QuoteIt! 2.0 - Quote Management System

QuoteIt! version 2.0

QuoteIt! allows you to have a database of quotes integrated with your forum. Users submit quotes that can then be voted on by the other users, using your choice of two rating systems. The average installation will show a random quote on the forum home page, but you can include it on any vBulletin page. This was developed on vBulletin 3.0.7, but should work on 3.0.0 and above.

You can see a demo on forums.monkeycrap.com.
Instructions for adding a random quote to vBadvanced and vBindex are in this post.


Features (features new to 2.0 are in yellow)

Random Quote
- a random quote can be shown on any vBulletin powered page
- the administrator can set a default rating threshold that quotes must meet before showing up as the random quote
- the quote shown is much more random than in previous versions

Quote Database
- quotes can only be edited or deleted by an administrator
- quotes can be viewed individually or listed on several pages
- quotes can be sorted by total score, average score, author, submitter, or date added
- quotes now have a "context" field that can be turned on or off to include more information about the quote
- each post and private message now has a "Submit to Quotes" link that allows users to quote things said on your forum more easily

Quote Ratings System
- quotes can be rated either plus/minus or on a scale from 1 to 5
- quotes below a certain total score or average score can be filtered out

Quote Management
- quotes can either be automatically approved or moderated
- the administrator can now edit quotes
- the quote moderation que is now more like the que for posts, enabling the moderation of several quotes at once



Don't forget to click

This hack is based on QuoteIt! 1.2, originally by magnus. The "submit post" feature was inspired by an addon by CtrlAltDel. The location code is based on a post by Acido.

You may release translations of this hack as long as the original credits are included. Otherwise, you not redistribute this hack without permission from me.

[docvader]

Nope, sorry capn Steve, that didn't work for me. Still getting the white screen of death. I'm wondering if I'm missing a template somewhere. I get the white screen with all of my styles, (the default one too) so I'm wondering if something got missed during the install.

What template should call up after you vote?

[Cap'n Steve]

It should redirect you to the page you came from, but for some reason it's never getting sent. I think it might have something to do with the way your server is set up. I can't help you at the moment, but I'm investigating further. :ermm:

[docvader]

Not sure if this weill help, but I'm using Mac OS X, which is UNIX behind a pretty GUI interface. I download directly to the server, and unzip, using Stuffit, and place files directly. No FTP stuff. Which, depending upon how you write things, may have something to do with line breaks and the like.

However, I've installed tons of programs and hacks, without any problems, without FTP. And, it all works great.

let me know what I can do to help. The quote thing is a popular part of my site.

[Cap'n Steve]

Redownload the hack and replace your quotes.php file with the new one. Let me know if that improves things.

[docvader]

Looks like that did it Cap'n. Thanks for the awesome support!

[Greebo]

I'm trying to use the CMPS module for this - it used to work perfectly - now its not showing up at all.

I redid everything using the CMPS instructions in the 2nd or 3rd reply and still no joy. Are there updated instructions?

[Cap'n Steve]

Have you updated vBadvanced? Can I get a link to where it's supposed to be showing up?

[Greebo]

Yes CMPS is on the most recent version afaik:

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com

Its supposed to be center column at the top...

Thanks so much.

[Greebo]

Oh bother. I'm in the wrong thread. I meant to be in the 3.5 thread...

[The-Ensemble]

I want to put quotes in the footer. And when i put the code there it doesnt show up.
Can someone tell me why and how i can fix it?