Major Additions - vBCredits - Ultimate Points System

vBCredits is the ultimate points system for your vBulletin!
Click here for the vB3.6 compatible version

Yes, this also works for vB3.8!

Thank you to everyone who voted us MOTM

Features:

• Earning Credits
  • Twenty-Four Actions Eligible for Awards
    • Induction
      • Registration, Promotion, Subscription, etc
    • Referral
    • Paycheck
      • Definable Time Period
    • Activity
      • Definable Qualification
    • Birthday
    • Grant Reputation
      • Can Integrate with Rep Power
    • Receive Reputation
      • Can Multiply Reputation Points
    • Infraction
      • Can Multiply Infraction Points
    • New Thread
    • Rate Thread
      • Can Multiply Rating
    • Posting
    • Own Thread Posting
    • Post Size
      • Multiply Against Chars or Words
      • Can Strip BB Code Prior
      • Definable Maximum
    • Your Thread Viewed
      • Can Disable Guest Views
    • Your Thread Rated
    • Your Thread Replied
    • Your Profile Viewed
    • Poll Creation
    • Poll Vote
    • Upload Attachment
    • Sending PM
    • Calendar Event
    • Profile Picture
    • Profile Fields
      • Can Multiply Number of Fields
      • Can Set Minimum Fields
  • Decimal Settings for Credits and Percentages
  • Protocol for Negative Balances
  • Award Recalculation when Action Changes
  • Award Negation Multiplier
    • When Action Revoked Such As Post Deletion
  • Forum Overrides
    • Twelve Eligible Actions by Usergroup
    • ACP Tool to Configure Multiple at Once
    • Earning in Forums Can be Turned Off
• Displaying Credits
  • Everybody, Private, Nobody
    • Usergroup Permission to See All Private Amounts
  • Displays by Global, Usergroup, Forum
  • Lock Usergroups from Entire System
  • AJAX Navbar Amount Refresh
  • Display / Order by Savings, Checking, or Both
  • Richest User Listing
    • Can Exclude Usergroups From Listing
  • Display Credits in Memberlist
• Extensive Referral System
  • Validate by Time, Posts, and Reputation
  • Referee Credit Incentive
  • Number of Referrals per Referral Point
  • Maximum Referral Points
  • Referral Points Multiplied Against Additive Referral Bonus
  • ARB Increases ALL Other Action Award Amounts
• Post Award System
  • AJAX Through Thread or Profile
  • Can Spend From Central Board Account
    • Filled from Taxes, Fees, etc
  • Daily, User, Thread Limits
  • Can Disallow Negative Awards
  • Disable by Usergroup, Forum
  • Moderate by Usergroup, Forum
  • Can Publicly Display Awards in Thread
• Transaction Log
  • Displays All Donations, Awards, Payments, Winnings, etc
  • Can be Split into Pages
  • Usergroup Permission to View All Users' Logs
  • Specify Transaction Alerts via PM
  • Comments and Reasons Allow BB Code
• Donations
  • Support for Comments and Anonymous
  • Time Based User Limits
  • Donation Fee
  • Fee Handling Protocol
  • Moderate / Cancel Donations
• Drawings
  • Unlimited Concurrent Drawings
  • Raffle / Lottery Types
  • Static / Raising Jackpots
  • Per Drawing Ticket Cost
  • Maximum Active Tickets
  • Minimum / Maximum Tickets Sold for Drawings
  • Recurring Drawings
  • Usergroup Discounts
  • Configurable Title and Date
  • Exclude Usergroups
  • Optional Winner PHP
  • Allow Lottery Number Picking
  • Tax on Winnings
  • Archive Time Limit for Completed Drawings
  • Retry Period for Ineligible Drawings
• Savings Accounts
  • Validate Access by Time, Posts, and Reputation
  • Minimum Balance for Interest
  • Bank Transfer Fee
  • Pending Deposits
  • Early Withdrawal Fee
  • Interest Intervals
  • Maximum Savings per Usergroup
  • Configurable Usergroup Interest Rates
  • Moderate Deposits
• Loans
  • Moderate Loans
  • Maximum Total Loans and Amounts
  • Minimum Loan Amount
  • Minimum Payment by Due Date
  • Late Payment Fee
  • Automatic Recurring Payments
  • Accountability Rating for Loan Repayment
  • Good and Bad Rating Thresholds
  • Lock Spending Ability if Below Bad Rating
  • Transfer Usergroups when Threshold Passed
    • Reward or Punish Users with New Rates and Abilities
• Administrative Utilities
  • Mass Usergroup Updater
    • Select Template Usergroup to Copy Settings
    • Select Multiple Target Usergroups
    • Configure All Usergroup Settings and Awards
  • Mass Credit Updater
    • Retroactively Award Users Based on Settings
    • Can be Used to Award Static Amounts to All Users
    • Can be Used to Reset Entire Usergroups
    • Pick and Choose Usergroups and Awards to Calculate
  • Modify User Accounts by Criteria
    • First Search for Users Using Familiar Options
    • Can Search by Savings and Checking Amounts
    • Can Alter Resulting Users' Amounts Directly
    • Can Apply Easy-to-Use Custom Defined Formula
      • Use Simple Math, Numbers, and Variables
        • Days Registered
        • Post Count
        • Reputation
        • Infraction Points
        • Checking and Savings Amounts
• Overall Quality
  • Everything is Easily Disabled / Unlimited
  • Will Not Alter Environment for vB or Other Hacks
  • Fully Phrased
  • Complete Admin Help*
  • WOL Locations
  • Includes Hooks
  • Unique Plugin Optimization
  • Uses Bitfields and Datastore
  • Maintains Sessions
  • Includes TMS Support
  • No File Edits

and much more!

