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Vote/like reputation system
Hello,
I have the vote/like system on my forum https://help.forumotion.com/t142870-improve-the-reputation-system-so-it-counts-votes
As i move my cursor on the like/unlike button see i the text ''MISSING_STRING's post how can i fix this?
My pc have a problem with making screenshots now, install the javascript/css to see this.
Thank you for your help.
Regards, Joost
I have the vote/like system on my forum https://help.forumotion.com/t142870-improve-the-reputation-system-so-it-counts-votes
As i move my cursor on the like/unlike button see i the text ''MISSING_STRING's post how can i fix this?
My pc have a problem with making screenshots now, install the javascript/css to see this.
Thank you for your help.
Regards, Joost
Last edited by Joost on August 5th 2017, 12:04 am; edited 1 time in total
Re: Vote/like reputation system
Did you read this part?
Tutorial wrote:This modification is applicable to any forum version, so long as your templates are not heavily modified.
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Re: Vote/like reputation system
SLGray wrote:Did you read this part?Tutorial wrote:This modification is applicable to any forum version, so long as your templates are not heavily modified.
Ow whoops... I have change my templates indeed. xD
Can I fix this or is that not possible?
Re: Vote/like reputation system
You can, but we will need your forum link and the viewtopic_body template in code tags placed here please!
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Re: Vote/like reputation system
Is the code published to your forum? Because i cannot see the code there.
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Re: Vote/like reputation system
@Joost try this Javascript instead to see if it works now:
- Code:
$(function() {
// General Configuration of the plugin
var config = {
position_left : true, // true for left || false for right
negative_vote : true, // true for negative votes || false for positive only
vote_bar : true, // display a small bar under the vote buttons
// button config
icon_plus : '<img src="http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/18/21/41/30/plus10.png" alt="+"/>',
icon_minus : '<img src="http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/18/21/41/30/minus10.png" alt="-"/>',
// language config
title_plus : 'Like %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_minus : 'Dislike %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_like_singular : '%{VOTES} person likes %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_like_plural : '%{VOTES} people like %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_dislike_singular : '%{VOTES} person dislikes %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_dislike_plural : '%{VOTES} people dislike %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_vote_bar : '%{VOTES} people liked %{USERNAME}\'s post %{PERCENT}'
},
// function bound to the onclick handler of the vote buttons
submit_vote = function() {
var next = this.nextSibling, // the counter next to the vote button that was clicked
box = this.parentNode,
bar = box.getElementsByTagName('DIV'),
vote = box.getElementsByTagName('A'),
mode = /eval=plus/.test(this.href) ? 1 : 0,
i = 0, j = vote.length, pos, neg, percent;
// submit the vote asynchronously
$.get(this.href, function() {
next.innerHTML = +next.innerHTML + 1; // add to the vote count
next.title = next.title.replace(/(\d+)/, function(M, $1) { return +$1 + 1 });
pos = +vote[0].nextSibling.innerHTML;
neg = vote[1] ? +vote[1].nextSibling.innerHTML : 0;
percent = pos == 0 ? '0%' : pos == neg ? '50%' : Math.round(pos / (pos + neg) * 100) + '%';
if (bar[0]) {
bar[0].style.display = '';
bar[0].firstChild.style.width = percent;
box.title = box.title.replace(/\d+\/\d+/, pos + '/' + ( pos + neg )).replace(/\(\d+%\)/, '(' + percent + ')');
}
});
// revoke voting capabilities on the post once the vote is cast
for (; i < j; i++) {
vote[i].href = '#';
vote[i].className = vote[i].className.replace(/fa_vote/, 'fa_voted');
vote[i].onclick = function() { return false };
}
return false;
},
vote = $('.vote'), i = 0, j = vote.length,
version = $('.bodylinewidth')[0] ? 0 :
document.getElementById('phpbb') ? 1 :
$('.pun')[0] ? 2 :
document.getElementById('ipbwrapper') ? 3 :
document.getElementById('modernbb') ? 4 :
'badapple', // version check
// version data so we don't have to redefine these arrays during the loop
vdata = {
tag : ['SPAN', 'LI', 'SPAN', 'LI', 'LI'][version],
name : ['.name', '.postprofile dt > strong', '.postprofile .miniprofile_cont .avatar_cont strong a span strong', '.username', '.popmenubutton', '.postprofile-name'][version],
