Version: 2.5, by FullyTested
Developer Last Online: Apr 2014
Category: Show Thread Enhancements -
Version: 3.8.x
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Released: 01-31-2009
Last Update: 03-19-2009
Installs: 188
DB Changes Uses Plugins Auto-Templates
Additional Files Translations
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Post Ranking System
by FullyTested
This product does not modify any VB MySQL tables and thus can be used by all forums regardless of whether they have three thousand posts or three million posts in their database.
Also, no manual template edits.
In A Nutshell:
This product provides the ability to track the quality of post contributions made by your registered members.
Each member's rank totals may be displayed (and are searchable) via the postbit template and/or public profile page.
Each post may be ranked 'up' (+1 point) or 'down' (-1 point) by your registered members. Each member may only do this once per post.
This is done via AJAX if the viewer's browser has JavaScript enabled, or via a link, if not.
Once a post has reached a certain point threshold (value is set via AdminCP), it's rank changes accordingly.
All posts start as 'Neutral'.
Positively ranked posts may have their rank changed to 'Highly Ranked' or 'Highest Ranked'.
Negatively ranked posts may have their rank changed to 'Lowly Ranked' or 'Lowest Ranked'.
Whenever a post has its rank changed, the post creator has his/her rank totals updated accordingly.
Available Options:
Rank threshold values may be changed at any time., Rank totals are then updated accordingly.
Each rank can have it's own text colour.
Each user has the option to have 'Lowest' ranked posts hidden in a collapsed state (same as the ignore postbit). This option is turned on via the User CP thread display options.
Each user has the option to have 'Highest' ranked posts highlighted to destinguish them from the rest of the posts in the thread. This option is turned on via the User CP thread display options.
Ability to globally force the above highlighted/hidden posts on all users.
Option to have extremely lowly ranked posts auto 'soft' deleted. If post is subsequently undeleted, it's rank will revert to 'Neutral'.
Ability to email mods upon auto deletion of a post.
Selection of usergroups that may not rank posts.
Selection of usergroups who's posts cannot be ranked.
Exclude specific forums from post ranking.
Ability to include/exclude rank name ('Highest Ranked') in postbit
Ability to include/exclude rank score (+10/-5) in postbit
Display user's post rank totals within the postbit template.
Display user's post rank totals within the public profile page.
Search for posts of a certain rank, which belong to a specific member, via the postbit or public profile page.
Display total count, and search for, posts of a certain rank via the 'Post Ranking System' menu in AdminCP.
Manage votes by User or Post via Admin CP.
Statistics page where top posts and top posters are displayed. This page may be limited certain usergroups.
Ability to set a cut-off date (in days). Posts older than x number of days cannot be ranked.
Accountable Actions
Post delete (soft and physical) // rank totals decrement
Post undelete // rank totals increment
Post mergers // rank totals decrement as post may no longer reflect original content on which it was ranked
Thread delete (soft and physical) // rank totals decrement
Thread undelete // rank totals increment
User mergers // ranks transferred to new user
User delete // voted upon post ranks updated., tables cleared of said user
To Install:
Please see the 'ReadMe' file for installation instructions.
Installing this mod should take no longer than 5 minutes.
Version 2.5
Fixed small bug with the stats page.
Added the ability to have the score and rank images display in a separate line when default setting is to not have the thread title in every post.
The following files have changed:
- postrankstats.php (please re-FTP to your server)
- product_postrank.xml (please re-import with 'Allow Overwrite' selected)
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This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.
I have another problem now. I've enabled highlighting in my User CP. Now pages that contain highlighted posts are all broken. When I try to enter one I just get a big white screen. This is probably because my postbit legacy template is modified a bit. What is an elegant solution around this?
FullyTested, would this problem exist on the newest version? Last time I tried this hack we were a few versions back...
I turned on the option to not be able to vote on posts older than 90 days. I have one member who had some old posts voted down before I put in the 90 day limit. I need to go back in remove those votes. How do I do that? If I have to update the database manually, what do I run to get the post counts corrected?
Also, in Admin, under "Post Ranking System," I've always had the option "View Settings" which goes nowhere, an empty screen. Am I missing something there?
FullyTested, would this problem exist on the newest version? Last time I tried this hack we were a few versions back...
Your best bet is probably to create a duplicte postbit and slightly modify it. Then you must change the code to call that new template instead of trying to highlight certain sections of the old postbit.
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Originally Posted by Teresa
I need to go back in remove those votes. How do I do that? If I have to update the database manually, what do I run to get the post counts corrected?
Also, in Admin, under "Post Ranking System," I've always had the option "View Settings" which goes nowhere, an empty screen. Am I missing something there?
Go to the 'Post Ranking System' drop down menu, select 'Manage Options', then insert the post ID in the 'Delete Votes by Post' section.
As for the first link, that should take you to the product settings. My guess it is not working due to the SEO you have installed.
how is it possible to add positive vote next to positive icon and negative vote next to negative icon because imo it looks more appealing than +1 / -0
and how to set that in default?
I re-uploaded all the files and the Manage Options came back. It had disappeared for me.
Thanks.
Feature Request: Now that we've been using this for a little while, here's one more thing I would really like. I would like Voting record of each member to be on their Postbit and on the User profile.
Right underneath post count:
Posts: 888 (View Stats)
Votes: 222 +86%
This would show the member's voting record, total votes, an icon set in config, and a + or - percentage showing their voting record.
I would like to have increments of 10, 10 possible smilie icons to show this voters overall 'happiness' factor on voting on the forum. So, if someone is -70% or more, for example I might want to show a symbol for that, summarizing their displeasure with the posts they've voted on. I want to encourage people to have a healthy proportion of votes, without having to say it. Along with a smilie for the level, I'd like to have a different color displayed for the percentage.
img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/postrank_up<if condition="!$show['allow_postrank']">_
so this is the image path for the positive icons right?
so where can i find the votes and exactly where to i add it next to the icons?
and how to make the vote display default?
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03-07-2009, 03:48 PM
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symbol for that, summarizing their displeasure with the posts they've voted on. I want to encourage people to have a healthy proportion of votes, without having to say it. Along with a smilie for the level, I'd like to have a different color displayed for the percentage.
