Trader Ratings v1.2.0

Trader Ratings - A user feedback hack
Copyright ?2004 Jason Rabel, All Rights Reserved.
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Latest TR Verson: 1.2.0
vB Versions: 3.0.0 - 3.0.9
Author: Jason Rabel
Contact: PM me here, I'll respond.
Site: EXTREME Overclocking
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Updates:
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1.2.0 - September 4, 2004
- Added Trader Ratings Stats Page (finally!)
- Added PM notification when someone receives feedback
- Changed how positive feedback percentage score is calculated (bugfix)
- Ability to "close" the Trader Ratings pages (for maintainence or whatever) - TRATING_CLOSED
- Ability to set the URL field when submitting feedback to required or optional - TRATING_REQ_URL

1.1.0 - June 7, 2004
- Added time-based user edit/delete abilities, set via TRATING_UEDIT constant in traderratings.php file
- Userdate field is now an int field to be consistent with vBulletin
- Userrating field changed to tinyint to save space
- Fixed timeframes for showing historical ratings
- Made some various code consolidation
- Added missing ".TABLE_PREFIX." statement
- Templates.txt file shows code for postbit & MEMBERINFO, with conditional examples
- All 3 templates changed heavily
- Added some more phrases & fixed missing phrases

1.0.1 - June 2, 2004
- Fixed a "divide by zero" display error
- Postbit template fixed so guests do not have a trader rating

1.0.0 - June 1, 2004
- Initial Public Release

Description:
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Trader Ratings has evolved from my vB2 Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System. This is a rating system for when members buy / sell / trade items from each other (presumably on a FS section of your forum). It is based on the honor system since there is no way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. (But I'm working on a way to fix that.) Trader Ratings came about because it was a pain to try and maintain a single thread listing good / bad traders and so far has worked out quite well.

Features:
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? Rate another member: Positive / Negative / Neutral
? Specify Buyer, Seller, or Trade
? Leave comments about the deal
? Records date when rating created
? Specify a URL to the deal
? Display ratings over time
? Filter based on Buyer/Seller/Trade/or feedback they left for others
? Users can edit/delete ratings left for others (time based limitation)
? Admins & Mods can edit/delete anyone's ratings (just incase)
? Stats page showing best & worst rated members, and recent ratings
? PM notification when a person is rated

Basic Info:
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I haven't written a FAQ or any real documentation yet, but the way the system works is very simple. The only part that might confuse someone is that the Feedback Score is based only on UNIQUE members. Also, there are simple checks in place to make sure they actually do select proper info and enter a comment. A user is not able to rate themself (obviously). Permissions for viewing / rating are similar to standard forum viewing / posting permissions. Also it checks to make sure users exist and all that good stuff.

Installation Info:
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This hack is very simply to implement requiring only:
? 1 new file
? 5 new templates / 2-3 template changes (navbar, posbit/postbit_legacy, MEMBERINFO, memberlist_resultsbit)
? 52 new phrases
? 1 new DB table / 1 table DB change & index

An install/upgrade PHP file is included to do all the template/phrase/DB stuff, so basically you run that, upload the file, and edit your postbit template. BAM!

Screen Shots / Demos:
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See Screenshots below, or you can view them on my forums: My Trader Rating Page

Standard Disclaimer:
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BACKUP YOUR DATABASE & FILES BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THIS HACK!!!

Forums Using This Hack:
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EXTREME Overclocking Forums
i-Club -- Forums
Accord Tuner
NSX Prime
Honda-Acura.net
Guns Network
PimpRig

(PM me your forum if you want me to add you to the list)

Donations:
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This hack will always be free, however your donations are kindly accepted and will help towards further development. If you donate, please leave me some info (either your forum site or username at vB.org) so that I can thank you.


Plans For Future Releases:
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? rebuttal / followup comments
? item description (possibly instead of thread url)
? button on thread that buyer/seller clicks to tie the transaction to two people

[Larry@IOG]

Originally Posted by lifesourcerec

Log out of the forum and then log back in. I had that problem at first also.

Still not working. I will set up a account for you

Username: Test
Password: test

Website www.mustangbuyselltrade.com/forums

Thanks in advance

[lifesourcerec]

Are you using 2 template sets and have one under the default (Vbulletin 3)?

[Larry@IOG]

I just have one set under default
VB3

Larry

[eoc_Jason]

FOUND IT! Yes, vB does cache phrases... (doh)...

Lemme fix the install files real quick!

[lifesourcerec]

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

Imprezer - which of his suggestions worked?

Logging out then back in? or Searching for one of the phrases?

Heh, I know nothing about programming . I just remember you mentioning cache. So, the subforum hack in vb2 came to mind where you had to edit and then save to get it to cache. Did that to the tratings phrase and everything worked.

[eoc_Jason]

Okay, I uploaded a file called refresh_phrases.php which will force the phrase cache to update. I need to fix the zip file to add the function in the installer php files...

[lifesourcerec]

Originally Posted by Larry@IOG

I just have one set under default
VB3

Larry

It has to do with the:

PHP Code:

$post[ratetradetotal] 


[alkatraz]

was waiting for this, thank you!!

[eoc_Jason]

Okay, the zip file has been updated, so now when people install it will force the phrase cache to update. As for the 18 people who downloaded the original zip, you can download the "refresh_phrases.php" file and manually run it in your admincp directory, or just wait for phrases to update.

Also, there was a slight problem with the traderratings.php file, I forgot to add 'user' to the phrase groups, you can either re-download the zip and upload the php file, or just edit your traderratings.php file and change the following to add the 'user' group (line 24 about):

// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array('user');

[Odoin]

Thank you so much Jason!