Major Additions - vbBux / vbPlaza v1.5.8 (Points + Store System)

vbBux / vbPlaza v1.5.8 by CMX (http://www.cmgsccc.com)
Official Homepage - http://www.vbplaza.com

v1.5.7 AND HIGHER are now compatible with vBulletin v3.5.x and v3.6.x

Welcome to the largest points/store system for vBulletin! READ THE ENTIRE POST AGAIN AS THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES SINCE THE CONVERSION TO vbBux / vbPlaza!!

Credits: MrZeropage for ibProArcade Support, John for v3 Arcade Support, Caimakale for various additions including ribbons and his other addons for vbPlaza, defi for the addon for Paypal Subscriptions.

New Premium Modification Forum: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=171
If you post a new thread in there, it will be easier to track the answer to your thread folks!

Now with 135 Options for purchasing at your forums and this is still rising folks!

NOTE: As of this version, there is a Template Patcher helper inside the Admin CP. Admin CP -> vbPlaza Maintenance -> Auto Patch Templates, when you run this the first time, it will just list the changes that it has found/not found. If you press Attempt Auto Patches, it will modify the template changes it has found only. It will also modify all styles for your forums. I have tested this on all 3 of my licensed vBulletin production websites and the patches all worked great.

UPDATED MUST READ NOTES:
1) RE-READ THE UPGRADING OR NEW INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AS THEY HAVE CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSIONS!!
2) IF UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION OF eBux / eStore. YOU MUST INSTALL THIS ONE FIRST TO SAVE YOUR SETTINGS. (BUT YOU WOULD KNOW THIS IF YOU READ THE UPGRADING INSTRUCTIONS!! DONT SAY I DIDNT WARN YOU!!)

Branding Free Option
If you have donated in the past, you can get the Branding Free Option for Free by sending CMX a PM on the http://www.vbplaza.com/forums Message Board.
Otherwise, you will need to purchase it by signing up for an account at http://www.vbplaza.com/forums/register.php and then going to http://www.vbplaza.com/forums/payments.php

Features List:
This section has been moved due to its length. Look in the file included insize the zip named features.txt.

Release Notes:
This section will only show the most recent changes. For the rest of the changes, look in the file included inside the zip named changes.txt.

NOTE: If you want ibProArcade, v3 Arcade or vBookie integration now, you'll have to install the appropriate Addon included in the download. The reason for these parts being packaged as Addons, is to make the install a little smaller for users who do not have an Arcade, and because both Arcades cant be installed simultaneously as well. So it saves space only installing the one that you currently have.

v1.5.8 Updates:
1) Bugfix: Quick editing a post with BB Codes, modified the post directly instead of modifying a copy.
2) Bugfix: Some phrases fixed.
3) Bugfix: TABLEPREFIX bug has been fixed.
4) Bugfix: Addon Product XML sheets do not have executionorder in them anymore for vB 3.5 compatibility.

Database Backups Recommended!
Although I have upgraded 3 forums with this script already, it IS recommended that you backup your database before installing this product!!

Upgrading Instructions:
NOTE: THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR UPGRADING IF YOU HAD A PREVIOUS VERSION OF eBux / eStore INSTALLED!!
1) DO NOT UNINSTALL eBux / eStore (UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOSE ANY AND ALL SETTINGS.)
2) Reupload all of the files in the upload folder to your forum's root folder. Make sure that all files are being overwritten. Do not move on to the next step until all files are transferred successfully!
NOTE: It could take a long time to install if you have a lot of registered users, be PATIENT! It should display the messages as it goes along to let you know that it IS working.
3) After finished with step 2!! Reimport the product-vbbuxplaza.xml file via Admin CP -> Plugin System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product. Make sure that Allow Overwrite is set to YES.
4) Refresh the Admin CP and you will see all of the vbBux / vbPlaza Admin CP features at the top.
5) UNINSTALL THE OLD eBux / eStore NOW!! Go to Admin CP -> Plugin System -> Manage Products -> eBux / eStore -> Uninstall.
6) You can delete all files/folders that have the word estore or elottery in them from the FTP as well.
7) You will need to redo the template edits listed below as almost all of them have changed since the previous eBux / eStore.

