Moderate New User Registrations (ModCP Option)

[Mosh]

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This hack can only be used by Super Administrators, Administrators and Super Moderators.


What Does This Hack Do?Silver
This is an update to my 3.8.x version of this hack, designed to work with vBulletin v4.0.x.

Do you have a spam problem and have resorted to manual user registration? If so, have you noticed that it is so tedious and wish you could spread the love by getting other people to do this for you, but not give them AdminCP access? If the answer is yes to both questions, then this hack is for you.

This is a hack gives your Super Moderators (and Administrators) the option in the ModCP to now manually approve new user registrations, that before now only Administrators could do from the AdminCP.

This means you can now spread the load of manually approving users with your Super Moderators, leaving you the administrator more time to do other things.

A notification in your welcome block in the navbar is displayed (if the notification option is enabled in the AdminCP) when there are new user registrations to be moderated. This is displayed to both Administrators and Super Moderators. The notification will only generate 1 extra query per page load (only if the notification is enabled, and then the extra query is only for Administrators and Super Moderators, so if you want to save a query then disable the option).

All users being moderated in the ModCP are now set to Ignore by default, so undesirable users are not accepted by accident.

Also included in this hack, if enabled and a ban usergroup is selected in the AdminCP Options, is the ability to ban users and emailing them to let them know, instead of just deleting them (this new feature has NOT been included by Jelsoft in the standard vBulletin AdminCP moderate user functionality), as it has also been requested before. So, if the ban feature is enabled, then Administrators clicking the notification link to moderate new registrations will be taken to the ModCP version (this hack) instead.

There is also an AdminCP Option to enable logging of user moderation to the Moderator's log.

What Do You Get?

With all features enabled in this hack, when there is a notification on the navbar that there are new user(s) to moderate, Super Moderators and Administrators can do the following for each individual moderated user:

Accept User (they are now a member)
Delete User (delete them from database)
Ban User (user is banned, username can not be reused)
Ignore User (leave them as a user yet to be moderated)

Or for all new moderated users, they can do the following:

Accept All
Delete All
Ban All
Ignore All


vBulletin Version CompatibilitySilver
This hack can be used with vBulletin versions 4.0.0 - 4.2.0.

For the v3.8.x version of this hack, which will also work with v3.7.x - check here.

The v3.8.x version of this hack is not compatible with v3.6.x (due to fact that notifications in the welcome block were not introduced until v3.7.0), but fear not, you can use the unsupported v3.6.x version of this hack instead.


Hack Support/Feature RequestsSilver
IMPORTANT: This hack is no longer supported.



BrandingSilver
There is a small unobtrusive block of copyright branding text at the bottom of each page generated by this hack, which is there to promote my work and allow you to use this hack for free.

You are NOT allowed to remove my copyright branding from this hack.

Install/Uninstall InstructionsSilver
There are no file or template changes at all and is fully phrased. You just need to upload 1 file, import 1 product and alter the correct vBulletin Options in the AdminCP, and then it will work from then on.

The InstallInstructions.txt instructions file is included in attached .zip file.


ScreenshotsSilver
Shown in this order:

Notification in navbar
AdminCP Options
ModCP sidebar (with Moderate Registrations showing)
Moderate New User Registrations (with ban feature disabled)
Moderate New User Registrations (with ban feature enabled)
Showing what the banned user would look like in my Banned Members Log hack
Moderator Log


TranslationsSilver
I would like to thank the following people for their translations:

v4.0.001 Arabic translation by Dr.osamA (translation out of date)


Version HistorySilver
v4.0.3 - Saturday 11th December 2010
-- Fixed: "maxversion" so product can be installed on vBulletin 4.1.0 and above
-- Changed: version number formatting

v4.0.002 - Tuesday 19th January 2010
-- Fixed: "Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first() on a non-object" error on vBCMS

v4.0.001 - Friday 27th November 2009
-- Initial vBulletin v4.0.x Release


ThanksSilver
Thanks go out to Paul M who gave me permission to use some of his install code.

