Rate Links Mod

[David]

A big thanks to yktan for this mod, which will likely be added to future releases. This mod allows users to rate links, but only one rating per ip address is allowed.

Attention: this mod has been edited. Please read the entire thread!

[seothatworks]

Good one. But hopefully it will be only optional in future releases. I have seen it being misused mostly :(.

[yktan]

Content visible to registered users only.

Thanks seothatworks. Don't worry, the rating feature can be turned on and off in the admin panel, so rest assured.

Regards,
YK

[David]

Yep, and that is one of the beauties of this program, tehe ability to customize it to your needs. We just now releasing the Featured Links module and Payment mudule in the latest development version in the WebSVN.

[yktan]

Hi, this Rate Mod has been upgraded to cater for the most recent release of PHP Link Directory. Please use this version if you are using RC4 and above.

Regards,
York Kie

[ant1980]

Hi Yktan,
in the RC4 i do not find this code[in red color] but the first line only:

Content visible to registered users only.

Bye

[yktan]

Hi ant1980,

The Mod is done for the lastest release of PHP Link Directory. If you are using RC4, you may have to follow some instructions from the first version of the Mod and some from the new version of the Mod.

Ie. The instruction for the part you're trying to change (for the first version of the Mod) is:
Content visible to registered users only.

Regards,
YK

[ant1980]

Thx yktan,
i'have solved applying the mod to the version in development {url removed because it is no longer active}
Now it work fine :wink:

Regards

[malooga]

Is there any way to display a "Top Rated Links" page or box?

[yktan]

Hi, attached is the Rating Mod that includes sorting by Rating in the index page.

For those who already applied Rating Mod v1.0.1, just do the following changes:

Open /index.php
Find:
Content visible to registered users only.
Replace with:
Content visible to registered users only.


Open /templates/main.tpl
Find:
Content visible to registered users only.
Add below:
Content visible to registered users only.

Regards,
York Kie

[jetlag]

Hello
Thanks for the rate mod it works great. The only problem i had (im new to this) was i use wordpad and when copying/paste the code it pasted it wrong... or wordpad displays it wrong. It didnt show the "Rate It" link.

Content visible to registered users only.

Changed to this...
Content visible to registered users only.

[minstrel]

Don't use WordPad to edit php files... it adds formatting and probably wordwrap.

You need a plain ascii text editor like NotePad or a php editor such as Crimson Editor (excellent and freeware -- download at http://www.crimsoneditor.com).

[vkaryl]

Another good free editor is Notepad2 from http://www.flos-freeware.ch - in fact, it's SO good I've set it to replace windows' notepad. Line counting, color coding, etc. standard....

[jetlag]

great...thanks for the links

[jetlag]

Hello
what do you change to make the font smaller and change the color to grey or black on the "Rate It" link. I find it sticks out too much.
(Hits: 2 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It <--

Thanks
Jetlag
canadianpwc.com/directory/Rentals/

[yktan]

Hi jetlag, the font I used is a class from css called "url". To change it, simply open templates\link.tpl and change it to another class that you want.

Regards,
York Kie

[jetlag]

Thanks

[righthosts]

Hi,

Does this mod work with 5.2?

[Nobody]

Will the next release of the major script include this mod?

[VSDan]

1. Original mod works with RC5.2

2. Here are some changes you can make to display a [Top Rated] in your Top Menu Bar:

(a) Locate the following code in /templates/top_bar.tpl:

Content visible to registered users only.

...and add the following afterwards:

Content visible to registered users only.

(b) Locate the following code in /index.php:

Content visible to registered users only.

...and add the following afterwards:

Content visible to registered users only.

(c) Locate the following code in /rss.php:

Content visible to registered users only.

...and add the following afterwards:

Content visible to registered users only.

I revised post and added (c). Otherwise, RSS feed was broken when you clicked on RSS icon on [Top Rated Listings] page.


Regards,

Dan
Virtual Solutions
monster-submit.com

[cornelio0202]

I have been waiting for this feature**
Content visible to registered users only.
Content visible to registered users only.
Thanks seothatworks. Don't worry, the rating feature can be turned on and off in the admin panel, so rest assured.