If upgrading from a previous version of vbBux / vbPlaza follow these instructions:
1) Reupload all of the files in the upload folder to your forum's root folder. Make sure that all files are being overwritten. Do not move on to the next step until all files are transferred successfully!
2) After finished with step 2!! Reimport the product-vbbuxplaza.xml file via Admin CP -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product. Make sure that Allow Overwrite is set to YES.
3) Refresh the Admin CP and get to checking your settings!
NOTE: You will be happy know that NO templates have been updated from v1.5.0 to v1.5.2!

New Installation Instructions:
1) Upload all of the files/folders in the UPLOAD folder to your forum's root folder.
2) Import the product-vbbuxplaza.xml via Admin CP -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product.
NOTE: It could take a long time to install if you have a lot of registered users, be PATIENT! It should display the messages as it goes along to let you know that it IS working.
3) Refresh the Admin CP and start setting up your settings!
4) You will need to do all of the template edits listed below as well.

Template Edits:
A) Inside templates 'postbit' AND 'postbit_legacy':

Find:

<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">

Replace With:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]" <if condition="$post['namestyle']">style="$post[namestyle]"</if>>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

Next Find:

<if condition="$post['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont">$post[usertitle]</div></if>

Replace With:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
<if condition="$post['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont" <if condition="$post['titlestyle']">style="$post[titlestyle]"</if>>$post[usertitle]</div></if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

Then Find:

$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]

Replace With:

$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]
<!-- vbPlaza start -->
<if condition="$show['pointsinpostbit']"><br />
$vbphrase[vbbux_points]: $post[points]<br />
$vbphrase[vbbux_bank]: $post[bank]<br />
<phrase 1="$vbphrase[vbbux_points]">$vbphrase[vbbux_total_points]</phrase>: $post[totalpoints]<br />
<a href="vbplaza.php?do=donate&amp;userid=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[vbplaza_donate]</a><br />
</if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

Then Find:

				<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]</div>

Add Below:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
				<if condition="$post['giftsdisplay']"><div class="smallfont">$post[giftsdisplay]</div></if>
				<if condition="$post['ribbonsdisplay']"><div class="smallfont">$post[ribbonsdisplay]</div></if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

B) Inside template 'navbar':

Find:

		<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>
		<if condition="$show['popups']">

Add Below:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
			<if condition="$show['member']">
				<if condition="$vboptions['vbplaza_enabled']"><td id="vbplazamenu" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$show[nojs_link]#vbplazamenu">$vbphrase[vbplaza_name] $vbphrase[vbplaza_menu]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("vbplazamenu"); </script></td></if>
			</if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

Then Find:

<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

Add Above:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
	<if condition="$show['member']">
	<!-- vbplaza tools menu -->
	<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="vbplazamenu_menu" style="display:none">
		<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

		<tr><td class="thead"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[vbplaza_name] $vbphrase[vbplaza_main]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=action&amp;itemid=48">$vbphrase[vbplaza_lottery]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=action&amp;itemid=27">$vbphrase[vbplaza_give_gifts]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=action&amp;itemid=118">$vbphrase[vbplaza_give_ribbons]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=action&amp;itemid=13">$vbphrase[vbbux_bank]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=action&amp;itemid=7">$vbphrase[vbplaza_donate]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=action&amp;itemid=16">$vbphrase[vbplaza_thief]</a></td></tr>

		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=richestusers">$vbphrase[vbbux_richest_users]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=userhistory">$vbphrase[vbplaza_history]</a></td></tr>
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mostsold">$vbphrase[vbplaza_most_sold]</a></td></tr>

