tabull's Blog - NewChew Preview - Awards

My last entry dealt with what the slateR theme will look like when we update YouChew to the next version of IP.Board. I thought the next thing I wanted to show everyone the new award system. The award system that we current use is no longer being supported, but it's a pretty important application we use. So, instead of removing it when we move to IPS Community Suite 4.0, I rewrote it myself. I decided to write myself because it was a good chance for me to get used to the new framework as the concept is pretty simple. I did my best to replicate our current system, but there a few small differences. I want to keep this entry short so here are a few images. Also, I am using developer mode, which helps with debugging but also means it use the default theme with the default values (such as rounded avatars, we will be using rectangular ones).

Awards will still display under every signature. Hovering over an award will show the note you got for it.


Still got the award page showing how to get every award


Clicking on the trophy icon will show who got that award


Awards you go will still show on your profile


A new feature. You will now get a notification when you get an award, including email if you choose


And now for something you probably won't see, but for those that can give awards, the screen looks more or less the same.


The Admin Control Panel is pretty straight forward


Clicking on the pencil icon allows you to edit the award


Still have a few things to add, but this should be good enough for when we upgrade the entire site. The next thing I need to update is our shop. Unfortunately that's not being supported anymore from what I can tell, so I'll need to recreate it myself. But maybe that's a good thing