vbulletin search times for different user groups
 

I need to change the search options for different user groups and I can't seem to do it. for example for registered users I want them to be able to perform a search like every 5 minutes or so and paid members to be able to search every 30 seconds or so.

Seems I read a thread either on here or vb.org and now I can't locate it. any help is appreciated.

Just write a plugin. Something like:

(Find the option name in the page source for the vboptions page.)

so something like this should work?

if (in_array($vbulletin->userinfo['10'], array(x,y)))
{
$vbulletin->options['optionsform'] = '30';
}

No, that wouldn't work (you need to leave the variable name alone).

Actually better (I don't know why I didn't use this):
Where x,y are usergroupids (or even just one usergroupid)

Ok, I used this and with the hook location "search_start" and it does not seem to work. 2 is the usergroup id I want restricted to 480 seconds (4 minutes between searchs)

I'm still fighting this... where do I find the option name. ????

Find the option in vboptions - it's in Message Search Options > Minimum Time Between Searches. View the page source around it and the option name is right there several time (I highlighted a couple of them in red):

thanks Lynne. :up: Life is all good now

Just wanted to clarify - to make this work in 3.8, would the hook location be search_start for the plugin?

You can try that and see.

Doesn't look like it's working with that hook location. Here's the code I'm using:

Should I try a different search hook location?

Lynne, does my code look right? Any suggestions on hook locations?

It looks correct. Look up the hook location and see if it is the best one for you to use. If you are in debug mode, you can see the list of hooks on the bottom of the page and perhaps pick a better one.