswers.php in your forum root.
then comment out the lines shown in image. our objective is to always use helpful_answers_roll.

Then go to admincp > style manager > edit template > help templates > helpful_answers_roll

replace all the code in that template with this:

Code:

			
			<vb:if condition="$show['helpfulanswer']">
				<span id="helpfulanswers_box_{vb:raw post.postid}">
				<span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
				<vb:if condition="$show['rate_helpfulanswer']">
					<a class="rateuppost" href="./helpfulanswers.php?do=rate&postid={vb:raw post.postid}&rank=1" <vb:if condition="$vboptions[disable_ajax] != 2"> onclick="return helpfulanswers_rate({vb:raw post.postid}, 1);" </vb:if> rel="nofollow" >&nbsp;{vb:raw post.goodrank}</a>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['helpans_neg']">
					<span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
					<a class="ratedownpost" href="./helpfulanswers.php?do=rate&postid={vb:raw post.postid}&rank=0" <vb:if condition="$vboptions[disable_ajax] != 2"> onclick="return helpfulanswers_rate({vb:raw post.postid}, 0);" </vb:if> rel="nofollow" >{vb:raw post.badrank}&nbsp;</a>
</vb:if>
				<vb:else />
					<vb:if condition="!$show[guest]">
						<vb:if condition="$post[yesno]">
					<span class="rateuppost_u">&nbsp;{vb:raw post.goodrank}</span>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['helpans_neg']">
					<span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
					<span class="ratedownpost">&nbsp;{vb:raw post.badrank}</span>
</vb:if>
						<vb:else />
					<span class="rateuppost">&nbsp;{vb:raw post.goodrank}</span>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['helpans_neg']">
					<span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
					<span class="ratedownpost_u">&nbsp;{vb:raw post.badrank}</span>
</vb:if>
						</vb:if>
					</vb:if>
				</vb:if>
				<vb:if condition="$show['guest'] AND $vboptions['helpans_guestshow']">
					<a class="rateuppost" href="./helpfulanswers.php?do=guestrate" rel="nofollow" >&nbsp;{vb:raw post.goodrank}</a>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['helpans_neg']">
					<span class="seperator">&nbsp;</span>
					<a class="ratedownpost" href="./helpfulanswers.php?do=guestrate" rel="nofollow" >&nbsp;{vb:raw post.badrank}</a>
</vb:if>
				</vb:if>
				</span>
			</vb:if>

then go to admincp > style manager > edit template > postbit templates > postbit legacy
under

Code:

<div class="postfoot">

find

Code:

<a class="multiquote" href="{vb:raw post.replylink}" rel="nofollow" onclick="return false;" id="mq_{vb:raw post.postid}"><img id="mq_image_{vb:raw post.postid}" src="{vb:raw vboptions.cleargifurl}" alt="{vb:rawphrase multi_quote_this_message}" />&nbsp;</a> </vb:if>

so after that </vb:if> and before , add

Code:

<vb:if condition="$show['helpfulanswer']">
						{vb:raw helpful_answers}
					</vb:if>

now go to admincp > style manager > edit template > css templates > additional.css
add

Code:

.postbitlegacy .postfoot .textcontrols a.rateuppost, .postbit .postfoot .textcontrols a.rateuppost, .eventbit .eventfoot .textcontrols a.rateupevent {
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_up_gray.png") no-repeat scroll left center #E9E9E9;
border:0 solid #A8A8A8;
padding:0 0 0 20px;
color: #008000;
}
.postbitlegacy .postfoot .textcontrols a.rateuppost:hover, .postbit .postfoot .textcontrols a.rateuppost:hover, .eventbit .eventfoot .textcontrols a.rateupevent:hover {
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_up_hover.png") no-repeat scroll left center transparent;
border:0 none;
padding:0 0 0 20px;
color: #008000;
}

.postbitlegacy .postfoot .textcontrols a.ratedownpost, .postbit .postfoot .textcontrols a.ratedownpost, .eventbit .eventfoot .textcontrols a.ratedownevent {
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_down_gray.png") no-repeat scroll right center #E9E9E9;
border:0 solid #A8A8A8;
padding:0 20px 0 0;
color: #800000;
}
.postbitlegacy .postfoot .textcontrols a.ratedownpost:hover, .postbit .postfoot .textcontrols a.ratedownpost:hover, .eventbit .eventfoot .textcontrols a.ratedownevent:hover {
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_down_hover.png") no-repeat scroll right center transparent;
border:0 none;
padding:0 20px 0 0;
color: #800000;
}