actions : ['.post-options', '.profile-icons', '.post-options', '.posting-icons', '.profile-icons'][version]
},
post, plus, minus, n_pos, n_neg, title_pos, title_neg, li, ul, bar, button, total, percent, span, pseudo, vote_bar; // startup variables for later use in the loop
// prevent execution if the version cannot be determined
if (version == 'badapple') {
if (window.console) console.warn('This plugin is not optimized for your forum version. Please contact the support for further assistance.');
return;
}
for (; i < j; i++) {
post = $(vote[i]).closest('.post')[0];
bar = $('.vote-bar', vote[i])[0]; // vote bar
button = $('a[href*="p_vote"]', vote[i]); // plus and minus buttons
pseudo = $(vdata.name, post).text() || 'MISSING_STRING'; // username of the poster
ul = $(vdata.actions, post)[0]; // post actions
li = document.createElement(vdata.tag); // vote system container
li.className = 'fa_reputation';
if (li.tagName == 'SPAN') li.style.display = 'inline-block';
// calculate votes
if (bar) {
total = +bar.title.replace(/.*?\((\d+).*/, '$1');
percent = +bar.title.replace(/.*?(\d+)%.*/, '$1');
n_pos = Math.round(total * (percent / 100));
n_neg = total - n_pos;
} else {
n_pos = 0;
n_neg = 0;
}
// set up negative and positive titles with the correct grammar, votes, and usernames
title_pos = (n_pos == 1 ? config.title_like_singular : config.title_like_plural).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/g, n_pos);
title_neg = (n_neg == 1 ? config.title_dislike_singular : config.title_dislike_plural).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/g, n_neg);
// define the vote counts
li.innerHTML = '<span class="fa_count fa_positive" title="' + title_pos + '">' + n_pos + '</span>' + (config.negative_vote ? ' <span class="fa_count fa_negative" title="' + title_neg + '">' + n_neg + '</span>' : '');
span = li.getElementsByTagName('SPAN'); // get the vote count containers for use as insertion points
// create positive vote button
plus = document.createElement('A');
plus.href = button[0] ? button[0].href : '#';
plus.onclick = button[0] ? submit_vote : function() { return false };
plus.className = 'fa_vote' + (button[0] ? '' : 'd') + ' fa_plus';
plus.innerHTML = config.icon_plus;
plus.title = (button[0] ? config.title_plus : title_pos).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo);
span[0] && li.insertBefore(plus, span[0]);
// create negative vote button
if (config.negative_vote) {
minus = document.createElement('A');
minus.href = button[1] ? button[1].href : '#';
minus.onclick = button[1] ? submit_vote : function() { return false };
minus.className = 'fa_vote' + (button[1] ? '' : 'd') + ' fa_minus';
minus.innerHTML = config.icon_minus;
minus.title = (button[1] ? config.title_minus : title_neg).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo);
span[1] && li.insertBefore(minus, span[1]);
}
// create vote bar
if (config.vote_bar) {
vote_bar = document.createElement('DIV');
vote_bar.className = 'fa_votebar';
vote_bar.innerHTML = '<div class="fa_votebar_inner" style="width:' + percent + '%;"></div>';
vote_bar.style.display = bar ? '' : 'none';
li.title = config.title_vote_bar.replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/, n_pos + '/' + (n_pos + n_neg)).replace(/%\{PERCENT\}/, '(' + percent + '%)');
li.appendChild(vote_bar);
}
// finally insert the vote system and remove the default one
config.position_left ? ul.insertBefore(li, ul.firstChild) : ul.appendChild(li);
vote[i].parentNode.removeChild(vote[i]);
}
});
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Re: Vote/like reputation system
In one of your Javascripts you have this line:
This line should not have a double quote "" and should only have one. Can you replace this as well with the one:
I don't believe it has nothing to do with the code but it's not bad to check. Sometimes errors in Javascripts are very bad to other javascripts..
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This line should not have a double quote "" and should only have one. Can you replace this as well with the one:
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I don't believe it has nothing to do with the code but it's not bad to check. Sometimes errors in Javascripts are very bad to other javascripts..
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Re: Vote/like reputation system
I can't find this in my javascripts.. o_o' I don't have a quote javascript.
Re: Vote/like reputation system
Okay, so let's try this Javascript. I forgot to remove the old element from the original code before
Let's hope it works. So sorry to not give the code right away, i am doing all me best to see where the error is..
