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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)

[FullyTested]

Please keep me posted.
Thanks.

[Cryo]

I've been looking for something like this for sometime. Going to try it out, we'll see how it goes.

/me installs.

[Cryo]

OK, I installed it and everything seems to work well, however I have encountered a bug. Ever since installing the AJAX on quick reply no longer works. When I make a post, it goes to a redirect page instead of instantly updating the thread. I disabled the ranking system just to see if it was the mod causing the issue, and as soon as I did quick reply worked correctly again.

Any ideas?

[furst]

Any idea if it works on 3.7?

[FullyTested]

Originally Posted by Cryo

Ever since installing the AJAX on quick reply no longer works.

Thanks for reporting the problem.
Version 1.2 should fix this issue.

[FullyTested]

Originally Posted by furst

Any idea if it works on 3.7?

It should work just fine, but have not yet tested it on 3.7

[sasukewuff]

Working perfectly fine in vB 3.8.1... Thanks

[KevinL]

I am going to have to keep a close eye on this one

[Vaupell]

eek the readme is just one long line.. wtb formating.

Attachment 93890

i got a few extra enter keys if you need one JK
howewer suggest u make ur readme as a html file
like many others then you dont have to worry about
how it looks for others, always the same then

really hard to see / read modifications :P

got it installed, testing it out for a few days

[PamelaE]

Nice idea and I have just added it to my forums. But its design leaves little for the users to understand without explanation.

The main issue with this for me is that people want instant feedback, the fact the stats remain 0 on a profile is a little confusing.

It would even be nice if the user got a message to tell them that they have voted a post down or up.

It might be a nice idea to have a running tally in the stats, for example:

10 postive votes and 1 negative vote.

The other issue is that there is no room for explanation.

Not sure on this and I will see how it pans out.