QuoteIt! 2.0 - Quote Management System

QuoteIt! version 2.0

QuoteIt! allows you to have a database of quotes integrated with your forum. Users submit quotes that can then be voted on by the other users, using your choice of two rating systems. The average installation will show a random quote on the forum home page, but you can include it on any vBulletin page. This was developed on vBulletin 3.0.7, but should work on 3.0.0 and above.

You can see a demo on forums.monkeycrap.com.
Instructions for adding a random quote to vBadvanced and vBindex are in this post.


Features (features new to 2.0 are in yellow)

Random Quote
- a random quote can be shown on any vBulletin powered page
- the administrator can set a default rating threshold that quotes must meet before showing up as the random quote
- the quote shown is much more random than in previous versions

Quote Database
- quotes can only be edited or deleted by an administrator
- quotes can be viewed individually or listed on several pages
- quotes can be sorted by total score, average score, author, submitter, or date added
- quotes now have a "context" field that can be turned on or off to include more information about the quote
- each post and private message now has a "Submit to Quotes" link that allows users to quote things said on your forum more easily

Quote Ratings System
- quotes can be rated either plus/minus or on a scale from 1 to 5
- quotes below a certain total score or average score can be filtered out

Quote Management
- quotes can either be automatically approved or moderated
- the administrator can now edit quotes
- the quote moderation que is now more like the que for posts, enabling the moderation of several quotes at once



Don't forget to click

This hack is based on QuoteIt! 1.2, originally by magnus. The "submit post" feature was inspired by an addon by CtrlAltDel. The location code is based on a post by Acido.

You may release translations of this hack as long as the original credits are included. Otherwise, you not redistribute this hack without permission from me.

[j_86]

Tryign to redraw the randomquote table - i'd like to be able to get $randomquote[userid] (the one who submitted the quote) visable there - anyone know how?

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by JimpsEd

Tryign to redraw the randomquote table - i'd like to be able to get $randomquote[userid] (the one who submitted the quote) visable there - anyone know how?

If you want the person's name it's $randomquote[username]. Where are you looking to have it show up?

[j_86]

On the forumhome. I do not believe $randomquote[username] is queryed for in the index.php code but I will check

EDIT: No it is not.

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by JimpsEd

On the forumhome. I do not believe $randomquote[username] is queryed for in the index.php code but I will check

EDIT: No it is not.

Oh, I see. It must be queried for in quotes.php, 'cause it's used in the quote_listquote template. You can probably get the query from there and put it in index.php...

[Greebo]

I'm trying to use this with the CMPS module that I had displaying quotes before but my module simply isn't showing up at all. Has anyone gotten this update working with CMPS? I ended up having to revert my module code back to the original and the template as well.

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by Greebo

I'm trying to use this with the CMPS module that I had displaying quotes before but my module simply isn't showing up at all. Has anyone gotten this update working with CMPS? I ended up having to revert my module code back to the original and the template as well.

I haven't tried it yet, but Cap'n Steve gave instructions in this post.

[Greebo]

Thanks I'll check it out.

[Greebo]

That did the trick, but one flaw in the instructions - you pick the quote.php file ONLY, don't specify the template too - its an either or setup. But now it works - thanks!

[j_86]

Still a work in progress, but part way through redrawing the FORUHOME quote display (see bottom) http://www.ugamer.net/forums/index.php?

Still would like to know what to add to index.php so I can use $randomquote[username]

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by Greebo

That did the trick, but one flaw in the instructions - you pick the quote.php file ONLY, don't specify the template too - its an either or setup. But now it works - thanks!

I just installed it too.

You're right that you don't put the template name under "OR template to include...", but you are supposed to put it in the box called "Templates Used" (so it gets cached).