Trader Ratings v1.2.0

Trader Ratings - A user feedback hack
Copyright ?2004 Jason Rabel, All Rights Reserved.
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Latest TR Verson: 1.2.0
vB Versions: 3.0.0 - 3.0.9
Author: Jason Rabel
Contact: PM me here, I'll respond.
Site: EXTREME Overclocking
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Updates:
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1.2.0 - September 4, 2004
- Added Trader Ratings Stats Page (finally!)
- Added PM notification when someone receives feedback
- Changed how positive feedback percentage score is calculated (bugfix)
- Ability to "close" the Trader Ratings pages (for maintainence or whatever) - TRATING_CLOSED
- Ability to set the URL field when submitting feedback to required or optional - TRATING_REQ_URL

1.1.0 - June 7, 2004
- Added time-based user edit/delete abilities, set via TRATING_UEDIT constant in traderratings.php file
- Userdate field is now an int field to be consistent with vBulletin
- Userrating field changed to tinyint to save space
- Fixed timeframes for showing historical ratings
- Made some various code consolidation
- Added missing ".TABLE_PREFIX." statement
- Templates.txt file shows code for postbit & MEMBERINFO, with conditional examples
- All 3 templates changed heavily
- Added some more phrases & fixed missing phrases

1.0.1 - June 2, 2004
- Fixed a "divide by zero" display error
- Postbit template fixed so guests do not have a trader rating

1.0.0 - June 1, 2004
- Initial Public Release

Description:
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Trader Ratings has evolved from my vB2 Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System. 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 based on the honor system since there is no way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. (But I'm working on a way to fix that.) Trader Ratings 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:
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? Rate another member: Positive / Negative / Neutral
? Specify Buyer, Seller, or Trade
? Leave comments about the deal
? Records date when rating created
? Specify a URL to the deal
? 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)
? Admins & Mods can edit/delete anyone's ratings (just incase)
? Stats page showing best & worst rated members, and recent ratings
? PM notification when a person is rated

Basic Info:
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I haven't written a FAQ or any real documentation yet, but the way the system works is very simple. The only part that might confuse someone is that the Feedback Score is based only on UNIQUE members. Also, there are simple checks in place to make sure they actually do select proper info and enter a comment. A user is not able to rate themself (obviously). Permissions for viewing / rating are similar to standard forum viewing / posting permissions. Also it checks to make sure users exist and all that good stuff.

Installation Info:
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This hack is very simply to implement requiring only:
? 1 new file
? 5 new templates / 2-3 template changes (navbar, posbit/postbit_legacy, MEMBERINFO, memberlist_resultsbit)
? 52 new phrases
? 1 new DB table / 1 table DB change & index

An install/upgrade PHP file is included to do all the template/phrase/DB stuff, so basically you run that, upload the file, and edit your postbit template. BAM!

Screen Shots / Demos:
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See Screenshots below, or you can view them on my forums: My Trader Rating Page

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

Forums Using This Hack:
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EXTREME Overclocking Forums
i-Club -- Forums
Accord Tuner
NSX Prime
Honda-Acura.net
Guns Network
PimpRig

(PM me your forum if you want me to add you to the list)

Donations:
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This hack will always be free, however your donations are kindly accepted and will help towards further development. If you donate, please leave me some info (either your forum site or username at vB.org) so that I can thank you.


Plans For Future Releases:
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? rebuttal / followup comments
? item description (possibly instead of thread url)
? button on thread that buyer/seller clicks to tie the transaction to two people

[WreckRman2]

Suggestion for next update:

One thing that I would like to see added is a notification email to the user recieving the feedback. Not only does this let them know someone else submitted a feedback for them but it will also encourage that person to complete a feedback as well so that both parties gets a feedback. To many times only one party takes the time to submit a feedback. Many simply forget so the email could also act as a reminder.

Another thing would be a listing page that would show all the users with lets say above 25 points, 15 points, etc.

[jesslynn]

OK, well, just for argument's sake I ran the upgrade script even though I had run the newest clean install script from scratch, and low and behold, both profiles and the ratings pages now work. Well, except I still can't view either my own profile or my own rating (but I know that's OK not to it's just being unable to see my entire profile that has me scratching my head). But, my being able to view others' profiles and ratings now is an improvement from where I was last week, so I'm still happy. LOL.

The only thing still not working at all is Currently Active Users Online. Any ideas for that one?

[Watson]

Still getting my problems above if anyone can help me out

[hasan2k]

I am thinking about installing this script but unsure if i should do this because I am on VB 3.0.3. Does Trader Ratings v1.1.0 work with VB 3.0.3?

I would appreciate the answer.

Thanks

[eoc_Jason]

Yes it works with 3.0.3

[GatorLCA]

It seems that after I installed this whenever I try to make a New Thread it does not show up in the post count but If I reply to that thread or any thread it will count toward the post count. I think it might have something to do with the Post bit template or something that i changed, I do have the trader rating below the post count so i think that might be the problem

[GatorLCA]

odd, it seems to be working now. nvmd

[funfone]

On the feedback page the text on the right ...warning etc is there any way to move this say underneath or all together as my board is a fixed width and this ruins it

[eoc_Jason]

Yeah, just adjust the tratings_feedback template to your liking... I've seen some smaller fixed width forums stick the text above or below the main feedback box.

[jesslynn]

I'm still having my problems, too.

I still can't view either my own profile or my own rating (but I know that's OK not to see the rating as others can't see their own either I think?) it's just being unable to see my entire profile that has me scratching my head....

The thing still not working at all is Currently Active Users Online. Any ideas for that one?

Can anyone please help me out??? I'm running 3.0.3