NOTE: Portions of the code are (c) Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.


Show Your Appreciation Silver
Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[Zaiaku]

This actually may work for y new site, since I didn't want to give some people full admin priveledges.

[taffy056]

thanks works very well :)

[saviola8x]

Sorry. My Forum is not work .

Sorry, you are not authorized to view this page ?? This is file user_moderation.php

[SİMAR]

thanks

[zoeynews]

Thank you so much for creating a 4.0 version of this plugin - I loved the 3.8 version and am happy to see an upgrade.

However, I'm having problems getting the plugin to work. It imports, and I can see the ModCP options in my admin panel. But when my Super Mods login, the Moderate New Users option is not available, and it does not pop up under notifications in the actual forum.

I'm running 4.0.0 Beta 4.

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Thank you!!

[zoeynews]

I'm a moron. I didn't have "Verify Email address" correctly set.

Now it works like a charm! Thanks for this great plugin.

[Dr.osamA]

thxx man i ll try

&

i add arabic version
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NEW JERSEY DISPENSARY (http://newjersey.dispensaries.org/)

[kerry oki]

Why do we have to enable email verification for this Mod to work? I want to have my Mods approve new members but not use email verification.

Is this possible?

[Mosh]

Why do we have to enable email verification for this Mod to work? I want to have my Mods approve new members but not use email verification.

Is this possible?
No, not in it's current form. You have to enable email verification for this hack to work.

[rfsforums]

Great Mod, will be very helpful!

In addition to displaying the user name, email, and ip address I need to display two custom profile fields that the new user fills out at registration. Any suggestions on how this can be done?
Thanks,
David

[Mosh]

Great Mod, will be very helpful!

In addition to displaying the user name, email, and ip address I need to display two custom profile fields that the new user fills out at registration. Any suggestions on how this can be done?
Thanks,
David
The hack would need to be altered to add these two custom profile fields. But the easiest way to view these fields without altering the hack itself would be be to click on the username of each username being moderated on checking on that page for each user.

[Mosh]

Tested and working fine in vBulletin 4.0.0 Gold.

I will no longer be supporting Alpha, Beta & Release Candidates of vBulletin 4.0.0.

[Merjawy]

Sounds good.. Tagged
not sure about giving ACP access to others.. but will see

Thanks

[Mosh]

Sounds good.. Tagged
not sure about giving ACP access to others.. but will see

Thanks
This hack does not give AdminCP access at all, have you read the first post?

[Mosh]

Hi all,

It is with regret that after over 4 years (and thousands of hours) spent providing free support for my free hacks released here, as of today I will no longer be able to provide support for free.

This is due to being unemployed for a while, being strapped for cash and unable to rely on the virtually non-existant donations from here to help to pay the bills or put food on the table for my family. I am now providing all support for my free hacks released here over at Wolfshead Solutions (http://www.wolfshead-solutions.com) via an annual support subscription (for a small fee).

It does not mean I will be no longer release free hacks, I will, but I will just no longer be supporting them for free.

My free hacks have and always will remain free to download and use. And so will updates/bug fixes.

I will be releasing more free hacks, but if you require any support at all for those free hacks, you will need to purchase an annual support subscription over at Wolfshead Solutions to receive support.

I am really sorry I have to do this, but revenue generated by my programming gigs are now my only source of income, and I can no longer afford the luxury of providing free support here, when that time can be spent creating new commerial products, doing paid work requests or providing paid support to pay the bills.

Thank you for the understanding.

Regards,

Mosh.

[BoredOutOfMyMin]

Is there an easy way to add to AdminCP as well as ModCP.

We are a small board and tough to get Mods to change.

[maidos]

helloy, this doesnt work for 4.0.1 since ur mods is using global start its causing conflict with the cms

[Mosh]

helloy, this doesnt work for 4.0.1 since ur mods is using global start its causing conflict with the cms
I have released an update for this issue at Wolfshead Solutions.

If there are no complaints from my members, then I will release it here next week.

[Bergler]

I have released an update for this issue at Wolfshead Solutions.

