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

[Osiris2k]

Originally Posted by djwins

How do mods and admins edit users feedback?
Thanks.

beside the comment that was left for the user there is an edit button. you can edit the rating comment etc if you are logged in as a admin.

[djwins]

Thanks!

Is there a way I can "import" previous feedback (which consists of just text in forum posts).

Can I put in starting feedback numbers somewhere and then have the new Trader Ratings trades get added onto that?

I realize it would be quite a data entry project, but is it possible?

[Telkman]

One of my forums also had a feedback thread for users - personally I just created a dummy user and manually entered all the feedback into the system... seemed the easiest way.

As entries were from multiple users, I also edited the script to allow multiple feedback from the dummy user to count towards the feedback scores.

[djwins]

Any other options?

[mojo8850]

Hi Jason.

I have a small question I ave installed the hack, but I have a special section called Buying & Selling Category.!

What I want to do is only the users who have registered to that paid subscription, have access to the trader ratings.! The users who have'nt registered to the paid subscription DO NOT have access..!

Help

[eoc_Jason]

djwins - There is no "import" system simply because of all the complxities and variations involved. You can either opt to do it all manually, have your users rate each other for old things, or just let everyone start at zero.

mojo8550 - You can do it all with the vB templates conditionals, wrapping links and such with <if condition=""> </if> statements. For further protection you can edit the .PHP file to include extra validation to ensure users don't try to circumvent the system to rate people (though I've never found anyone that has).

[mojo8850]

mojo8550 - You can do it all with the vB templates conditionals, wrapping links and such with <if condition=""> </if> statements. For further protection you can edit the .PHP file to include extra validation to ensure users don't try to circumvent the system to rate people (though I've never found anyone that has).

Sorry Jason

I'm alittle new to this would it be possible if you could simplify the method or
exactly where would I insert all that code..! PLEASE..! :nervous: :nervous:

[djwins]

If you have a community that is good about policing itself, you could have the users fill out excel spreadsheets and import the feedback into the DB.
If you have honest users and a few who are willing to do some double checking, this could work...

[Polo]

Excellent Hack. Thanks Jason..

And well I had a question.. is it possible to make the trader ratings so that members can only rate a person once only? I'm using this mod in kind of different way, and this would help me alot...

[Polo]

Anyone?