Major Additions - iTrader v2.0.1

iTrader - A user feedback add-on for vBulletin 3.5.x
Copyright ?2004-2005 Jason Rabel, All Rights Reserved.
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Latest iTrader Verson: 2.0.1
vB Versions Supported: 3.5.x & 3.6.x
Author: Jason Rabel
Contact: PM me here.
Site: EXTREME Overclocking
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Description:
iTrader for vB 3.5.x & 3.6.x has evolved from Trader Ratings for vB 3.0.x which evolved from Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System for vB 2.x. This is a rating system for when members buy / sell / trade items from each other (presumably on a FS section of your forum). It is somewhat based on the honor system since there is no automatic way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. iTrader came about because it was a pain to try and maintain a single thread listing good / bad traders and so far has worked out quite well.

Features:

• Rate another member: Positive / Negative / Neutral
• Specify in each transaction: Buyer, Seller, or Trade
• Leave multiple comments about the deal
• Dates & IPs are all recorded to prevent abuse
• Specify a thread URL to the deal
• Advanced URL checking
• Display ratings over time
• Filter based on Buyer/Seller/Trade/or feedback they left for others
• Users can edit/delete ratings left for others (time based limitation)
• iTrader Admins can edit/delete anyone's ratings (just incase)
• PM notification when new rating or comment is left
• Per-usergroup permissions
• Lots of admin controllable options

Installation / Upgrade Info:
Read the included readme file, it explains everything.

Standard Disclaimer:
BACKUP YOUR DATABASE & FILES BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THIS HACK!!!

Donations:
This add-on will always be free, however your donations are kindly accepted and will help towards further development. The link is on the right under "The Developer" info.

Future Additions:

• AdminCP & ModCP Menus for searching IPs, stats, mass-prune, etc
• Better navigation across pages
• Better error descriptions
• Adjust action icons some
• Page to link two ratings manually
• AdminCP Option to choose how ratings are ordered (asc or desc by time)
• AJAX editing

Release History:
2.0.1 - December 18, 2005
2.0.0 - December 14, 2005

Detailed template edits : (Link)

[kellyandmike]

Jason,
Is there a way to change the starting feedback rating by user? So say instead of starting with a 0 feedback, I want to change it to a different number. Can I do that and how?
Thanks,

[nate247]

Well with the help of Kelly, I have managed to get iTrader working and am very very happy.

Code is in place and the iTrader ratings are above each post.

Once again a big thanks to Kelly.

[kellyandmike]

Glad a newbie could be of help. It MUST have been the 2 weeks of learning. LOL

[arossphoto]

I discovered iTrade after seeing on this site:
http://www.texasphotoforum.com

If you click on the link above you will go to a thread that describes how iTrade works and you'll see that he has set up some links in the menu that drops down when you click on the username in the postbit.

I've just read about 20 pages of this thread and I haven't seen anybody mention how to do this. Any suggestions? I'm really new to vBulletin so I don't even know what this is called or what template to look for.

Cheers,

Andrew

[CodeRed]

hey there andrew... i used this mod.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...t=itrader+main

[arossphoto]

Originally Posted by CodeRed

hey there andrew... i used this mod.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...t=itrader+main

Thanks for the reply. I installed that mod, but I'm still wondering how you added the links in the menu that drops down when you click on the username in the postbit as described on your site: "If you click their Screen Name to the left of their post, a new pop up will display. On the lower section of this popup you will see a new Trading Section. In this Trading Section there are two options, Leave Trade Feedback! and View Trade History."

The other thing I noticed on your site was the link to My iTrader Rating in the "Miscellaneous section while in your User Control Panel". I haven't found any instructions on how to do this either.

Cheers,

Andrew

[kellyandmike]

Once you get itrader up, there is a add-on hack for the mainpage, search etc and that will walk you through getting it on the navbar etc

You can see my iTrader at www.couponchix.com/feedback

Hope that helps?

[kellyandmike]

Anyone know if there is a hack so that we can leave mass feedback? I, as admin, would like to leave feedback for more than one user at a time. Check out my itrader page at www.couponchix.com/feedback

[bada_bing]

I have been running itrader for some time now and have had some issues that I cant seem to resolve, What is happening is that if a member enters a rating and placed a negative rating instead of a positive rating I as the admin will attemp to edit the rating but when I click the SAVE I get the same DA@# message saying that the link to the thread is invalid which it is not as it the same thread as before I tried to edit the rating...

What is causing this and how can I fix it? Another issue that I dont like about itrader is that if within the same thread the same member is selling multiple items and there are more then one person buying those items the link can only be used once ,any suggestions?

[CodeRed]

Originally Posted by arossphoto

Thanks for the reply. I installed that mod, but I'm still wondering how you added the links in the menu that drops down when you click on the username in the postbit as described on your site: "If you click their Screen Name to the left of their post, a new pop up will display. On the lower section of this popup you will see a new Trading Section. In this Trading Section there are two options, Leave Trade Feedback! and View Trade History."

The other thing I noticed on your site was the link to My iTrader Rating in the "Miscellaneous section while in your User Control Panel". I haven't found any instructions on how to do this either.

Cheers,
Andrew

i dont recall where i found the info but i just took a look and this is how i got the code inserted etc...

AdminCP > Styles & Templates > Search In Templates

Search for "postbit_legacy" (i use post bit legacy on our forum, has member box etc on the left side of the post etc)

once it finds the "postbit_legacy", edit the file and follow the instructions below.

Find these lines

</table>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->

then above that add this code

<!-- iTrader -->
		<tr><td class="thead">Trading</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="itrader_feedback.php?u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow">Leave Trade Feedback!</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="itrader.php?u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow">View Trade History</a></td></tr>
<!-- /iTrader -->

End product should read like this:

<!-- iTrader -->
		<tr><td class="thead">Trading</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="itrader_feedback.php?u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow">Leave Trade Feedback!</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="itrader.php?u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow">View Trade History</a></td></tr>
<!-- /iTrader -->
</table>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->

that code has to be added to the "postbit_legacy" template in every forum style you make available to your members.

Once again... I forgot where i got it from so i can not give proper cred to the person that shared the info with me..

I hope this helps.