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

[GamerJunk.net]

Can't wait for a 3.5 port!

[KidneyBoy]

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

I wish I could give you guys a time-frame, but I'm no project manager, and the time estimates thus far have well, come and gone.

I was working hapily along with it the other week, but decided to get a little ambitious and make some major changes, which is kind of like one step forward and two steps back.

I also have my usual daily work load that I have to do, and a few other on-the-side jobs have been taking up my free time. So unfortunatly I haven't been able to put as much time into this as I was planning. It happens, what can I say.

I know a lot of people are wanting this for 3.5.0 (including my forum members), so I'm going to try to finish up the code and remove what's not working at the moment so that I can release at least something to you guys. It will have more features than what the 3.0.x version has, but just not all the cool stuff that I was hoping to have in the initial release.

Thanks for the update Jason. I just wish I was a coder, and I could help you. This MOD will be absolutely PERFECT for my B/S/T site. As anxious as I am, I know that everyone has real lifes and there are real demands in life that *MUST* come first before hobbies like this, so as much as it kills me to say it, I'm all for you dealing with your real life demands first. We can all wait, or if we can't, we can use 3.0.9 and your current mod (or learn to MOD it ourselves ).

Take it easy!
KidneyBoy

[tylercruz]

Again, just want to show my support that 3.5.0 port is greatly desired..

[Shoemoney]

definatly on the cant weight for 3.5 port wagon

[fiber_cut]

Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first() on a non-object in /usr/local/www/data-dist/forum/portal/vbtest/admincp/install_traderratings.php on line 468

Is hte error i get when trying to install this mod.. Can anyone tell me what this means?

[grimmer]

^^ means that you are trying to install the 3.0.x version on 3.5

[fiber_cut]

ahh is there a new version for 3.5?

[Trana]

Fiber,

Go back about 3 pages and read from there on.

[fiber_cut]

thanx looking forward to the port..

[zlos]

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

I wish I could give you guys a time-frame, but I'm no project manager, and the time estimates thus far have well, come and gone.

I was working hapily along with it the other week, but decided to get a little ambitious and make some major changes, which is kind of like one step forward and two steps back.

I also have my usual daily work load that I have to do, and a few other on-the-side jobs have been taking up my free time. So unfortunatly I haven't been able to put as much time into this as I was planning. It happens, what can I say.

I know a lot of people are wanting this for 3.5.0 (including my forum members), so I'm going to try to finish up the code and remove what's not working at the moment so that I can release at least something to you guys. It will have more features than what the 3.0.x version has, but just not all the cool stuff that I was hoping to have in the initial release.

I keep my fingers crossed