Mark User As Contributor V 2.0 Multi Tier

This is a modification of MarkB's Mark User As Contributor hack. It allows for 4 different tiers of Contributors based on what you set for donation limits for each tier.

It also allows the user to have the option of being listed as a "contributor" and not be listed in the various levels. Some of my users are happy to show that they support the site, but know their wife/husband won't be happy if they saw they were a platinum donator and such

Updated 1/13 To fix bugs in install file once again

[compgeek83]

ok, i give up

mabye this hack should be moved to the beta forum until it actually works...

[sevenOne8]

So I'm a little confused... Does this hack work or no? I'm running the latest vbulletin and would really find this hack usefull but I can't put a hack that might have problems.

[Robert Basil]

I've decided to stick with the hack below until the bugs get worked out of this one.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=33195

[ckevin]

after a couple of fixes, it can work at my forum (vb 2.2.0)

[SaintDog]

This is not working for me, the install file just returns the same errors as mentioned above. I have not installed the other contibuting hack, so this was done on a fresh install.

Could someone please help? I would like to get this installed as it is a nice hack from what I have seen from the previous one.

Any help is appreciated....

Thanks,

[ckevin]

yes, first u need to fix the install.php file, check if it creates the relevant fields, if done but with errors, that's ok. Just delete the lines according to adding fields/values at the MySQL, then run it again, then it would create the templates, then u are alright

[SaintDog]

Well it is installed but I am not seeing any options under the donations header in the Admin CP > Options > Donator

How do I fix this, I read something a few posts back but I am not a PHP person so I dunno what to do, if someone could guide me and tell me what to do, it would be appreciated,

Thanks

[ckevin]

there won't have an option "Donator" in admin panel, u have to find the user, then u see a Contribute Points field, enter the values there!

[SaintDog]

Ok so I will take it that should I need to raise the donation amount per level, I will have to make the changes via phpMyAdmin?

If so that will be fine, I thought that you were supposed to be able to set them via the admin cp, in the options area. That is ok though, just as easy to modify them via phpMyAdmin, I just wanted to make sure that I did not install something wrong.

I may just stick with the other hack until this one is completly fixed up.

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On another note GeorgeOfCS, I hope that your father is feeling ok after his incident, my grandmother has had quite a few in past years, so I know how it feels.

[GeorgeofCS]

yeah my father is getting better slowly, but it's definitely a long road for him.

The problem with the hack is I've installed it now without fail like 3 different times. And it always works. It's a problem in the installer file, but I'll be honest I don't know where the bug is and if someone know please post it so I can update the installer.
From now on my hacks will be in text files rather than installer files.