Major Additions - [DBTech] DragonByte Raffles v1 (vB4)

DragonByte Raffles is a powerful solution for hosting prize draws on your forum. With features like multi-currency support for easy integration into points mods like vBCredits II Deluxe, you can offer new ways of earning different points for your forum.

Uses
DragonByte Raffles is a powerful solution for hosting prize draws on your forum. With features like multi-currency support for easy integration into points mods like vBCredits II Deluxe, you can offer new ways of earning different points for your forum.

You are able to ask for entry fees and give payouts in different currencies, which can be used to award credits you otherwise don't allow people to attain, that you allow them to exchange for big prizes! You can also choose not to offer any payout, so you can host "just for fun" raffles!

Scheduled tasks automatically draw your chosen raffles at the chosen time, and winners are automatically notified. You can also post an announcement thread in a forum of your choice, to really highlight the winners.

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Major Features

Automatically Drawn Raffles: Scheduled tasks automatically draw your raffles when their Draw Date is up.

Multiple Currency Support: You are able to integrate with other points mods like vBCredits by adding their currencies to this mod. You can also charge users the entry cost to the raffle in one currency, and give them prizes in other currencies.

Performance Oriented: Using modern coding techniques, the modification uses less resources than previous DBTech mods by only loading its data when it's explicitly needed.


Major Features (Pro)

Recurring Raffles: Never again create manual raffles or be forced to copy your existing ones, as you can configure raffles to recur once they draw, completely automatically.

Per-Category Usergroup Permissions: Want to reserve a raffle category for only a select few members? Bigger prizes, lower entry cost, you name it. You can fine-tune the usergroup permissions on a per-category basis, even allow usergroups who are globally denied from the Raffle system access to only the categories you choose.


Complete Feature List (Lite)

vBulletin Options

• Display Version Number
• (Optional) Affiliate ID
• Enable/Disable Modification
• Reason For Turning Modification Off
• Enable Navbar Tab
• Forum Integration
• PM Sender
• Thread Starter
• (Pro) Enable "Currently Active Users" On Home Page
• Preview Length

Usergroup Permissions

• Is Banned Group

Manage Currencies

• Add/Edit/Delete Currencies
• Choose Points Table
• Choose Points Column
• Integrate with other points mods

Manage Categories

• Add/Edit/Delete Categories
• Differentiate multiple raffle types
• Usable for sorting

Manage Raffles

• Add/Edit/Delete Raffles
• Copy raffle to new raffle
• Choose Start/Draw Date
• Optional "closing period" before draw date where entries are not accepted
• Choose entry cost & currency from list of created currencies
• Maximum entries (total & per user)
• Minimum posts to enter
• Maximum wins (total & per user)
• PM / Forum Announcement
• Choose prizes

Cancel Raffle

• Raffles can be cancelled via the AdminCP
• Refunds all the users who entered their entry fees

Scheduled Task: Draw Raffles

• Automatically draws raffles at their draw date
• Runs every 15 minutes

Prize Types

• Payout (awards points)
• No Payout ("kudos" only)

Front-End Category Browser

• List categories
• Display the latest raffle in each category
• Display total raffles & total entries in each category
• Looks & feels like vB's forum browser

Front-End Raffle Browser

• List name / description / entries for each raffle
• Paginated list

Front-End Raffle Viewer

• Display basic raffle info; category, start date, draw date, total entries
• Display description
• Rules tab beneath description
• Link to enter raffle if the user can do so
• Display user's own raffle entry count

Global Usergroup Permissions

• "Can Enter Raffles" UG permission
• Controls who can enter raffles, even if they can view them
• Settable via the Usergroup Manager page

Complete Feature List (Pro)

Per-Category Usergroup Permissions

• "Can Access Raffles" usergroup permission
• "Can Enter Raffles" usergroup permission
• Yes/No/Default toggles
• Can completely override the global UG perms on a per-category basis

Recurring Raffles

• Recurring options
  • No Recurrence
  • Daily
  • Specified Days
  • Monthly
  • Yearly
• New raffles are automatically created when the current raffle is drawn

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[hoangserip]

thanks for the great hack,
I will test now!

[thegreathint]

I've filled in all fields but get this when trying to add currency:

A required field called pointstable is missing or has an invalid value.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by thegreathint

I've filled in all fields but get this when trying to add currency:

A required field called pointstable is missing or has an invalid value.

Make sure you're not including the table prefix in the points table config field.


Fillip

[thegreathint]

Should also add option for prize images. Kinda bland without it..

[concepts]

Originally Posted by thegreathint

Should also add option for prize images. Kinda bland without it..

Exactly what I was going to say, that small adjustment will do wonders imo for this mod. Great idea however!

[Alan_SP]

It'd be best if you post suggestions on their site, as this mod is still in phase of adding features, so it's very likely that your suggestions would be accepted. But, their site is the best place for suggesting features as they have special mod for tracking things up.

[DragonByte Tech]

DragonByte Raffles v1.1.0

New Features:

DragonByte SEO Integration

• Raffle Main Page
• Category Browser
• View Raffle
• Sitemap Integration

(Pro) Front-End Raffle Management

• Add/Edit/Delete Raffles
• Copy raffle to new raffle
• Choose Start/Draw Date
• Optional "closing period" before draw date where entries are not accepted
• Choose entry cost & currency from list of created currencies
• Maximum entries (total & per user)
• Minimum posts to enter
• Maximum wins (total & per user)
• PM / Forum Announcement
• Choose prizes

Fillip

[WrecklessRZ]

Problem Solved. Nevermind. I didn't realize permissions needed to be set in Usergroup permissions.

[DragonByte Tech]

DragonByte Raffles v1.1.0 Patch Level 1

Bug Fixes:

• Issues preventing multiple raffles from having identical titles have been resolved
• (Pro) Recurring Raffles should now automatically create new raffles as intended

Fillip