Major Additions - [DBTech] vBShop v3 (vB4)

vBShop is the most advanced shop mod to date. Giving you unprecedented control over what items you can sell, vBShop is the perfect mod to go along with virtually any points modification.
With features like overriding any usergroup permission, including those of custom modifications, vBShop raises the bar for what you will come to expect from a shop mod.

Why vBShop is the perfect shop mod

Most other shop modifications add support for overriding certain stock actions, like increased PM space, increased avatar size, super moderator permissions, etc...
vBShop takes this to the next level and offers you 100% control over every single usergroup permission conceivable, including those of modifications we've never even heard of!

Usergroup permissions is not all it can do, however. It can also let members buy styling for your user title like bold, italics and colors, user title changing, username changing, and immunity from these changes.

It also offers a simple points system that you can use if you do not wish to add a points modification to your forum.

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Main Features

Override any usergroup permission: No technical knowledge required, you can override any yes/no or value permissions (like PM space etc) with a simple interface.

Highly configurable points fields: Even if you wish to use an external points mod, vBShop places no limitations as to what table or field it's placed in.

Modular design for easy future-proofing: Our modern, scalable item design lets you easily add new item types that your forums' sexy tech admin created for you.

Per-Item Usergroup Permissions: Want to create some dangerous items that only your most trusted members can access? No problem.

Bank: Keep your hard-earned cash safe and sound with our Bank feature.

Lottery: Feelin' lucky? Well, do ya!? Bet on lotteries and watch your members' fingernails get chewed down as the draw time approaches.



Main Pro-Only Features

Member-to-member gifts: Your users are feeling generous? Let them buy items for other members!

Points Donations: Buying items isn't enough? They can also give away points themselves.

Purchase History: See a concise list of all purchases that affected you, neatly grouped by day.

Default Usergroup Permission: Choose between default to allow or default to deny access to items you create.

Bank Interest: Let your members gain a little extra on the side for entrusting you with their points.

Complete Lottery Control: Get unprecedented control over your lotteries with features like Daily / Monthly lotteries, variable number range, prizes based on ticket income, and custom lottery numbers to bet on.


Complete Feature List

Lite:

• Front-End
  • Purchases
    • Custom Item
    • Username Colour
    • Usertitle Colour
    • Username Change
    • Usertitle Change
    • Immunity from changes
    • Usergroup Permissions
  • Stealing
    • Attempt to steal other peoples points.
  • Lotteries
    • Buy tickets
    • Review past lotteries
  • Bank
    • Store points
• AdminCP
  • Create Currencies
    • Multiple currencies supporting a wide range of points addons
  • Create Categories
    • Item categories for sorting purposes
  • Create Shops
    • Set common shop info
    • Set items this shop sells
  • Create Items
    • Icons
    • Per-item permissions
    • Itemtype-specific form fields
    • Per-shop settings
    • Set stock
    • Set price
    • Set currency
    • Notification on item purchase
  • Lotteries
  • Lottery prizes
  • Settings
    • Total control over points
    • Stealing Settings
      • Default %age chance of success
      • Default %age of points stolen
    • Bank Settings
      • Theft protection for bank funds

Pro

• Front-End
  • Transaction Log
  • Purchases
    • Forum Access
    • Usergroup Changes
    • Gift items to others
    • Custom Item input areas
  • Donate Points
  • Items
    • Immunity from theft.
    • Increase chances of theft working
    • Steal higher %age of persons points
  • Bank
    • Gain daily interest from points in the bank
• AdminCP
  • Create Shops
    • Set owner
  • Create Items
    • Set item as giftable or not
    • Set duration
    • Set max stock
    • Notification on item configuration
  • Set default usergroup access
  • Items
  • Increase chances of theft working
    • %age chance boost
  • Lottery
    • Recurring lotteries

Item Type: Sticky Thread

• Allows users to sticky a thread of their choice
• Configuration takes a thread ID that will be stickied
• Users cannot sticky already stickied threads
• Sticky status gets deactivated when the item expires, is deactivated or discarded
• (Pro) Forums can be excluded from having their threads sticky-able

Item Type: Fire Moderator

• Allows users to demote a forum moderator (not Super Moderator) from their position and remove their moderator permissions for a selected forum
• Admins can choose what moderator(s) in what forum(s) are fire-able
• Admins can choose to let a re-configured, expired or deactivated item "un-fire" a moderator, restoring their permissions
• Users select a moderator from the list of available moderators to fire
• Uses vBulletin data managers for maximum compatibility with 3rd party mods

