Posting in specific forums you specify deducts or adds to post count

[Erwin]

Posting in specific forums you specify deducts or adds to post count

This is a fairly simple hack, but it can be useful for certain forums. :) Feel free to expand or modify this to suit your forums.


How to use:

1) If you have a spam forum, you may want to deduct 1 from the post count each time a member posts there.
2) If you have a special forum, you may want to add more than 1 to the post count each time a member posts there.
3) Any combination of the above.


Installation:

In includes/functions_newpost.php:

Find:


$doposts = 'posts = posts + 1,';


Replace with:


if ($foruminfo['forumid']==66 OR $foruminfo['forumid']==67)
{
$doposts = 'posts = posts - 1,';
} else {
$doposts = 'posts = posts + 1,';
}


Just change 66 and 67 to your spam forumids, remove or add forumid's as needed. :)

Change -1 to +2 or +5 if you want to ADD to the member's post count for whatever reason. Play around with the code - this hack is meant to be customized in many ways for your forum. ;)

[FleaBag]

I came in here to ask what use there would be for having a negative post counting system, and tada, I have the answer. When I eventually get GamerForums running again this will come in handy for the annoying kids lol.

[MindTrix]

Talk about an underated thread, Tsch

This is what everyone has too need for them non essential parts of their forums, such as sig tests etc.

Thank you Erwin ;)

[Dean C]

Erwin.... what am I going to do with you... Quote your keys SIR! ;)


if ($foruminfo['forumid'] == 66 OR $foruminfo['forumid'] == 67)
{
$doposts = 'posts = posts - 1,';
} else {
$doposts = 'posts = posts + 1,';
}

[MindTrix]

How does that saying go? "You just cant get the staff" :)

[VAN]

Just outta curiosity, what happens if a member has 5 posts, and posts 6 times in a forum that is set up to deduct 1 post for each?

Will their post count show as -1 or will it remain 0 forever?

[Malice]

Just outta curiosity, what happens if a member has 5 posts, and posts 6 times in a forum that is set up to deduct 1 post for each?

Will their post count show as -1 or will it remain 0 forever?

Interesting thought...will VB have a problem displaying this one...

[hockyfan]

Is there a way to modify this so it is based on a specific word a user uses, or only when a user posts in a specific thread?


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[HiDeo]

Nice job erwin thanks

[ChrisSy]

will it work for threads if i simply substitute 'threads' for 'posts' in the code?

thanks in advance

[lazytown]

Is there any way to make this work with the rebuild options? So it can apply retroactively? I wanted something that would have fractional post counts for off-topic forums, etc. But it can still be done with whole numbers by just multiplying everything.

-V

[oldfan]

Sorry but I'm confussed...
I have a spam forum, #20
to remove a 1 from they're post count I have to...

if ($foruminfo['forumid']==20)
{
$doposts = 'posts = posts - 1,';

??
thanks

[oldfan]

bump :)

[Erwin]

Sorry but I'm confussed...
I have a spam forum, #20
to remove a 1 from they're post count I have to...

if ($foruminfo['forumid']==20)
{
$doposts = 'posts = posts - 1,';

??
thanks
Correct, except you forgot a } at the end. :)

[Paul M]

How well does vB handle negative posts counts ?

[oldfan]

Doesn't seem to do anything :/ on 3.06

[Erwin]

Doesn't seem to do anything :/ on 3.06
I'll check when I find time to see if the code in 3.0.6 has changed.

[oldfan]

I'll check when I find time to see if the code in 3.0.6 has changed.

thank you :)
Just so you know, when I installed it..
The post count didn't change when I posted in ANY forum.

[ZombieAndy]

thank you :)
Just so you know, when I installed it..
The post count didn't change when I posted in ANY forum.
can this be based on a userID or usergroup rather than forumID? and is there a way it can be set in the admin cp?

[Erwin]

can this be based on a userID or usergroup rather than forumID? and is there a way it can be set in the admin cp?
I'll modify this hack to do this via the Admin CP. :) Wait for it...

[BeakerUK]

Works perfectly, many thanks :)

[zorab]

Is there any way to take this hack one stage further by separating new threads from replies?

I'd like to allow new threads to increase the post count but not replies - can this be done?

Cheers

:)