Force 18 and over at Registration Time.

I must have been asking for this for at least 3 months now. This is a patch to me not really a fix.

What this modification does:
When a new user (sorry only works for new users) Signs up on your forum they will have to enter an age that is 18 years and up. Once they do this and complete the registration they can not change the year they inputted at registration time.

What is the point of this???
Well this is the biggest thing I have seen that gives no control to the vB admin.

Users can sign up saying they are 18 and then once they are members change the year back to the age they really are (say 15) Issues occur when other users see this (esp. a 18 and older forum) They become concerned about the young users on the site.

Of course people can lie. But at least it is forced now (like their user name) once they enter the age.

In some countries and some states in the US you have to have something like this.

I do hope this helps everyone who needs it.

Works with 3.0.x up to 6

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by evo_j

I have installed miserable user hack thats it... i have double checked the mod and i did it exactly as its instructed to do it

thanks

Yo bro. I am asking you to help you and you throw some talk about miserable user?

[Mechanical Mind]

Originally Posted by T3MEDIA

Yo bro. I am asking you to help you and you throw some talk about miserable user?

I think he is talking about the "Miserable User Hack". It's the one where it makes the forums start screwing up for certain users so they get fed up and go. I don't think he was saying he was a "Miserable User"... LOL :classic:

(I like to be a peacemaker whenever I can) :smoke:

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by Mechanical Mind

I think he is talking about the "Miserable User Hack". It's the one where it makes the forums start screwing up for certain users so they get fed up and go. I don't think he was saying he was a "Miserable User"... LOL :classic:

(I like to be a peacemaker whenever I can) :smoke:

Oh ok... I was like wow this guy is rude! LOL
well then I am sorry for the assumption.

[evo_j]

yes you did ask what else i had installed, it was miserable user hack im not gonna be rude when asking for help i appreciate the input and ur time. Its clear now and i understand how it works, and its working fine

thanks again

[SloChild]

Thanks - I've been looking for this one. Keep up the good work.

[CrazyLady]

will this work with Version 3.0.7?

Thanks
CL

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by CrazyLady

will this work with Version 3.0.7?

Thanks
CL

yes not a problem with 3.0.7

[Scerina]

Am workin on an Anne Rice forum and I want members who are 16 & above ONLY to join...is there anyway to change the age from 18 to 16 on this hack? Cuz I for one would use it in a heartbeat!

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by Scerina

Am workin on an Anne Rice forum and I want members who are 16 & above ONLY to join...is there anyway to change the age from 18 to 16 on this hack? Cuz I for one would use it in a heartbeat!

The area in the hack that says...

PHP Code:

1. open register.php

######################################################################################
Find:

    if ($year < ($current['year'] - 13) OR ($year == ($current['year'] - 13) AND $month <= $current['month']))

Replace with:
        // 18 and older START by kinglifer
        // if ($year < ($current['year'] - 13) OR ($year == ($current['year'] - 13) AND $month <= $current['month']))
          if ($year < ($current['year'] - 18) OR ($year == ($current['year'] - 18) AND $month <= $current['month']))
        // 18 and older END by kinglifer
###################################################################################### 


do all the finds but replace it with this...

PHP Code:

// 18 and older START by kinglifer
        // if ($year < ($current['year'] - 13) OR ($year == ($current['year'] - 13) AND $month <= $current['month']))
if ($year < ($current['year'] - 16) OR ($year == ($current['year'] - 16) AND $month <= $current['month']))
// 18 and older END by kinglifer 


That will do 16+

[biggkay]

The new uptade doesn't work. I get this error.

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in /home/pioneers/public_html/forums/register.php on line 88