Item Type: Forum Password

• Allows users to buy the password for select forum(s)
• Admins can choose one or more forums that are password protected to be given to users when buying the item
• Passwords for forums purchased are displayed on the item's "Configure" page
• Configure page updates if the password changes

Item Type: Post Style

• Allows users to configure font colour and effects to be used on their posts
• Admins can enable Bold, Italic, Underline, Colour, Glow and Shadow to be configurable by the user when configuring this item
• Users can configure any of the above that the admin has allowed
• Works the same way as the User Title Style and Username Style items

Item Type: Upload Smilie

• Allows users to upload a smilie and choose its replacement text
• Admins can configure the size limitations of user uploaded smilie images via a vBulletin Options setting
• Users can choose title, replacement text, upload an image either via URL or via local upload and choose smilie category
• Fully integrated into the Smilie Manager in the AdminCP and uses DataManagers for maximum 3rd party modification compatibility

Item Type: Create Smilie Category

• Allows users to create a new Smilie Category that they can use for their custom smilie uploads or be used by Admins for existing smilies
• Users can configure the title of the Smilie Category
• Fully integrated into the Smilie Category manager in the ACP and uses vBulletin's rebuild cache functions for maximum compatibility

Item Type: Thread Title Style

• Allows users to configure font colour and effects to be used on thread titles in the "Forum Display" thread list
• Admins can enable Bold, Italic, Underline, Colour, Glow and Shadow to be configurable by the user when configuring this item
• Users can configure any of the above that the admin has allowed
• Works the same way as the User Title Style and Username Style items

(Pro) Item Type: Profile Music

• Allows users to add a music player to their profile with an MP3 track of their choice
• Configuration takes a URL to an MP3 file
• Profile sideblock plays the MP3 with the Dewplayer flash player
• Music does not auto-play, clicking the Play button is required

(Pro) Item Type: Avatar Change

• Allows users to buy a single instance of avatar change
• Requires vBulletin Options override enabled
• Supports usergroups exempt from the "No Change" override
• Implements its limits / permissions on vBulletin's Edit Avatar page for maximum compatibility with 3rd party mods
• Non-reconfigurable items get deleted upon avatar change

(Pro) Item Type: Delete Thread

• Allows users to soft delete a thread of their choosing
• Admins can choose one or more forums that are excluded from having their threads soft deleted
• Disabled or expired items restores the thread
• Uses vBulletin data managers and functions to delete and undelete threads for maximum compatibility with 3rd party mods

(Pro) Item Type: Change Forum Description

• Allows users to change the description of a forum of their choosing
• Admins can choose one or more forums that are excluded from having their descriptions changed
• Admins can choose to allow or disallow items that can be re-configured from having their forums changed. Allowing forum change would mean someone could change the descriptions of ALL non-excluded forums.
• Uses vBulletin data managers and functions to delete and undelete threads for maximum compatibility with 3rd party mods

(Pro) Item Type: Signature Change

• Allows users to buy a single instance of signature change
• Requires vBulletin Options override enabled
• Supports usergroups exempt from the "No Change" override
• Implements its limits / permissions on vBulletin's Edit Signature page for maximum compatibility with 3rd party mods
• Non-reconfigurable items get deleted upon signature change

(Pro) Item Type: Ban User From Thread

• Allows users to ban a user of their choosing from a thread of their choosing
• Admins can choose one or more forums that are excluded from having their threads bannable
• Admins can choose one or more usergroups that are excluded from being bannable
• Hides the thread from the "Forum Display" list
• Visiting a "banned thread" via the URL in a "You have been banned from this thread!" message.

(Pro) Item Type: Username Style (Pre-Defined)

• Allows users to purchase a pre-defined Username Style
• Admins can configure any combination of Bold, Italic, Underline, Colour, Glow, Shadow
• Works in the same way as the user-configurable item, except users can't configure this item

(Pro) Item Type: User Title Style (Pre-Defined)

• Allows users to purchase a pre-defined User Title Style
• Admins can configure any combination of Bold, Italic, Underline, Colour, Glow, Shadow
• Works in the same way as the user-configurable item, except users can't configure this item

(Pro) Item Type: User Title Change (Pre-Defined)

• Allows users to purchase a pre-defined User Title
• Admins can configure the user title the user will be purchasing
• Works in the same way as the user-configurable item, except users can't configure this item

