QuoteIt! 2.0 - Quote Management System

QuoteIt! version 2.0

QuoteIt! allows you to have a database of quotes integrated with your forum. Users submit quotes that can then be voted on by the other users, using your choice of two rating systems. The average installation will show a random quote on the forum home page, but you can include it on any vBulletin page. This was developed on vBulletin 3.0.7, but should work on 3.0.0 and above.

You can see a demo on forums.monkeycrap.com.
Instructions for adding a random quote to vBadvanced and vBindex are in this post.


Features (features new to 2.0 are in yellow)

Random Quote
- a random quote can be shown on any vBulletin powered page
- the administrator can set a default rating threshold that quotes must meet before showing up as the random quote
- the quote shown is much more random than in previous versions

Quote Database
- quotes can only be edited or deleted by an administrator
- quotes can be viewed individually or listed on several pages
- quotes can be sorted by total score, average score, author, submitter, or date added
- quotes now have a "context" field that can be turned on or off to include more information about the quote
- each post and private message now has a "Submit to Quotes" link that allows users to quote things said on your forum more easily

Quote Ratings System
- quotes can be rated either plus/minus or on a scale from 1 to 5
- quotes below a certain total score or average score can be filtered out

Quote Management
- quotes can either be automatically approved or moderated
- the administrator can now edit quotes
- the quote moderation que is now more like the que for posts, enabling the moderation of several quotes at once



Don't forget to click

This hack is based on QuoteIt! 1.2, originally by magnus. The "submit post" feature was inspired by an addon by CtrlAltDel. The location code is based on a post by Acido.

You may release translations of this hack as long as the original credits are included. Otherwise, you not redistribute this hack without permission from me.

[Cap'n Steve]

Megareus - that phrase is moderate_quotes. The value of it should be Moderate Quotes and the type should be control panel global.

deb0 - in quotes.php, find:

PHP Code:

require_once('./global.php'); 


Below that, add

PHP Code:

if (!$bbuserinfo['userid']) {
    print_no_permission();
    exit;
} 


to not allow guests to see the quotes. I need more information before I can fix your rating problem.

[Megareus Rex]

Thanks Cap'n Steve. It works wonderfully now

[venomx]

What do these 3 things mean in the admin?

Average Threshold
Total Threshold
Enable Context

[Cap'n Steve]

Average Threshold - the average rating a quote must have to show up as random quote

Total Threshold - the toal rating a quote must have to show up as random quote

Enable Context - stores extra information about the quote

[venomx]

What extra information ?

[Cap'n Steve]

Whatever they submit.

[egyptsons]

thanks

[Wifey]

Um, I don't see any of my controls. I ran the installer upgrade and did all of the template edits. It installed and I upgraded it perfectly but now I see no quotes when I click on view all (they quotes are still running randomly), and when I click on Quote It under vBulletin options it gives me the same type deal as when you would click Moderate Quotes before under moderation. Just one table with an approve or delete spot. My front doesn't even have the rating stuff. What did I do?

[Cap'n Steve]

I can see all the quotes just fine. If you're still having problems, I suggest you redo all the file edits and reupload the files.

[Wifey]

Well hot dog. I see the quotes now, but none of the controls in the admincp. I'll try reuploading the files.

Ah, I needed to upload the quote admincp file I didn't realize that. It's working perfectly, thanks!