Maximum New Threads/Replies per Day Per Usergroup

Hack Name: Maximum New Threads/Replies per Day Per Usergroup
Hack Version: 1.2
Hack Author: Kall
Release: 11 September 2004
Last Update: 19 April 2005
Description: Restricts specific Usergroups to a maximum number of new threads/replies per defined time (in hours).
Requested by: Several people on vb.org.
Credit for the base of the code goes to 006, from his 'Require X Posts per Day to play in Arcade' hack.

Files to edit: 3 (/admincp/usergroup.php, newthread.php and newreply.php)
New Phrases: 1
Other edits: 4 queries to run.

Update to v1.15: Added ability to restrict New Replies per Usergroup, corrected query. If you installed it prior to this edit, please re-download and apply the newthread modification block again.

Update to v1.2: Made all variables unique (appeneded $nzb to the front of each, so as to avoid conflicts with any other hacks).
Added template modifications to inform members of number fo new threads/replies remaining.
It actually works on newthread for versions above 3.0.4 now! (I had no idea. Sorry.)

[007]

Interestingly enough, the code looks very familiar.. lol

Thanks for the credit.

If this was also per forum based.. it would be awesome.

[SFishy]

Originally Posted by 007

Interestingly enough, the code looks very familiar.. lol

Thanks for the credit.

If this was also per forum based.. it would be awesome.

Very nice hack -- I needed the update (from version 2.x) of this -- nice job!

[fridayweb]

Screenshots? I'm having a hard time figuring out where the "You may start $nzbpostsremaining more replies today." goes in my newthread & newreply templates. Thanks!

[Avi_Goldstein]

Nice hack.

Can it be used if I am interested to resrict members of a usergroup to One posting per their subscription period, which they are permitted to edit at any time and which will be deleted after their subscription period ends ?

Thank You,

Avi

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by Avi_Goldstein

Nice hack.

Can it be used if I am interested to resrict members of a usergroup to One posting per their subscription period, which they are permitted to edit at any time and which will be deleted after their subscription period ends ?

Thank You,

Avi

Well I installed this for a person and I saw it does not work for secondary groups. Only main.
So your subscription would have to change the main group for this to work.
I dont think Kall will do this for me nor care about vb's mood swings but you can ask and see if he will adjust that for you. OR you can do what you ask with the work around I just stated.

[Avi_Goldstein]

I am interested to help develop it, but not alone, meaning I can work on that project if someone will be doing/discussing it with me. Can ANYONE help, PLEASE :-).

You can send me a private message, I will be checking those often.

[T3MEDIA]

Anyway to have this work with secondary usergroups?

[dune]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

Well I installed this for a person and I saw it does not work for secondary groups. Only main.
So your subscription would have to change the main group for this to work.

We use subscriptions with only secondary groups as well. I think it's a better overall method (keep primary groups limited, all additional and flucuating perms come from secondary groups). Here's my idea. Someone smack me if I'm stupid...

For example:

$nzbmaxnewthread = $DB_site->query_first("
		SELECT maxnewthread AS number FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "usergroup 
		WHERE usergroupid=$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] 
	");

Becomes

$nzbmaxnewthread = $DB_site->query_first("
		SELECT max(maxnewthread) AS number FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "usergroup 
		WHERE usergroupid IN $bbuserinfo[membergroupids] 
	");

This way we get the maximum value for the given variable for all the groups the user belongs too. Since a value of zero means no max, only non-zero values will give us a limit.

I want this to apply only in a given forum though, not site wide. I don't know if the forum-permissions will take this into account?

[dune]

Nevermind, found what I needed here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=81584

[Ghanem]

Hi,

any update for 3.5.0..