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Trader Ratings v1.2.0 · **Released**: 05-31-2004

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 · #**432** 01-04-2005, 05:16 PM

sbryan:
1. You *might* have to edit the install file to "force" which StyleID you want it to install the templates to.
2. Feedback is not moderated at this time. However, the way the points system work is like eBay. If one person leaves 1,000 negatives, it still only deducts 1 point from their total. The Trader Rating is based on unique members. However, admins/mods can edit/remove any feedback from any user very easily.
3.It should work with 3.0.4 since all the code is independent of any vB files.

sbryan · #**433** 01-05-2005, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

sbryan:
1. You *might* have to edit the install file to "force" which StyleID you want it to install the templates to.
2. Feedback is not moderated at this time. However, the way the points system work is like eBay. If one person leaves 1,000 negatives, it still only deducts 1 point from their total. The Trader Rating is based on unique members. However, admins/mods can edit/remove any feedback from any user very easily.
3.It should work with 3.0.4 since all the code is independent of any vB files.

thanks Jason.

will try installing it ASAP and give it a test run!

*EDIT* got it all working pretty nicely. trade ratings is appearing in the postbit area under some other custom fields that i put in a while ago and looks quite nice. managed to find alot of the text and edited that (took me a while to find as i was searching in the templates not in the phrases).

it will be a 'tread carefully at first' approach with the forum members but it should compliment our existing system quite nicely. anything that keeps game traders/sellers honest is fine with me.

now to just work out where to put a link in the MEMBERINFO template as well that looks nice and not out of place.

thanks Jason, great hack!

0ptima · #**434** 01-08-2005, 05:54 AM

Anyone running this hack with 3.0.5?

the wiz · #**435** 01-08-2005, 11:49 AM

I am.

Aros · #**436** 01-08-2005, 12:19 PM

I am too, works fine.

eoc_Jason · #**437** 01-08-2005, 03:19 PM

There is no reason it shouldn't work with 3.0.5 (or any other 3.x version for that matter). The Trader Ratings add-on is for the most part a self-contained script that is independent of any vBulletin changes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0ptima

Anyone running this hack with 3.0.5?

therczone · #**438** 01-09-2005, 08:00 AM

*Clicks install* (Works on my vB 3.0.5)

eoc_jason, please PM "Paul M" about his code/hack.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=584793

I like this hack, but was dissapointed to find an error in my who's online. Here is my version (with trader ratings info) of his hack. I don't take credit for it, I simply edited it's words. This works with vB 3.0.5.

In forumdir/includes/functions_online.php find ;

Code:

		case 'modcplogin':
			$userinfo['action'] = $vbphrase['moderator_control_panel_login'];
			break;

and below it add ;

Code:

		case 'traderratings':
			$userinfo['action'] = " Viewing Trader Ratings";
			break;

Then Find ;

Code:

	case 'bugs.php':
		$userinfo['activity'] = 'bugs';
		break;

and below it add ;

Code:

	case 'traderratings.php':
		$userinfo['activity'] = 'traderratings';
		break;

trader ratings who's online, whos online, who online, error

the wiz · #**439** 01-09-2005, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by therczone

*Clicks install* (Works on my vB 3.0.5)

eoc_jason, please PM "Paul M" about his code/hack.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=584793

I like this hack, but was dissapointed to find an error in my who's online. Here is my version (with trader ratings info) of his hack. I don't take credit for it, I simply edited it's words. This works with vB 3.0.5.

In forumdir/includes/functions_online.php find ;

Code:

		case 'modcplogin':
			$userinfo['action'] = $vbphrase['moderator_control_panel_login'];
			break;

and below it add ;

Code:

		case 'traderratings':
			$userinfo['action'] = " Viewing Trader Ratings";
			break;

Then Find ;

Code:

	case 'bugs.php':
		$userinfo['activity'] = 'bugs';
		break;

and below it add ;

Code:

	case 'traderratings.php':
		$userinfo['activity'] = 'traderratings';
		break;

trader ratings who's online, whos online, who online, error

+++++in! Works great on my site!

horrordvds.com · #**440** 01-09-2005, 04:03 PM

So, if someone has 10 separate transactions over the space of a month and leaves 10 feedbacks, that only counts as 1 point on their feedback rating? It would be nice if we could customize that ability. My forum only has a few thousand members and out of those, only several dozen are active traders. They have always left multiple feedback for each other - on separate transactions - and I always counted each one as a +1 on their score.

Blade-uk · #**441** 01-09-2005, 04:55 PM

Great hack, but one problem i have found on the stats page -

http://www.tech-arena.co.uk/forum/traderratings.php?

It keeps stating this, so i looked through the instructions which say -

Quote:

TRATING_CLOSED
- Disables the trader ratings pages and displays a maintainence page
- Set to '0' for open (default), '1' for closed

But my code says -

Quote:

// Disables the trader ratings pages and displays a maintainence page
// Administrators and Moderators will still be able to view / use the TR system!
// NOTE: PMs will not be sent when closed (so you can test ratings without spamming users)
define('TRATING_CLOSED', 0);

So as it's on 0, shouldn't it be open, any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Also even though i've updated from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0 on a members trading page it says Trader Ratings v1.1.0 under their feedback.

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