We have a new questions-and-answers site same as http://www.instantphp.com’s iknanswers.com. It is coded in Joomla.
But there are some problems and further customizations needed. The script is 100% un-encoded for customization purpose. Details are as follows:
1. Site need to be upgraded to the last joomla version.
2. Customize it such that when a frontend user asks a question, his score balance drops by 5 points. His starting score balance should be 20 points. When he answers a question posted by others, his score balance increases by 2 points. Minimum: 5 points before he can ask a new question, or else he needs to contribute by answering other people’s questions before he gets at least 5 points in his score balance to qualify for asking a new question. Admin area to allow admin to vary these credits which are 20 points, 5 points and 2 points respectively for starting score balance of new user, points deducted each time a question is asked, and points added each time a question from others is answered. Must be answering other people’s questions, not your own’s. If I am not wrong, the admin area from ikn answers is adding points each time for asking and for answering other’s question, so you can modify from there from the given.
3. When the user’s score balance gets low, like having less than or equal to minimum threshold number of points, ie say 5 points only, (this number to be possible to be varied by admin at anytime from backend), the user shall be sent an email and urged in the email to:
- answer other people’s questions to raise his score balance to at least 5 points and above and
- this includes Site Pages when the user just logs in that tells the users about the status of all; his score balance, where his points are used, and how many points have been added, thus urging him to improve his balance to at least 5 points and above, just when he is logged into the site again.
4. When user who asked a question has received a new answer posted by others in the community in response to his question, he shall receive an email notification every time for that, and
5. When user’s answer, given in response to others’ questions, has been selected as “Best Answer”, he shall be notified by email on the answer he gave and sent an email containing a link back to the site page for that best answer he contributed. [No need to be done; already on the script]
6. Giving recognition and badges to the different contributing participants. Here’s Conditions for determining who are Level 1, expert, Level 2 expert and so on till Level 7 expert as follows:
Level 1 Expert:
Has been Voted for best answers 5 times, ie Had answers from HIM selected as BEST ANSWER for 5 questions or more that are asked by others in the past.
Score Balance of: 40 points, ie has crossed the mark of attaining a score balance of at least 40 points, if it falls below this, he becomes degraded down one level to Normal member.
Length of period as a member=14 days. ie Level 1 expert has signed up for at least 14 days as a user on the site.
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Conditions for Upgrading subsequently to higher levels of expert, or even Downgrading from there:
That is, how to Progress to: Level 2 expert, Level 3 expert, and so on, and so forth until Level 7 expert:
Increased by 5 more Voted Best Answers at each successive level, (ie Level 2 expert has been 10 times selected for Best Answers by others, Level 3 expert has been 15 times selected for Best Answers by others, and so on, so forth)
Increased by 20 points each time in Score Balance, ( ie Level 2 expert has crossed the mark of attaining a score balance of at least 60 points, if it falls below this, he becomes degraded down one level to Level 1 expert again. And Likewsise, Level 3 expert has crossed the mark of attaining a score balance of at least 80 points, if it falls below this, he becomes degraded down one level to Level 2 expert again. And so on, so forth)
Increased by 7 days each time, (ie Level 2 expert has signed up for at least 21 days as a user on the site. Level 3 expert has signed up for at least 28 days as a user on the site. And so on, so forth).
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Colour Scheme of the Badges to be awarded to the experts, and when/where to display them.
The colours for the different levels of badges of the experts, and when and where to display the badges is as follows:
Level 1 expert. Using Brown Badge. Brown badge shall be shown side by side or just below his avatar on the site, so that whenever he posts a question or posts an answer, his badge will always be shown there. The same goes for his profile page on the site, which must show his Brown badge as well.
Level 2 expert. Using Dark Gray Badge. Same OTHER conditions of displaying the badge as Level 1 expert.
Level 3 expert. Using Teal Badge. Same OTHER conditions of displaying the badge as Level 1 expert.
Level 4 expert. Using Red Badge. Same OTHER conditions of displaying the badge as Level 1 expert.
Level 5 expert. Using Orange Badge. Same OTHER conditions of displaying the badge as Level 1 expert.
Level 6 expert. Using Medium Green Badge. Same OTHER conditions of displaying the badge as Level 1 expert.
Level 7 expert. Using Dark-Blue Badge. Same OTHER conditions of displaying the badge as Level 1 expert.
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Further,
A new user who hasn’t yet qualified as a Level 1 expert will not carry any badge for display on his profile page on the site. NO, need to be done for him.
Proof that each of the 6 aspects are done need to be sent by email to me. At least 2 screenshots needed to show as proof. Come on, if you are just guessing that it works, and expecting me to check on your work, when I am so busy then no need to bid. I will check only when All the 6 points above have proof of 2 screenshots each. Further, actually the 6th point above needs 2 screenshots, for each of the 7 badges’ user to proof it is working, so that 14 screenshots are needed in total for just the 6th point above. No compromising or discount on that, please note! This requires you to post dummy questions and dummy answers to simulate before those badges will be shown successfully. Nothing less !
Money held in escrow will only be released in full when the work is 100% done. Note: No partial release of funds from escrow.