		<if condition="is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, $vboptions['vbplaza_adminusergroups'])">
			<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[vbplaza_admin_only]</a></td></tr>
			<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=action&amp;itemid=12">$vbphrase[vbplaza_admin_donate]</a></td></tr>
		</if>

		</table>
	</div>
	<!-- / vbplaza tools menu -->
	</if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

C) Inside template 'MEMBERINFO':

Find:

				<div class="bigusername">$userinfo[musername] $userinfo[onlinestatus]</div>

Replace With:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
				<div class="bigusername" <if condition="$userinfo['namestyle']">style="$userinfo[namestyle]"</if>>$userinfo[musername] $userinfo[onlinestatus]</div>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

Next Find:

				<if condition="$userinfo['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont">$userinfo[usertitle]</div></if>

Replace With:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
				<if condition="$userinfo['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont" <if condition="$userinfo['titlestyle']">style="$userinfo[titlestyle]"</if>>$userinfo[usertitle]</div></if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

Then Find:

			<if condition="$vboptions['usereferrer']">

Add Above:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
			<if condition="$vboptions['vbbux_enabled']">$show[vbbuxuserinfo]</if>
			<if condition="$show['gifts']">$show[gifts]</if>
			<if condition="$show['ribbons']">$show[ribbons]</if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

D) Inside template 'forumrules':

Find:

		<div><phrase 1="$htmlcodeon">$vbphrase[html_code_is_x]</phrase></div>

Add Below:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
		<if condition="$vboptions['vbbux_enabled']">
			<if condition="!$show['codeonly']">
			<hr />
			<div><phrase 1="$vbphrase[vbbux_points]" 2="$foruminfo[points_perview]">$vbphrase[vbbux_points_perview]</phrase></div>
			<div><phrase 1="$vbphrase[vbbux_points]" 2="$foruminfo[points_perthread]">$vbphrase[vbbux_points_perthread]</phrase></div>
			<div><phrase 1="$vbphrase[vbbux_points]" 2="$foruminfo[points_perreply]">$vbphrase[vbbux_points_perreply]</phrase></div>
			</if>
		</if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

E): Inside template 'USERCP_SHELL':

Find:

<if condition="$show['avatarlink']">

Add Above:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
<if condition="$vboptions['vbplaza_enabled']">
	<tr>
		<td class="$navclass[vbplaza]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="vbplaza.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editvbpoptions"><phrase 1="$vbphrase[vbplaza_name]">$vbphrase[edit_vbplaza_options]</phrase></a></td>
	</tr>
</if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

F): Inside template 'threadbit':

Find:

		$thread[title_editable]
		<div>

Replace With:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
		$thread[title_editable]
		<div <if condition="$thread['titlestyle']">style="$thread[titlestyle]"</if>>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

vBulletin 3.5.x Only Edit:

Next Find:

			<if condition="$show['gotonewpost']">
				<strong><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]" id="thread_title_$thread[realthreadid]">$thread[threadtitle]</a></strong>
			<else />
				<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]" id="thread_title_$thread[realthreadid]">$thread[threadtitle]</a>
			</if>

Replace With:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
			<if condition="$show['gotonewpost']">
				<strong><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]" id="thread_title_$thread[realthreadid]" <if condition="$thread['titlestyle']">style="$thread[titlestyle]"</if>>$thread[threadtitle]</a></strong>
			<else />
				<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]" id="thread_title_$thread[realthreadid]" <if condition="$thread['titlestyle']">style="$thread[titlestyle]"</if>>$thread[threadtitle]</a>
			</if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

vBulletin 3.6.x Only Edit:

Next Find:

			<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]" id="thread_title_$thread[realthreadid]"<if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"> style="font-weight:bold"</if>>$thread[threadtitle]</a>

Replace With:

			<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]" id="thread_title_$thread[realthreadid]"<if condition="$thread['titlestyle']">style="$thread[titlestyle]"</if>>$thread[threadtitle]</a>

G): Inside template 'memberlist_resultsbit':

