Miscellaneous Hacks - uCash 4.x

11/20/09 - uCash 4.0.1 released, adding the option to edit a user's points when editing a user in the Admin CP. For some reason I thought that was already implemented. Whatever, it's there now. Enjoy.

Welcome to uCash 4.0.x!

uCash is a points system for vBulletin. 4.0.x is the continuation of uCash 3.9, which is a rewrite of previous uCash versions from scratch designed for vBulletin 4 and up. Simply upload the files located in the 'upload' folder and import product-ucash.xml in the Product Manager of vBulletin (allowing overwrite if you are upgrading). If you are installing this as a first time user of uCash then congrats, everything should be working and you can configure the options to your liking from there.

If you have a previous (pre-3.9) install of uCash or uCash & uShop still in the database, please read "oldupgrades.txt".

If you have any issues to report with this addon, please post it in this thread. Include all relevant details, such as vBulletin version and any previous install of uCash or uCash & uShop and its version number. Please do not PM or IM me for support unless you have a showstopping bug or exploit to report.

Wall of text aside, please enjoy the latest release of uCash, and feel free to post any ideas or comments here. Thanks!

For a more full list of current features in this beta, look at the screenshots displaying the main settings and per-forum settings. Note that screenshots may be out of date. For full-sized screenshots, go here: http://cuphat.com/mods/ucash/

[Sarcoth]

Originally Posted by 04wayne

I currently see this:

Join Date - Jul 2009
Location - Nottingham
Age - 20
Posts - 9,890
Blog Entries - 5
Rep Power - 10

Ahh, sorry then. Here is what I see on mine:

Name - Sarcoth
Avatar
Usergroup Title
Join Date - Mar 2006
Posts - 3,736
Points - 18,741.58
Blog Entries - 2

Although, for me this is useless since my main goal is to have the point system work with the Arcade. Maybe Mayhem can do something like that?

[argothiusz]

Anyone knows if this modification work with 4.0.1? Thanks

[TheMayhem]

Originally Posted by argothiusz

Anyone knows if this modification work with 4.0.1? Thanks

Yes uCash works with 4.0.1.

And we shall see on the integration with the arcade

[SubeteNoZero]

I installed this over an old 3.8.4 install of kbank, and set the point data location to that in uCash Options and the points work fine on the forum and all, but they don't seem to come up when I try to edit them via the ACP.
The point value comes up as 0.00000 there, and there is no change on the forum, regardless of what I change that value to.
What would I need to edit to change what database entry that feature edits?

~SnZ

[OveB]

Is it possible to setup this mod to award points when users add tags to threads?
It doesn't look like that from the screenshots.

My users rarely add thread tags, something like this could help motivate them.

[talonguy]

Hey,

I have been admining at a pirated forum for a while, and i finally bought the forum from him and upgraded to a license. I was tired of getting blocked out of all the support and AWESOME code help here. Just wanted to say first of all, thanks. You guys are really gonna help me take my forum to the next level.

What i wanted to do was integrate the ucash system into the blogs system. Allowing users to use ucash to purchase a blog, OR the permission to post to the CMS.

But since i do not want to encourage spammy type posting by offering a known "reward" for making more posts, longer post, ect.

I understand you can set the weights of different factors to discourage shitty posting. i.e. set the good and bad rep point weight and multiplier higher, BUT what i would like to is to have an option where you can hide from the users how much ecash they have.

Really use it like a rating system, to see who has actually earned a blog, or the permissions that they will get.

I would think that with this sytem there would have to be a points breakdown function so that admins or mods (whoever has the permission) can look at a persons ecash account and see how much points were gained for each category. This way you can see if someone who premilinarily "qualifies" for a blog or exclusive permissions really gained their cash in a quality manner.

I really see this as being an effective way you increase board participation and reduce the amount of lurkers. Without basically paying people to spam and write as much junk as possible.

alot of forums are very informational and require content to be on point and decisive. Im affraid if i use ecash as it is that i will be inviting spammers. (plus its a super sweet marijuana niche so i get alot of attention)

Nothing is worse than getting 600 hits a day, and only 20 new posts.


That being said, i think this mod is great. And i also think it is super cool that you guys take the time and code for free so that semi-geeks like me who know nothing of php and code can have proffessional and fully featured and funtional websites.

I love the Open Source REvolution


-Verty

www.verticalgreen.org

[JorgeX]

Can you add a Thumbs UP and Thumbs Down, like in YOutube, for each post and then receive negative or positive Reputation?

Thank you!1

[antua al toro]

Does anyone knows how to use uCash in blogs and CMS ?

[DS MrSinister]

Originally Posted by antua al toro

Does anyone knows how to use uCash in blogs and CMS ?

need to make added on.. what you can do is paid per post in the blog etc.

[Kamor]

Does anyone know how to change the uCash's default "Points" to a currency name of your own choosing?