New Posting Features - Download Credit System

Author: tnguy3n (Thinh Nguyen)
Live Demo: http://www.all4actions.net
Description:
This hack allows admin to set a specific amount of credit required to download each attachment. Admin can assign which forums this hack to take effect, excluding usergroups not to be restricted by it, resetting user's credit ...
Users can earn credits by making threads/replies, or sharing their files (upload). This hack may become handy in some ways, it forces members on your board to post more to earn credits, also to prevent leechers.
Default settings of of Download Credit System is off. Go to Admincp -> vBulletin Options -> Download Credit System to activate it.

VERSION v.1.1 is newest release. If you installed previous version, please reverse it (actually, just 3 files: includes/functions_newpost.php, attachment.php, newattachment.php), then re-install new one.

Features:
- Ability to reset users credits
- Exceptional Groups
- Credit System Applied To Specific Forums
- Credits Per Post
- Credit Per Thread
- Credit Per Attachment
- Download Cost (users download their own attachments at no cost)
- Pet Owning Cost **

Planned features: (next release)
- ucash/ushop integration
- paypal integration

Queries (run installer http://yoursite/forum/admincp/credit..._installer.php)
File Modification: 4
Template mod: 2
Installation Time: 3-5 mins
Tested in vb 3.0.3 -> 3.0.7

Pls click INSTALL button if you use it.

[Wential]

The bad news with my add-on is it doesn't stop people from viewing the Gallery files after the credits fall to zero. Can anyone improve it to do that?

[spiceman]

Originally Posted by Wential

The bad news with my add-on is it doesn't stop people from viewing the Gallery files after the credits fall to zero. Can anyone improve it to do that?

Is there a way of making it so that users can only view certain forums if they have a certain amount of credit...cause thats what i want to use it for...

[Skyline_GT]

Originally Posted by Skyline_GT

also, they have nothing there.
the title colume are all blank and the settinggroupid are all 0 and the settingid starts from 3154 to 3984

anyone has any thoughts?

[Wential]

Sorry, no clue. This hack works great on a NON-hacked board, but other hacks could be your problem.

[MixMakers]

Great hack! I was wondering if it'd be possible to give the points the attatchment costs to the uploader of the file. So if 10 people download a 10pt attatchment, the uploader would receive 100 pts. I think that would be a great addition.

[shiva]

err. I have a big problem. No settings are showing in the options, just the download credit header and save.

Maybe it's a bug with phrases, have to be reset or something, but double and triple checked everything. Anyway I can manually set it untill someone helps on this?

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by MixMakers

Great hack! I was wondering if it'd be possible to give the points the attatchment costs to the uploader of the file. So if 10 people download a 10pt attatchment, the uploader would receive 100 pts. I think that would be a great addition.

I posted a way to do that in the other thread where you originally requested it.

[shiva]

I had to remove it. Serves me right really, the author has disappeared, but it does work in that it totally restricts everyone from downloading anything at least.

In the meanwhile, the phrases are still there, so if someone can tell me how to get the settings in my admincp options to actually appear, appreicate it.

[lebanon]

i have installed this along with death addon , and when i go to vb options
i only see
save and cancel button with nothing else !
what possibly could be wrong ?

[CrazyLady]

A suggestion? Can we somehow add this?

When a member downloads a file and spends the 25 or 50 points to view the file the points spent go to the member who posted the file.

So if I spend 50 points to view a file "member A" uploads he gains the 50 points I spent.

thoughts?

[VBUsers]

Originally Posted by lebanon

i have installed this along with death addon , and when i go to vb options
i only see
save and cancel button with nothing else !
what possibly could be wrong ?

are you sure you did the right edits the the admincp/index ? check it as well as your template edits.

[shiva]

I get the same thing, I thing maybe it's not VB 3.07 I am using, as the text file is wrong in one of the instructions for a template edit. I've redid it 3 times, and get the same problem. Doesn't help there's two installation files as well.
Anyway, I gave up and removed it. (Thank goodness for backups) but still have the phrases there.

Don't you mean admincp/user.php, and not index.php? There's nothing I see for that file. Wish the author will show up and answer some questions, this is vital to my sites health, as not being able to limit downloads by user group is one of those "must fix" things in VB

[lebanon]

Originally Posted by lowandloudinc

are you sure you did the right edits the the admincp/index ? check it as well as your template edits.

I must agree with shiva as i see /user.php edits, i did suppose there is some for index , when i edited the user.php i read the code and ofcourse it was related to its right place.
If there is an index.php edit as i supposed then u probably missed it ?
If not then i missed something else which why am asking here ...

[thesatman]

I've just installed this great hack but i have 1 small problem, if you have no credits and click the attachment link i receive the error screen for no credits... thats OK

BUT if you right click the attachment and click "save target as" It allows you to save the attachment to your PC!! even with no credits!!!

What i'd like to do is edit the postbit_attachment template so if the user as no credits the attachment link is replaced with "You have insufficient credits" I'm sure this ca be done using the If & Else tags in the postbit_attachment template but not sure how to do it

Any help please ?

Cheers
Chris.

[bryan09]

Originally Posted by Deaths

I've created this addon for the hack:
[Addon]Download Credit System with uCash

Enjoy

Anywat to change the

Total Upload: 3541 KB
Total Download: 76 KB

From KB to MB?