Find:

		<a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]">$userinfo[musername]</a>
		<if condition="$show['usertitlecol']"><div class="smallfont">$userinfo[usertitle]</div></if>

Replace With:

<!-- vbPlaza start -->
		<div <if condition="$userinfo['namestyle']">style="$userinfo[namestyle]"</if>><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$userinfo[userid]" <if condition="$userinfo['namestyle']">style="$userinfo[namestyle]"</if>>$userinfo[musername]</a></div>
		<if condition="$show['usertitlecol']"><div class="smallfont" <if condition="$userinfo['titlestyle']">style="$userinfo[titlestyle]"</if>>$userinfo[usertitle]</div></if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

-CMX

[CMX_CMGSCCC]

Some general notes, if your users are having problems with the permissions there are 3 things to set permissions for.

1) Usergroup Permissions
2) Category Permissions, this will OVERRIDE all individual item permissions at this time.
3) Option Permissions, this is overridden by the Category Permissions, but also checked at any spot where it checks for items.

I'm also doing as much as a I can, I still have to work as well as work on this hack. I just need to delegate time appropriately to both. So updates may not come twice a day, but there should be some kind of update every 1 or 2 days for a while yet as well.

As far as a Jail goes, sounds like a good idea, but if you implement it with a secondary usergroup, it would be much easier to implement as there is a secondary usergroup change php script already, just need to make it look for the specific usergroup you want it to put them into.

I'm looking into some of the other features, I'd rather not say about them at this time, just know they are good ones

Here's some updates to expect in v1.1.0 to be released later today....

v1.1.0 Update:
1) Added some custom section names for Bank, Donate, Admin Donate & Thief.
2) Some behind the scenes updating, caches the categories and options into the datastore table to avoid some queries.
3) Usergroup based Discount Rate. You can now setup discount rates for each usergroup you want the costs to be discounted for.
4) Bugfix: Item's with a cost of 0 points will work properly now.
5) eStore Setting: Removeable Items Are Refundable? will refund the option cost to the user removing the option if its enabled.
6) Admin Feature: Fix All Gift Postbits. If you have some gifts that are purchased that are not showing up, odds are you need to run this command to fix the gifts up properly.
7) eStore Option: Default Avatar, you can buy a default avatar if your site has default avatars setup from the Admin CP.

-CMX

[Impreza04]

Originally Posted by CMX_CMGSCCC

There's a link at the top to always go back tot he main estore home.

-CMX

So there is, I didn't notice it :squareeyed:

[CompuJonathan]

CMX,
I was wondering if it was possible to get the username color, italic, underline options to show up on the forum home in the "who's online"?

Thanks for your hard work on this project. My members love it!

- Compu

[influence]

Originally Posted by CompuJonathan

CMX,
I was wondering if it was possible to get the username color, italic, underline options to show up on the forum home in the "who's online"?

Thanks for your hard work on this project. My members love it!

- Compu

please cmx, dont make it that way. make it seperately and give it to this guy but dont make it the default for this hack.

the jail idea was good. I have few but since you have so many to work on, I will wait.

I haven't installed this yet but I will as soon as 1.1 is released today

[creedmaniac]

Originally Posted by CMX_CMGSCCC

5) eStore Setting: Removeable Items Are Refundable? will refund the option cost to the user removing the option if its enabled.
-CMX

can this be made so the refund % is changeable? IE...if someone buys something for 100bux, and then decides he doesn't want it...he only get say 25 back for a refund...or 50 if i set it to 50%.

also a neat idea to incorporate into the above idea...percentage based on time since purchase. IE...Bob buys an avatar for 500bux, changes his mind within 12 hours so he gets 100% refund, but if he waits 4 days he gets 50%, and a week he gets no refund.