If there are no complaints from my members, then I will release it here next week.

Where?? I couldnt find it :(

[Mosh]

Where?? I couldnt find it :(
You will have to purchase a vBulletin.org Hack Support Subscription to be able to download it and receive support, as I now only release updates and new hacks earlier for my subscribed members. Updates and new hacks get released here about a week later, but with no support here at all.

[Griffoneur]

helloy, this doesnt work for 4.0.1 since ur mods is using global start its causing conflict with the cms

I can confirm this. It has caused me many hours of stress in troubleshooting.

[Gargi]

Yes I updated my bulletin and got this cms/php error. Since there is no update here I have to uninstall it now.

cu
Gargi

[Mosh]

Update: v4.0.002 - Tuesday 19th January 2010
-- Fixed: "Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first() on a non-object" error on vBCMS

vBulletin's update to version 4.0.1 caused an issue on the CMS, this update fixes it.

This update was released at Wolfshead Solutions on Wednesday 13th January 2010 and there has been no negative feedback.

[The_Hawk]

I just updated vBulletin to 4.x and reinstalled the updated version of this mod… then realised I still have the same issue as I had before, for those in the same boat I will post again here:

I have another mod called "Moderate New Registrations Based On IP Geographical Origin" which whitelists and lets through all registrations from my local country (Australia in my case) but requires moderation for all new registrations outside the defined whitelist.

Problem is that this mod only works if you turn on moderation for ALL users… What I wanted to do was make the option appear in the ModCP WITHOUT turning on the "Moderate New Members" option. I do love the ban option in this mod since if I simply delete spammers they get to reuse the same email address, banning stops that.

To fix this problem I found that editing the xml install file and the user_moderation.php file removing the references to $vbulletin->options['moderatenewmembers'] means this little hack doesn't check to see if the moderate new members flag is on, but still checks everything else and still only allows supermods access. (which is exactly what I want).

While I understand this isn't supported by the Mosh, it's only a minor mod and is easy enough to reverse if ever needed. I have run it for a long time on 3.x and now on 4.x it seems to be working just as well. Once again, many thanks.

[Woodworkerks]

works very well on 4.0.3PL1, thank you, now I can spread the love around, LOL.

[maidos]

any update for vb 4.0.7?

[Mosh]

Update: v4.0.3
-- Fixed: "maxversion" so product can be installed on vBulletin 4.1.0 and above
-- Changed: version number formatting

[TonicWater]

very cool. thank you. one queston: will it one day be possible to give also "normal mods" the function? at the moment it only works if you a "super-mod"

[Mosh]

very cool. thank you. one queston: will it one day be possible to give also "normal mods" the function? at the moment it only works if you a "super-mod"
It can be done, as the hack (and optional navbar notification) use those specific permissions to check, and they check if a user is in an administrator usergroup or a super moderator group, they can not be used to check if the user is in a moderator group. I would have to rewrite all the permissions, but I am not interested in updating the hack to do it, it works exactly the way I want it to, and apart from the bug I accidentally introduced into v3.8.001 of this hack (I fixed it in v3.8.002), this hack has been working bug free since about December 2006 (I released it here at the end of August 2007).

If I ever need to add permissions for additional usergroups/users for any of my sites (which I have not for over four years), then I will update this hack at that time, but until then I will not be added anything additional on the permissions end of things, sorry.

But if you wanted to do it yourself, you would have to alter the permission in user_moderation.php file, and also all the plugins associated with this hack.

[TonicWater]

thanks, but i a have no experience in developing. anyway thanks for the hack and i hope someday it will be possible :)

[Mosh]

Hi all,

Free support has now been moved back to vBulletin.org.

Please see the first post for more information (and also this thread (http://www.wolfshead-solutions.com/threads/444-Our-quot-vBulletin.org-Hacks-Support-quot-subscription-has-been-scrapped) at Wolfshead Solutions).

Enjoy :)

Regards,

Mosh Shigdar - Wolfshead Solutions.

[fluidswork]

Great ............

