Moderators Functions - One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup

*** Staff note: The author of this modification has passed away in a diving accident. We wish his family all strength in dealing with this tragic issue. ***

One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup




The main purpose of this mod is to clean up after a spammer. With a minimum of fuss it will:

• Delete all threads started by the spammer
• Delete all posts made by the spammer
• Delete all PMs sent to other members by the spammer
• Delete all calendar events made by the spammer
• Ban or delete the spammer as you like
• Ignore permissions - posts can be deleted in areas that a moderator may not have access to.

The option to activate this tool appears in the drop-down menu in the postbit, as well as on the profile page. From here it is a "one-touch" operation, with the small exception that you must press a confirmation button before the cleanup is made.




See the screenshot for the various options, but some of the more interesting ones are:

• You can specify individual users (in addition to groups) who can use this tool. This means certain trusted, non-moderator users could have the ability to clean up spam and ban spammers.
• You can specify users or groups who are protected - they cannot be deleted by this tool.
• By default, users who have registered more than 30 days ago are also protected from this tool (spammers tend to be caught and removed fairly soon after registration)
• You can turn the various deletion targets (threads, posts, events, PMs) on or off
• Select between hard delete or soft delete

This mod is similar to some older mods, but improved in a number of ways:

• You also have the choice to alter the standard ban and delete reasons before you press confirm.
• Deletes more types of spam (PMs, events)
• Simple, quick, effective
• Single file import (.xml) no file edits, no template edits, no .php files to upload
• Should work on all versions of 3.6.x and future versions

Installation

Download and import the .xml file via AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product. Remember to click overwrite if upgrading

Configuration

Once installed, check in your AdminCP under "VBulletin settings" and look for the configuration group called "One-touch Spam Ban & Cleanup Options". The default options should be fine for most people.

How to use

If you have rights to use this tool (i.e. are an admin or moderator, or have configured it for the relevant user or group ID) you should see the option appear on the member profile page, or in a drop-down on the postbit (see attached screenshots for an example). The idea is that as soon as you see a spammer select the "One-touch Ban & Clean" option to remove all trace of the spammer.

Support




Support will be given to those who have:

• Read these instructions (and followed them) and
• Clicked install

Version history

1.0 - initial version (28.08.2007)
1.1 - security fix (21.09.2007)
1.2b - Beta Fix to work with vb3.7.0 (20.05.2008)

[LeatherNeck]

working 3.8.0 beta.

RIP.

[rbrashear68]

This is ONE AWESOME tool!!!

I realize this isn't supported (R.I.P!!!), but I'd like this link to be seen on my user's profile page. We use interactive profiles on ver. 3.6.8 but I'm not sure how to add this. Any ideas anyone?

[sherwood]

This works with vb 3.8 beta.

This is a awesome hack.

RIP

[pedigree]

This is a great hack, I use it myself but I was hoping on some feedback from its users. Im writing the vbStopForumSpam plugin (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=176481) and was wondering if 1touch users would mind me incorporating some of its cleanup/ban code into my plugin?

This would allow admins to submit spamming users to the stopforumspam.com website and then cleanup users, thus merging the functionality of two plugins, into one.

I would normally ask the author but as this isnt possible and as the mod doesnt display "reusable code", Im hoping for honest (and frank) feedback about its reuse.

[Quarterbore]

Here is a simple modification for vBulletin 3.7 that makes it easier to remove a member from their profile page:

Open Template: MEMBERINFO

FIND:

PHP Code:

                        <if condition="can_moderate()">
                            <li class="thead"><a href="moderator.php?$session[sessionurl]do=useroptions&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[edit_user_profile]</a></li>
                        </if> 


AFTER ADD:

PHP Code:

                        <if condition="can_moderate()">
                            <li class="thead"><a href="misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=spamcleanconfirm&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[spammer_ban_member]</a></li>
                        </if> 


Now, one potential issue that I did not test is the permissions that are based on the "can_moderate" variable. So, this link may be shown to staff that are not allowed to use this depending on your permissions settings but that is not an issue I need to worry about on my site!

If someone updates this we should likely put the permissions check in a hook to allow this to be used in more places! I would also love to see the main file moved to a physical php file and add some hooks so that plugins could be added to allow the spam-and-ban script to delete other common spam that a member might drop onto our sites.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

RIP mfyvie

installed working.
3.8.0 beta

[brvheart]

RIP - Hope the best for the family

Anyone know if this works on 3.7.x?

[stanleys]

Originally Posted by brvheart

RIP - Hope the best for the family

Anyone know if this works on 3.7.x?

Yes, works just fine on 3.7.3

[SVTCobraLTD]

Originally Posted by Outbackmark

My condolences to Mark's family, may he rest in peace.

This is a wonderful mod, I only had to insert security tokens into the template -
Open the template "onetouchban" in Styles and Templates/edit templates -
Find


On the NEXT line insert -


Save and edit the same in other styles if you have more that one running.
No more errors - Remember to turn off the IP ban for your test run or you may ban your own IP!!

This worked for 3.6.11. Thank you

[brvheart]

Originally Posted by stanleys

Yes, works just fine on 3.7.3

thank you, I installed, but can not see the one touch in the members profile - anyone have a fix for that? I am sure that it is just a template edit....