(Pro) Item Type: Create Forum

• Allows users to create a new forum that is ready to accept new posts
• Admins can configure what forum(s) are excluded from getting sub-forums via this item
• Users can configure forum title, description and parent ID from the list of allowed forums
• Uses the defaults found in vBulletin's forum manager to create first-time options, admin configurable via the Forum Manager
• Uses vBulletin DataManager for maximum compatibility with 3rd party mods

(Pro) Item Type: Moderate Forum

• Allows users to become a moderator in an admin-defined forum
• Admins can configure the forum that buyers will become a moderator of, and also the same moderator permissions as are available in vBulletin's moderator management interface
• When the item expires, moderator powers get taken away
• Uses vBulletin DataManager for maximum possible compatibility with 3rd party mods

(Pro) Item Type: Post Style (Pre-Defined)

• Allows users to purchase a pre-defined Post Style
• Admins can configure any combination of Bold, Italic, Underline, Colour, Glow, Shadow
• Works in the same way as the user-configurable item, except users can't configure this item

(Pro) Item Type: Thread Title Style (Pre-Defined)

• Allows users to purchase a pre-defined Thread Title Style
• Admins can configure any combination of Bold, Italic, Underline, Colour, Glow, Shadow
• Works in the same way as the user-configurable item, except users can't configure this item

(Pro) AdminCP Inventory Management

• Admins can search through a user's inventory and delete items from their inventory
• Search parameters / filters include items per page, user name (optional), sorting and an optional item filter
• Items can be added to a specific user's inventory
• Items will default to inactive and unconfigured, so users can configure and activate them
• Items can also be mass added to either all user groups, or users who are a member of a specific usergroup

Shop Management

• Admins and User Shop owners can set another person as "Benficiary" of the shop to receive a percentage 0-100 of the proceeds
• Can be same as shop owner, none (extra money vanishes into thin air) or another userId
• Amounts can be split in any amount of 0-100%

Shops / Items General

• Front-end: Shop list does not display if only one shop is active
• Front-end: Item list can now have more or less than 5 items per line depending on the skin
• Items have an AdminCP toggle to force it to not be displayed in the postbit. Purchased items are forcibly set to Hidden and cannot be un-hidden.
• Items with the Item Type "Usergroup Permissions (Yes / No)" or "Usergroup Permissions (Values)" can now override up to 5 permissions each.
• (Pro) Custom items now displays icons from a separate folder from admin-created items

General / Other

• The bank balance of each currency can optionally be displayed in the postbit. Toggled by a vBOption setting.
• The profile tab can be disabled via a vBOption setting.
• The Purchase Notification PM now lists the quantity of items purchased
• All PMs sent by this mod now displays the forum signature
• Item display in the postbit now shows gift giver and gift message if any were entered, where applicable
• All "Yes / No / Default" usergroup permission selectors now have vB-style "All Yes / All No / All Default" buttons
• Items now have a toggle for Active. Items flagged as inactive are automatically disabled from the inventories of any member who purchased it while it was active.

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[glen290]

Thanks for the help Fillip, really saved me there, looking forward to using this mod now..

[glen290]

installed and working great, are there any plans to be able to buy avatars in future versions ?

[DragonByte Tech]

We'll look into expanding item types for the future, for now we're focusing on making a solid base with more item-wide features


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBShop v2.0.1:

• Multi-Currency Support
  Those of you interested in selling real-world items should find this a welcome change - you can now have a "special" currency that can only be used for purchasing your special items.
• "Custom Field" Items (w/ purchase notification)
  A new item type has been added, "Custom Item", which in the Lite version is used to house the previous "Gift" items that have no actual functionality. You can be notified when someone buys the item.
• Revamped Shop Layout
  One of the main problems of vBShop v1 was that the layout wasn't exactly stellar, and having Gifts and Items separate was confusing to members. Both these problems have been corrected for v2.
  The layout uses AJAX for adding items to the shopping cart.
• Revamped Purchase Process
  It is now possible to buy more than one item in one go, via the use of a shopping cart. For that reason, we've split the "configuration" from the "purchase" process.
  What this means is, say a member buys "Username Change". Upon completion of their purchase, they will be redirected to their inventory, where they can click "Configure" for the newly purchased item. This is the page that lets them actually change their username.
  The main reason why we implemented this change is that it is now possible to set items to be re-usable. To follow up on the above example, a member may use the item to change their usernames multiple times (either infinitely, or until the item expires.)
• Stock
  Each individual shop can have its own individual stock (and price / currency) of an item.