Regards,
YK[/quote]
Thanks YK! I have not tried it yet, but compared to other features of presenting links, I would prefer this feature as the default mode of sorting links.

Like a "Featured Links"*** section with a twist.

The way I envision to use the "rating" option is to feature only a subset of links for any given category, e.g., 5-10 links, included in a "Featured Links" section -- placed at the top of the page, just below the subcategories

I am also concerned about the point of seothatworks. So, the twist that I would like to do with this feature is that only the administrator -- in consultation with a board of advisers or editors -- will be doing the rating for specific categories. As such, the "rating" will appear only in the Admin page.

Since this will be a subset only of the total links in each category, below this "Featured links" section will be section of all links, maybe called "Regular Links" or some other more appealing section name. These "Regular Links" may have "top hits" as default sorting mechanism. And, the visitor has option to manipulate the sorting based on the other options currently available with Link Directory.

I think this can be done, just a matter of including more scripts.

cornelio0202

___
N.B.
**I posted many of my wish list for an ideal Link Directory in this link:

{url removed because it is no longer active}

under the username cgc0202. However, there might be a glitch in the system, I cannot login as cgc0202, even with a new password. Maybe I was banned? *smiles* So, I am posting now as cornelio0202.

This feature is at the top of my wishlist, for the reasons indicated above.

I wish to thank you all, for all the great work you are doing. When I am not so broke, I hope to make a modest contribution, as a token of my appreciation for your work.


***For most of my sites, especially the ".org" and the ".net" domains, I will not include any "paid" featured links section. This will be inconsistent with a current feature of Link Directory:

"Every link type can have a different price or be set as free (only featured links cannot be free)"

Can this feature be placed under "optional" so that I can use the "Featured Links" section for the purpose indicated above?

In the ".com" websites, I may have an "advertised links" section, but instead of placing this section at the top, it will occupy a portion of the "right column" of a page, and will be marked clearly as "advertisements" at the top of this section.

[shortd81]

Newbie here. Is it possible for someone to help me out a little. I got stuck on the first part. SQL section? Do I have to create/edit tables?

[Nobody]

Ideally, there should also exist an option where visitors may add comments to the links as well, in an additonal text field.

[Nobody]

I think I would be able to handle the SQL additions if the instructions were slightly easier to understand for a MySQL noob.

[ChrilleK]

The default value in the rate drop down is 1 but I would like it to be 10, how can this be solved?


CK

[yktan]

Hi ChrilleK,

Open templates\rate.tpl
Find:
Content visible to registered users only.
Replace with:
Content visible to registered users only.

[hosted]

I installed this mod (v102) and it just will not work!

I click on the rate link, and then select the rating, and submit - no errors, but the item is not rated at all.

No errors, nothing! So, for the moment, I have disabled it - I guess I will have to work on finding why it does not work for me.

[richm]

I am having the same problem as "hosted" above. I double-checked the complete installation, and only recall having difficulty with one item, the "ENGINE = InnoDB" modifyer on the SQL file installation. Apparently, my MySQL installation does not accept this. Is it possible that this is the cause of my problem?

After I click on "Rate It," I am taken to a mostly-blank rating screen with a drop-down rating box and a "Rate This Link" button. There is no site information on the screen, but the url at the top does include the correct URL ID. I can see where it is supposed to display the URL and description (which are not displaying): <span class="url">- {$URL}</span>

{$DESCRIPTION}</p>

When I click on "Rate This Link," I am immediately returned to the same screen, no errors, no new information, and the item is not rated.

I have RC 5.2 installed with the following mods:
- Site thumbnails in pagerank area
- Pagerank moved to rate-it line

My directory is at www.chefsblogs.com/directory.

Anybody have any ideas why rate.php does not appear to be finding the proper URL ID for me? I am guessing that "hosted" is having the same problem.

[yktan]

Hi richm,

It sounds like the script isn't functioning because of some conflicts in the mods you have installed. I can have a look for you but troubleshooting takes some time and I will have to charge for it. Tell me if you are willing to pay for support.