.postbitlegacy .postfoot .textcontrols span.rateuppost, .postbit .postfoot .textcontrols span.rateuppost {
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_up.png") no-repeat scroll left center #E9E9E9;
border:0 solid #A8A8A8;
padding:0 0 0 20px;
color: #008000;
}

.postbitlegacy .postfoot .textcontrols span.ratedownpost, .postbit .postfoot .textcontrols span.ratedownpost {
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_down.png") no-repeat scroll right center #E9E9E9;
border:0 solid #A8A8A8;
padding:0 20px 0 0;
color: #800000;
}
.postbitlegacy .postfoot .textcontrols span.rateuppost_u, .postbit .postfoot .textcontrols span.rateuppost_u {
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_up_hover.png") no-repeat scroll left center #E9E9E9;
border:0 solid #A8A8A8;
padding:0 0 0 20px;
color: #008000;
}

.postbitlegacy .postfoot .textcontrols span.ratedownpost_u, .postbit .postfoot .textcontrols span.ratedownpost_u {
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_down_hover.png") no-repeat scroll right center #E9E9E9;
border:0 solid #A8A8A8;
padding:0 20px 0 0;
color: #800000;
}

Finally, go to admincp > options > helpful options > enable manual placement.

I have only checked it in legacy postbit.
if you make the similar change in regular postbit, it should work.

NOTE: This layout is NOT for "ten-based" rating.
Please remember to backup your database before trying. and I'm not responsible if anything goes wrong.

edit: you need to extract the arrow_mini.zip in /images/buttons directory.

10 Gauge · #**573** 07-21-2010, 02:38 PM

Thanks for the guide CvP, after following the instructions this is the output I am getting.... Thanks for having a look.

10 Gauge · #**574** 07-21-2010, 02:41 PM

Edit: I'm a 'tard.... Didn't have it set to arrows in the options.....

Ok one last question, what bit of CSS do I need to change to make the non-rolled over arrows have my darker footer background. From the screenshot you can see that the background is lighter, the rollover color is correct.

Thanks.

2nd Edit: GOT IT! Thanks. Looking forward to the 0 bug fix for the up arrow.

CvP · #**575** 07-21-2010, 02:46 PM

find what you added in additional.css
remove all #E9E9E9
from
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_up_gray.png") no-repeat scroll left center #E9E9E9;
to
background:url("images/buttons/arrow_mini_up_gray.png") no-repeat scroll left center;

10 Gauge · #**576** 07-21-2010, 02:57 PM

Thanks man, got it! Let us know when you get the 0 bug fixed.

Also, when I go to replace the Post Thank You Hack with this permanently, could you direct me where to place the code to have the up and down arrows at the far left of the footer bar instead of the far right? (This would put it where the Thanks button currently is)

CvP · #**577** 07-21-2010, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10 Gauge

Thanks man, got it! Let us know when you get the 0 bug fixed.

Also, when I go to replace the Post Thank You Hack with this permanently, could you direct me where to place the code to have the up and down arrows at the far left of the footer bar instead of the far right? (This would put it where the Thanks button currently is)

refer to the postbit legacy modification i posted.
there I asked you to place a code after </vb:if> and before .
if you notice, there is another right after that .
move that piece of code right after this .

btw, placing is far right makes no sense unless you are using RTL.

pete_brady · #**578** 07-21-2010, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CvP

Here's what you need to do:

awesome. thanks a lot dude.

10 Gauge · #**579** 07-21-2010, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CvP

refer to the postbit legacy modification i posted.
there I asked you to place a code after </vb:if> and before .
if you notice, there is another right after that .
move that piece of code right after this .

btw, placing is far right makes no sense unless you are using RTL.

Lemme pick ur brain on the CSS again real quick. Moving it to the left side, how do I move the divider bar from the left to the right?

Edit: Nevermind, think I got it.... Was lookin' in the wrong spot!

CvP · #**580** 07-21-2010, 07:01 PM

edit helpful_answers_roll
and move the
 
to where you want.

Ted S · #**581** 07-21-2010, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CvP

I'm sorry but I'm not sure where to place it. 946 number line of which file? the main XML? it didn't work

In the XML file yes. Are all the fields blank or just goodrank?

Quote:

then you can try using the already built in post hiding method. the one vB uses for deleted posts. it has a view post button. so you can just reuse that template with a little modification.
then add a hide post button if necessary.

The function being used is from the core vbulletin... I'll take a look at this more down the road, several old feature requests to get too first.

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