Advanced Flood Control

I no longer support my hacks. Please feel free to update them and release new versions elsewhere as long as I get the credit for the original modification.

/*===================================*\
|| Advanced Flood Control
||
|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jun 29, 2009
||
|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
\*===================================*/

DESCRIPTION

This hack gives you a couple of advanced post flood control settings.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

• Allows you to control flood check time on a per-usergroup basis.
• Optional "Dynamic Flood Control Time", using which an admin may specify an extended number of seconds for users who have posted X or more posts in Y hours.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] The product is now officially compatible with 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Simplified a few phrases.

1.0.1
[+] The product is now officially compatible with 3.6.
[F] Corrected a minor typo.

1.0.0
Initial Version

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

IF YOU LIKE MY HACK, PLEASE CLICK INSTALL

[Snake]

Great hack but you can always use the Auto Merge Double Post hack by Xenon as it is much easier.

[akanevsky]

Auto Merge does not merge posts that were made in different threads

[nhacso]

Psionic Vision, you can add a countdown number appear in "Submit" button and align left "Submit" phare in template showthread_quickreply and editpost (a number I said is the second set by Advanced Flood Control in admincp). This idea make the members in forum know how long they have permission post a next post after they post a new post before.

Example: I set 40 second in "Extended Minium Time Between Post", a members name is ABC post a reply, if ABC want post a next new post => button submit is hidden, member ABC can't not click the submit button and a number countdown appear. When the a number countdown from (40) to (0), button "submit" is appear again for member ABC submit new post.

[akanevsky]

That is standard feature of vBulletin 3.5.x.

[Exernon]

Originally Posted by nhacso

Psionic Vision, you can add a countdown number appear in "Submit" button and align left "Submit" phare in template showthread_quickreply and editpost (a number I said is the second set by Advanced Flood Control in admincp). This idea make the members in forum know how long they have permission post a next post after they post a new post before.

Example: I set 40 second in "Extended Minium Time Between Post", a members name is ABC post a reply, if ABC want post a next new post => button submit is hidden, member ABC can't not click the submit button and a number countdown appear. When the a number countdown from (40) to (0), button "submit" is appear again for member ABC submit new post.

Great idea! Like the post quick reply and submit reply button will be disabled until the time between posts is consumed.

[akanevsky]

Feel free to request that feature from Jelsoft. Modifying the vbulletin interface is not the purpose of this hack.

[zagman76]

this hack stopped working for me...

it does not seem to overwrite the vB global setting (when set differently)

-edit- I think it's because of the upgrade to 3.5.4 ... any chance of an updated hack?

[akanevsky]

Yes, I'll check whether the hack is compatible with 3.5.4, and if it's not - I'll update it.

[zagman76]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

Yes, I'll check whether the hack is compatible with 3.5.4, and if it's not - I'll update it.

Cool! It was extreemly useful (before we upgraded), and I would love to have it available again!

[Tallrat]

Need some help. I got this to work for reply and quick reply but new posts arent working. Im kinda new at this. Where does the bitfield_floodchecktime file go? Thanks