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    Default Vbactivity and Awards

    Take a peek, give me feedback. I'll spring for it if folks like the idea. I think I may have even tried the demo version years back, not sure what happened.

    This is just for fun, allows members to receive points for progression and what they do on the board. Nothing negative about it, folks can't go after one another or anything like that.

    You can gain points and win awards, all depending on how it's setup. Here's a few pictures and the write-up.

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    DragonByte Technologies are proud to present vBActivity & Awards v3: The most advanced, most feature-rich and most professional Activity tracking system ever.

    vBActivity & Awards from DragonByte Tech is a modification designed to allow yourself and your members to keep track of their activity, and be rewarded for it. Give points for many different actions - Posting, Starting threads, Voting, Referrals...

    Furthermore, your members get rewarded for creating content which is popular! Gain points for every post in a thread you created, points for high thread ratings, for having a good reputation and more!

    You can utilise vBAA to encourage members to do certain things on your forum. Lack of new threads? Increase the points given for starting a thread and watch as the thread count rises. Need an influx of new members? Give a boost to referral points and watch as people try to collect more points.

    Set Achievement targets for your members to encourage them to get more posts, start more threads, or do any one of a number of things!

    Is quality more important to your forum than quantity? Use our Awards system. Manually allocate medals to users for things like the most thoughtful post, the best thread or even things like the most unique signature!

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    Major Features

    Activity Tracking & Stats: Dedicated activity tracking pages lets you see how many points members have gained for each action, and a browseable archive of aquired activity points lets you see exactly when the points were gained.

    Achievements: A powerful engine for creating new achievements lets you create Achievements matching just about any criteria you can think of based on the list of actions (full list of actions can be found in the Complete Feature List below).

    Awards: For the moments that deserve something special, you can create and hand out special awards separately from Achievements, acting as unique merit badges.


    Professional Only Benefits

    Trophies: Give members trophies for being the best at something! Most posts? Trophy! Most threads? Trophy! Only one member can hold a trophy at a time, meaning lots of competition to be *THE ONE*!

    Backups: Want to share your carefully put together collection of Achievements, Medals and Trophies with other vBActivity Pro owners? Want to re-install vBActivity on a fresh forum without losing your configuration? Use the backup and import system to achieve this.

    Snapshots: Do you want to give double points for a week to encourage activity? With our Snapshot system it's as easy as a click of a button. Take a snapshot of your current settings, change it to what you want for the week, then switch back to your old settings instantly!


    Complete Feature List
    Lite
    Achievement Targets
    Shows latest earned Achievement in each category and what we're lacking for the next Achievement
    Shows 1 category
    Integration
    vBShout Shouts
    Advanced @User Tagging - Tag
    Advanced @User Tagging - Mention
    Define Points for Actions:
    Points Per Post
    Points Per Post (Own Threads)
    Points Per Thread
    Points Per Thread Rating
    Points Per Thread Rating Received
    Points Per Visitor Message Given
    Points Per Visitor Message Received
    Points Per Poll Posted
    Points Per Poll Vote
    Points Per Day Registered
    Points Per Confirmed Friend
    Points Per Reputation Point Given
    Points Per Reputation Point Received
    Points Per Infraction Point Given
    Points Per Infraction Point Received
    Points Per Referral
    Points Per Social Group Message Posted
    Points Per Social Group Discussion Started
    Points Per Calendar Event Created
    Activity Page
    Ranking
    How members stack up against eachother
    Achievements
    Shows a list of all earned Achievements.
    Activity
    Shows a list of all points gains / losses
    Leaderboards
    Shows who's got the most points of each type
    Awards
    Shows gained Awards
    Member Profiles
    Activity Information
    Shows a detailed breakdown of a member's Activity information
    Shows a breakdown of a member's total points of each type
    Achievements
    Shows a collapsable list of all this user's earned Achievements
    Awards
    Shows a collapsable list of all held Awards
    Postbit
    Activity Stats
    Shows some core details about an user's activity
    Achievements
    Shows the last X Achievements earned.
    Awards
    Shows the last x earned Awards
    AdminCP:
    Integration
    vBShout
    Points Per Shout
    Advanced @User Tagging
    Points Per Tag
    Points Per Mention
    Manage Achievements
    Add
    Edit
    Delete
    Change Display Order
    Manage Awards
    Add
    Edit
    Delete
    Award
    Manage Categories
    Add
    Edit
    Delete
    Criteria
    Used for Achievements, Criteria are certain conditions that need to be fulfilled.
    Manage Criteria
    Add
    Edit
    Delete
    Maintenance
    Recalculate Points
    Erases all accumulated points and re-calculates them
    Recalculate Achievements
    Erases all accumulated Achievements and re-calculates them


