Licensed Users System 1.01

Licensed Users System
- by N9ne, March 23rd 2003
- Copyright N9ne 2003+



What does this hack do?
- It adds a licensed user system to your forum.
- Extra user field: 'licensed'
- Admins can select YES or NO for 'licensed' in AdminCP for Users
- Usergroup page: Extra table, showing # of licensed and unlicensed users
- AdminCP: Search by licensed or unlicensed users
- AdminCP Options: Text for 'licensed' and 'unlicensed' users
- Shown in getinfo and postbit
- AdminCP Option: Which usergroupid's can view license status of users?
- Set usergroupids separating with a comma in AdminCP Options
- Six options added under new category in each forum's options:
- 'Unlicensed Users Options' (Licensed users use default options):
- Can view forum?
- Can post new threads?
- Can download attachments?
- Can reply to own & others' threads?
- Can view others' threads?
- Can search forum?
- Hack can easily be integrated into other systems
- Customizable error messages when unlicensed user is denied access
- Customization available through templates
- Searching for users in AdminCP: Can show licensed status in results



Created in 2.3.0 // Should work in 2.2.x and 2.3.x



Installation:
- 6 Queries to Run
- 5 Templates to Add
- 2 Templates to Modify
- Loads of file edits!

Change Log
1.01: 30th March 2003: Query fix. [vBulletin Main Options]

Addons
Forumhome: Show unlicensed text if user is unlicensed.

Please Click INSTALL!

A hack like this is being used here at vb.org

Note: Open the attached file in a text editor to view instructions.

16 Screenshots in next post.

[GoTTi]

found another error.

options not showing in Forum Options

[Slynderdale]

Great hack, to bad that it doesnt use the license check system similar to vbulletin.org, It doesnt check to see if they enter valid license data used at vbulletin.com, Its just a custom license system in case you ever wanna add some sort of license for your site. Its pretty good though but doesnt use any offiecial vbulletin verification of licenses.

[Ferny72]

I don't think vb would allow other people to use a license check system similar to here. I think that was N9ne's purpose of the hack to make it so if you have a license system you could use this hack to make it easier.

[Chris Gwynne]

Today at 03:58 AM Slynderdale said this in Post #12
Great hack, to bad that it doesnt use the license check system similar to vbulletin.org, It doesnt check to see if they enter valid license data used at vbulletin.com, Its just a custom license system in case you ever wanna add some sort of license for your site. Its pretty good though but doesnt use any offiecial vbulletin verification of licenses.

vBulletin.com would never allow multiple useage of the license system on websites. Although, it would be good for a lot of people.

N9ne, simply amazing hack! Good job

[X-Fan]

Okay, currently I've got a separate usergroup for my site's paid members. Will this hack would let you set up a system that would denote paid members to your site and allow them and only them to see a particular private forum?

[Mephisteus]

omg, I own an Internet Services Company and this is just what I was looking for. I was going to make it myself untill I read you were going to . And thank god you did. I don't have the time to make it!

Great hack and another GREAT job N9ne!

[squawell]

can this to do if user post over XX posts than get the licensed??

[Dean C]

Wow excellent job n9ne - now that i can use this

- miSt

[N9ne]

Da_gotti: re-apply changes to forum.php, and user.php in the admin folder, make sure you have everything in the right places.

X-Fan: I'm not sure what you're suggesting, but if you install this hack, you can run a simple query, so it makes all users in that paid group licensed...

Run this query, replacing X with the usergroupid of your paid members group:

UPDATE `user` SET licensed = '1' WHERE usergroupid = 'X'

[X-Fan]

N9ne, with this hack, does it allow only those set to be licensed members to view a particular private forum?

In other words, is this just an easier way of doing a paid members group without having to create an entirely new usergroup?