Trader Ratings v1.2.0

Trader Ratings - A user feedback hack
Copyright ?2004 Jason Rabel, All Rights Reserved.
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Latest TR Verson: 1.2.0
vB Versions: 3.0.0 - 3.0.9
Author: Jason Rabel
Contact: PM me here, I'll respond.
Site: EXTREME Overclocking
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Updates:
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1.2.0 - September 4, 2004
- Added Trader Ratings Stats Page (finally!)
- Added PM notification when someone receives feedback
- Changed how positive feedback percentage score is calculated (bugfix)
- Ability to "close" the Trader Ratings pages (for maintainence or whatever) - TRATING_CLOSED
- Ability to set the URL field when submitting feedback to required or optional - TRATING_REQ_URL

1.1.0 - June 7, 2004
- Added time-based user edit/delete abilities, set via TRATING_UEDIT constant in traderratings.php file
- Userdate field is now an int field to be consistent with vBulletin
- Userrating field changed to tinyint to save space
- Fixed timeframes for showing historical ratings
- Made some various code consolidation
- Added missing ".TABLE_PREFIX." statement
- Templates.txt file shows code for postbit & MEMBERINFO, with conditional examples
- All 3 templates changed heavily
- Added some more phrases & fixed missing phrases

1.0.1 - June 2, 2004
- Fixed a "divide by zero" display error
- Postbit template fixed so guests do not have a trader rating

1.0.0 - June 1, 2004
- Initial Public Release

Description:
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Trader Ratings has evolved from my vB2 Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System. 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 based on the honor system since there is no way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. (But I'm working on a way to fix that.) Trader Ratings 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:
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? Rate another member: Positive / Negative / Neutral
? Specify Buyer, Seller, or Trade
? Leave comments about the deal
? Records date when rating created
? Specify a URL to the deal
? 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)
? Admins & Mods can edit/delete anyone's ratings (just incase)
? Stats page showing best & worst rated members, and recent ratings
? PM notification when a person is rated

Basic Info:
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I haven't written a FAQ or any real documentation yet, but the way the system works is very simple. The only part that might confuse someone is that the Feedback Score is based only on UNIQUE members. Also, there are simple checks in place to make sure they actually do select proper info and enter a comment. A user is not able to rate themself (obviously). Permissions for viewing / rating are similar to standard forum viewing / posting permissions. Also it checks to make sure users exist and all that good stuff.

Installation Info:
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This hack is very simply to implement requiring only:
? 1 new file
? 5 new templates / 2-3 template changes (navbar, posbit/postbit_legacy, MEMBERINFO, memberlist_resultsbit)
? 52 new phrases
? 1 new DB table / 1 table DB change & index

An install/upgrade PHP file is included to do all the template/phrase/DB stuff, so basically you run that, upload the file, and edit your postbit template. BAM!

Screen Shots / Demos:
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See Screenshots below, or you can view them on my forums: My Trader Rating Page

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

Forums Using This Hack:
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EXTREME Overclocking Forums
i-Club -- Forums
Accord Tuner
NSX Prime
Honda-Acura.net
Guns Network
PimpRig

(PM me your forum if you want me to add you to the list)

Donations:
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This hack will always be free, however your donations are kindly accepted and will help towards further development. If you donate, please leave me some info (either your forum site or username at vB.org) so that I can thank you.


Plans For Future Releases:
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? rebuttal / followup comments
? item description (possibly instead of thread url)
? button on thread that buyer/seller clicks to tie the transaction to two people

[billywiz]

can some 1 tell me how i set the Trader Ratings so that just trusted members,admins,mods can see refs ?

any help plz sorry if its been asked before just lot of pages 30 lol

cheerz billy

[GlitterKill]

Got the latest version up and running. GREAT WORK!

http://forums.pimprig.com/traderratings.php

[eoc_Jason]

Do you mean just to make it visible, or to allow them to rate?

By default the permissions in the PHP file are set to if the usergroup "can post". However you can modify the code & templates to include actual usergroups. (Check the included template sample code).

Originally Posted by billywiz

can some 1 tell me how i set the Trader Ratings so that just trusted members,admins,mods can see refs ?

any help plz sorry if its been asked before just lot of pages 30 lol

cheerz billy

[billywiz]

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

Do you mean just to make it visible, or to allow them to rate?

By default the permissions in the PHP file are set to if the usergroup "can post". However you can modify the code & templates to include actual usergroups. (Check the included template sample code).

visible and to rate

[wrang]

Great mod and it work for me too 3.0.6
But where should i put the code

<if condition="in_array($thread[forumid],array(17,18,19))"> 
(trader ratings row)

In the template postbit?

It says if i just want to have this function in some forum.

- For multiple forum sections:
<if condition="in_array($thread[forumid],array(200,201))"> 
(trader ratings row) 
</if>:

So where should i put this in the template

Regards
Christian

[v8news]

Originally Posted by eoc_Jason

Do you mean just to make it visible, or to allow them to rate?

By default the permissions in the PHP file are set to if the usergroup "can post". However you can modify the code & templates to include actual usergroups. (Check the included template sample code).

Can you please put that in a way I could understand.

Lets say i only want this feature to be available to a member group "Respected" and they only have access to the rating feature. Can you post a step buy step modification (weather that be via the CP or via editing the raw php code) to make this functional only to the "Respected" group.
How do I even make the group. (Sorry for the newbieism)

Allso are you working on a new version I currently have Trader Ratings 1.2.0 installed and functioning correctly and it has poteintial to become alot better.

Excellent work buy the way.

[JulianD]

Great hack! I just installed it on my boards with some minors modifications according to my needs.

[eoc_Jason]

Yes, I am working on a new version, but it is *kind* of a major overhaul from this version. Part of the problem is I don't have much free time, and this is a "free" add-on, so it is low on my priority list, so I don't know when the next version will be released.

Originally Posted by v8news

Allso are you working on a new version I currently have Trader Ratings 1.2.0 installed and functioning correctly and it has poteintial to become alot better.

[MustangLisa]

This is FANTASTIC. Thanks!!

[javageek]

I just installed this, great work!