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.

[trackpads]

Works great, thanks for the update!!!

[dobbs]

Cap'n Steve,
Thanks for doing this hack, it installed perfectly and works just fine.
I have a minor cosmetic issue i was wondering if you could help me with.

The body looks like it is divided up into three blocks and i see a the line that divides them, i would like to get rid of that. I would also like to make the font in the bar smaller. Lastly, i would like to surround the whole thing with a black border to match the rest of the board. I have uploaded a screen shot.

edit:

never mind, i frankensteined the code into something new


My Board

[Cap'n Steve]

Yeah, several styles seem to have some problems with the table having a border. It looks like you fixed it, but I'll try and correct it in the next version so it looks better with a wider range of styles.

[dobbs]

Since i don't know PHP i cut and pasted chunks of code from the quoteit template into the forumhome template. Trial and error till i got what i wanted.

[Torqued]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

I actually thought about adding categories to this version but decided against it. Here's a list of what I hope to include in the next version (which will probably not be out for a while, though):

- quote categories
- dated quotes
- view only new quotes
- view only quotes you haven't rated

Any suggestions for other features would be appreciated!

Just a thought... but instead of categories, maybe a keyword type system kinda like the vBAdvanced Gallery and vBAdvanced Links Directory has... Some of my quotes could go in several categories/keywords.

I made a few tweaks to my randomquote template. have a look at http://www.torqued.org/news

B)

This mod is awesome, btw!

[ged]

After I installed and saw nothing on my forum, I've read all the pages of this hack & topic and applied every possible way on my forum.

I see still nothing, nothing, nothing.

Link of my forum: http://www.dipsizkuyu.net/forum

[Cap'n Steve]

I don't think you have any quotes. To add some, go to www.dipsizkuyu.net/forum/quotes.php. After you've added one, they should work normally.

[dsboyce8624]

Can this system be made to just show random quotes that I want it to, without the rating system or user input?

[Torqued]

Originally Posted by dsboyce8624

Can this system be made to just show random quotes that I want it to, without the rating system or user input?

Yeah. You don't have to use the voting system...

[dsboyce8624]

Originally Posted by Torqued

Yeah. You don't have to use the voting system...

Sweet. Installing tomorrow.