Version: 1.0.0, by MaryTheG(r)eek
Developer Last Online: Mar 2012
Category: Major Additions -
Version: 3.8.2
Rating:
Released: 05-05-2009
Last Update: Never
Installs: 22
DB Changes Uses Plugins Auto-Templates
Additional Files Translations Is in Beta Stage
No support by the author.
Removed by the Author because:
For 7 mods, there are 1905 downloads but only 577 clicked installed.
For these 577 installs I got 4 donations for Brand Free. Make a simple search on the net using the product name and you'll find that 50% have illegally removed my copyright.
I found 3 vb.org style sites, offering for download my mods but after PAID SUBSCRIPTION, or DONATION
You can use it when you want to get any type of your members' feedback. Suggestions, Requests for new features, Opinions and anything similar. The main advantage is that is not using forum style for endless discussions, but rather it let someone to post eg a suggestion and other members can vote positive or negative to this suggestion. Something like that Amazon.com is using.
2.- Installation
The installation is pretty easy, has been checked many times for installing and uninstalling the product. Just follow these steps below:
Download and unzip the file microRequsets.zip
Open the folder vbulletin and select all files and subfolders inside it
Connect to your website and open the directory where is your vBulletin installation (usally forum, forums, portal etc).
Upload the selected files to your site. If you fellow the right way then the file requests.php must be on the same level as the index.php file of vBulletin.
Before any new installation is good to backup your database before, even if nobody is doing it (including me). At lease turn your site off
Check at your AdminCP->vBulletin Options->Plugin/Hook System that Plugin system is enabled.
From your AdminCP->Plugin System->Manage Products choose Add/Import Product and import the product: product-microrequests.xml
3.- Configuration
As every vBulletin product, you need to make some initial configuration before it goes live.
MicroREQUESTS Options
Setup the categories. Category is for general use, you can use products, services, sections of your site or anything else you prefer.
Setup request statuses. Actually this is only for those operating a non-English site, to translate the statuses. Otherwise you can't add/delete statuses.
Setup usergroup permissions.
There is an option to show a special HTML block on index page and in the main page for each category. To do this, you must prepare a normal HTML or PHP file and upload it at microrequests/introfiles/ . Then you can assign the file to the corresponding category from your admincp. Only for the index page, you need to manually enter the filename (including the extention) from microREQUESTS options.
4.- Template Modification
The module is using it's own templates, so it doesn't needs any template modification except if you want to add a link to the navbar. In this case you need to modify the NavBar template.
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_accents() (previously declared in /home/****/public_html/foro/includes/functions_tfseo_chr_wide.php:2) in /home/*****/public_html/foro/microrequests/includes/functions.php on line 467
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare remove_accents() (previously declared in /home/****/public_html/foro/includes/functions_tfseo_chr_wide.php:2) in /home/*****/public_html/foro/microrequests/includes/functions.php on line 467
We're using same function name. It's not so easy to change it now. Sorry.
Besides the issue with "Product" not being a required field, I have been pretty happy with the microREQUESTS module. (And yes, Mary, I know you said you would look into that..thanks!)
Now, the bigger issue isn't the module itself, but how to get the forum members to USE it.
I have a link on the NAVBAR and mention it in various places, but the traffic is minimal.
I am thinking of creating (or hopefully someone else has created) a vbAdvanced CMPS module that will show something like the latest X suggestions.
Any users of this MOD done such a thing?
Oh, one other 'suggestion' =) Optional PRIVATE voting so only the admins can see who voted (similar to the private polls.) Sometimes members don't want to vote NO on a friends suggestion so they don't vote at all.
okay i got a little problem here. everything seems to be working but when a member submits a request i can't see it at all in the open requests section but when there in there account its there how can i fix this.
okay i got a little problem here. everything seems to be working but when a member submits a request i can't see it at all in the open requests section but when there in there account its there how can i fix this.
Maria have you gotten a chance to look into this issue he had? I really want to install this mod as I think it's neat.
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