Thanks,
York Kie

[VSDan]

richm:

Can you post your rate.php file. It seems that session ID is not being passed - not populating rate.tpl, and not passing link ID to rate.php. This would also explain why you return to same page after you submit.

[richm]

This is my rate.php file. The only change I made was to reverse the order of the ratings, but I did that after I was having problems:

Content visible to registered users only.

And this is my rate.tpl file, which has not been modified:

Content visible to registered users only.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. My first guess was that the problem was something that I did, but since someone else was experiencing the same problem, I thought it might be worth having someone who understands this code better take a look.

Thanks!

[VSDan]

If that is the only change you made, try reuploading the original phpLD rate.php file (get from phpLD archive file) on top of old one. See what happens then.

[richm]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried reinstalling Mod 1.0.2 rate.php and rate.tpl files, but it did not resolve the problem. I also tried downloading and installing an earlier version of these files, and it did not work.

For grins, to see if the variable was being passed properly, I changed the "Rate It" link in link.tpl to:
Content visible to registered users only.

In this case, the rate-it link allowed me to EDIT the record, properly passing me to the correct record, and saving the new data. Therefore, I know that the concept of passing to a record is working. (I have in mind to create an if statement which checks to see what IP address I am at, and if I am accessing the system from home, it creates an EDIT button next to each record so I can edit while I am reviewing.)

So, since the ID field-passing is working (conceptually), I am wondering if the arrays and databases are configured properly on my system. Below are my tables.php entries, with the new rate fields in the first and last section:

Content visible to registered users only.

Does order matter in within each array in tables.php? I noticed that the RATE_* fields are added to the end of the SQL table structure, but the instructions had me add them to the middle of the array in tables.php.

The last several fields in my PLD_LINK file are:
LOCATION varchar(100) Yes NULL
RATE_TOTAL int(11) No 0
RATE_COUNT int(11) No 0
RATE decimal(3,2) No 0.00
RATE_ENABLED tinyint(4) No 1
(I added location earlier to allow people to enter a city/state - that is working).

When I browse my PLD_Config file, the last three entries are:
ENABLE_ID 0
ENABLE_BLANK 1
ENABLE_RATE 1

The structure of my PLD_LINK_RATE file is:
ID int(11) No auto_increment
LINK_ID int(11) No 0
IPADDRESS varchar(15) No

I played with modifying some records within MySQ, and was able to do so and have the numbers show up.

One other thing. In rate.tpl, I notice the following line:
<image src="images/no_22.gif"/>
The only no_22.gif I have was in the directory/install/images directory.

And, since this feature is not working, I modified the following line in rate.tpl:
Content visible to registered users only.

In addition to the disabled message, I tried to display the $ID field, which did not work. This field does not appear to be making it to rate.php (although it is in the url as rate.php?id=977).

Thanks for your help and patience in reading all of this. I have assumed that since someone else was having the same problem, the solution would easily bubble to the surface if we explored it more. Unfortunately, I am stumped.

[righthosts]

Content visible to registered users only.

same here, im having the exact same problems :cry:

[yktan]

Hi richm,

I tried to browse to your site at http://www.chefsblogs.com/directory but I always get a time-out. To help you, I probably need a cpanel access. Could you PM access to your server?

[richm]

Sorry, I have turned the feature off, but I was perplexed as to why "hosted" and "righthosts" might be having the same problem. I cannot give cpanel access out as the server is not in my full control, but maybe one of them can.

I think I will make a stab at doing this again after the product is upgraded to 3.0. In the meantime, I will keep the database structure and use rating as an internal score (since I can edit it).

For now, I think I am going to hold off on further mods till the next version of the product is out.

[righthosts]

FIXED

[righthosts]

I have some ideas to make this better and would also mean fresh content added etc.

What I would like to see is when someone rates the site then they can also post a review on it. How hard do you think this would be?

another minor thing is I think it would be better to have the default rating on 5 just in case it isn't selected before submitting and to be fair for the websites.

[yktan]

Content visible to registered users only.

Hi righthosts, to make the default rating = 5, do the following:

Open templates\rate.tpl
Find:
Content visible to registered users only.
Replace with:
Content visible to registered users only.