[Compleo]

Hello,

Very nice component. I use version 4.0.3

After a registration: When I click as super-administrator (true to component message notification) on 'ban new member' Then the new member get a e-mail within in: He is banned.

But, the new member is at same moment able to post new messages and reply's on the forum. Infact the member is not banned at all. How is this possible??

Kevin

[Mosh]

Hello,

Very nice component. I use version 4.0.3


After a registration: When I click as super-administrator (true to component message notification) on 'ban new member' Then the new member get a e-mail within in: He is banned.

But, the new member is at same moment able to post new messages and reply's on the forum. Infact the member is not banned at all. How is this possible??


Kevin
That is not really possible. Can you post your AdminCP settings for this hack please?

[essexbikers]

Fantastic mod, cheers.

[swisscotton]

Can someone please tell me how to disable this plug-in? When i go into options and disable, new members are still going in a queue but its not visible to myself or the moderators. When i try to disable the product its still putting new members in a hidden queue. How do i set it so members are no longer going in a moderating queue????

[Mosh]

Can someone please tell me how to disable this plug-in? When i go into options and disable, new members are still going in a queue but its not visible to myself or the moderators. When i try to disable the product its still putting new members in a hidden queue. How do i set it so members are no longer going in a moderating queue????

In the AdminCP: vBulletin Options -> User Registration Options, set Moderate New Members to No.

[HCCSA]

Hey,

We have this fantastic plugin on our forum, one small issue with it though is when a new user appears in the notifications menu, if clicked on, it is directing you to /moderate_users.php, not /modcp/moderate_users.php.

I have checked the code in the plugin and it is calling $modcpdir correctly (afaik) and modcpdir is set in config.php to modcp, so the link should be http://www.holdencommodoreclub.com.au/modcp/user_moderation.php?do=moderate but is returning http://www.holdencommodoreclub.com.au/user_moderation.php?do=moderate

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Andrew

[raj4x]

Awesome mod, thanks! :)

[raj4x]

Noticed that in the acceptance email to new members a variable is not filled:

This is (part of) what they see in the email:


The forums can be found here:
{1}


Can I fix this somewhere?

Other than that, great mod.

Thanks! :)


Solved: I edited my phrases, and changed the {1} variable to "$vboptions[bburl]".

Not sure why {1} is not working though. Any ideas?


Cheers.

[HCCSA]

Hey,

We have this fantastic plugin on our forum, one small issue with it though is when a new user appears in the notifications menu, if clicked on, it is directing you to /moderate_users.php, not /modcp/moderate_users.php.

I have checked the code in the plugin and it is calling $modcpdir correctly (afaik) and modcpdir is set in config.php to modcp, so the link should be http://www.holdencommodoreclub.com.au/modcp/user_moderation.php?do=moderate but is returning http://www.holdencommodoreclub.com.au/user_moderation.php?do=moderate

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Andrew

My apologies about the above post, I have fixed this now. Our forum was running an old version of your plugin. I have only just taken over as administrator, so did not realise.

Cheers,

Andrew

[el_capiton]

thanks for this great mod

what to change for moderators to be able to use this and not supermoderators?

[el_capiton]

anyone knows?

[Mosh]

thanks for this great mod

what to change for moderators to be able to use this and not supermoderators?

See Post #30 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2133007&postcount=30) for more information.

[Grimster]

As much as I'm loathe to bother you with this Mosh I've come across a problem..

I've been using the hack since 4.0.0 upwards - through probably about 5 upgrades with absolutely no problems at all, until I updated to 4.1.10 last night.

The hack is still working as I can manually call it from URL, the notifications though are not.

I know notifications are working OK as I also run other hacks which make notification entries, all of which are working fine.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled both the PHP and XML, set the notifications to on in the AdminCP options for the hack, but still nothing.

Any idea?

Thanks v. much

Grim.

[Grimster]

Found the problem - that was quick right?

Incompatability with: DragonByte Tech: Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) Even with its notifications switched off - it must exclude all other hooks.

