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deaconxgp

01-24-2004 02:42 AM

Hack to block posting unless you have x # of posts?

Is there a hack or way to have a forum set so that the user must have a set # of posts in order to post in that particular forum?

assassingod

01-24-2004 07:57 AM

This has been released. Try searching and you'll find it:)

deaconxgp

01-26-2004 12:11 PM

I've run a search already and there were some similar hacks but they were all for v. 2.2 . I'm running v. 2.3.4.

The similar ones I saw restricted the ability to reply to threads and not necessarily make threads....

Can you point me to the version that works with 2.3.4?

Zachery

01-26-2004 12:12 PM

you should be more clear

if you made a hack that did what you really wanted it to

no user could ever post ever :)

Velocd

01-26-2004 02:08 PM

He's just asking for a hack that sets a forum unaccessible unless you have a certain amount of posts.

I thought this was a standard vB feature.

All you need to do is edit newreply.php and newthread.php and find the following:

PHP Code:


		
			
verify_forum_password($foruminfo['forumid'], $foruminfo['password']);

Then below it place a switch statement checking the users post count:

PHP Code:


		
			
switch ($foruminfo['forumid'])

{

    case 1:  //this means if the forumid is 1

    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < $certain_amount_of_posts)

    {

       print_no_permission();

    }

}

Just change the $certain_amount_of_posts to a shorter variable containing the post count.
You can check more forums by just adding more cases to the switch.

deaconxgp

01-26-2004 04:42 PM

thanks V!! that's exactly what I'm talking about dude!! THANKS...but i don't know much about variables so what variable do i put in there to replace $certain_amount_of_posts? do i just add a # there?

Velocd

01-26-2004 08:58 PM

Yes. Here is an example, with 3 forums:

Code:

switch ($foruminfo['forumid']) 

{ 

    case 43:  // this is the forum id

    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < 50)  // if the users post count is less than 50 posts 

    { 

       print_no_permission(); // print a no permissions error

    }



     break;  // this is needed for all cases in a switch except the last



    case 23:  // this is the forum id

    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < 70)  // if the users post count is less than 70 posts 

    { 

       print_no_permission(); // print a no permissions error

    }



     break;



    case 5:  // this is the forum id

    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < 150)  // if the users post count is less than 150 posts 

    { 

       print_no_permission(); // print a no permissions error

    }

}

deaconxgp

01-27-2004 12:41 PM

marvelous!!! i'm gonna test that out right now.

deaconxgp

01-27-2004 12:44 PM

one last thing...can i edit what the no permission page says through the templates in the admin cp somehow?

deaconxgp

01-27-2004 12:50 PM

Code:

PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH/PASTE WHOLE vB FILES

I couldn't find the line you said look for ....this is my newthread.php where would I place the switch?

Velocd

01-27-2004 12:56 PM

I thought there might have been a variable you could place before the standarderror() function that would change the message, much like $url for standardredirect().

You can do this instead though:

Code:

eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('template_name') . '");');

And call another custom template to handle the error.

Velocd

01-27-2004 12:58 PM

Quote:

I couldn't find the line you said look for ....this is my newthread.php where would I place the switch?

You must not be on vBulletin 3 RC2.

Put it below this line instead:

Code:

$foruminfo=getforuminfo($forumid);

Velocd

01-27-2004 01:01 PM

Oh, also please remove that chunk of code you just posted of newthread.php (which is all of it), as that is against vBulletin.org rules.

deaconxgp

01-27-2004 04:09 PM

Thanks V!!! (sorry about the big chunk of code..won't happen again)

I'll try this out and see how it goes.

deaconxgp

01-27-2004 04:12 PM

also, am i replacing the print error line of code with the eval line you just listed?

deaconxgp

01-27-2004 04:46 PM

nevermind ^^ V. I got it to work with New Threads. (which i REALLY appreciate dude!!!!)

I couldn't however find the particular line to replace in the newreply.php. I couldn't find the [forumid] line of code to insert the switch under.

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