As for the review suggestion, it is not hard at all but someone still has to do it. I would but I'm really tied up at the moment. Maybe someone else can do it?

Regards,
York Kie

[righthosts]

Content visible to registered users only.

hey that worked well yktan, thanks a lot.

Yes it would be good to have this mod to hold reviews.

I made a similar thing for a mobile phone website I built on ASP

What I have in mind would work like this...

At the bottom of a website next to "rate it" there would be 2 other links if a review has been posted. So it would look like this:

The general page where a list of links are like this page : {url removed because it is no longer active} will have 3 of the last reviews under each website. These would be only be brief and there would be a link at the bottom of each review to read full review. You can see an example of this on this page (at the bottom):

{url removed because it is no longer active}

So at the bottom of the link there would be these option (depending on if a review has been posted or not)

Rate It - Write a Review - Read Full Review - Read All Reviews

Rate It & Write a Review would both lead to the rate it page

Read all reviews would be similar to this: {url removed because it is no longer active}

Rate it - This Rating page would have a form to fill out (optional)
It would hold a form like this: {url removed because it is no longer active}

Well I hope this is a start to get the actual design going, what do others think, any more ideas.

This would be very benifical as I know that traffic goes up considerably when there is review options

[richm]

Content visible to registered users only.

Righthosts: How did you fix your problem?

[righthosts]

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Righthosts: How did you fix your problem?[/quote]

I didnt, Ap0s7le made a special mod for me and then he got this working as well. Ge has posted it as a mod now, i dont have the thread of-hand but search his name "Ap0s7le" and you will find it added a few days ago.

[Ap0s7le]

Hey richm,

Towards the top of your rate.php, find this
Content visible to registered users only.

And right below that add
Content visible to registered users only.

Save and try it out.

PM me if you need further help or are interested in sending me a lil somethin' somethin' ;))

-Casey

[richm]

Thanks Casey - You are a scholar and and a gentleman. This fixed part of the problem. so that now I actually go the right record and display all the info. However, when I click to rate the item, I return to the blank rating screen (no record info), and the record is not rated. I am surprised and wonder why I am having this difficulty and others are not, why I need to grab an (int) version of the ID variable and others do not. Is it the version of PHP I am running (4.3.2)?

Here is my site. I will leave the Rate It button up for awhile if anyone wants to look at the problem.
http://www.chefsblogs.com/directory/Foodies_by_Region/Traveling/

[Ap0s7le]

Hello richm,

Actually bro it's a breath of fresh air that yours isn't working. It means you're more secure by far, since your register globals are shut off.

I was completely lacking in my response to you, and I'm sorry for that. I never told you the second area to add that.

AFTER THIS
Content visible to registered users only.

ADD
Content visible to registered users only.

This should fix your problem.

-Casey

[richm]

Problem solved. Thank you so much for your help. The Rate It feature is working after adding these two lines to the rate.php file.

[gustotelmy]

can anyone post the final file please...that works and has everything included.

thank you very much

[richm]

Below is my rate.php file with Casey's mod to fix the problem with the ID not being passed to the rating page. Notice that the line "$id = (int)$_GET['id'];" has been added in two places. Thanks again, Casey.

Content visible to registered users only.

[gustotelmy]

thank you very much...

one stupid question though....

.where do you install the .mod file?

thanks


ummm nevermind i figure it out... i didn't realize it was a text file to read... :oops:

[Ap0s7le]

Not a problem.

Contact me sometime if you need work done.

-Casey

[thompson]

where can i find the latest version of this mod (inclusiv all the fixes) ?

[Sxperm]

Finally I got it worked, however it's not working with "Featured Links" hwo to make it working with?

regards,
Sxperm

[thompson]

looking for the final version with all fixes.

[tlinu]

Content visible to registered users only.

Hi I searched for a Step by Step instruction to install above mod, but I couldn't find. Can anyone tell me the steps to install those files?

Linu

[jgsketch]

Just installed PLD and am looking to get this mod working as well. After reading the whole thread, I'm a little confused on what addins have been added to this mod. Is there a completed version for download? I guese for now I can start modifying the mod to get all the different peices to work for my install. Thanks.

