Couldn't find it that way but used the phrase then replace with option below the search and that did it thank you again.

Fantastic! I love it and have installed it! I did change the post count and it seems to work fine. Thanks a bunch! :-)

i think my question got missed, in a future release can u make it also block edonkey links?

ed2k://

Hope someone can advise. I normally have to employ a programmer to update my site etc. but my small budget is once again exhausted. (I run a not-for-profit music forum).

I've been too frightened to try and install anything myself for fear of screwing up the forum but I need to do something about the spammers, who are taking all my time up at the moment.

Is this plug-in just a case of going to: Plugins & Products > Manage Products and then uploading the XML file? Or, is there more to it than that? I notice the authors of plug-ins always ask for people to click on 'installed' but not sure where, or how this is done.

I'd appreciate any advice you can offer as I feel like a fish out of water in this forum. :rolleyes:

Paul

Simple but Great MOD!!

the code in this product will NOT stop images ...

To block images (I also changed the post needed to 3):

Line 18
Line 29:
and Line 40, change the error message:

Yea, just add the product using manage products for this.
There are other mods which require you to upload files through FTP or some other file manager, but not this.

Clicking installed is below their top post.
You will recieve updates about the mod if you click on it.
The install count is probably use to track the popularity of the mod as well.

Can it be configured to a different number of posts?

correct but thehack should not be advertised as it blocks images while it does not ....

you would have to edit the plugins

I have just installed this on my own personal forum which only has a few members and very low visibility, traffic, but I'm also moderating another forum where this is installed and it is just not working to stop the spammers. Somehow, spammers are signing up, and posting threads with dozens of links even on their first post. If it's a bot, then it is even circumventing vBulletin's built-in human interaction precautions to signup.

I'm having the same issue. Spammers are posting images and links in their first post. Anyone know of a way around this?

-joe

if you guys know , please let me know. i have the same issues

here is what i did, i added that forced intro on new registers and so far so good

Just ran some tests. It looks like the original mod works, but it doesn't allow automatic RSS feed updates.

If you update the mod using the TitanJeff hack, the mod no longer functions (massive spamming).

Is there anything out there that prevents spam but still allows RSS importing?

Thanks,
Joe

Nice, Thanks!

This is a great mod however,....
I installed this on a new site and then tried to add some content that has an image in it. The full url to the image is required and it won't let me do that. Is there no permissions for the administrator to by-pass this?

Thanks.

Change the post count on the account in User Manager.

RSS feed hack

I'm not sure if this is 100% fool-proof, but it's what seems to work so far ...

I changed the code in the plugin to add so, the original looks like this and the new code looks like this ... this variables are used by manually running a cron and by the cron running on it's own (which is what runs the RSS feeds). It's the best I can come up with without spending a lot of time on it.

.... i've added an attachment with this change ... no idea if it's perfect or not ... it's been successful so far.

Thanks, Grandeur. I'll try it out.

Update: I didn't work for me. RSS shut down again when I installed it. Thanks for trying. If it worked for you, maybe it will for others.

Very stupid mod, no adjustments for less than 15 posts ? removed..

Very Nice mode, This is exactly what I needed

but can i exclude my local site links ?

I can still post email addresses, how can I change that?
Thanks.

does this work with private message also ?

great mod thanks

i installed it on 3.7.0 - works fine, tested it out, added the email links to be blocked and changed it to 10 posts without a problem.

just read the post, looks pretty good, might try it out later on but I'll give this current one a chance first

does this work on 3.8 ?

Yes.

so, is not possible to reduce the minimum number of post from 15 to, for example, 3?

Yes, just change it yourself. Ours is set to 1.

thanks,
where? There is a option or need to modify the xml?

For me, main purpose would be to stop spambots right? Well, spambots only register and post stuff right away.

Can you like lower the 15 post limit to about 3 or so? My forum is for a game and some of my players only use the forum for reporting and for asking questions. Most reports in there require screen shots. So basically they cannot post links and images when they need help. btw i tried editing the post limit to 3 and saved it. Once i upload i got an error that says "XML Error: xml declaration not at start of external entity at Line 1"

Other than that, Installed! xD

Anyway to get this to block links in signatures. This mod works great for the forum. But I see some bypass it and put it in their signatures.
Thanks

yeah same here. They found a way quick to bypass this with the signatures.

changed the settings to 5 posts. Anyways, bots have stopped posting links alright. Now they talk gibberish. lmfao!

great mod, please can someone tell me if the mod can be altered so it is 5 posts before a link can be posted

Thanks
Andy

Yes but you need to alter the XML file. Just chnage the two instances of 15 to what ever suites you.

I really wish this had its own ACP options:

1. turn on/off
2. Set for user groups
3. Configurable amount of posts necessary to post by user group

I've found that this mod works best together with a few Human Verification questions instead of CAPTCHA. The bots can't answer simple questions to register (I rotate a handful of simple math problems) and the human spammers can't post links even when they do register.

I have "for sale" forum on my site. how do I forbid users from posting in a particular forum if they have fewer than 15 posts...
is it possible?