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

[slvr ralliart]

I have it on my site

BUT I am having a hard time for it to show in the memeber info.

would somone send me a screen shot to show me where you put this at in your member info templated please?

thanks

[Ncturnal]

Originally Posted by TonysDesigns

I'm running it here on 3.5.

Was ported up manually tho

How?

[eoc_Jason]

Both releases for 3.5 should be out this coming weekend, trying to iron out some bugs and misc things. I'm also having to make two separate installers: one for people upgrading from 3.0.x and one as a new install.

[drumsy]

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

Both releases for 3.5 should be out this coming weekend, trying to iron out some bugs and misc things. I'm also having to make two separate installers: one for people upgrading from 3.0.x and one as a new install.

Sounds good man! I can't wait and neither can my members!

[KidneyBoy]

*Rubs his hands together mythotically**Blisters hands from too much friction*
OUCH!!!!!

This is great! The anticipation is like waiting for GOLD to be released all over!!

*Realizes he really has NO LIFE to find excitement in this*

Looking forward to it

KidneyBoy

[MR-2ZZ]

Cant wait!!!

[grimmer]

^^ +1

[eoc_Jason]

Yesterday I spent the entire afternoon just coding part of the AdminCP stuff. I figured it would be nice to move the variables out of the PHP file and into their "proper" location. It took me a LOT longer because I was having to figure it out for myself and insert all the data manually into the DB. After I finished everything, I discovered that if you turn on Debug Mode then additional options appear to add new setting things... DOH! Better documentation for developers would go a LONG way.

Anyhow, still have to finish the AdminCP / ModCP tools. Problem with that is the AdminCP you can use an XML file, but for the ModCP you have to use hooks (that makes no sense but it's how they did it). I don't think I will get a chance to work on it today though. Wish I could give you guys an ETA when it will be released, but I'm working as fast as I can, my forum members want this back too, but I don't want to release a half-assed version.

[grimmer]

*crys to sleep*

[Kidswap]

Looking forward to it.