Times Posted Limiter

[InsaneContender]

I'm looking for a hack that can limit how many posts are posted in a forum for x ammount of hours or such,

Like, we have a semi-spam board. Actually, it is the talkerbot forum where people can just chat with him. But, sense post counts aren't enabled in it, people have started to spam it.

So I am looking for something that would regulate how many posts a user can post in that forum. Such as only say 30 posts in that forum a day.

Do you follow?

[InsaneContender]

bump

[Xenon]

there's no need to bump a thread within 24h

[InsaneContender]

Sorry. Won't happen again!

[Xenon]

hmm, it's not a fine way, but should work:

open newreply.php and find:

PHP Code:

// ### CHECK IF ALLOWED TO POST ###
if (!$threadinfo['visible'] OR $threadinfo['isdeleted'])
{
    $idname = $vbphrase['thread'];
    eval(print_standard_error('invalidid'));
} 


and below add:

PHP Code:

// ### CHECK IF THIS IS A SPAM FORUM AND JUST ALLOW XX POSTS PER DAY ###
if ($threadinfo['forumid'] == XX)
{
    $posts = $DB_site->query_first("
        SELECT COUNT(postid) AS spamposts
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post AS post
        INNER JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread USING(threadid)
        WHERE post.dateline > " . (TIMENOW - 24 * 3600) . "
            AND thread.forumid = XX
    ");
    if ($posts['spamposts'] > 30)
    {
        eval(print_standard_error('toomuchspam'));
    }
} 


now all you have to to is to create a new errorphrase called toomuchspam

[Xenon]

you're welcome

[InsaneContender]

Nice. Could you just tell me what I need to edit please?

Thanks!

[Xenon]

@ tenbucks: yes you can.

be sure to remove it in the query as well

@InsideContender, well, i did already, all you have to change is the XX into the specific forumid.

[InsaneContender]

Ok, got it. Wish this could be set in the admin CP. But this works!

[Merjawy]

Thanks Xenon, love the mod .. but this only works on replying but not new thread !!!

how can I limit new threads please?

thnx