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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

Keyser S?ze · #**472** 02-03-2005, 09:01 PM

nope, maybe ecco jason will know, whats the link to ur forum, u can PM it to me if u dont want to post it

eoc_Jason · #**473** 02-05-2005, 08:24 PM

He figured it out... He was trying to rate himself...

(which you can't do)

wrang · #**474** 02-06-2005, 07:20 AM

Where shuold i put this code in the postbit template??

<if condition="$thread[forumid] == 16">
(trader ratings row)
</if>

Stussi · #**475** 02-08-2005, 02:01 PM

Hey Jason! Very nice Hack!

But i?ve got some problems with it....

I've installed it ~3 month ago and now it makes some problems:

I've rated a guy in my forum. He had one positive rating (rated by me) and i wanted to leave him a second... worked fine but: (i translated it in german...)

Quote:

Bewertungen: 1
Positive Bewertungen: 100,0%
Positive Bewertungen von Mitgliedern: 1
Negative Bewertungen von Mitgliedern: 0
Positive Bewertungen insgesamt: 2

How is that possible?? he got 2 positive ratings by me and theres only one listed....

I also changed the Value in the DB but no effect...
And i edited the ratings... still no effect..
I also gave him a third positive... no effect except there are 2 overall ratings and 3 positve...
there are NO negative ratings...

Edit: it seems that the ratings by the same Userid dont count....

lifesourcerec · #**476** 02-09-2005, 08:33 PM

IS there a way to manually add feedback. I merged 2 accts and the feedback thing didn't carry over.

eoc_Jason · #**477** 02-17-2005, 04:05 PM

Stussi - The rating is based on unique users. Thus if you rated him 1,000 times, then it would still only give him 1 point.

lifesourcerec - if you wanted to merge over his ratings, you would probably need to search the table for his old userid, and alter them to his new userid. Also you would need to take into consideration users he rated. That can get kind of messy depending on the total rating numbers.

lifesourcerec · #**478** 02-18-2005, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

lifesourcerec - if you wanted to merge over his ratings, you would probably need to search the table for his old userid, and alter them to his new userid. Also you would need to take into consideration users he rated. That can get kind of messy depending on the total rating numbers.

Once I find his old id, how would I alter them over to his new one? change the old id to the new one?

ChrisBaktis · #**479** 02-19-2005, 12:35 PM

I would like to add a box in a members profile area that shows the last 5-10 feedbacks. Can anyone help with the code I need to add (if it is possible)?

JazzleBug · #**480** 02-20-2005, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

Stussi - The rating is based on unique users. Thus if you rated him 1,000 times, then it would still only give him 1 point.

lifesourcerec - if you wanted to merge over his ratings, youwouldprobably need to search the table for his old userid, and alterthem tohis new userid. Also you would need to take into considerationusers herated. That can get kind of messy depending on the totalratingnumbers.

Any idea if there will be an update regarding the merging/changingofmembernames/id's? We've already had some trouble with this and asthesite grows, it's only going to get worse.

Great addition, though! My members are using the hell out of it!

Telkman · #**481** 02-21-2005, 09:56 AM

Just a very small change I thought other people may be interested in, or have some comments on...

In the navbar on various pages, the "View Trader Ratings", "Edit Trader Ratings" etc link to the user you are currently editing - to fit in more with the traditional vB breadcrumbs style, these should perhaps link to the parent page, with no user specified.

Ideally, these would link to a page appropriate to the action in question, e.g. an edit/submit page where you can search for the user, but for something so simple and effective, that over complicates things rather - To simply have each link return to the trader ratings page, simply remove

PHP Code:


			
u=$userinfo[userid]

from each of the below lines in traderratings.php.

PHP Code:


			
$navbits = construct_navbits(array("traderratings.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]" => "View Trader Ratings",'' => $userinfo['username']));



$navbits = construct_navbits(array("traderratings.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]" => "Submit Trader Ratings Feedback",'' => $userinfo['username']));



$navbits = construct_navbits(array("traderratings.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]" => "Edit Trader Ratings Feedback",'' => $userinfo['username']));

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