vBTestimonials

vBTestimonials
Developers: derekivey
Version: 1.0.1
vBulletin Version: 3.5.4
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 2 (Optional)
New Phrases: 157
Uses Plugins: Yes!
Difficulty: Easy

Description: This hack adds a Testimonial system to your site, allowing your users to leave feedback about your products or services.

*** I Strongly Recommend That You Backup Before Installing/Upgrading This Hack! I am not responsible for any damage this hack causes to your forum, so backup! ***

Planned features for a later release:

• Anything that is suggested.

Features Added To Version 1.0.1

• Added Average Ratings
• Added Categories Support
• Got Rid of Some Hard Coded Text, Replaced with Phrases

Features Added To Version 1.0.0

• Make the templates XHTML Transitional
• Fixed WOL Bug

Features Added To Version 1.0.0 Beta 2

• Added Report System
• Made the templates look better
• Added WOL Support (Partially, Will fix the rest of it in the next version)

Donations:
If you would like to make a donation, you may send it to me through PayPal.


I am still learning php, and will try and help you if you have any problems with this hack.

I have added screen shots of this hack in action below.

Please click If you installed this hack.

Thanks!

[derekivey]

Ok guys, Version 1.0.1 has been released .

Please see the first post for what has changed.

Let me know if you have any problems upgrading.

Thanks,
Derek

[yinyang]

*clicked install*

this is a great guestbook script and i'm using it as such. for my purposes, i've eliminated the header, navbar and footer.

a) could you please tell me how i can, if possible, eliminate the "Ratings" as well?

b) since i'm using this as a guestbook and want everyplace to say Guestbook instead of Testimonials, would the easiest way be to do a search and replace for Testimonial and replace with Guestbook in all the attached files? if so, can i please have permission to do so?

c) also, i'd like to move the vbtestimonials.php form one directory up, i.e., out of the forum directory, if possible. what do i need to change in vbtestimonials.php to accomplish this?

i already tried adding "forum" in front of the Requires section, but it still doesn't work. please help!

[derekivey]

Originally Posted by yinyang

a) could you please tell me how i can, if possible, eliminate the "Ratings" as well?

You would have to edit the vBTestimonials_Add_Edit_Form template to remove it, the vBTestimonials_Postbit and vBTestimonials_Postbit_Legacy templates, and also the vbtestimonials.php file to remove all of that, just do a search in all of those for "rating" (w/o the quotes), and you should find everything pretty easily.

Originally Posted by yinyang

b) since i'm using this as a guestbook and want everyplace to say Guestbook instead of Testimonials, would the easiest way be to do a search and replace for Testimonial and replace with Guestbook in all the attached files? if so, can i please have permission to do so?

Actually you don't have to change the files at all. Just go to the Phrase Manager and do a search for Testimonial and for English translation (or what ever language you are using), type in Guestbook.

Originally Posted by yinyang

c) also, i'd like to move the vbtestimonials.php form one directory up, i.e., out of the forum directory, if possible. what do i need to change in vbtestimonials.php to accomplish this?

I believe you would have to add the following code to the vbtestimonials.php file. Not positive, but give it a try.

FIND:

PHP Code:

// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################ 


ADD UNDER:

PHP Code:

chdir('/home/username/path/to/forums'); 


*** Make sure you add that above all of the 'require_once' code. ***

Thanks,
Derek

[forte]

I am having problems with the categories. I keep getting this error.

Table 'xxxxxxxx.forumvbtestimonials_categories' doesn't exist

This is the only error i get.

[derekivey]

Thanks for reporting that. I forgot to add the TABLE_PREFIX constant to the install query. Please change the version of the product in the product manager to 1.0.0, and then reimport the attached xml file and that should add the table. I will be updating the zip file to include this too.

Thanks,
Derek

[Allan]

Hey Derekivey

what remains to add before the final version ?

[derekivey]

What final version? 1.0.1 has already been released. There won't be anymore versions for a few months.

[Alien]

Hey,

No matter what I do, I cannot upgrade to your latest zip file version or the product file you attached. I get a database error during the product import on both?

[derekivey]

Hi,

Can you please post me the error?

Thanks,
Derek

[Allan]

It missing this phrase: "vbtestimonials_rating_of_our_service"