Forum Display Enhancements - Forum Rating

IMPORTANT NOTE - if you installed 1.0, please make sure you upgrade to 1.02. There was a bug in 1.0 which can cause the wrong forum to be rated.

This mod adds rating of forums. Works exactly like rating of threads. Fully phrased. No code edits. Adds one table, and two extra columns to 'forum' table. Uses datamanagers. Adds one db query.

Installation instructions are in the README.txt in the ZIP. Standard stuff - an 'upload' folder, some template edits, and a product XML install.

Simple "Top Rated Forums" CMPS modules (for versions 2 and 3) included, see README.txt for details.

Tested on vB 3.6.8 and 3.7b3, with CMPS 2.2.1 and 3.1rc2,

Don't forget to hit Install if you decide to run this. No, I'm not shooting for MoTM, I just want to be able to keep you informed about any bug fixes or new versions.

Revision History:

1) 1/27/2008 - 1.00 - initial release
2) 1/28/2008 - 1.01 - fixed tiny template edit issue to properly display tables when Forum Rating is disabled.
3) 1/28/2008 - 1.01 - added CMPS modules to ZIP.
4) 2/23/2008 - 1.02 - Added "Use Thread Rating" mode. Fixed small bug when viewing main category from anywhere other than forumdisplay.php (like index.php). Fixed "rating wrong forum" bug. Added "Sort by Rating" option. Re-organized plugin architecture.

Thanks to wtrk for the original idea.

-- hugh

[cheesegrits]

FYI, it also obeys vB's "can change vote" option (under "Polls and Rating Options").

ChurchMedia - I've now seen the "rating thw rong forum" thing on your site, but can't duplicate it on 3.6.7pl1, 3.6.8 or 3.7b3. The only major difference I can see is that you are running vBSEO, so I'm wondering if that may be kerfuddling things?

I've loaded up a 3.6.7pl1 test forum, and although I found a couple of little issues. It seems to work fine. I've fixed the 'guest' rating issue.

So I don't think there's any problems with Forum Rating itself, but there may be some compatibility issues with vbSEO and/or some other mod.

However, until we get these things resolved, I'm setting the status of this mod back to Beta.

-- hugh

[ChurchMedia]

I was logged in when I rated the forums. I'm running 3.7 beta 4. I just tried it with vbSEO disabled and had the same problem. There could be another hack interfering.

Thanks for looking into it. I'll be looking forward to the next release!

[TCE Killa]

Originally Posted by cheesegrits

If you can't figure it out, and don't mind PM'ing me a temporary admin account, I'd be more than happy to check out your site and see what the problem is. I'd like to make sure this isn't some kind of booboo on my part.

I know this is pretty much an "is there gas in the tank?" kinda question, but are you sure you edited the right templates for the style you are using?

I can't offhand think of any other reason why absolutely nothing would show up if you've even vaguely got the right templates edited and that Enable Forum Rating option is set. I'd expect some kind of output, even if the table appearance was screwed up.

Even if you don't have "thread rating" enabled for any forums, it should at least show the "rating not allowed" image on FORUMHOME / FORUMDISPLAY.

-- hugh

Okay, check your PM's now, thanks alot man.

[cheesegrits]

TCE Killa - it was working fine on your site, the only issue is because your FORUMHOME template is heavily modified, such that you couldn't apply the edit for that template, it wasn't showing the "Rating" title. And because none of the forums were rated, no stars were showing.

Everything else is working fine. I rated a forum, the stars showed up, etc.

-- hugh

[TCE Killa]

Originally Posted by cheesegrits

TCE Killa - it was working fine on your site, the only issue is because your FORUMHOME template is heavily modified, such that you couldn't apply the edit for that template, it wasn't showing the "Rating" title. And because none of the forums were rated, no stars were showing.

Everything else is working fine. I rated a forum, the stars showed up, etc.

-- hugh

Yeah, I noticed now, it is in the Forum Display template, not my Forum Home lol. Have a look in there if you want. Sorry about that, you should have admin status again now. Thanks for the help man, appreciated.

[cheesegrits]

OBTW, something I forgot to mention in the docs ... if you want, there is a "rating_notrated.gif" included in the ZIP. If you replace your existing ./images/rating/rating_0.gif with this file, instead of blank for no rating, you'll see a single greyed out star.

[cheesegrits]

NOTE - I tracked down the bug that was causing incorrect forums to get rated. I'm building a new ZIP, but for now to fix this, find the following line in the FORUMDISPLAY template (inside the third 'cheesegrits' edit):

				<input type="hidden" name="t" value="$forumid" />

... and delete it.

-- hugh

[cheesegrits]

Version 1.02 has been uploaded.

Two bug fixes. 2 new ACP options (see updated screenshots for details).

-- hugh

[acast]

Nice idea. Friend can you make an addon that makes let you choose different kind of ratings (up to five or to ten, for example, and with different kinds of images)?

I think it will be perfect, if you have a sport forum some images and up to five the rating, if you have a cinema forum, another kind of images and rating up to ten.

Great work friend