Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System (aka eBay Style User Feedback Hack)

Buy / Sell / Trade User Rating System (aka eBay Style User Feedback Hack)

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

Description:
This is a rating system for when members buy / sell /trade items from each other. It is based on the honor system since there is no way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. However I created this system because it was a pain to try and maintain a single thread listing good / bad traders and so far has worked out quite well.

Key Features:
- Rate 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
- Admins & Super Mods can delete ratings (just incase)
- Pagination (Just for Mist )

Current Version: v1.11
There are instructions in the zip for upgrading from 1.0 -> 1.1
*Note*, I forgot the change of templates "faq" & "faq2" (added as steps 19 & 20), thats why I uploaded v1.11, otherwise everything is the same as v1.1 (If you don't want the little FAQ part, just remove the FAQ link in the getinfo template below the rating stuff)

Tested On vBulletin Version: 2.2.9, 2.3.0
(should be compatible with all versions, very simple stuff)

To Do List: (Last Edited: 05/01/03)
- Send user an email when feedback is left for them
- Allow the user who received the feedback to comment on the feedback left for them. (For Neutral/Negative Feeback Only)
- Allow optional time limits for how often you can rate someone
- Allow all columns to be sortable ASC/DSC
- create a sort of wall of fame / shame (check this thread) for more info
- have a link so you can find out all the people you rated (and how you rated them)

Additions & Changes:
1 File Uploaded
1 Table Added
1 Table Changed
3 Files Changed
10 Templates Added
5 Templates Changed

Credits:
I can't take the entire credit for this hack, while I did have the idea in my head for a while, I took bits and pieces of code off of the User Ratings hack written by EXCHANGE.

Also I would like to give a big thanks to all the members at the Extreme Overclocking Forums that helped me test out this hack as well as give me suggestions for additions and improvements.

Like My Hack?:
If you like this hack and are currently using it, please click the INSTALL button. You will receive updates in your e-mail, whenever I add new features (or fix bugs). Also any comments / suggestions are welcome. Your opinions help make it a better hack!

Sites Currenly Using This Hack:
(If you would like your site listed, please let me know so I can add it to the list!)
forums.extremeoverclocking.com
www.sportscardforum.com
www.honda-acura.net
www.graphcal-illusions.com
www.7thgencivic.com/forums/
www.vb-host.com
www.planetwrx.com

[Mike Gaidin]

Looks sweet! Great job.

[trafix]

i think i better install it then

[Dean C]

Brilliant idea as i've already stated in the other thread . However i can see one downflaw. The font colors for postitive/negative and neutral.

They should be defined as a hex in the ACP options IMO

Other than that and the lack of pagination () it looks great !

Regards

- miSt

[cinq]

Pardon me for going offtopic , but what exactly is pagination ?

[Fi_InCogNiTo]

Just a couple suggestions to add on to this great hack:

1. Send user an email when feedback is left for them.
2. Allow the user who received the feedback to comment on the feedback left for them.

[eoc_Jason]

Mist - I know, I'm gonna add pagination in next... , also about the colors I think I'm to have to create something because I would like it to be a little more user definable (thought it's just that one line of code, not hard to find), but I was thinking of having the actual number color-coded too on the threadview & profile page.

cing - pagination (as mist has told me) is where you break up the posts into pages and have the numbers at the bottom (1,2,3....) It hasn't been on the top of my priority list since the user can just scroll down and I haven't seen anyone with over 20 comments yet.

Fi_InCogNiTo - 1. I can add that in fairly simple, but most people seem to notice their number change as soon as they post something. 2. Hmmm, so you mean like a rebuttle type comment? That is definitly possible, I'll have to sit and think about that for a while. So far the few members I have that got negative comments knew they were going to get them because a deal went bad...

Now for some questions of my own. Do you think there are too many new templates to create? I think I can consolidate and reduce the number down some. Don't worry, when I release the next version I'll be sure to include upgrade steps to make the transition as painless as possible.

[drumsy]

Installed successfully at www.honda-acura.net. We'd love to have our name in your original post!

[CJi]

Template creation only took a few minutes, didn't see it as a problem myself.

I've added a field to supply the URL to which the feedback relates, this way users can't just add feedback to their friends, and if they do, they get found out.

[xtremeathlonxp]

CJi Plz release that as an add-on if the author doesn't mind that would be really nice to have.

[Larry@IOG]

edit* NM I should have read

Larry