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)

[pdtan]

Can I convert this modification to vB4?
Let me know if I've permissions

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by pdtan

Can I convert this modification to vB4?
Let me know if I've permissions

You may convert it for your own use. But, you won't be getting permissions from the developer to share it since he passed away in a diving accident (read the first post of the thread).

[proxx]

can someone please convert this mod for vbulletin 4, our mods need this badly

[Black Tiger]

I'm just glad this still works in 3.8.6.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Lynne

You may convert it for your own use. But, you won't be getting permissions from the developer to share it since he passed away in a diving accident (read the first post of the thread).

Originally Posted by r5e

As Mark's brother (and fellow vbulletin tinkerer), I realise the usefulness of mods like this one and I want to see his work continue to be useful. The vb.org admins are asking other coders who may want to take over and I will approve them to do so in order to make sure that Mark's contributions do not go stale.
If anyone has any quick fixes for this in the mean time, please contact me directly and I'll make sure it gets updated, fixed and posted quickly.

I was not aware of the above post. So, I guess if someone wants to take over development of this modification, then they may with the permission of the coder's brother.

[kellogs]

This is superb mod! It is a pity VB itself does not have this feature.

is there anyone can convert this to 4.0.8 please? payment will be made

[auctionguy]

My heart goes out to Marks family...

May he rest in peace with God.

I was not a big follower of his work but the Spam Decimator was an awesome mod for VB.
That mod alone has kept me from upgrading to 4.x

I was looking through his forum though and he had some real talent.

Again, I am sorry for the tragic loss...

[Josh_1]

I just wanted to add here that this is the single best mod I've ever seen and it works like a charm. It is simply brilliant and I still use it every day. I hope his work will be continued by others.

[bizhat]

Man spammers add signature or set home page url. So even if banned, on profile pages, it shows url, signature. Can this mod remove user signature/home page url too ? For now, after banning a user, i have to login to admin area and edit user profile to remove signature/home page links.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by bizhat

Man spammers add signature or set home page url. So even if banned, on profile pages, it shows url, signature. Can this mod remove user signature/home page url too ? For now, after banning a user, i have to login to admin area and edit user profile to remove signature/home page links.

No it does not remove signatures or home page. You could probably modify it yourself to do so though.