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.

[Cap'n Steve]

So you put the $showrandomquote in the footer template? You'll need to do the modifications to global.php instead of index.php. Add "quote_randomquote" to the list of templates to be cached and then add the main chunk of code after "require_once('./global.php');"

[The-Ensemble]

ok . . . what?
Sorry im new at this could you explain that in depth for me?
what does cached mean?
Yes i added $showrandomquote in the footer.
Will i be able to quotes after that?

[Bubble #5]

Originally Posted by The-Ensemble

what does cached mean?

This is computer 101 stuff. Do a google on how your computer works

[Cap'n Steve]

Sorry, I was trying to do it from memory so I didn't have to go dig up a copy of 3.0. Anyway, here's more detailed instructions:

In global.php, find

PHP Code:

define('VB_AREA', 'Forum'); 


below that, add

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates = array_merge($globaltemplates, array('quote_randomquote')); 


Also in global.php, find

PHP Code:

$logincode = construct_login_code(); 


below that, add

PHP Code:

    // ############## Start QuoteIt Hack ###############################
    if ($vboptions['showquote']) {
        $gradient1 = str_replace('#', '', $stylevar['alt1_bgcolor']);
        $gradient2 = str_replace('#', '', $stylevar['alt2_bgcolor']);

        list($usec, $sec) = explode(' ', microtime());
        mt_srand((float) $sec + ((float) $usec * 100000));
        if ($vboptions['averagethreshold'] != '') {
            $threshold = 'AND quotes.average >= ' . floatval($vboptions['averagethreshold']) . ' ';
        }
        if ($vboptions['totalthreshold'] != '') {
            $threshold .= 'AND quotes.rating >= ' . intval($vboptions['totalthreshold']) . ' ';
        }
        $count = $DB_site->query_first('
            SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM ' . TABLE_PREFIX . 'quotes AS quotes
                WHERE approved = 1 ' . $threshold
            );
        $row = mt_rand(0, $count['count'] - 1);
        $randomquote = $DB_site->query_first('
            SELECT quotes.* FROM ' . TABLE_PREFIX . 'quotes AS quotes
                WHERE approved = 1 ' . $threshold . ' LIMIT ' . $row . ', 1
        ');
        if ($vboptions['ratequote'] AND $randomquote['quoteid'] AND $bbuserinfo['userid'] AND $DB_site->query_first('SELECT * FROM ' . TABLE_PREFIX . 'quoteratings WHERE quoteid = ' . $randomquote['quoteid'] . ' AND userid = ' . $bbuserinfo['userid'])) {
            $vboptions['ratequote'] = 3;
        }
        eval('$showrandomquote = "' . fetch_template('quote_randomquote') . '";');
    }
    // ############## End QuoteIt Hack ############################### 


[The-Ensemble]

Thanks for the reply.
I can't find

PHP Code:

$logincode = construct_login_code(); 


Does anyone have any idea what line its on?

[Cap'n Steve]

It should be near the end. If you can't find it, just add that code above the last line, which is this:

PHP Code:

?> 


[The-Ensemble]

Ok i've added that code to the bottom.

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

Add "quote_randomquote" to the list of templates to be cached and then add the main chunk of code after "require_once"

Ok so where in VB do i cach things? and what does this part mean exactly i dont understand it very well

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

then add the main chunk of code after "require_once"

[Cap'n Steve]

Just ignore the first post I made. Those two edits should be all you need to do.

[The-Ensemble]

ok thank you Cap'm Steve
BTW how would you change the text size?
I tried using a div smallfont and it has no effect.

[Cap'n Steve]

To tweak the font size, before the text you want to change in the template, put this

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">

and after it, add

</span>

Just change the number 12 until you get the size you want.