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

[ChrisBaktis]

I found a problem (or overlooked how to change this) - The trader ratings seems to work great except for custom usergroups that I have created. These usergroups are not being counted in the trader rating stats. Is there a place to add or change a variable?

[eoc_Jason]

You will have to elaborate Chris (or possibly show screenshots)...

Usergroups should not affect the functionality of the system.

[ChrisBaktis]

The Trader Rating hack works great for each person. The Stats page, however, is not including a usergroup that I have created.

I have users with 15 or 16 Positive feedback rating however if I go to the stats page they are not included. All the normal usergroups that Vbulletin comes with are inlcluded in the Top/Recent Feedback stats. These members, in the custom usergroup with higher feedback, are not listed on the stats page. It just seems like the hack is checking all the feedback for all the usergroups when it gets the info on who to post.

I cant include a screenshot because the problem is people not being listed so I cant give a picture of something not seen

[integra99]

eoc_Jason: I've made a vBindex hack for this. Link is in my sig

Demo at www.kydsm.com

-Colin

[lifesourcerec]

Yeah, that would be cool. Top Traders on non-VB page.

[oldfan]

after removing the wall fo shame, it kinda looks plain.
Could their be something else added too it?

[integra99]

Originally Posted by lifesourcerec

Yeah, that would be cool. Top Traders on non-VB page.

Try it out, dont forget to click install

[lifesourcerec]

I don't use vbindex, so may need a code to add it to another non-VB page.

[eoc_Jason]

Usergroupid 10 is excluded from listings because that is the default banned usergroup. Maybe that is your problem?

Jason

Originally Posted by ChrisBaktis

The Trader Rating hack works great for each person. The Stats page, however, is not including a usergroup that I have created.

I have users with 15 or 16 Positive feedback rating however if I go to the stats page they are not included. All the normal usergroups that Vbulletin comes with are inlcluded in the Top/Recent Feedback stats. These members, in the custom usergroup with higher feedback, are not listed on the stats page. It just seems like the hack is checking all the feedback for all the usergroups when it gets the info on who to post.

I cant include a screenshot because the problem is people not being listed so I cant give a picture of something not seen

[eoc_Jason]

You can really make any sort of info you want on the stats page, it's just a matter of writing the queries and modifying the templates...