Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced Forum Rules

Info:
Advanced Forum Rules system for vBulletin.

Main Features:
-Rules shown on separate page (no file uploads required)
-Several sets of rules can be created and applied to individual forums
-Choose between BB codes and HTML in rules
-Options to force users to accept Forum Rules before can view forums or threads, post replies, PMs, or e-mails...
-Option to replace registration rules with this product ones
-Option to reset user acceptance status when infraction is received

View screenshots.

Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - Advanced Forum Rules

Versions:
v1.0 - Oct 06. 2005.
-First version
v4.0.2 - May 08. 2009.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v5.0 - Feb 17. 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Code optimized, some bugs fixed
v5.0.1 - Apr 18. 2010.
-Fixed: Link to Rules in forumdisplay
-Fixed: Ordered list parsing in Rules
v5.0.2 - Nov 21 2010.
-Fixed: Uncached template
-Fixed: Style issues on Rules page
-Fixed: Style issues on Manage Rules pages
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v5.0.3 - May 04 2011.
-Fixed: Security bug
v5.0.4 - May 06 2011.
-Fixed: vbseo users not able to switch rules
v5.0.5 - May 18 2011.
-Fixed: Security bug
-Improved rule acceptance check
v5.0.6 - May 22 2012.
-Compatible with vBulletin 4.2
-Increased number of maximum rule sets
-Fixed some minor bugs
v5.0.7 - May 26 2012.
-Fixed: Navbar link
v5.0.8 - Sep 17 2012.
-Fixed: Incorrect acceptance status for some users

[GeorgeB85]

Originally Posted by dontpanic

This has always been one of the best mods out there and I've used it for many, many years...back when it was Cyb instead of VSa.

Feature request: Is it possible to modify this mod so that new users cannot create a signature (or even edit their profile beyond the initial registration) without accepting the rules? What I'm seeing a lot of is signature spammers that never actually post anything in the forums.

This is what I have asked for in this past. People have claimed it does this now, but it does not, unless mine just isn't working right.

Like you, I have people who come, register, and completely fill out their profiles and signatures and never return. Sad thing is, I know they are REAL people, but still.

[onehost]

If you want to control profile spam, then setup access level for no sig until
they reach a certain post level, then their rights will be restored.

anyway...I do not understand where to edit the rules?

I click on manage rules, and I am taken to a page full of smilely faces....

[Martini-man]

You have to enable the product first, then you can edit it. The url goes to the smileys when the product is disabled.

[Paul.]

It's not possible to click the Submit button after reading the rules.. how can I resolve this?

[Eduardo Leon]

yeah .

installed and tagged

[owlbill]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Here's a small bug for you (see attachment)

I still have the same issue. It seems that adding a carriage return/hard return after "Rules Accepted:" might fix the problem. It seems to just be the date format used in our case is much longer than just numbers (December 24th 2010 as opposed to 12-24-2010 for example)

[Shanti Nanda]

I didn't understand, owlbill... do you know a way to fix that issue? 'Cuz I have the same... D':

[owlbill]

Originally Posted by Shanti Nanda

I didn't understand, owlbill... do you know a way to fix that issue? 'Cuz I have the same... D':

I am trying to fix it. I am still very new at this and by no means am I a programmer.

But I try.......

[thunderclap82]

Originally Posted by SnapOff Racing

As a future feature I would like to suggest the option to allow separate permission settings for each rule. So in addition to the already separate rules and per forum rules....

Example:
RULE 1
Before Accepting Rules User Can Not: View Forums, View Threads

RULE 2
Before Accepting Rules User Can Not: Post Threads, Post Replies

This way users wouldn't have to read/accept certain rules depending on what they are doing in the forum. If they are just VIEWING then no need to accept certain rules. But if they decide to POST then that would trigger them to read/accept a certain set of rules.

+1

I would also like it if you could choose what rules show on which forums. We have some private forums I'd like to display special rules for without showing the General Rules again.

[owlbill]

Originally Posted by Shanti Nanda

I didn't understand, owlbill... do you know a way to fix that issue? 'Cuz I have the same... D':

My temporary fix is to edit the XML file included with this modification.

On line 1160 there will be text --> style="white-space:nowrap"

Change nowrap to wrap and it works. Not the way I want with the entire date on a new line but I am working on that still.