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

[eoc_Jason]

If you have installed other hacks that modify either of those, then I'm sorry but I can't help you out there. My hack is very simplistic and uses default vB variables for generatig most of the data.

[jesslynn]

{sigh} I was afraid you were gonna say that. Oh well, I guess I'll have to uninstall/revert back. Thanks anyway!

[Watson]

Is there anyway to click under the username or something to actually leave feedback, the only way I been doing it is by clicking on the users trader rating number. Hoping to put like an icon or summit somewhere.

And how what file do I edit to add it so they need to enter a URL when doing a trade/sale. And can I speify that it has to come from a specific Forum

Watson

[tiedyetoga]

very nice.

[eoc_Jason]

You will have to be more specific when you say "click under their username to leave feedback". What page are you talking about? A screenshot would help. The reason I have the "leave feedback" info on the TR page is so that people see the rest of the info on the page too.

As for making URLs required, there is only one php file to edit (traderratings.php), just change (in two places):

PHP Code:

    if ($userbuysell == 255 || $userrating == 255 || $usercomments == '') {
        eval (print_standard_error('error_requiredfields'));
    } 


to

PHP Code:

    if ($userbuysell == 255 || $userrating == 255 || $usercomments == '' || $userurl == '') {
        eval (print_standard_error('error_requiredfields'));
    } 


Also you might want to edit the template to show that it is a requried field. However keep in mind that right now I don't do any URL checking, so they could enter totally bogus info and it wouldn't know any better.

Originally Posted by Watson

Is there anyway to click under the username or something to actually leave feedback, the only way I been doing it is by clicking on the users trader rating number. Hoping to put like an icon or summit somewhere.

And how what file do I edit to add it so they need to enter a URL when doing a trade/sale. And can I speify that it has to come from a specific Forum

Watson

[Watson]

Thanks for that mate

The bit I am meaning is the bit highlighted here mate. Its the only way a user can leave feedback for my other users is by clicking on that. Is there any way to add an add feedback bit somewhere.

Also, how do I make it for a certain user group only.

Watson

[eoc_Jason]

Sure you can make a "leave feedback" link anywhere... Just look at the URL structure in the TR template and put it wherever you please...

For a specific usergroup, look in the included TXT file, there is a function called is_member_of() or something similar.

[Freezerator]

Is there some kind of stats page, where you can view people with top ratings and things like thats?

[eoc_Jason]

No, that will be in the next update though. However right now I'm in the process of trying to find a job, so I have put all my projects like this on hold.

BTW, this has been asked and answered several times before, please use the "search this thread" option at the top, most people are starting to get really repetitive in their questions.

[Freezerator]

my bad. Good luck on finding a job though