Automatic Inactive Users Pruning

As requested by Watson here.

What this hack does:

• Runs a daily cronjob, removing all members according to the script's configuration
• Flag an user for deletion after x days (15 by default)
• Email an user that has been flagged (off by default)
• Has the ability to prune users that match ALL these conditions:
  • Has not visited in the last x days (30 by default)
    AND
  • Has not posted in the last x days (30 by default)
    AND
  • Has x or fewer posts (0 by default)
    AND
  • Has been flagged for deletion earlier than x days (15 by default)
• Send email to deleted users, notifying them of their terminated membership (off by default)
• Ability to move to a different usergroup instead of deleting them

To get started, simply read the attached .txt file


//peace

[Revan]

Hm damn, I made a silly mistake.
Find:

PHP Code:

else if (!isset($members['deleflag'])) 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

else if (!$members['deleflag']) 


[Ala21]

Great, now the flagging works. Thank you *installed*

[djr]

Originally Posted by Revan

Thanks people
When I get home I will further improve this hack, by flagging the users for deletion, emailing them about the fate of their accounts, then after x amount of days (config), if the user still applies to the "flagged for deletion" groups, delete them (and optionally mail them about it).

This would be very very welcome .. I used to have Amy's excellent hack for vB2, so yours might be a good heir to that throne. Any update on your progress so far? Will install immediately once these features are incorporated.

[laborer75]

Originally Posted by Revan

Thanks people
When I get home I will further improve this hack, by flagging the users for deletion, emailing them about the fate of their accounts, then after x amount of days (config), if the user still applies to the "flagged for deletion" groups, delete them (and optionally mail them about it).

I too would love to see these options. Then you can warn them and give them so many days to get thier a*ses in gear and post before removing them completely. Then after x amount of days they have been warned, an email telling them they suck. LOL. Hope to see this happen soon. Would love to install this hack....

[Revan]

Originally Posted by djr

This would be very very welcome .. I used to have Amy's excellent hack for vB2, so yours might be a good heir to that throne. Any update on your progress so far? Will install immediately once these features are incorporated.

Originally Posted by laborer75

I too would love to see these options. Then you can warn them and give them so many days to get thier a*ses in gear and post before removing them completely. Then after x amount of days they have been warned, an email telling them they suck. LOL. Hope to see this happen soon. Would love to install this hack....

Originally Posted by Revan

What this hack does:
[...]

• Has x or fewer posts (0 by default)
  AND
• Has been flagged for deletion earlier than x days (15 by default)

Nuff said

[Dave-G]

Rather than deleting, is it possible to simply move them to another group?

So you'd have two options:

1. notify via email, add to a list, delete.

2. notify via email, add to a list, move to another group.

[Revan]

I wrote some quick code which I think will work, let me know if it doesn't work and/or left some statistic on the forum un-updated

[waza]

Thx,
I have made an addon on this, so you can exclude usergroups from been pruned,
you can find it here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91159

[djr]

I finally installed this hack, but you forgot one big thing: the deleteflag isn't unset when the user decides to visit the forum again. It will be set forever for that user. Thanks for the great hack, hope this will be solved.

Moreover, I've improved the performance of this script by editing the datatype of the 'deleflag' column to unsigned int (10). This is quite dangerous, as the default value is 0. Therefore the script needs to be modified a little:

PHP Code:

 if ($members['deleflag'] <= (TIMENOW - ($flaggedtime * 86400)) AND !empty($members['deleflag'])) 


to

PHP Code:

 if ($members['deleflag'] <= (TIMENOW - ($flaggedtime * 86400)) AND $members['deleflag'] > 0) 


and

PHP Code:

 else if (!$members['deleflag']) 


to

PHP Code:

 else if ($members['deleflag'] == 0) 


[brfrankl]

anyone know if this works with 3.6.7??