    Fine-Grained ModCP Permissions
    Separate usergroup permission required for each page
    Separates add/edit/delete and ability to hand out awards
    Complete List:
    Can Manage Achievements
    Can Manage Categories
    Can Manage Criteria
    Can Manage Awards
    Can Grant Awards
    Can Manage Maintenance Options
    Can Manage Trophies
    Can Manage Contests
    Can Manage Promotions
    Can Manage Backups
    Can Manage System Snapshots
    Can Import / Export
    Can Manage Points Settings
    Can Manage Global Permissions
    Can Manage vBulletin Options


    Points for Attachments
    Ability to grant points for attachment uploads
    Works when attachments are stored in the File System, not in the database
    Allows re-calculation for past attachments uploaded


    Points for [DBTech] DragonByte Gallery Uploads
    Ability to grant points for DragonByte Gallery uploads
    Works when attachments are stored in the File System, not in the database
    Allows re-calculation for past images uploaded


    Duplicate Achievements
    Ability to copy Achievements when creating a new Achievement
    Copies all settings including Criteria chosen


    Points Alongside Awards
    Users can be given points alongside Awards
    Works with "Recalculate Points" maintenance action


    PM User At X Posts
    Ability to define different thresholds to PM a user
    Translatable PM title / text


    PM User When Receiving Awards
    Sends a PM to users when they receive a new Award
    Translatable PM title / text
    Global toggle via vBulletin Options


    PM User When Receiving Achievements
    Sends a PM to users when they receive a new Achievement
    Translatable PM title / text
    Global toggle via vBulletin Options
    Doesn't trigger on recalculate, to avoid spam


    Define PM Senders
    Add separate users as the sender of several vBAA PMs
    Reverts to "same as recipient" if no users are specified
    Complete List:
    Post PM Threshold
    New Achievement
    New Award
    (Pro) New Promotion
    (Pro) New Trophy
    (Pro) New Contest Winner Admin Notification
    (Pro) New Contest Winner User Notification


    Awards Setting: Postbit Display Order
    Choose between three display orders
    Awarded (Ascending)
    Awarded (Descending)
    AdminCP Display Order


    General / Other
    Points for Posts is now more compatible with 3rd party modifications that generate posts
    Who's Online support
    (vB4) The profile block has been updated to support profile customisation



    Command-Line Maintenance Script
    Deploy script anywhere on your server and run it securely
    Allows running all maintenance actions otherwise found in the AdminCP
    Ideal for very large forums that cannot reliably run the features via the web browser


    Increased Postbit Control
    Allows for various postbit items to be deployed individually
    Complete List:
    Activity Points
    Activity Level
    Daily Activity
    Daily Activity Bar
    (Pro) Weekly Activity
    (Pro) Weekly Activity Bar
    (Pro) Monthly Activity
    (Pro) Monthly Activity Bar




