stop post count increment

[Kriek]

Before I personally try to get my head around this idea, I want to know if it's possible in terms of light modifications to stop post count increment on certain users and display a default value such as Posts: n/a in the post bit?

[Logician]

in newthread.php and newreply.php you can change part:

".iif ($foruminfo[countposts],"posts=posts+1,","")."

as:

".iif ($foruminfo[countposts] AND $bbuserinfo[userid]!=X,"posts=posts+1,","")."
And replace X with the userid of the member to stop his posts increasing.

But please remember that if you update counters later in your board, user's post count will be reverted back.

[Kriek]

Thanks man that worked great. Is there any draw back to changing the posts field in the users table from TINYINT(4) to VARCHAR(4) :nervous:

[Zzed]

Yo can use this hack to make a user's post count go any direction or to freeze it. ;)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49668

[Kriek]

No thanks Zzed, the keyword was light modifications.

[Logician]

Today at 12:27 AM Kriek said this in Post #3 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=383090#post383090)
Thanks man that worked great. Is there any draw back to changing the posts field in the users table from TINYINT(4) to VARCHAR(4) :nervous:
don't convert it to varchar, you'll have problems. just assign 0 for post count in the Admin CP edit user section.

[Kriek]

Ok, thanks again man. I noticed that VARCHAR can not have the UNSIGNED attribute which would throw Top 10 Posters order into a frenzy, lol