- Code:
$(function() {
// General Configuration of the plugin
var config = {
position_left : true, // true for left || false for right
negative_vote : true, // true for negative votes || false for positive only
vote_bar : true, // display a small bar under the vote buttons
// button config
icon_plus : '<img src="http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/18/21/41/30/plus10.png" alt="+"/>',
icon_minus : '<img src="http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/18/21/41/30/minus10.png" alt="-"/>',
// language config
title_plus : 'Like %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_minus : 'Dislike %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_like_singular : '%{VOTES} person likes %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_like_plural : '%{VOTES} people like %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_dislike_singular : '%{VOTES} person dislikes %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_dislike_plural : '%{VOTES} people dislike %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_vote_bar : '%{VOTES} people liked %{USERNAME}\'s post %{PERCENT}'
},
// function bound to the onclick handler of the vote buttons
submit_vote = function() {
var next = this.nextSibling, // the counter next to the vote button that was clicked
box = this.parentNode,
bar = box.getElementsByTagName('DIV'),
vote = box.getElementsByTagName('A'),
mode = /eval=plus/.test(this.href) ? 1 : 0,
i = 0, j = vote.length, pos, neg, percent;
// submit the vote asynchronously
$.get(this.href, function() {
next.innerHTML = +next.innerHTML + 1; // add to the vote count
next.title = next.title.replace(/(\d+)/, function(M, $1) { return +$1 + 1 });
pos = +vote[0].nextSibling.innerHTML;
neg = vote[1] ? +vote[1].nextSibling.innerHTML : 0;
percent = pos == 0 ? '0%' : pos == neg ? '50%' : Math.round(pos / (pos + neg) * 100) + '%';
if (bar[0]) {
bar[0].style.display = '';
bar[0].firstChild.style.width = percent;
box.title = box.title.replace(/\d+\/\d+/, pos + '/' + ( pos + neg )).replace(/\(\d+%\)/, '(' + percent + ')');
}
});
// revoke voting capabilities on the post once the vote is cast
for (; i < j; i++) {
vote[i].href = '#';
vote[i].className = vote[i].className.replace(/fa_vote/, 'fa_voted');
vote[i].onclick = function() { return false };
}
return false;
},
vote = $('.vote'), i = 0, j = vote.length,
version = $('.bodylinewidth')[0] ? 0 :
document.getElementById('phpbb') ? 1 :
$('.pun')[0] ? 2 :
document.getElementById('ipbwrapper') ? 3 :
document.getElementById('modernbb') ? 4 :
'badapple', // version check
// version data so we don't have to redefine these arrays during the loop
vdata = {
tag : ['SPAN', 'LI', 'SPAN', 'LI', 'LI'][version],
name : ['.name', '.postprofile .miniprofile_cont .avatar_cont strong', '.username', '.popmenubutton', '.postprofile-name'][version],
actions : ['.post-options', '.profile-icons', '.post-options', '.posting-icons', '.profile-icons'][version]
},
post, plus, minus, n_pos, n_neg, title_pos, title_neg, li, ul, bar, button, total, percent, span, pseudo, vote_bar; // startup variables for later use in the loop
// prevent execution if the version cannot be determined
if (version == 'badapple') {
if (window.console) console.warn('This plugin is not optimized for your forum version. Please contact the support for further assistance.');
return;
}
for (; i < j; i++) {
post = $(vote[i]).closest('.post')[0];
bar = $('.vote-bar', vote[i])[0]; // vote bar
button = $('a[href*="p_vote"]', vote[i]); // plus and minus buttons
pseudo = $(vdata.name, post).text() || 'MISSING_STRING'; // username of the poster
ul = $(vdata.actions, post)[0]; // post actions
li = document.createElement(vdata.tag); // vote system container
li.className = 'fa_reputation';
if (li.tagName == 'SPAN') li.style.display = 'inline-block';
// calculate votes
if (bar) {
total = +bar.title.replace(/.*?\((\d+).*/, '$1');
percent = +bar.title.replace(/.*?(\d+)%.*/, '$1');
n_pos = Math.round(total * (percent / 100));
n_neg = total - n_pos;
} else {
n_pos = 0;
n_neg = 0;
}
// set up negative and positive titles with the correct grammar, votes, and usernames
title_pos = (n_pos == 1 ? config.title_like_singular : config.title_like_plural).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/g, n_pos);
title_neg = (n_neg == 1 ? config.title_dislike_singular : config.title_dislike_plural).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/g, n_neg);
