[OzzModz] Minimum Posts Before Posting Links Spam Protection
 

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This is a small mod that will allow admins to set a minimum post count before users can post links in posts and threads.

It is a simple installation, just upload the contents of the UPLOAD folder to your forum root, then import the product XML, product-ozzmodz_post_link

You can edit the options under the settings, [OzzModz] Minimum Posts Before Posting Links Settings

Complete Feature List

• Option to disable the mod completely.
• Option to set which usergroups are excluded from the affects of this mod.
• Option to set the post count required before posting links.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Q. Why do I need such a thing, you ask?

A. This is just another tool to help admins fight spam.


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What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?

* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified whenever new updates are available.

* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.

* Marking a modification as installed also helps me know how many people are using my work, giving me extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

I appreciate the support!
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* History (Changelog) *
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v1.0.0 (August 25, 2014)
- Initial public release.
v1.0.1 (September 13, 2014)
- Mod is now compatible with DBTech's Advanced Registration mod.
- Fixed a issue that may have stopped users from posting posts with any bbcode in them.
v1.0.2 (October 15, 2014)
- Fixed a issue that was causing the RSS feeds to stop posting to your forum.
v1.0.3 (November 10, 2014)
- Fixed a issue that would stop users from being able to report post if they did not have the proper post count to post links.

Reserved.

What I tend to find is if they can't post links, they will post the link in words like
vbulletin dot org and so on

But I guess if a spammer really want to get over things they will one way or another.
Nice mod though...

Hey ozzy, nice mod. Would you recommend using this as an extra layer with your "era of spam" tutorial?

That may be true, but then it is not a live link on the site. :)

You can, this will hinder any human spammers that make it through. :)

Just to mention, I just had 3 spammers register to my site, they each putted one post with link.

Strange thing is that I use layers of spam protection, including the fact my forum isn't in English. I removed posts, banned them, but mod such as this is always welcome to have. :up:

Yeah sometimes the rouge human spammer does make it through, so this will help with them posting live links. :)

Thanks for marking as installed. :)

Any chance to update to exclude the links typed in words? It looks like only way to go through by spammers. Probably impossible but...

Anyway a mod is very useful and marked as installed :)

Not quite sure what you mean, you have a example?

www vbulletin org

I've had a similar example on my board last night (different address was used by a new member in new topic). It was a pure advertisement.

Is that with or without the dot?

Without the dot

It it cointains the dot a mod works perfectly.

Yeah I don't know if there is much I can do about that, but I can look into it at some point.

Just a small correction.

If is www . vbulletin . org the links are also allowed.

I tested now on a test user.

Yeah there is always ways around things, but I will see what I can do, if anything when I get some free time. I am a bit busy right now debugging some other things for people.

I just had a new registration email me as he was unable to activate his registration. I tested the registration process and found that this mod was preventing activation of registration. This mods error message would show when clicking the activation link or pasting it in the web browser.
Once I deactivated this mod the registration activation worked normally.

Hmmm, can you upload these files, overwriting the old ones, and re test.

Same result

Hmmm, I am using this mod without that issue. Are you using some kind of welcome post other than mine?

Ok let's try these files then.

Then if it does work, try posting links in a post with a user that should not be able to.

Great!
Activation worked and the new user I registered with my test was not able to post links.

I am using DBT advanced registration which creates a welcome thread.

Ahhh, I bet they did not set that as a automated message, so it is blocking it.

I will update the product later today with the new files. :)

Thank you sir.

v1.0.1 (September 13, 2014)
- Mod is now compatible with DBTech's Advanced Registration mod.
- Fixed a issue that may have stopped users from posting posts with any bbcode in them.

v1.0.2 (October 15,2014)
- Fixed a issue that was causing the RSS feeds to stop posting to your forum.

fantastic mod :) THX

With your mods, users can not report the post.
The message that they do not have enough post to put the link.

Hmmm, I thought that was fixed, I'll take a look a bit later today.

v1.0.3 (November 10, 2014)
- Fixed a issue that would stop users from being able to report post if they did not have the proper post count to post links.

Thanks :)

You are great :)

Not a problem, thanks for catching it. :)

Ozzy do you have anything to prevent links in signatures or signature's box?

Nope, but I can look into it when I get a chance. :)

Ok cool stuff my Man ...thanks ozzy !!!