[gustotelmy]

WOOHOO!! great mod THANK YOU! amazing mod...

I was able to install it successfully with the last Rate.php file code posted and the instructions from the most recent rate mod....

Great stuff!

[thompson]

????

[gustotelmy]

follow the downloaded mod instructions (the last one you see) ie the most recent one... upload all files

and just upload the last rate.php file, posted in text as a posting.... (overwriting the old) and use that instead of the included rate.php file

[vegabond]

Please visit this link:
{url removed because it is no longer active}

How can i do that on my Php link directory? Can any body make a Mod ?


Thanks fo a graet directory scripts.

[uni]

I'm use

phpLD version 2.0.0 RC5.2
MySQL 5
Windows2003 Server
Apache 2.0.55 (Win32)
PHP 5.1.1

This error message when i rate link

"An error occured while saving.
The database server returned the following message:
Incorrect datetime value: '' for column 'LAST_CHECKED' at row 1"

Please Help Me
Thank

[swapshop]

Great mod really works well with the image mod

Minor issue for us

How can we skin our site to have a header and footer in the rate.php file?



{$link.DESCRIPTION}
{if $link.RATE_ENABLED eq 1}
<span class="url">(Hits: {$link.HITS} Rating: {$link.RATE} Votes: {$link.RATE_COUNT}) <a href=
"{$smarty.const.DOC_ROOT}/rate.php?id={$link.ID}">Rate It</a></span>{/if}</p>

or can some one show us the code to make the pop up window for "rate it"

All other pages easy just this one.
If we include out code to the rate.php as header and footer rate.php works but returns a back page to us?


Our Link DB is here

{unrelated link removed}

[IGonza]

I installed that module today and got 2 bugs.
1. Add $id = $_GET['id']; I saw it on this topic later. And it's not fixed in the files to download still.
2. After I make the vote I get EXPIRY_DATE = 0000:00:00 00:00:00 in db for this link. It makes unvisible this link for the visitors.

Works for me :
Find
Content visible to registered users only.
Add below
Content visible to registered users only.


P.S. And what about the images?

[Brandon Sheley]

will this work on 3.0 ? and what file ? the first post I assume ?

thank you

[franto]

Hey, i've installed this mod (1.2), and it works, but i can log to admin, but i can choose whatever i want from admin menus, page never change, and i can see just first admin page with statistics ...

it happened after install this mod... (version 1.2)

has anyone similar problem?

[bobby9101]

I dont have this code in my dir_link_edit.php
Content visible to registered users only.

[bobby9101]

here is my dir_links_edit.php

Content visible to registered users only. any ideas?

[bobby9101]

sorry to bump, but BUMP :)

[hat]

sry, but what`s wrong with me?
Can`t find the complete data for this great mod!
Where is the link for this mod?
please tell me....:confused:

[bobby9101]

here is a link to download the file: {invalid link removed}
the file was posted on the old forum but when we moved to VB it got lost, so here is a quick fix

[droolingmnky]

Um the link is dead.... if you could repost I'd be ever thankful ;)

[bobby9101]

send me a PM to remind me and I'll email it to you

[Jibber]

I sent you a PM bobby but could you post it here in the thread? I'm thinking it's something everyone could benefit from.

I have the rate.php and tpl files.

I just need the template mod instructions I'm guessing?

[bobby9101]

jibber, whats your email?

[Jibber]

I just PMed it to you thanks :)

[leefs]

Can you PM it to me too.
Thanks.

[bobby9101]

attached:
it only works for version 2 though
if you have 3+ PM VSDAN

[shzor]

Hi i download this & got three file one one media file (which is not working),rate.tpl & rate.php ...plz now tell me how i can i install it?

[bobby9101]

a media file???

[tomsa]

open the "media file" with notepad then you will have all installation instructions ;)

[gesugefu]

did someone build the link rate into the 3.0.5?
i have smarty errors on my rate.php and need help


Greets Jürgen

[KartKorner]

Are you using the one in this file? if so I believe this is for the free script. The mod is also available for 5 bucks and works great with 3.0.5 Check out the below link to see the compatible 3.x version:

http://www.phplinkdirectory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3563&highlight=rate

[gesugefu]

i have found the error. the mod works in 3.0.5

open rate.php

find:
Content visible to registered users only.
replace with:
Content visible to registered users only.