// define the vote counts
li.innerHTML = '<span class="fa_count fa_positive" title="' + title_pos + '">' + n_pos + '</span>' + (config.negative_vote ? ' <span class="fa_count fa_negative" title="' + title_neg + '">' + n_neg + '</span>' : '');
span = li.getElementsByTagName('SPAN'); // get the vote count containers for use as insertion points
// create positive vote button
plus = document.createElement('A');
plus.href = button[0] ? button[0].href : '#';
plus.onclick = button[0] ? submit_vote : function() { return false };
plus.className = 'fa_vote' + (button[0] ? '' : 'd') + ' fa_plus';
plus.innerHTML = config.icon_plus;
plus.title = (button[0] ? config.title_plus : title_pos).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo);
span[0] && li.insertBefore(plus, span[0]);
// create negative vote button
if (config.negative_vote) {
minus = document.createElement('A');
minus.href = button[1] ? button[1].href : '#';
minus.onclick = button[1] ? submit_vote : function() { return false };
minus.className = 'fa_vote' + (button[1] ? '' : 'd') + ' fa_minus';
minus.innerHTML = config.icon_minus;
minus.title = (button[1] ? config.title_minus : title_neg).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo);
span[1] && li.insertBefore(minus, span[1]);
}
// create vote bar
if (config.vote_bar) {
vote_bar = document.createElement('DIV');
vote_bar.className = 'fa_votebar';
vote_bar.innerHTML = '<div class="fa_votebar_inner" style="width:' + percent + '%;"></div>';
vote_bar.style.display = bar ? '' : 'none';
li.title = config.title_vote_bar.replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/, n_pos + '/' + (n_pos + n_neg)).replace(/%\{PERCENT\}/, '(' + percent + '%)');
li.appendChild(vote_bar);
}
// finally insert the vote system and remove the default one
config.position_left ? ul.insertBefore(li, ul.firstChild) : ul.appendChild(li);
vote[i].parentNode.removeChild(vote[i]);
}
});
Let's hope it works. So sorry to not give the code right away, i am doing all me best to see where the error is..
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Re: Vote/like reputation system
Let's see with this:
- Code:
$(function() {
// General Configuration of the plugin
var config = {
position_left : true, // true for left || false for right
negative_vote : true, // true for negative votes || false for positive only
vote_bar : true, // display a small bar under the vote buttons
// button config
icon_plus : '<img src="http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/18/21/41/30/plus10.png" alt="+"/>',
icon_minus : '<img src="http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/18/21/41/30/minus10.png" alt="-"/>',
// language config
title_plus : 'Like %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_minus : 'Dislike %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_like_singular : '%{VOTES} person likes %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_like_plural : '%{VOTES} people like %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_dislike_singular : '%{VOTES} person dislikes %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_dislike_plural : '%{VOTES} people dislike %{USERNAME}\'s post',
title_vote_bar : '%{VOTES} people liked %{USERNAME}\'s post %{PERCENT}'
},
// function bound to the onclick handler of the vote buttons
submit_vote = function() {
var next = this.nextSibling, // the counter next to the vote button that was clicked
box = this.parentNode,
bar = box.getElementsByTagName('DIV'),
vote = box.getElementsByTagName('A'),
mode = /eval=plus/.test(this.href) ? 1 : 0,
i = 0, j = vote.length, pos, neg, percent;
// submit the vote asynchronously
$.get(this.href, function() {
next.innerHTML = +next.innerHTML + 1; // add to the vote count
next.title = next.title.replace(/(\d+)/, function(M, $1) { return +$1 + 1 });
pos = +vote[0].nextSibling.innerHTML;
neg = vote[1] ? +vote[1].nextSibling.innerHTML : 0;
percent = pos == 0 ? '0%' : pos == neg ? '50%' : Math.round(pos / (pos + neg) * 100) + '%';
if (bar[0]) {
bar[0].style.display = '';
bar[0].firstChild.style.width = percent;
box.title = box.title.replace(/\d+\/\d+/, pos + '/' + ( pos + neg )).replace(/\(\d+%\)/, '(' + percent + ')');
}
});
// revoke voting capabilities on the post once the vote is cast
for (; i < j; i++) {
vote[i].href = '#';
