Admin Bot ???

[kaliyuga]

Hi, i have a question. Is there a possibility, to have a bot in a Forum that has the same Name like the Administrator ??? this bot should be always online...so always to see in the currently only users list.

Thanks a lot

[Zachery]

Hi, i have a question. Is there a possibility, to have a bot in a Forum that has the same Name like the Administrator ??? this bot should be always online...so always to see in the currently only users list.

Thanks a lot
If you just want to freak people out just manually add him to the template.. but besides that what good would it do?

[mfk_1868]

if you add from template it will be a duplicate when he is really online so he need to write some if cases.

[kaliyuga]

If you just want to freak people out just manually add him to the template.. but besides that what good would it do?

Hi,

it?s just for the case, that i have some people in the forums, who need to see always an admin online...if not, they start go go crazy. I know, it sounds stupid, but that?s not the discussion.

thanks

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Hmm if you have more then 1 admin on your board, you should make that the "fake online" admin changes all the time. Everyone will understand that 1 person can't be online 24/7.

[kaliyuga]

Hmm if you have more then 1 admin on your board, you should make that the "fake online" admin changes all the time. Everyone will understand that 1 person can't be online 24/7.

Good Idea yes, but how ? :)

[mholtum]

Instally your bot as normal. With bots you have to create a new member or use an existing member name for the bot. Just make a new member and make it an admin. Not real smart if you ask me. I have a bot at my site.

[kaliyuga]

Hi, yes ok this is my question: How do I install a bot ? how does this work ? it should sty 24 hours online until i turn it off.

Tanks you

[mholtum]

A bot hack is not different than any other hack. My bot is set up to reply in certain defined threads whenever someone posts. I have it set to 80% of a certain thread. What this means is that when someone posts in this thread, there is an 80% chance that the bot will reply.

[kaliyuga]

hi again. Ok i am honestly a noob about hacks and vbulletin custom scripting. What do i have to do, to setup a bot, that stays always online ?

[mholtum]

hi again. Ok i am honestly a noob about hacks and vbulletin custom scripting. What do i have to do, to setup a bot, that stays always online ?
First you need to either A: Create this hack or B: Find this hack
Second you need to follow the instructions that accompany it to install it.

90% of the hacks out there are pretty straight forward it you take your time. As always backup your site and database BEFORE installing any hack incase you beef it. I learned this the hardway.

My bot doesn't show that it is online. I guess I could sign in as the bot and then it would. I personally dont see the point.

[kaliyuga]

ok, so i have to search for a bot script that is doing this...if someone know a script like this, please post a link. Thanks for help

[kaliyuga]

I can?t find anything plz help :(

[Getox]

When i have some time ill try todo this, im not sure how, but ill try ;)

[Colin F]

If you have a PC that's on 24/7 you could use opera to surf to your forum and auto reload the page every 10 minutes or so (depending on your cookie timeout).

Otherwise I would also suggest adding it to the template and just setting that user to invisible.

[Thug]

whats this hack do

[mholtum]

replies to posts in designated threads automatically. Here is the one I use https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=60329&highlight=bot

[kaliyuga]

When i have some time ill try todo this, im not sure how, but ill try ;)

would be great, because i don?t have a 24 hours pc running here

THX a lot

[Carnage]

i've got a nice messy way to do this if you like...


$time = time();
$DB_site->query("UPDATE `session` set lastactivity = '" . $time . "' Where userid = <userid of online admin>");


drop that somewhere that it will get called alot... perhaps global.php (note its untested so may need some playing with... i've also no idea on teh best place to put it.