Miscellaneous Hacks - [DBTech] vBNominate v1 (vB4) [AJAX]

vBNominate is an advanced nomination system. Several different types of nominations are available and it is fully automated to keep your users engaged and interested in your communities activity while keeping maintenance down.

Uses
As admin you will be able to create several different types of nominations. The nominations can either end with the top nominated items winning or a separate poll will automatically be created with the top items.

Once the poll is completed the nomination is updated automatically with the results. No manual intervention is needed on your part! You can specify the type of nomination to be run or you can let it run on several different types of items like threads, polls, blogs, etc.

The nominations system will make it easy for users to have competitions for the best post, thread and more while browsing the forum. No need to go to a special page to vote, all voting can be done for any post from any thread via AJAX.

Instructions
Here are some basics on how to get the nominations started.
1) Make sure you modify the usergroups that will be allowed to nominate.
ACP->Usergroups->UserGroup Manager
2) Create a rotating nomination
ACP->DBTech - vBNominate-> Create Rotating
An example, if you want a weekly Thread nomination, set Type to Thread, Cycle to Weekly, End Date way far in the future, like Dec 31 2058. After you submit new Nomination go to step 3.
3) Edit new Inactive Nomination
ACP->DBTech - vBNominate-> Current Nominations
You should now have an inactive nomination. Edit it if you need to make any changes then set it to active.

You should now have a Nomination link in your postbit. At the end of the week it will automatically end and start a new one on the day you specified.

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Complete Feature List

Lite

• Forumhome block to display latest completed nominations and current running nominations
• Ajax Nominations for seamless use
• Nomination Types
  • Thread
  • Post
  • Signature
  • Blog
  • Blog Comment
  • Avatar
  • All Previous
• Delete individual Nomination votes
• View/Edit/Delete Nominations
• Nomination Administration
  • Create Rotating Nominations (Automatically created on schedule)
    • Daily
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
    • Auto Score - Most nominated will win
    • Poll Results - Most nominated will be added to a timed poll
    • Start Date
    • End Date
    • Number of Finalists
    • Number of Winners
    • Winning postbit image
    • Nomination Type
• Per Usergroup
  • Can Nominate

Pro

• CMS Widget scrolls display of latest completed nominations
• Forum sidebar block scrolls display of latest completed nominations
• Ability to display winner postbit images
• Create One Time Nomination
  • Auto Score - Most nominated will win
  • Poll Results - Most nominated will be added to a timed poll
  • Start Date
  • End Date
  • Number of Finalists
  • Number of Winners
  • Winning postbit image
  • Nomination Type

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[Pandemikk]

Originally Posted by megabink

I have installed and uninstalled this mod 3times now and still it don't show the settings menu in the acp(it does shows in vB option)

Sounds like you didn't upload the cpnav file in includes/xml/

Or your bitfields are being rebuilt. Verify that the file exists, install vBNominate again, problem persists? Turn on debug mode and rebuild bitfields.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by Akyeame Kwame

I'm getting this error where the option to nominate on the blog is not displaying correctly. Can you check into it for me?

Sorry I didn't get to this sooner. I'd need you to PM me an admin account and I'll check it out.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by betts02

Just testing this out and if possible could we have this is a forum side block ?

Many thanks

There is a sideblock but it's Pro only

Originally Posted by betts02

Also can you disable it so users can not vote for themselves ?
And can you move the position to may be postbit ?

many thanks

What do you mean by move it to the postbit?

I'll add blocking the user in the next version.
Dylan

[megabink]

Originally Posted by Pandemikk

Sounds like you didn't upload the cpnav file in includes/xml/

Or your bitfields are being rebuilt. Verify that the file exists, install vBNominate again, problem persists? Turn on debug mode and rebuild bitfields.

All files are in place installed the product again,rebuild bitfields and still no luck!

[Pandemikk]

Originally Posted by megabink

All files are in place installed the product again,rebuild bitfields and still no luck!

Are you a superadmin as defined in config.php / do you have Can Admin vBNominate permissions?

[betts02]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

There is a sideblock but it's Pro only
What do you mean by move it to the postbit?
Dylan

So the Nominate button is in the postbit legacy and not at the bottom left on the message area

[megabink]

Originally Posted by Pandemikk

Are you a superadmin as defined in config.php / do you have Can Admin vBNominate permissions?

Yes i am the owner of my site.
But i don't see the Can Admin vBnominate permission.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by megabink

Yes i am the owner of my site.
But i don't see the Can Admin vBnominate permission.

I would need temp admin to troubleshoot it. Hard to fix the problem if I can't see it.

Dylan

[MoreLinux]

Thanks Dylan, Installed om my test site on a VB4.1.11 and it works nice. Love the automated "Rotating Nominations" feature. It deduces a load of manual labor

[megabink]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

I would need temp admin to troubleshoot it. Hard to fix the problem if I can't see it.

Dylan

I will pm you later on with all the details.