Miscellaneous Hacks - CES Parser Permissions

CES Parser Permissions
vBulletin 3.6.x, 3.7.x, 3.8.x, 4.0.x supported
Version: 2.2.3

If you encounter what you think may be a bug, please include your vBulletin version number when reporting it, since code and fixes differ greatly from 3.6.4 - 3.8.x.

*** NEWS ***
11/8/2010 - 2.2.3 released
5/15/2010 - 2.2.2 released
4/12/2009 - 3.6.x thread separated

Known Issues:
- If you are using the Advanced BB-Code Permissions hack, conflicts can arise when profile fields are parsed in the postbit, causing nothing be parsed. The fix is described here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1252480

What It Does:
Allows you to grant only certain usergroups the ability to use HTML, BB-code, smilies, and IMG-code in their profile fields, posts, PMs, and in Project Tools.

Mod Features:
- parse profile fields on user profiles using Usergroup Permissions
- parse profile fields in postbits using Usergroup Permissions
- parse posts using Usergroup Permissions
- parse calendar events using Usergroup Permissions
- parse private messages using Usergroup Permissions
- parse Project Tools issues and replies using Usergroup Permissions
- parse Social Messages and usernotes using Usergroup Permissions
- complete Forum Rules integration
- disallow certain HTML tags

Products to Install: 1
Files to Upload: 3
Files to Edit: 0
Template Edits: 0

*** Changelog ***
As of Version 2.2.3

• non-forum messages don't parse
• poll options don't parse

As of Version 2.2.2

• several bug fixes
• compatible with VaultWiki 2.5.7 PL 1 & 3.0.0 RC 3

* This mod is offered for free here. Please donate if you like this mod *

[thincom2000]

The only things that were updated in the 2.0.2 version were the product-xml file and includes/ces_permissions.php. It's likely that your php file is correct, otherwise you would be receiving fatal errors. I have tested some custom bb-codes in VMs myself without problems, so this is frustrating for the both of us.

Please PM me with a link to a profile with this issue.

[Nzo]

One question before installing this really interesting hack :

Are BB-codes parsed for social groups messages in 3.7 ?
If no : It would be a great addition

[thincom2000]

Technically they should be, since they utilize the same hooks as Visitor Messages in a member's profile.

[Nzo]

Originally Posted by thincom2000

Technically they should be, since they utilize the same hooks as Visitor Messages in a member's profile.

Ok I test it on vbulletin 3.7.0 beta5 and have some trouble :

- Parsing all BB code in social groups is ok (except IMG)
- In blog (vbulletin addon) no more parsing at all
- Signature in pm seems also not parsed

I don't take a lot of time too test it in deep.
Guess I'm just going to wait for next release.

Great idea anyway and I really hope you could finish it :up:
Sincerely,

[thincom2000]

Originally Posted by Nzo

- Parsing all BB code in social groups is ok (except IMG)
- In blog (vbulletin addon) no more parsing at all
- Signature in pm seems also not parsed

- I will have to look into the social groups to see why IMG isn't working.
- Unfortunately I do not own a blog license so I can't support it. There are hooks in this mod so users can add their own plugins to make vBlog work.
- I don't even know how to enable signatures in PMs. Is this functionality added by a mod?

[Nzo]

Originally Posted by thincom2000

- I don't even know how to enable signatures in PMs. Is this functionality added by a mod?

Not a mod. By default in vbulletin.

Side note : I understand that providing feedback is really important for you in order to improve your hack but I have to be honest and I'm sorry to tell you that I made just a quick test without looking closer at your code and without testing on all pages.
Sorry again to not help you more, have no time for the moment.

[thincom2000]

Where is the option to enable this? I can't find it in Private Messaging Options.

[Wayne Luke]

You need to add a note in the readme and the first post that this requires PHP 5.1.0 or higher. At least one function that you call (htmspecialchars_decode) requires that version or higher.

edit-------------------
Adding this code at the beginning of the ces_permissions.php file allows it to work on earlier versions of PHP:

if (!function_exists("htmlspecialchars_decode")) {
    function htmlspecialchars_decode($string, $quote_style = ENT_COMPAT) {
        return strtr($string, array_flip(get_html_translation_table(HTML_SPECIALCHARS, $quote_style)));
    }
}

It appears that HTML parsing is required for pre-parsed custom fields or anything with decent formatting. Would be nice if you could tell the system to ignore specific BBCodes.

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by thincom2000

Where is the option to enable this? I can't find it in Private Messaging Options.

It is an option that the user has when they actually send the Private Message. There are no permissions other than the user is allowed a signature to begin with.

[thincom2000]

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

At least one function that you call (htmspecialchars_decode) requires that version or higher.

Yes, the appropriate function definitions have been added to the ces_permissions.php file for the next update. I have withheld this while I fix some other minor bugs.

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

It appears that HTML parsing is required for pre-parsed custom fields or anything with decent formatting. Would be nice if you could tell the system to ignore specific BBCodes.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Are you saying that BB-Code won't work unless HTML is also enabled in profile fields? Regarding your reference to "decent formatting" - that's basically why I couldn't live without HTML turned on in my own forum, and one reason I created this mod. Regarding ignoring specific BB-Codes, 2.0.2 has a "no parse list" for each of profile fields and visitor messages. Or did you mean something else?