vote[i].className = vote[i].className.replace(/fa_vote/, 'fa_voted');
vote[i].onclick = function() { return false };
}
return false;
},
vote = $('.vote'), i = 0, j = vote.length,
version = $('.bodylinewidth')[0] ? 0 :
document.getElementById('phpbb') ? 1 :
$('.pun')[0] ? 2 :
document.getElementById('ipbwrapper') ? 3 :
document.getElementById('modernbb') ? 4 :
'badapple', // version check
// version data so we don't have to redefine these arrays during the loop
vdata = {
tag : ['SPAN', 'LI', 'SPAN', 'LI', 'LI'][version],
name : ['.name', '.postprofile .miniprofile_cont .avatar_cont > strong', '.username', '.popmenubutton', '.postprofile-name'][version],
actions : ['.post-options', '.profile-icons', '.post-options', '.posting-icons', '.profile-icons'][version]
},
post, plus, minus, n_pos, n_neg, title_pos, title_neg, li, ul, bar, button, total, percent, span, pseudo, vote_bar; // startup variables for later use in the loop
// prevent execution if the version cannot be determined
if (version == 'badapple') {
if (window.console) console.warn('This plugin is not optimized for your forum version. Please contact the support for further assistance.');
return;
}
for (; i < j; i++) {
post = $(vote[i]).closest('.post')[0];
bar = $('.vote-bar', vote[i])[0]; // vote bar
button = $('a[href*="p_vote"]', vote[i]); // plus and minus buttons
pseudo = $(vdata.name, post).text() || 'MISSING_STRING'; // username of the poster
ul = $(vdata.actions, post)[0]; // post actions
li = document.createElement(vdata.tag); // vote system container
li.className = 'fa_reputation';
if (li.tagName == 'SPAN') li.style.display = 'inline-block';
// calculate votes
if (bar) {
total = +bar.title.replace(/.*?\((\d+).*/, '$1');
percent = +bar.title.replace(/.*?(\d+)%.*/, '$1');
n_pos = Math.round(total * (percent / 100));
n_neg = total - n_pos;
} else {
n_pos = 0;
n_neg = 0;
}
// set up negative and positive titles with the correct grammar, votes, and usernames
title_pos = (n_pos == 1 ? config.title_like_singular : config.title_like_plural).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/g, n_pos);
title_neg = (n_neg == 1 ? config.title_dislike_singular : config.title_dislike_plural).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/g, n_neg);
// define the vote counts
li.innerHTML = '<span class="fa_count fa_positive" title="' + title_pos + '">' + n_pos + '</span>' + (config.negative_vote ? ' <span class="fa_count fa_negative" title="' + title_neg + '">' + n_neg + '</span>' : '');
span = li.getElementsByTagName('SPAN'); // get the vote count containers for use as insertion points
// create positive vote button
plus = document.createElement('A');
plus.href = button[0] ? button[0].href : '#';
plus.onclick = button[0] ? submit_vote : function() { return false };
plus.className = 'fa_vote' + (button[0] ? '' : 'd') + ' fa_plus';
plus.innerHTML = config.icon_plus;
plus.title = (button[0] ? config.title_plus : title_pos).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo);
span[0] && li.insertBefore(plus, span[0]);
// create negative vote button
if (config.negative_vote) {
minus = document.createElement('A');
minus.href = button[1] ? button[1].href : '#';
minus.onclick = button[1] ? submit_vote : function() { return false };
minus.className = 'fa_vote' + (button[1] ? '' : 'd') + ' fa_minus';
minus.innerHTML = config.icon_minus;
minus.title = (button[1] ? config.title_minus : title_neg).replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/g, pseudo);
span[1] && li.insertBefore(minus, span[1]);
}
// create vote bar
if (config.vote_bar) {
vote_bar = document.createElement('DIV');
vote_bar.className = 'fa_votebar';
vote_bar.innerHTML = '<div class="fa_votebar_inner" style="width:' + percent + '%;"></div>';
vote_bar.style.display = bar ? '' : 'none';
li.title = config.title_vote_bar.replace(/%\{USERNAME\}/, pseudo).replace(/%\{VOTES\}/, n_pos + '/' + (n_pos + n_neg)).replace(/%\{PERCENT\}/, '(' + percent + '%)');
li.appendChild(vote_bar);
}
// finally insert the vote system and remove the default one
config.position_left ? ul.insertBefore(li, ul.firstChild) : ul.appendChild(li);
vote[i].parentNode.removeChild(vote[i]);
}
});
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Re: Vote/like reputation system
Sure thing. Glad to help!
Problem solved & topic archived.
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