Marketplace & Feedback Options

Community Building

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In a discussion titled Marketplace & Feedback Options within the Community Building category, user long seeks solutions for a Discourse marketplace that includes a mutual feedback system for buyers and sellers. While noting that a simple category with private messages is an option, they specifically want a structured reputation mechanism.

User Canapin suggests a manual approach using a pinned topic for reviews, complete with a search form to filter mentions. long then shares examples of sites like swapd.co that feature the desired feedback system, though they are unsure if these rely on existing plugins.

Expert chapoi clarifies that such sites likely use custom-built solutions since they are not hosted on Discourse. After long asks if any similar plugins exist, chapoi points to a stalled project regarding user scores. However, user RGJ identifies that swapd.co uses a closed-source custom plugin but highlights the open-source User feedback plugin as a viable alternative. This revelation prompts chapoi to express frustration over having spent two days coding a custom solution when a plugin already existed.

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Building out a community using Discourse and want to have a marketplace section where users can post things for sale. This can use just a regular category, and they can complete the transaction via PM, but I am looking for options for a feedback/rep system, where buyers can leave feedback for the seller, and the seller can leave feedback for the buyer.

Wondering what others have done or used. Is there a plugin that would accomplish this? I have seen some Discourse communities with features like this, but cannot seem to figure out what they are using for it.

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There’s a somewhat related topic: How to properly set up a pinned "user reviews" for my trading category?

I went the most simple way. A pinned topic where users post their review.

I also added a placeholder form so users can quickly find mentions in the topic, to quickly get a given user’s feedbacks.

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I wish the topic couldn’t be unpinned or have any other option to have it at the top of category, but I haven’t explored much yet.

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Someone sent me these 2 sites built on Discourse: https://www.husld.com/ and https://swapd.co/ - looks like they sell services. But they have a feedback system exactly what I would want. This is for physical items like sports cards and collectibles. But the same feedback system would be perfect. Not sure if there is a way to look at what plugins a site is using or not.

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They are not hosted by us so no way to know for sure. It doesn’t look like one I’ve ever seen, so most likely something they’ve custom built.

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Thanks. There are not any similar plugins made for this that I am missing?

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Not that I know. Did a quick search and this is the main thing that comes up, but that project stalled…

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Swapd is using a custom made, closed source, feedback plugin. The User feedback plugin is a similar, open source, variant.

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I had no idea this was up and running. Should have searched better; 2 days of coding not well spent by me :sob:

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