Greets Jürgen

[lauren4521]

Okay, I've been winging my way through all these mods and have a fair amount of them installed, working and customized. YAY. BUT I'm tripped up on this Ratings Mod on the simplest thing; mysql.

I have the first 2 of the 3 fields added to the table PLD_LINK but I can not get the 3rd table added! I keep getting a syntax error and I don't know enough to figure it out. Documentation searching was fruitless as well.

Here is what is supposed to be entered;
<code>`RATE` decimal(3,2) NOT NULL default '0.00',</code>

Is something glaring at me and I'm missing it because it's 2am? ;)

This is my last planned mod to add...wanted it done tonight but am probably packing it in till tomorrow. : (

Thanks for any pointers. I'm usually good at figuring things out but this one is ticking me off so figured I'd ask for some help.

Thanks!
Lauren

[lauren4521]

Wouldn'tcha know it....I figured it out not 2 minutes after I posted. I was entering the () around the 3,2 which apparently isn't proper.

Thanks anyhow.
Lauren

[euwebdirectory]

Hi.
With 1.0.2 version of this mod and my PhpLd v2, when somebody clic in rate, the count (rate) is like this always 0.99 .... is it correct?

[anon]

I beleive there was a fix for this. It's VSDan's MOD

goto www.monster-submit.com
If you are using it you *should* have access, otherwise you're using a MOD you did not donate for.

[LeadingLinksDirectory]

thanks much for the MOD
?Jeff

[swapshop]

We have been using this mod on version 2 for a while with no issues.

Applied the $id = (int)$_GET['id']; in both places.

Seems that our rating works but the page after a rating posted is blank?

Any ideas? Seems to work but the page is blank after a rating?

[swapshop]

^Bump anyone still no go on this issue above

Our host has not allowed any remote site to execute code so would this be stopping the rating script?

Down loaded and modded a new version of 2 and the rating script works but not on our site?

[potyka]

hI

Located rate link mods every well she (ip check,vote numeration)but the average calculating may he not the problem?

[ping]

Is there still any hope of having this mod use AJAX ?

[shadav]

[edit]nevermind lol...i was a noob :D the mod can be found on VSDan's site
http://www.monster-submit.com/phpld/

[gesugefu]

please deleate sorry

Greets Jürgen

[guiding-stars]

Did anybody try this mod with PHPLinkDir Version 2.1.2?
Does it work?

[farkassz]

I have tried to follow the instructions but I always got an error message of the following:

Warning: Smarty error: unable to read resource: "rate.tpl" in /home/.bellatrix/linktar/linktar.net/libs/smarty/Smarty.class.php on line 1095

here is the link:

{url removed because it is no longer active}

Thanks

farkassz

[bilzone]

Great mod..thx all

[jharri26]

I am trying to get the ajax based rating to work being integrated right into the details page. I did an include from the details.tpl to the rate.php file and the images show but when i click on a star rating the please wait image just keeps going and nothing happens. Any ideas how to get this to work on the details page.

[coldgansta]

ive tryed this mod and cant get it to work on my directory all i get is smarty errors.ime runing ver-2.1
Can any one help me thanks

[David]

You might want to contact vsdan. He actually sells this mod now and will support you.

[sky2k4]

edit]nevermind lol...i was a noob :D the mod can be found on VSDan's site


Well you have to purchase it..
this mod was for free and what would really be nice if someone can put 1 file for each version and We will host it. matter of fact thinking of making a ooohhh nvmd..hmmm

Anyway can we get seperate file for each version and make them free because werent they intended to be?...Thanks

[James]

Actually if you read the thread you can piece together the original mod ..

which will not work on any current version without major editing.


If you want a working version buy VsDan's

If you want to code an original version without using any of vsdan's or anyone else's and want to provide it for free then please do. I am sure there are others who cant see the value in all the mods you get for 15.00 not to mention the support that goes with them.

I think it is time to go ahead and close this thread