Major Additions - Nexia's POINTS system

SORRY, HACK DROPPED


Here it goes, a new kind of Points System that works in any kind of situations.

this product is now GOLD ... version 1.0.1 !

SCREENSHOTS >>>>>>>>>

update: 04-04-07: fixed most of the bugs i think... retrieve points on thread/post deletion is ok now!
update: 04-06-07: upgrade to 1.0.2 'til bug fixed... this version add the AdminCP!, display the points in member profile.
update: 04-07-07: added nex_points_registration.zip... add features on members registration.
(give points on registration, give point when invited, give points to referrer!)

update 04-10-07: reformated the tasks in the Deals, so now they are safe on mega big sites... (tested on a 250 000 users forum today!)
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Simplicity:
this system is a lot more simplier than all the other points systems, provide less features, but at least, it work from the start, and can be upgraded without being hassled by a long HowTo... it is so simple that ANY coder can support it... even if the creator(me) dies, everybody can make a follow up of these works.

Advantages:
- no API... no need to learn a lot of codes to be able to write a new addon for it.
- no strange calculations... you can add, delete, multiply points without having to filter everything.
- a lot of hooks possible. so if you want to apply a filter to the default points given, per usergroup or per forum, you can... without having to re-write everything.
- no need to edit millions of templates...actually, with the Core Only, you have no file or template to edit...it use the vBulletin hooks system at its best!
- no millions of features for no uses... if you don't want to use this or that feature, just don't install it! everything is run by products related to the CORE... so if you don't want all these gadgets, you don't have to install them.

Features:

default features in the core package: give points when posting threads or replies, give points on reputation... that's all...

Admin can now edit users points in the User Management...

A lot of features in the future... each time something is requested, we can see if it is possible with the default installation of vBulletin, and if not, we can surely provide a file edit to make it work.


MESSAGE TO CODERS:: if you want to play with it and bring addons and new features, PLEASE do so.. this is the goal of this freely plugable system.

MESSAGE for vBbux Owners:: The vBbux Import is now back as a package in this thread. If you already imported your vBbux points, DON'T DO IT AGAIN!

READ THE HowTo.txt file to know what to do with this...

ISHOP ADDONS:
Blaine0002 now provide his iSHOP, stating it is working properly with this system. the only detail you need for this integration is this detail when you edit your iSHOP settings:

Money row: nex_points_hand
btw, thanks Blaine0002 for this SHOP!

for the generous minds: i've been asked some times if i was receiving donations... donations are gifts, so i can't refuse gifts... but i do not ask for any... and for infos (stop asking in a pm), the "Support Developper" on the top right panel of this release is the link to click!

Originally Posted by novelidea

When I tried to import from vbbux, it's not importing the bank points at all.

actually the points in bank are stored in the nex_points_bank field, so they are present... you can go in the adminCP and edit a member, you'll see the detail in the Nexia's Points System part... the problem you have is that you can't use them yet because you did not install another bank system, and the one planned here is not built yet...

Originally Posted by zardos

what about the option to get a point very time one of ones referrals posts?

you ask to create a addon that will give the referrer some points when his/her referred friend post in the forum ?!

this is possible... easy to add... but i think you'd be the only one on this community to need this addon... the point here is to build tools that will profit to everybody... you can contact me in private if really necessary to your board though.

actually it is trivial, because you would ask 2 queries for each post made on the forum, added to the existing 1 addition from the actual system.. one query to check the referrer, and one to the referee... if your forum is big enough, you would have an overheating sql server just for that... :erm:

[cashpath]

I would be interested in something like that too (points for referrals posts).

But not at the expense of overloading a server.. no other way of doing it without the queries? (No I don't have this installed yet but have been watching closely)

Originally Posted by cashpath

I would be interested in something like that too (points for referrals posts).

But not at the expense of overloading a server.. no other way of doing it without the queries? (No I don't have this installed yet but have been watching closely)

logically, it is impossible to use this system without queries on the database... it writes stuff into it...

i've checked closely, this would add one query per post made... so it is possible... i may add this in the shelf of the "referral and registration" part... will do that part in a day or two when the AdminCP is built.

[cashpath]

What about something like a weekly cron that checks how many new posts your referrals have made and gives points based off of that. Would that be better than a query every post?

cron jobs are good when everything is quiet and steady... you can store as many informations as you want when nothing move...

but if you have posts that are deleted or moved or moderated, etc... that makes a lot of things to check...

btw, a single query takes something like 0.003sec. to execute... the query itself is not a problem... the serverload for such feature is taken into consideration when you have a popular board, but it is not the only feature you have to take care of... like the "mark forum as read" is more server intense...

[milsirhc]

hmm.. sorry to be a pain..

I tested the deduction again for thread now.. and it's still wrong.. it's minus-ing the thread as (thread+post) points.

@Nex: it was working OK in the previous version.. but now, it's not.. *sigh*

[cashpath]

Just a few questions..

What can vbbux do that this can't right now?

If vbbux is replaced by this will VBplaza work with this until a suitable store is made?

vBbux was dropped due to some exploits and due to the non-followup of the developpers... he disapeared from the planet.

vBplaza is part of vBbux... same thing then...

NPS is not and will never be a replacement for vBbux... vbplaza was for me a pain and a complete loss of resources for a real forum... and i'm not interested to make a mimic of this tool with my system.

Originally Posted by milsirhc

hmm.. sorry to be a pain..
I tested the deduction again for thread now.. and it's still wrong.. it's minus-ing the thread as (thread+post) points.
@Nex: it was working OK in the previous version.. but now, it's not.. *sigh*

ok, i don't know now... why did i test the same situations and did not have the same results...

i will not work on it anymore until someone play with the calculations and find the bug... i lost too much time on this part - that not everybody will use anyway, and i did not finish the adminCP due to that...

i'll finish the release and come back to this bug once i'm rested... sorry.