    Pro
    Awards
    Request / Nominate Awards with reason input
    Record
    Displays permanent record of who won each week/day/month etc.
    Achievement Targets
    Shows latest earned Achievement in each category and what we're lacking for the next Achievement
    Shows all categories
    Integration
    vB Blog Entry
    vB Blog Comment
    Activity Page
    Promotions
    Shows all Promotions handed by the system
    Trophies
    Shows gained / lost trophies
    Contests
    Overview past contests and who won them.
    Member Profiles
    Ability to toggle notifications
    Currently Held Trophies
    Shows a collapsable list of all currently held trophies
    Shows how many times these trophies have been held
    Previously Held Trophies
    Shows a collapsable list of all previously held trophies
    Shows how many times these trophies have been held
    AdminCP
    Awards
    Reason for granting Awards
    Integration
    Points per Blog Entry
    Points per Blog Comment
    Importer
    YAAS awards
    Manage Trophies
    Add
    Edit
    Delete
    Contests
    Toggle public contest
    Contests Won criteria for Achievements / Promotions
    Ability to give points along with awards to winners
    Set number of winners
    2 contest types, "first to reach points target" and "total points in time period"
    Exclude certain sources from counting towards contest goal
    Banner support (small and big size for preview and full view)
    Winner PMs
    Admin notifications on winners
    Link to contest discussion thread
    Ability to show or hide current standing for ongoing contests
    Backups
    Take backups of all vBActivity information
    Manage Backups
    Add
    Edit
    Delete
    Load
    Snapshots
    Take a snapshot of points settings
    Manage Snapshots
    Add
    Edit
    Delete
    Load
    Recurring schedules of various snapshot configurations
    Manage Snapshot Schedules
    Add
    Edit
    Delete
    Statistics
    Who's what level
    Who's earned each Achievement
    Who's been awarded each Award


    (Pro) Per-Forum Criteria
    Ability to set certain Criteria as only applying to certain forums
    Works with the following Criteria types:
    Posts
    Posts (Own Threads)
    Threads
    Thread Ratings Given
    Thread Ratings Received
    Polls Posted
    Poll Votes
    Reputation Given
    Reputation Received
    Infractions Given
    Infractions Received
    [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging: Mentions Given
    [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging: Mentions Received
    [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging: Tags Given
    [DBTech] Advanced User Tagging: Tags Received


    (Pro) Recurring Contests
    Can be set to recur
    Never
    Daily
    Weekly
    Monthly
    Yearly
    Preserves your "Hour" and "Minute" configurations for the new contest


    (Pro) Recalculate Winners
    Contests that ended without any winners can be re-calculated
    Best used after recalculating points
    Reads from the Points Log to determine who wins each contest type


    (Pro) "Current Standing" Display
    Display more or less users than there are scheduled winners for each contest
    Doesn't decrease when one or more winners are added to an in-progress contest
    Works with contests currently in progress


    (Pro) Front-End Contest Management
    Separate usergroup permission required
    Allows add/edit of contests
    Prevents deletion for security purposes
    Full contest management interface nearly identical to the AdminCP


    (Pro) PM User When Receiving Awards
    Per-User toggle via UserCP


    (Pro) PM User When Receiving Achievements
    Per-User toggle via UserCP


    (Pro) PM User When Receiving Promotions
    Sends a PM to users when they receive a new Promotion
    Translatable PM title / text
    Per-User toggle via UserCP


    (Pro) New Contest Type: Raffle Tickets (Threshold)
    Specifies a "Target" similar to the existing contest type
    Users who pass the target will gain raffle tickets (pass it two times over for 2 tickets, etc)
    X number of winners are drawn randomly from the list of eligible winners


    (Pro) Per-User Toggle: Disable Achievements
    Users can hide Achievements from their view of their own and others' posts
    De-clutters the postbit without affecting other users' view
    Defaults to visible


    (Pro) Per-User Toggle: Disable Awards
    Users can hide Awards from their view of their own and others' posts
    De-clutters the postbit without affecting other users' view
    Defaults to visible


    (Pro) Per-User Toggle: Disable Trophies
    Users can hide Trophies from their view of their own and others' usernames
    De-clutters the postbit without affecting other users' view
    Defaults to visible


    (Pro) General / Other
    AdminCP: There's now a "Check All" box in the Contests management screen under Criteria Settings and Forum Settings
    Front-End: Contest information that would previously be populated by "N/A" will now simply be hidden when you switch contests


    (Pro) Global Toggle: Disable "View Activity" Link
    Administrators can hide the "View Activity" link in the "member action" drop-down menu when clicking a user name
    Option located next to other integration options
    Defaults to visible


    (Pro) New Contest Type: Raffle Tickets (Thread Replies)
    A thread is designated as the "ticket thread".
    Each reply from a member is considered 1 ticket.
    Optional restriction of how often a member can reply (in minutes)
    X number of winners are drawn randomly from the list of eligible winners
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