Customizing SMF > Modifications and Packages
Post Ratings
Freedbot:
Thank you! Jeez, just what I was looking for. Rate that Topic has a couple visual quirks and it lacks features, then I find this. Again, thank you. Now if I may make some demands, err... I mean reque... suggestions. ;D
First, I'd like to be able to switch it up so it can be set to only rate topics, rather than topics and posts. Of course, a column with star ratings on the boards so you can sort by rating (that'd be the whole point to rating in the first place). I see you already plan on doing that for posts, I'm sure that won't be as easy to code since sorting posts dynamically isn't in the default GUI, but I look forward to it. Anyway, lastly, I need to be able to disable/enable ratings by default on a per board basis.
I will be using, updating, and testing this mod for you starting......... now! :)
SoLoGHoST:
Hello Freedbot,
Thanks for your demands, err Suggestions ;) There will be another update that will address all of the things you mentioned as well as many many more features that you haven't mentioned, soon. Just can't pinpoint an exact date for ya. Also, I may or may not make this newer version a PAID FOR mod, as I haven't decided on this yet. Though, if I do, will be approx. $20 - $30 USD to purchase. And if I do, I'll make the link available within this topic for where to purchase Post Ratings Pro at. But, like I said, still considering this.
Cheers :)
Freedbot:
I am but a simple machine. I haz not this "moniez" 4 which U ask. I do however have a simple plan: To increase my e-peen by learning web design and sharing the fruits of my digital labor with the world, so that the masses may have a place to congregate. They shall marvel and weep at the erected site I hath wrought, and worship it's creator. Thus is the dream of the freed bot.
Two months ago, with no prior knowledge of http or css, I began to enact my plan. I happened upon a free copy of Dreamweaver, so I started there. I tinkered with it and perused instructional videos over my free time. A little later, I set up a free account on Awardspace, and hosted a simple placeholder page. I had a truly liquid interface and some simple (poor) graphics designed and in place. I struggled to center my navigation bar without any designated widths in place, but did not give up. Next came the truly hard part. I searched, for I needed a free forum that would get the job done. All roads lead to SMF.
The install wasn't difficult, and the forum was speedy, but when I tried to introduce my required features through modification I discovered the dreaded PHP safe mode. The fault lied with Awardspace. I searched for a better free host, but Awardspace still appeared to be near the top of the list for features. Rather than pay for a host I dug in my heals. I had a Dell Optiplex GX260 in the other room as a backup computer. I had been using it to teach myself of Linux. I mercilessly reformatted and began the arduous task of setting up a functional Web/DNS/Mail host, again without prior knowledge. I would not be denied my free access to "how to shot web"!
I now have a nearly completed basic format. I just need some cleanup, and a whole buttload of content to put in it. I am running a co.cc domain, but when I can get a donate button in, and enough people to cover a couple bucks a month, I will buy a domain name. Victory shalll be mine.
The Freedbot
Sorry for waxing idiotic. I do that sometimes. O:)
And I needed to get that off my chest.
I'm also working on making the Freedbot admin sort of a crazy mascot robot thing. I have yet to decide if the idea is cool or just Royally Retarded. :-\ It worked for ThinkGeek's monkey.
Anyway, My point is that while your mod will be exactly/perfectly what I need when you finish it. I'm devoting myself to as little expense as possible on this since this is entirely self taught and I don't want to invest anything until I know it'll be popular. I also wasn't lying when I said I'm broke. My policy on this experience has been: "if the easy way costs money, do it the hard way". I'm learning a lot this way and not regretting it so far. If I have to pay for your mod, no offense, then I'd rather modify a lesser mod until it does the basics of what I need. Or if I have to I'll just go out and learn enough PHP to make some crappy modifications from scratch. I really don't want to do that because my attempt would be a pain to do, take forever, and be a poor hack compared to what you've got there. :P
SoLoGHoST:
New Update, found error in Post Ratings, hmmm, and Squashed it. Hopefully no more errors. Basically, if a topic was trying to be moved to another board, the is_ratings error would pop up and prevent this from happening, since $topicOptions did not have $ratings_mode defined. Please note, if there is a function within any of you mods that call createPost and/or modifyPost functions within SMF, and you have Post ratings installed. Within $topicOptions array, you'll need to have 'ratings_mode' => 1, defined in there. And within $msgOptions array, you'll need to have 'ratings_enabled' => 1, in there. Ofcourse setting this to 0 should make it disabled, but it's you're call on how you set it.
So, this MOD has been revised (still at version 1.0) so as to FIX this problem of preventing the topic from being moved when Moving topics from 1 board to another via posting Additional Options, etc..
The following edits should be made to ./Sources/MoveTopic.php (This has been included within the new REVISED Post Ratings Mod):
FIND:
--- Code: ---'smileys_enabled' => 1,
--- End code ---
ADD AFTER:
--- Code: --- 'ratings_enabled' => 0,
--- End code ---
FIND:
--- Code: ---'lock_mode' => 1,
--- End code ---
ADD AFTER:
--- Code: --- 'ratings_mode' => 0,
--- End code ---
That it. You can make the edits manually if you already have the mod installed, as it will keep your current ratings within your posts. Otherwise, if this doesn't matter to you, go ahead and uninstall and reinstall it.
Cheers :)
Oh, and bytheway Freedbot, nice to get to know you a little ;)
Bruno36:
Hello!
I have an error message when I want to write a new topic
The database value you're trying to insert does not exist: is_ratings
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