Private Message Workbench: Read, Search, Delete, Report and more

PM Workbench v1.00 Beta 5

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Hack: PM Workbench
Version: 1.00 Beta 5
Author: MarcoH64
vB Version: vBulletin 3.5.0. RC2
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Important Notice:
Depending on the modules installed, a privacy statement might be added to your board.
This Privacy Statement can not be removed or hidden by any means. Failure to comply would be against the TOS
of this hack, and you would not be allowed to use it.

If your board already has a Privacy Notice covering reading Private Messages by Administrators, you can PM me a link to that statement on your board (provide test login if needed) and your email address, and i will mail a Plugin to remove the Privacy link.


What is this hack?
PM Workbench offers you a variety of tools for working with or extending the standard vBulletin Private Message System.
It is a Modular System that will allow you to add those functions that you need for your board. New Modules might be added later.
The system is fully phrased and options can be set in vBulletin Options.
Permissions to use Modules are given using the includes/config.php for increased security.
Currently no file or template edits are needed.

More modules might be added later. For some i am waiting for new hooks to be implemented in RC3.



Donations are always welcomed to PayPal: marcoh64 AT gmail.com

Currently Supported Modules:

PM Workbench - Report PM

This Module adds a Report PM icon to the postbit when users are reading a PM. The reports and send to the PM Folder of the
userid defined to receive them. Administrators who are given access can read the reports, the original PM, and add notes to them.

Features:
- Access to the PM Reports is controlled in your config.php for added security
- Add report button to PM's, no template edit needed.
- Usersw can give a reason for the report.
- Reported PM's can be seen without modifications to them (PM's are not forwarded, but just added to the inbox of the report userid).
- PM's are fully parsed
- Notes can be added to reports.


PM Workbench - Read/Search Private Messages

This Module let administrators who are given permission, search and read PM's

Features:
- Access to the PM's is controlled in your config.php for added security
- PM's can be searched for:
- Keyword (title and/or body)
- Username (sender/receiver/both, optional exact match)
- Send date after
- Send date before
- With a simple click read the PM and see who still have it in their folders.


PM Workbench - Performance Pack

Add extra indexes to the pmtext table for faster searching.


Known limitations:
The 'Report PM' module might not work on some heavily modified Styles. I will be (hopefully) posting another (beta) hack for that tomorrow.

[yakusasc]

I've tested the delete function but still got a pop-up alert, normal ? tks

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by yakusasc

I've tested the delete function but still got a pop-up alert, normal ? tks

What popup alert?

PS I will have a look at the other suggestions made as soon as i got some free time.

[yakusasc]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

What popup alert?

When you've got a new message, you have a pop up "you've got one new PM ..." ; but when I try to delete one, the message is deleted but I still get the pop up ... but no message because I've deleted it so I think you need to reset a parameter in the database to deal with it.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Ha funny nobody reported that before. Will provide a fix in the next version.

[yakusasc]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Ha funny nobody reported that before. Will provide a fix in the next version.

Ok tks. I'm eager to test it. Merry Xmas

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Don't expect anything before XMas, i am kinda busy on other things right now.

[yakusasc]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Don't expect anything before XMas, i am kinda busy on other things right now.

Np, me too waiting Santa

[Alfa1]

Marco, I have sent you a pm.

[Alfa1]

I have installed the products, but mixed the install order of the rp and rd files up. (installed rd first) I have 3 new vbulletin options, but I do not see where I can start searching. The option pm workbench read/search pm does not show other options than filling in the amount of pm's on one page.
Am I missing something or did I scew up?
I installed the no privacy statement product as well.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You will have new PM Workbench menu options in your AdminCP. Make sure you also set your userid in the config.php.

PS Please click install if you have it working.