Major Additions - Yet Another Awards System

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DESCRIPTION:
This is a Medals/Awards system. Admin can give members awards, and award icons will be displayed in member's profile, posts, as well as in a award list.

FEATURES:
In AdminCP
- Can Create/Edit/Delete/Reorder categories/sub-categories in ACP (with category name and description)
- Can Create/Edit/Delete awards in ACP (with Award Name, Description, Icon URL, Image URL)
- Can Move one (or all) award(s) from one category to another
- Can set some awards un-classified (not displayed for public)
- Can re-order awards in awards showcase
- Issue awards to members, based on username or userid, with Issue Reason
- Remove awards from members
+ Writes granting/removing awards to the log

In ModCP
- Issue awards to members, based on username or userid, with Issue Reason
- Remove awards from members
+ Writes granting/removing award to the log

Front page
- Display awards list in with: Award Name, Description, Icon, Image, and Members who get each award.
- Display awards showcase in profile, with Award information, Issue time and reason
- Display award icons in postbit (showthread, showpost, announcement, private)

New Features/Additions since 3.8
- Points System
- Separate Award Request/Recommendation Forms
- CSS Customizable

Current Release Version 4.0.9

• Added - Handling of user merges
• Added - Handling of user deletes
• Added - Manage awards on per user basis
• Added - Extra info to the logs for mass removal and editing of issued awards
• Added - Ability to collapse categories on awards.php
• Added - Checksum file for checking for suspect file versions
• Added - Various missing phrases
• Fixed - Memberlist not showing awards when option is active
• Fixed - Navtab not being selected (vb version < 4.2)
• Fixed - Category title not being displayed on awards.php
• Fixed - Logging not working in modcp
• Fixed - A few other minor bugs

[Inked_Mono]

For the automation system, is there always a huge delay between the creation of the automated tasks and the processings of them? I've set several awards to be given on post count, however, it's been several hours now and it still has yet to distribute them automatically. All profile fields are correct, as I've checked several times.

http://i.imgur.com/F4mWeTd.png

[squidsk]

Originally Posted by Inked_Mono

For the automation system, is there always a huge delay between the creation of the automated tasks and the processings of them? I've set several awards to be given on post count, however, it's been several hours now and it still has yet to distribute them automatically. All profile fields are correct, as I've checked several times.

http://i.imgur.com/F4mWeTd.png

If you haven't altered the default settings on the cron script it can take up to an hour and a half to run.

From my understanding, by default, the cron scripts are triggered by the cron image in the footer on each page being loaded. So if the cron image isn't being loaded cron scripts don't run. If my understanding is correct then on a site with low activity levels it could be longer than an hour and a half before the script runs.

[afg 1 actual IV]

Need a little new guy help here..
I am running VB 4.2.2 patch level 4

I am getting the "XML Error: Not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 1" when trying to install this.. can anyone advise if there is a compatibility issue with vb4.2? or i have something wrong?

Thanks

[squidsk]

What are you trying to upload on the product page in admincp?

[jagtpf]

Hi guys,

I've upgraded to this version as part of vB upgrade to 4.2.3 from 3.8.7 - Most of it works, but in the v3 version I had icon for both Admin & Mods & Specific Member to give award from first post in a thread.

What I don't know is whether that facility is part of this excellent plugin, or a previous owner's hack to it.

Would appreciate any comments.

Ta.
Geoff.

[squidsk]

Previous owner's hack as that functionality has never been a part of any version of this plugin.

[jagtpf]

Originally Posted by squidsk

Previous owner's hack as that functionality has never been a part of any version of this plugin.

OK, thanks .... :up:

[SnakeEaterITA]

Is it possible to display the Awards UNDER the avatar rather than on top?

[squidsk]

Originally Posted by SnakeEaterITA

Is it possible to display the Awards UNDER the avatar rather than on top?

There are options in admincp to chance where the awards display. If none of those work for you, then you'll need to customize your install to get it to show where you want it show.

[akz645]

Originally Posted by squidsk

SNIP

Suggestion:
- Option for awards to be stackable.
Example:


I would be ever so grateful, if you could make this possible

Edit:
Suggestion 2:
- Allow users to arrange which order they they wish to display their awards in their postbit via UserCP.
Example: Like the Navigation bar display order, they can assign numbers. The lower the number assigned, the higher up in the postbit the award they've earned will be displayed.