Just follow the directions carefully in the zip based on whether you are clean installing or upgrading


Fully integrated with vBulletin and easily integrated with third party scripts:
Many hacks allow you to specify a points system by entering the table and column for the points data. Use TABLE: user COLUMN: credits when integrating vBCredits with such hacks (note: you may need to include your table prefix with some hacks)! If you are unsure about integration - ask me!

Why is this version not the gold version yet?
vBCredits 1.4rc1 went through a long bugtesting process at the official site, and rc2 is largely bug free in its entirety. However, *it is missing most of the admin help and post/thread deletion actions are temporarily removed while I figure out how to fix them.

Footnotes:
Thank you for using vBCredits, I would be happy to hear your feedback and correct anything that comes up. For more tailored support, please indicate you have installed this hack, and if you like it you can nominate this for MOTM. Use of this free hack requires that you retain the copyright line at the bottom of the forum (PM me otherwise). If you do not agree with this, please do not use vBCredits - thank you for your understanding and support!

[saqiralemarate]

I need the 4.0.x one!!!! will this work perfectly through version vb 4.0.7???

[Darkwaltz4]

Originally Posted by HyperActiv

I succeed upgrading to deluxe, but it is too messy for me, there's a chance that you know how to upgrade the paycheck section only?

By the way thank you for your support.

Sorry, that change depended on a massive overhaul.. which is what vBCredits II deluxe is.

Originally Posted by saqiralemarate

I need the 4.0.x one!!!! will this work perfectly through version vb 4.0.7???

You would have to upgrade to this version: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=245752

[jayhawk785]

Ive tried to use the new deluxe whatever for vb4, but it's overly complicated compared to this previous version, and it seems less functional overall.

What's the status of this project vbcredits (not deluxe etc)? The vbcredits.com website seems to have been taken down and shifted, and I'm having trouble understanding who owns what and who supports what.

[Darkwaltz4]

The old version is no longer maintained as it has been replaced with II deluxe. It has all of the features of this version and much much more. Here is a quick start guide on using it: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/threa...ck-Start-Guide

Of course, if you have usage questions I am happy to help guide you.

[jayhawk785]

Dark, probably not the most appropriate place for this question--perhaps I should shift to the 4.0 thread... but let me explain my basic needs, and let you know what trouble I ran into on the development site:

NEED: purchase credit integration (previous purchased vbcredit$ addon)

NEED: subscription purchase to add bonus credits when purchased (this can be accomplished by usergroup promotion in deluxe, but ill explain why this isnt working for me later)

NEED: daily paychecks per usergroup, cron'd and not based on login

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What I ran into in your newer version is a problem where, the new system seems to pay out only when a user logs in, or after x minutes if you use the cron. So, when a user subscribes and they are promoted, they may not see their credits instantly which can be frustrating.

I also need a way to have users purchase credits, I split the use of two credits fields (checking and savings). Purchased credits go to savings, monthly-earned via daily paychecks/subscribed credits go to checking. Checking credits can only be used with an active subscription.

I do not allow the use of the bank, or donation systems. This is basically "real" cash conversion to credit to allow the purchase of goods on the site (separately scripted).

can you suggest a way to do this with your new products? I have been unsuccessful in getting them to work the way I need them to (as described) and the inability to allow processed paypal/google co/payments is a really preventing me from using this.

Appreciate the help.

[Darkwaltz4]

The paypal integration is part of an in-testing pro version.

You can turn on immediate transactions in the global config (by default its disabled for deferred processing as the calculations required can be overwhelming to busy servers). At any rate why is it important that users get credits when they are not logged in? It wont matter to them unless they are present, at which point they would have their credits. There are many changes made which include that philosophy in an effort to reduce server stress.

[jayhawk785]

what if they have a subscription, and they are moved to a usergroup where they receive 2 credits per day for 6 months. Lets say they don't login for the last 3 months of their subscription. The subscription is expired at that point--do they still receive the paycheck for the last 3 months (up to the point the subscription expired)?

also, for me to report off usage etc, it's ideal that its more 'real' time.

[rootsxrocks]

Originally Posted by Darkwaltz4

The paypal integration is part of an in-testing pro version.

You can turn on immediate transactions in the global config (by default its disabled for deferred processing as the calculations required can be overwhelming to busy servers). At any rate why is it important that users get credits when they are not logged in? It wont matter to them unless they are present, at which point they would have their credits. There are many changes made which include that philosophy in an effort to reduce server stress.

Are all of those calculations suspended when the product is turned off ? I am trying to diagnose excess database hits and slow load times, I think it is mostly vb but I just want to be sure Every other process is turned off.

[Darkwaltz4]

Originally Posted by jayhawk785

what if they have a subscription, and they are moved to a usergroup where they receive 2 credits per day for 6 months. Lets say they don't login for the last 3 months of their subscription. The subscription is expired at that point--do they still receive the paycheck for the last 3 months (up to the point the subscription expired)?

also, for me to report off usage etc, it's ideal that its more 'real' time.

Hm, well for the short term, I am not changing it as you are the only person to have raised an issue with it. The previous vbcredits did those via midnight cron, but performance issues with large forums was a frequent complaint - it would be that much worse with the new one. I'll hang onto your suggestion though.

Also, paypal integration is now available in the new pro version at dbtech (link in sig)

Originally Posted by rootsxrocks

Are all of those calculations suspended when the product is turned off ? I am trying to diagnose excess database hits and slow load times, I think it is mostly vb but I just want to be sure Every other process is turned off.

When the product is turned off everything should be suspended.

[cyberdoc]

IS this compatible with 4.12?