AlphaUserPoints is a referral user points system. It's a component that can distribute or assign points to registered users according to some of its actions and activity on your website. AlphaUserPoints acts as an incentive promoting participation of users.

Users often strive for more recognition, as well as competition. It's also usefull for contest, challenge, participation, game, online store. This component has its own component of invite/recommendation to referer which can also be used by non-registered users (based on AlphaRecommend).

Many extensions work with AlphaUserPoints.

• Alphaplug (source of this text)