* CREATE A BACKUP OF YOUR FORUM AND DATABASE BEFORE INSTALLING !
I've had quite a few PM's in regards to this and seeing as how once upon a time I administered a gaming tournament forum it came in handy... we had virtual armies in battlefield games with Generals, LtCol's, Captains, squads of 6 and enjoyed a rank structure along with our awards so we converted the Awards mod into a Ranks mod, many also had a need for it and now we have it for 4.x. This is a complete re-write of the 4.x Yet Another Awards System by CypherSTL and Xanlamin ( https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=232684 ) with updates including one fix by another community member for the profile tabs (noted in Changelog.txt). I hope everyone enjoys it who finds a use for it .
DESCRIPTION:
This is a Medals/Ranks system. Admin can give members ranks, and rank icons will be displayed in member's profile, posts, as well as in a rank list.
FEATURES:
In AdminCP
Can Create/Edit/Delete/Reorder categories/sub-categories in ACP (with category name and description)
Can Create/Edit/Delete ranks in ACP (with Rank Name, Description, Icon URL, Image URL)
Can Move one (or all) rank(s) from one category to another
Can set some ranks un-classified (not displayed for public)
Can re-order ranks in ranks showcase
Issue ranks to members, based on username or userid, with Issue Reason
Remove ranks from members
In ModCP
Issue ranks to members, based on username or userid, with Issue Reason
Remove ranks from members
Front page & other
Display ranks list in with: Rank Name, Description, Icon, Image, and Members who get each rank.
Display ranks showcase in profile, with Rank information, Issue time and reason
Display rank icons in postbit (showthread, showpost, announcement, private)
Separate Rank Request/Recommendation Forms
CSS Customizable
Points System *Requires MySQL 5.0+
Attention:
If you do not properly setup this modification you will see errors such as:
Quote:
Originally Posted by faraz_hamza
Code:
Something unexpected has happened, your rank request cannot be sent at this time. Please contact a site administrator for assistance.
I am getting this error when i recommend or issue rank request?
how to fix it ?
Basically here's the short on this:
Edit your usergroups, for each usergroup set whether they can request and recommend ranks.
Setup the mod options in AdminCP > Ranks System > Rank System Settings.
If your having the requests or recommendations posted as a New Thread OR New Post within a existing thread please ensure that the members usergroup has permission to do so, in other words they can't post a new rank request into a private admin-only forum or a new post in a admin only thread correct? Bingo . You can create a new forum and only allow viewing to normal members .
If your having users requesting ranks every min or two, adjust your minimum time between posts to be one minute.
Try disabling the Points System, do you still have a issue?
Other issues:
What is the minimum version of MySQL Required?
- The core of the ranks sytem will function on MySQL 4.1. However, in order to use the Points System you must be running at least MySQL 5.0+
I'm seeing output like "-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: ranks_rankusers_bit -->" before it displays members. Why?
In your AdminCP > Settings > Options > General Settings > Add Template Name in HTML Comments = OFF
If you have any other issues, post them however I need to know if this was the 2nd, 3rd or 4th request, what was done before the error and if issuing to another user worked afterwords! Thanks!
I tried to install it in vb 4.1.10 and when I enter the rank page I have:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare construct_depth_mark() (previously declared in D:\inetpub\vhosts\xxxxxxxxx.com\httpdocs\vb\ranks. php:97) in D:\inetpub\vhosts\xxxxxxxxx.com\httpdocs\vb\includ es\adminfunctions.php on line 1915
Michael, if you ever look at expanding this mod, one thing that I think might be very useful is an "Upgrade Rank/Award Level" feature.
On my site, almost all of my medals have four levels, Base, Bronze, Silver and Gold
The ability to easily upgrade a user from one level to the next would be every handy. As it is now, you have to remove the current medal and issue the new one separately.
I don't think this mod does auto awards, but the Yet Another Awards System has an automated function. It's a bit limited and there are no directions for setting it up really... or documentation on it. It may or may not do what you want it too.
I tried to install it in vb 4.1.10 and when I enter the rank page I have:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare construct_depth_mark() (previously declared in D:\inetpub\vhosts\xxxxxxxxx.com\httpdocs\vb\ranks. php:97) in D:\inetpub\vhosts\xxxxxxxxx.com\httpdocs\vb\includ es\adminfunctions.php on line 1915
how can I fix it?
Best Regards
Sarab
Please use the feature "Search This Mod" on the top of any mod to easily search and locate issues similar to yours using some of the keywords or other .
Would you please explain the differences between this system and award one ?
Really sorry but I read all two threads but cannot understand . The award one just can work with Award Pictures but Rank one can be used without any ICon or Pic ?
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