[influence]

Originally Posted by creedmaniac

can this be made so the refund % is changeable? IE...if someone buys something for 100bux, and then decides he doesn't want it...he only get say 25 back for a refund...or 50 if i set it to 50%.

also a neat idea to incorporate into the above idea...percentage based on time since purchase. IE...Bob buys an avatar for 500bux, changes his mind within 12 hours so he gets 100% refund, but if he waits 4 days he gets 50%, and a week he gets no refund.

you just read my mind after reading the refund feature.

Thats exactly what I had in mind. If a refudn feature is added then every member will use a feature for a while and go back to the store to get their money back and use that money towards buying another feature.

the refund feature should be implemented exactly the way creedmaniac just explained it to be

[StarBuG]

Any comments to my questions and suggestions?

[Kajouka]

7) eStore Option: Default Avatar, you can buy a default avatar if your site has default avatars setup from the Admin CP.

Could you have buying a custom avatar (one you'd upload from your own computer) as an option too? I just installed today and noticed that the hack didn't have that.

Thanks!

[Saskia]

Is there a possibility to link the store to a certain style? So it is always displayed in one specific style, like you can override a person's custom styles as if it were a forum?

[influence]

Originally Posted by StarBuG

Hi

Thx for this hack, currently testing it out.

A question.

The sticky option is nice to have but I realy would like to be able to select in which forums I want to allow this option to work
Same goes for other options that effect forums

Another question:

The setting: "Expires X Days after Purchase" does this mean that the item disappears from the users itemlist after the ammount of time (if he didn?t use it)?
Or does it mean that after X Days the thread he sticked will get unsticked again?

The second option would be very usefull

Or what about denieing some colors for usernames for example.
So that users can?t change there username color and layout so that they look like admins or mods

A short "how to" for implementing other hacks using eBux would be nice too.
I for example use PhotoPlog Lite and I would like to limit the number of photos users can upload by default (can be set via the photoplog options) but I would like to have another eStore item that will increase the number of photos +10 or such.
How would I do that?

And one more.
Would it be possible to remember if a pager message has already poped up?
If I have multiple tabs from my forum open in Firefox, then it pops up on every tab.

I also noticed that when I got a pager message on my forum tab I can?t write in this message window (happend to me 4 times during writing this) until I go to the tab with the pager message and then back

Another "Bug":
If you deposit an ammount of money into your bank the "next time of interests" is set to the new time.
It would be good if it was stored at the first deposit and then never changes.
If you deposit a new amount of money 5mins before you would get interests you would lose a whole day

The richest member display only shows points a user has not in the bank.
To realy show the richest member you would need to take the bank into account too

TWO GREAT points. the user name color so that people wont pretend or look like they admins and also not to include certain forums for the sticky because on my site I have a section and I dont want people making stupid threads sticky.


please see what you can do about those

[Kajouka]

Another question: Is there a way to tie the points into the subscriptions? IE: if you purchase a forum subcription, or donate money to the forum, you also get x amount of points as well?

[CompuJonathan]

Would it be possible to move the "remove" button to the list of options?

Also, it seems that when you go to remove an option it checks if you have enough points to purchase it.

[AshokForums.com]

Originally Posted by influence

OH NOOO. going to be the reason why I might not install this. I will go to the vbseo site and post about this so they can figure things out

This hack works fine with vbSEO.. check my post on vbSEO.com ... http://www.vbseo.com/f77/ebux-estore-3430/

[PCOSLiving.com]

I already have user's with points, used vB 3.0.x with ustore. Upgraded to vB3.5.x, upgraded to uStore 1.0.x. Now I am trying to migrate to eBux/eStore and I am wondering what changes I would need to make so that ppl's previous purchases aren't lost in transfer to eBux as well as make sure points don't get lost. Any help would be appreciated.

[Gamersource]

Not that it's that hard, but I created myself a drop down menu for the navbar with the recent update and also for the last one... anyway, I did that cause people are lazy? So I made it in the same order as the categories. Maybe you could incorporate that in as a optional thing? I like the categories also. Nice job so far! If I see you in chat, I'll talk more about it if you're interested.

~Seph