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

[GamerJunk.net]

Ok got it installed but now I have a few problems...

My VBAdvanced mainpage is blank and so is my shoutbox.

What in this script could make those 2 go blank? Is it the permissions?

[GamerJunk.net]

Originally Posted by r6xual

Where exactly do we add the postbit_legacy code into the template. I ran the install, however the traderrating is not showing up at all in the posts. Is there a cerain spot that the postbit.txt needs to be inserted? I also ran the refresh_phrases and still no luck. Any ideas??

Well I put it right after age and before posrs

[Rampag33]

Damn this looks so good. I wish I had a use for this on my site this.
May have to alter a few things.

Great Work.

[eoc_Jason]

Drumsy - I'll take a look into the divide by zero, it should be a simple enough fix. As for pagination, it is set to the forum default (I think it's 40?), however you can manually change it to less if you edit the php file just look at the spot where it says:

// split thread over pages if necessary

But the newest ratings are at the top, so it shouldn't be an issue with that many on a single page.

r6xual - I added mine below the location field, but it's just a user preference how they like their postbit layed out.

[eoc_Jason]

There are no template (beyond one postbit edit) or file changes, so I don't know what would be causing your error...

Originally Posted by RasMasta

Ok got it installed but now I have a few problems...

My VBAdvanced mainpage is blank and so is my shoutbox.

What in this script could make those 2 go blank? Is it the permissions?

[r6xual]

<if condition="$post['joindate']"><div>$vbphrase[join_date]: $post[joindate]</div></if>
				<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>
				<if condition="$post['age']"><div>$vbphrase[age]: $post[age]</div></if>
<div>Trader Rating: (<a>href="traderratings.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[ratetradetotal]</a>)</div>

Thats a section out of my postbit_legacy template. Howver once again i ran the refresh phrase ph file and still nothing shows up in the posts for the trader rating.

Heres an example thread

http://www.gpfanatix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16

[stangcentral]

I am getting the following error when i try to install this....

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.1:

Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO vb3_phrase (languageid, varname, text, phrasetypeid) VALUES (0, 'tratings', 'Trader Ratings', 1)
mysql error: Duplicate entry 'tratings-0-1' for key 2

mysql error number: 1062

[Spinball]

Wow - being on another continent means when you wake up you already have the hack released and with some bug fixes.
Well done Jason.

[lifesourcerec]

Originally Posted by stangcentral

I am getting the following error when i try to install this....

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.1:

Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO vb3_phrase (languageid, varname, text, phrasetypeid) VALUES (0, 'tratings', 'Trader Ratings', 1)
mysql error: Duplicate entry 'tratings-0-1' for key 2

mysql error number: 1062

That means it is already in your database. So, you may need to use the upgrade and not the new install.

[lifesourcerec]

Jason, how would I add a link to this in member profile? Easier for users to search and then view from member profile.