Major Additions - iTrader v2.0.1

iTrader - A user feedback add-on for vBulletin 3.5.x
Copyright ?2004-2005 Jason Rabel, All Rights Reserved.
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Latest iTrader Verson: 2.0.1
vB Versions Supported: 3.5.x & 3.6.x
Author: Jason Rabel
Contact: PM me here.
Site: EXTREME Overclocking
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Description:
iTrader for vB 3.5.x & 3.6.x has evolved from Trader Ratings for vB 3.0.x which evolved from Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System for vB 2.x. This is a rating system for when members buy / sell / trade items from each other (presumably on a FS section of your forum). It is somewhat based on the honor system since there is no automatic way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. iTrader came about because it was a pain to try and maintain a single thread listing good / bad traders and so far has worked out quite well.

Features:

• Rate another member: Positive / Negative / Neutral
• Specify in each transaction: Buyer, Seller, or Trade
• Leave multiple comments about the deal
• Dates & IPs are all recorded to prevent abuse
• Specify a thread URL to the deal
• Advanced URL checking
• Display ratings over time
• Filter based on Buyer/Seller/Trade/or feedback they left for others
• Users can edit/delete ratings left for others (time based limitation)
• iTrader Admins can edit/delete anyone's ratings (just incase)
• PM notification when new rating or comment is left
• Per-usergroup permissions
• Lots of admin controllable options

Installation / Upgrade Info:
Read the included readme file, it explains everything.

Standard Disclaimer:
BACKUP YOUR DATABASE & FILES BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THIS HACK!!!

Donations:
This add-on will always be free, however your donations are kindly accepted and will help towards further development. The link is on the right under "The Developer" info.

Future Additions:

• AdminCP & ModCP Menus for searching IPs, stats, mass-prune, etc
• Better navigation across pages
• Better error descriptions
• Adjust action icons some
• Page to link two ratings manually
• AdminCP Option to choose how ratings are ordered (asc or desc by time)
• AJAX editing

Release History:
2.0.1 - December 18, 2005
2.0.0 - December 14, 2005

Detailed template edits : (Link)

[djwins]

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

There is no "home page" like there was on the old version. It really didn't provide relevant data, it was more of just a 'cool to look at' thing. When I get the admin / mod pages completed there will be a page similar to that so the staff can see what's going on.

There is still a lot of things to do, but right now the core stuff works. The admin pages will end up containing some stats stuff, IP search, etc...

I'm thankful that you converted this to 3.5 and am EXTREMELY grateful for this add-on, but I am hoping you will reconsider the untimely death of the "home page".

I think that page is relevant for the following reasons:

1) The Recent Ratings Column helps the community police each other as any unusual activity will be easily spotted there.

2) The Top Rated Traders is good fun for the users who can compete for bragging rights about being the most prolific/best trader.

3) The usefullness of the Wall of Shame is pretty obvious.

4) The Rating Statistics show how active the trading community is on your site.

I have been holding out on upgrading to vB 3.5 as I was waiting for this upgrade...say it ain't so, Joe (er, Jason)!

[doug97gxe]

Installed it on my test server.. works perfectly

[akoj]

Is anyone else getting this message when trying to submt feedback?

The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 charaters

It is ten characters or more :ermm:

[akoj]

Ahhh, I see that additional comments are required. How can we make them optional?

[lifesourcerec]

Here is a suggestion for a future upgrade:

"If it's possible, how 'add a column for the value of the deal.

$0-$25
$25-$50
$50-$100
$100-$500
Over $500

Or even "Low", "Mid", "High-End". That way people can see how many big transactions someone had before making a deal. Someone won't have 10 feedbacks of $1 trades and then screw someone out of a $500 trade."

[ChrisBaktis]

A couple things...

First GREAT hack - loved for 3.0 and love it more for 3.5

Second - Making the 'Additional Comments' optional is something I would like to see. Many members might not like the fact they have to input the url (i made it required) then also post additional comments.

Third - wether or not you use the ebay style for points the trader rating always shows the unique number of comments...for example I have 71 Positive Feedbacks with 38 being unique. I hve mine setup to NOT use the ebay style so I would like the 71 to show as the clickable link instead of 38.

[Keyser S?ze]

yea i agree, that whole additional comments thing is a waste to me, and annoance, would be nice to be able to make it not even be there at all (admincp option)

past that tho great hack!

definatly has my vote for HOTM

[KidneyBoy]

iTrader = Local (forum) ratings only
Trader Ratings = Global ratings (same ratings over many forums)

Firstoff, eoc_Jason thank you so much for this. It has installed and seems to be working great! Yes it would be nice the suggestions above, but I'm just happy to have something like this for my B/S/T site. This is so great, and I thank you so much! When I get paid next (first week in January) I will donate 25.00 to you. I know it's not a heckuva lot, and all honesty this mod is worth WELL more than that, but unfortunately disability out-right sucks for an income, so that's about the best I can do. I just hope others show their appreciation as well (and don't let those few "+++++ers" get to you. I KNOW The people thankful for what you have produced WELL outweighs the people who "expect" your free services and "expect" you to use every ounce of non-working life working on this, and expect you to not run into any "bumps in the road" and release it YESTERDAY.

I also was a bit curious about this "Trader Ratings" modification you will be creating in the future. Will this at all be compatible with "iTrader" or will there be a way to intermesh the two?

And another question. Is there any chance that the ability to use "Trader Ratings" with other board styles, such as phpBB? Or at least somebody (that knows what they are doing) to write a code compatible to "Trader Ratings"?

Again, thank you *SO* much for "iTrader". It really helps complete my forums!!!

Take it easy
KidneyBoy

[dsotmoon]

ok, think i found a bug, one you may be aware of not sure

if a users has it set not to receive PM's in their user cp option there is an error if someone leaves them feedback

PHP Code:

Fatal error: Unable to proceed with save while $errors array is not empty in class vb_datamanager_pm in /includes/class_dm.php on line 758 


it will leave the ffedback after the error but will not update the feedback if you view it in postbit, memberinfo, etc it will still show (0)

can anyone confirm this? i tried it with 2 testuser accounts in various usergroups and get the same thing and with one live user, he brought it to my attention and the PM setting was the only thing different

[KidneyBoy]

Confirmed. I get the exact same error. It pulls up a completely blank page except the text as posted in dsotmoon's post (ps cool name DS) and it's the same line 758.

Hope this helps!

Take it easy
KidneyBoy