Overview

Description

Credits & Shop adds a full credit economy to your Invision Community, allowing members to earn credits naturally through participation and spend them on perks, rewards, and upgrades - all while staying fully under your control.

No pressure.
No forced engagement.
Just a system that rewards people for being part of your community.

Earning credits feels natural

Members earn credits simply by doing what they already do:

• Creating topics and replies

• Receiving reactions

• Having solutions accepted

• Daily visits and login bonuses

• Unlocking achievements and milestones

• Uploading images, files, blogs, or events

• Referrals and general participation

You control everything:

• How much each action earns

• Per-forum or per-area values

• Daily caps and cooldowns

• Group-based rules and exclusions

Credits are earned because members are active - not because they’re chasing points.

A real, transparent credit system

Members can:

• View a full transaction history

• Transfer credits to other members

• Donate credits

• Store items for later use

• Apply temporary earning boosts

• Optionally purchase credits

• Optionally withdraw credits to account credit

Admins can:

• Adjust balances

• Reverse transactions

• Set limits, fees, and permissions

• See exactly where credits come from and where they go

Every change is logged.
Nothing happens silently.

The Members Shop

Credits can be spent in a built-in Members Shop

Example shop items:

• Username or profile changes

• Badges and cosmetic perks

• Password protected forum unlocks

• Temporary or permanent group upgrades

• Mystery boxes and random rewards

• Credit boosts

• Games and chance-based items

• Unlocks and special abilities

• Custom items

• Digital downloads allows you to sell downloads for credits.

Members can:

• Buy and use items instantly

• Store items in their inventory

• Gift items to other members

Admins stay in full control:

• Pricing per group

• Stock limits

• Cooldowns

• Permissions

• Manual or automatic rewards

Use as much or as little of the shop as you like.

Games, bonuses & optional extras

When it fits your community, you can enable fun extras like:

• Lottery system

• Spin the wheel

• Scratch cards

• Rock / Paper / Scissors

• Number guessing games

• Daily, weekly, or monthly bonus credits

These are entirely optional.
Turn them on for engagement - or leave them off for a more serious setup.

Optional: Sell credits directly to members

If you want, you can also sell credits directly to your members.

• Create credit packages

• Set prices and amounts

• Let members buy credits instantly

• Automatically deliver credits after successful payment

This works perfectly alongside earned credits, giving members two paths:

• earn credits through activity

• or buy credits when they want something now

You decide if selling credits makes sense for your community - it’s completely optional.

Optional: Convert credits into real account credit

For communities using Commerce, Credits & Shop can turn engagement into something tangible.

Members can optionally convert their earned credits into Commerce account credit, which they can then use to:

• Purchase products from your IPS store

• Pay for subscriptions or upgrades

• Or, if you choose, request an actual payout

This creates a strong incentive to stay active - without turning your community into a grind.

How withdrawals work

You stay fully in control.

• Members request a withdrawal

• You can approve or decline each request

• Set a conversion rate (credits → account credit)

• Apply a withdrawal fee (or none at all)

• Define minimum and maximum withdrawal amounts

• Restrict withdrawals by user group

Nothing is automatic unless you want it to be.

Why this matters for engagement

This feature bridges the gap between:

activity → rewards → real value

Members aren’t just earning points “for fun”.
They’re earning something that can be used across your Commerce ecosystem - or even withdrawn.

That means:

• More participation

• More motivation

• More reasons to stick around

And because it’s optional and controlled, it works just as well for:

• hobby communities

• creator communities

• support forums

• marketplaces

UPDATE 1.1.2

Collections & Trading Expansion

A complete digital collectibles system for Invision Community 5

Expands the Credits system into a fully-featured collectible, trading, and reward ecosystem.
Perfect for digital cards, profile gifts, seasonal items, rarity-based rewards, and community engagement systems.

Core Collection Features

• Collection Categories - Organize items into themed categories (e.g., Pokémon, Retro Gaming)

• Collection Items - Individual collectible items with:

  • Name, description, icon, and full image

  • Rarity levels (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Special)

  • Purchaseable toggle with credit pricing

  • Tradeable toggle (per-item and per-category)

  • One-per-member restriction option

  • Game reward drop chance configuration

  • Serial number tracking per item instance

  • New shop item: Collection Booster Packs allows you to gamify the collection by adding packs with rarity drops

Inventory System

• Personal Inventory - Members own instances of collection items

• Acquisition Methods - Track how items were obtained (purchase, trade, gift, game, admin, other)

• Showcase System - Members can feature favorite items on their profile

• Serial Numbers - Unique serial numbers for each item instance

Trading System

• Trade Creation - Propose trades with other members

• Trade Offers Include:

  • Multiple collection items from your inventory

  • Optional credit amounts (initiator and/or recipient)

  • Personal message with the offer

• Trade Workflow:

  • Pending → Accepted/Declined/Cancelled

  • Only recipient can accept/decline

  • Either party can cancel while pending

• Trade Notifications:

  • New trade offer received

  • Trade accepted

  • Trade cancelled

• Trade History - Full history of all trades with status filtering

User Preferences (Account Settings)

• Trading Preferences Tab - New tab in Account Settings

• Allow Trade Offers - Toggle to opt-out of receiving trade offers

• Matches IPS Content Preferences styling

Admin Features

• Collection Management (ACP):

  • Create/edit categories

  • Create/edit items with full configuration

  • Issue items directly to members

• Trading Bans (ACP):

  • Ban members from trading

  • View list of banned members

  • Unban members

  • Actions logged to member history

• Member Restrictions Integration:

  • Trading ban shows in member profile restrictions

  • Can ban/unban from member profile "Edit Restrictions"

Collection Item Purchase

• Direct Purchase - Buy collection items with credits

• Confirmation Form - Confirm before purchase

• Transaction Logging - Records purchase in credit history

Profile Integration

• Collection Showcase - Display favorite items on member profile

• Collection Statistics - Show completion progress

For any feature requests and bug reports, please use the forums. I'm open for any wanted change or additional feature.