I shall be uninstalling that inferior hack :P

Thanks.

[Gemma]

Been looking for something like this. I must search more thoroughly in the future :o

[poita]

Have installed this, absolutely perfect mod.

Well except for one thing, in the first picture it shows the notification "x users awaiting moderation"

My admin are not receiving this message. I have this switched on, have tried un-install re-install, turn on/off and still no change.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Pure Dope]

doesnt display the option in the cp. in 4.2

[Mosh]

Have installed this, absolutely perfect mod.

Well except for one thing, in the first picture it shows the notification "x users awaiting moderation"

My admin are not receiving this message. I have this switched on, have tried un-install re-install, turn on/off and still no change.

Any help would be appreciated.

doesnt display the option in the cp. in 4.2

You did both parts of Step 3 and set the Enable Notification option in Step 4 of the install instructions? As it worked fine for me when I tested on vBulletin 4.2 installation just a few minutes ago.

[Pure Dope]

^ thought i did. sorry. thx.

[xili4n]

It would be smashing if you could add custom field (of users choice) to the verification part.
On my forums I use a custom field for real-name, and if this was shown it would be so much easier to sort out the bots.

Is it possible to add this?

[Mosh]

It would be smashing if you could add custom field (of users choice) to the verification part.
On my forums I use a custom field for real-name, and if this was shown it would be so much easier to sort out the bots.

Is it possible to add this?

Possibly .... but am not really interested in adding it at this time, sorry :( I may be interested in the future, so will add it to the list.

[Forensic]

Found the problem - that was quick right?

Incompatability with: DragonByte Tech: Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) Even with its notifications switched off - it must exclude all other hooks.

I shall be uninstalling that inferior hack :P

Thanks.

Anyone else have this conflict? I just went to vb4 over the weekend and the thanks mod was removed. The users want it back and want a like button. Dragon Byte was the only one I found that did both. So far that is..

[cc10]

Noticed that in the acceptance email to new members a variable is not filled:

This is (part of) what they see in the email:



Can I fix this somewhere?

Other than that, great mod.

Thanks! :)


Solved: I edited my phrases, and changed the {1} variable to "$vboptions[bburl]".

Not sure why {1} is not working though. Any ideas?


Cheers.

Hi

I have installed this mod and have the same problem to with the {1} can you explain how i change this as im new to and dont want to mess anything up.

thanks in advance

[lucky_luck668]

When I set "yes" in "Moderate New Members" and set "yes" in "Verify Email address in Registration" , new member reg, this mod do not notification.
But, when i set "yes" in "Moderate New Members" and set "no" in "Verify Email address in Registration" , new member reg, this mod notification when I set "yes" in "Verify Email address in Registration" and save again , i using vesion 4.1.11. Please help me. Thanks !

[Thr33]

I moved hosting servers and now had to drag/drop my whole directory into new web hosting and now this mod dosnt show on forum page but does on other pages. Any ideas on how to fix this? Ive re-installed the mod with no avail.

[Nelson58]

Anyone else have this conflict? I just went to vb4 over the weekend and the thanks mod was removed. The users want it back and want a like button. Dragon Byte was the only one I found that did both. So far that is..

Any way this can be fixed? My users also like the thanks mod.

[Nelson58]

Found the problem - that was quick right?

Incompatability with: DragonByte Tech: Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) Even with its notifications switched off - it must exclude all other hooks.

I shall be uninstalling that inferior hack :P

Thanks.

Can this be fixed?

[ahobilam]

Is there a way to give permissions to edit the user profiles by Moderators and Or Super Moderators?
Please Help.
Thanks in advance.

[The_Hawk]

Is there any way to add an extra column of information to the table?

I have a custom field called "Real Name" which is a half decent indicator of spammers since most will provide a full "First Last" sort of name vs normal users who are lucky to put in much of anything.

In any case, I would like to extract and display field6 from the userfield table and display it on the user_moderation page. Is this easy?? Possible?

[giaguaro]

is anyone still there? i would like to install on 4.2 and need some info