Show Thread Enhancements - Post Ranking System

Post Ranking System
by FullyTested

This product does not modify any VB MySQL tables and thus can be used by all forums regardless of whether they have three thousand posts or three million posts in their database.
Also, no manual template edits.

In A Nutshell:

1. This product provides the ability to track the quality of post contributions made by your registered members.
   Each member's rank totals may be displayed (and are searchable) via the postbit template and/or public profile page.
2. Each post may be ranked 'up' (+1 point) or 'down' (-1 point) by your registered members. Each member may only do this once per post.
   This is done via AJAX if the viewer's browser has JavaScript enabled, or via a link, if not.
   Once a post has reached a certain point threshold (value is set via AdminCP), it's rank changes accordingly.
   All posts start as 'Neutral'.
   Positively ranked posts may have their rank changed to 'Highly Ranked' or 'Highest Ranked'.
   Negatively ranked posts may have their rank changed to 'Lowly Ranked' or 'Lowest Ranked'.
3. Whenever a post has its rank changed, the post creator has his/her rank totals updated accordingly.

Available Options:

• Rank threshold values may be changed at any time., Rank totals are then updated accordingly.
• Each rank can have it's own text colour.
• Each user has the option to have 'Lowest' ranked posts hidden in a collapsed state (same as the ignore postbit). This option is turned on via the User CP thread display options.
• Each user has the option to have 'Highest' ranked posts highlighted to destinguish them from the rest of the posts in the thread. This option is turned on via the User CP thread display options.
• Ability to globally force the above highlighted/hidden posts on all users.
• Option to have extremely lowly ranked posts auto 'soft' deleted. If post is subsequently undeleted, it's rank will revert to 'Neutral'.
• Ability to email mods upon auto deletion of a post.
• Selection of usergroups that may not rank posts.
• Selection of usergroups who's posts cannot be ranked.
• Exclude specific forums from post ranking.
• Ability to include/exclude rank name ('Highest Ranked') in postbit
• Ability to include/exclude rank score (+10/-5) in postbit
• Display user's post rank totals within the postbit template.
• Display user's post rank totals within the public profile page.
• Search for posts of a certain rank, which belong to a specific member, via the postbit or public profile page.
• Display total count, and search for, posts of a certain rank via the 'Post Ranking System' menu in AdminCP.
• Manage votes by User or Post via Admin CP.
• Statistics page where top posts and top posters are displayed. This page may be limited certain usergroups.
• Ability to set a cut-off date (in days). Posts older than x number of days cannot be ranked.

Accountable Actions

• Post delete (soft and physical) // rank totals decrement
• Post undelete // rank totals increment
• Post mergers // rank totals decrement as post may no longer reflect original content on which it was ranked
• Thread delete (soft and physical) // rank totals decrement
• Thread undelete // rank totals increment
• User mergers // ranks transferred to new user
• User delete // voted upon post ranks updated., tables cleared of said user

To Install:
Please see the 'ReadMe' file for installation instructions.
Installing this mod should take no longer than 5 minutes.

Version 2.5
Fixed small bug with the stats page.
Added the ability to have the score and rank images display in a separate line when default setting is to not have the thread title in every post.
The following files have changed:
- postrankstats.php (please re-FTP to your server)
- product_postrank.xml (please re-import with 'Allow Overwrite' selected)

[dazkeirle]

So does nobody agree that highest post should not be assigned on a fixed point score and should actually be the highest post.

Am i just being thick here or is it seriously possible to have multiple highest posts in a thread?

[FullyTested]

Version 2.2
Added the following features:
- Added ability to set a cut-off date (in days). Posts older than x number of days cannot be ranked.
- Added the ability to limit the statistics page to certain usergroups
- Changed the way the stats page works
- New file to upload (postrankstats.php)

To Upgrade:
New files: (please FTP to your server)
- postrankstats.php
The following files have changed: (please re-FTP to your server)
- postrank.php
- admincp/postrank.php
- clientscript/vbulletin_ajax_postrank.js
- includes/functions_postrank.php
- product_postrank.xml (please re-import with 'Allow Overwrite' selected)

[morrow]

One thing I would like to see is instead of deleting the posts, they get Moved into a moderation queue instead of physically removed... Although some users don't care for the content, I happen to enjoy most of the content that goes on with my site. It's very entertaining and I'd hate to miss out on something because a few knuckleheads have thin skin.

[FullyTested]

Abysmal ranked posts are only soft deleted and not physically deleted. That means that admins and mods can still see it in a collapsed state and can then undelete it if so desired.

[dennisuello]

Originally Posted by FullyTested

Version 2.2
Added the following features:
- Added ability to set a cut-off date (in days). Posts older than x number of days cannot be ranked.
- Added the ability to limit the statistics page to certain usergroups
- Changed the way the stats page works
- New file to upload (postrankstats.php)

To Upgrade:
New files: (please FTP to your server)
- postrankstats.php
The following files have changed: (please re-FTP to your server)
- postrank.php
- admincp/postrank.php
- clientscript/vbulletin_ajax_postrank.js
- includes/functions_postrank.php
- product_postrank.xml (please re-import with 'Allow Overwrite' selected)

Post Ranking Stats link under Quick Links goes to "forum/postrank.php?do=stats", which shows blank page. Should it go to forum/postrankstats.php" instead? If so, where do I change it?

[inciarco]

Thank You For the Update FullyTested.

I Have a Bug on the Post Rank Stats, they Appear on a Blank Page.

[FORUM]/postrank.php?do=stats

Edit: The Error is on the Link, it should reference postrankstats like:

[FORUM]/postrankstats.php?do=stats

My Best Regards.

[Teresa]

YES. I was just going to post on vBSEO about this. Even when you call postrank.php as a url, it redirects incorrectly.

Goes to: /forum/showthread.php?p=#post

EDIT: Here's my post: http://www.vbseo.com/f2/mod-postrank...95/#post200561

[FullyTested]

Sorry about that. I've just amended the product so please downloaded it again.
All links to the stats page should now point to postrankstats.php

[Teresa]

Originally Posted by inciarco

Thank You For the Update FullyTested.

I Have a Bug on the Post Rank Stats, they Appear on a Blank Page.

[FORUM]/postrank.php?do=stats

Edit: The Error is on the Link, it should reference postrankstats like:

[FORUM]/postrankstats.php?do=stats

My Best Regards.

That link doesn't work for me.

[inciarco]

Originally Posted by Teresa

That link doesn't work for me.

Originally Posted by dennisuello

Post Ranking Stats link under Quick Links goes to "forum/postrank.php?do=stats", which shows blank page. Should it go to forum/postrankstats.php" instead? If so, where do I change it?

On AdminCP > Products > Plugins

On Plugin "Display Stats Navbar Link" of "Post Ranking System"

Change postrank.php for postrankstats.php

My Best Regards.