The following features are missing from vBShop v1.x and will be restored over the course of the next couple weeks:

• Lotteries
  • No data from existing lotteries will be carried over to the final incarnation of vBShop 2.0 lotteries due to the vast differences in data storage and functionality.

Fillip

[Psyche~]

Hello! I'm loving the update! The only problem I am seeing with it is that mine only shows up to 6 items per page. When I go to change the Results Per Page it doesn't change anything. There are actually more items on the 2nd page than on the 1st. If I go to 'Sort By:' and select one of the options it then shows 11 of the items on the page, but in all I have 14 in that category. If I go to a different category with only a few items and only one page, it still shows that there is a second page and when I click on it it takes me to the second page of the first category.

Also, if I go to a category and select one of the 'Sort By:' options some of the items disappear as if it's only showing the most valuable one or the most bought items and not the rest.

I hope this all made sense. I am rather tired. Thank you for ready!

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by Psyche~

Hello! I'm loving the update! The only problem I am seeing with it is that mine only shows up to 6 items per page. When I go to change the Results Per Page it doesn't change anything. There are actually more items on the 2nd page than on the 1st. If I go to 'Sort By:' and select one of the options it then shows 11 of the items on the page, but in all I have 14 in that category. If I go to a different category with only a few items and only one page, it still shows that there is a second page and when I click on it it takes me to the second page of the first category.

Also, if I go to a category and select one of the 'Sort By:' options some of the items disappear as if it's only showing the most valuable one or the most bought items and not the rest.

I hope this all made sense. I am rather tired. Thank you for ready!

That'd be because of the different categories - there's no way to make the per page apply to only the active category.


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBShop v2.2.0 Beta 1:
* Feature: Lotteries have been re-instated. No data from previous lotteries were saved due to the vast differences between the two features.
* Feature: AdminCP -> Shop Management -> Edit will now see items grouped by category
* Feature: Items without icons will now show an "unknown.gif" image instead
* Feature: Shops without logos will now show an "unknown_shop.gif" image instead
* Feature: The profile display will now see items grouped by category
* Feature: Glow and Shadow effects were added to the available options for Username Style items - !!!DOES NOT WORK ON INTERNET EXPLORER!!!!
* Feature: Glow and Shadow effects were added to the available options for User Title Style items - !!!DOES NOT WORK ON INTERNET EXPLORER!!!!
* Feature: Existing users can now have their credits edited in the AdminCP
* Feature: There's now a Live Preview of the changes made to the User Name Style and User Title Style items on their respective Configuration pages.
* Feature: Visual feedback when performing AJAX actions in the main Shop area
* Fix: Deleting a user will now properly erase their lottery tickets
* Fix: Adding a new item incorrectly half-added it to the inventory of the first Shop
* Fix: Adding a new shop didn't correctly print the explanatory text regarding the item list
* Fix: Page navigation displayed incorrectly in some cases
* Fix: (vB3) Max Stock setting in item hover did not display correctly
* Fix: Default per page setting in some instances did not properly set to 25
* Fix: In some instances the Steal Chance and Steal Amount items did not properly take effect
* Fix: In some cases, the User Name Style item would not properly override the default HTML markup.
* Change: The Item and Shop AdminCP lists will now properly add line breaks for descriptions


Fillip

[BayLee2]

Help! I messed up bad on installation and can't access my forum or admin cp anymore. I get the message:

Warning: set_error_handler() expects the argument (vb_error_handler) to be a valid callback in /home/spider/public_html/includes/init.php on line 52

Fatal error: Class 'vB_Registry' not found in /home/spider/public_html/includes/init.php on line 55

When I try to go to my forum: http://www.tarantulasus.com/forum.php

.... Any idea on how to fix this...?

[DragonByte Tech]

You accidentally uploaded the files wrong, please re-upload all vBulletin files and then re-upload the contents of the upload folder for vBShop to your forum root folder. Do not attempt to upload the folders within the upload/dbtech/vbshop folder separately.


Fillip

[BayLee2]

Ok, Thanks a bunch, I got it figured out and the forum is running fine again.

Alright, I got the modification uploaded. It shows in adminCP and has a clickable link in the navbar. My next problem is when it's clicked in the navbar it takes me to a page that says 404 page not found. What should I do now?

Thanks for the help btw :-)