Miscellaneous Hacks - CES Parser Permissions

CES Parser Permissions
vBulletin 3.6.x, 3.7.x, 3.8.x, 4.0.x supported
Version: 2.2.3

If you encounter what you think may be a bug, please include your vBulletin version number when reporting it, since code and fixes differ greatly from 3.6.4 - 3.8.x.

*** NEWS ***
11/8/2010 - 2.2.3 released
5/15/2010 - 2.2.2 released
4/12/2009 - 3.6.x thread separated

Known Issues:
- If you are using the Advanced BB-Code Permissions hack, conflicts can arise when profile fields are parsed in the postbit, causing nothing be parsed. The fix is described here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1252480

What It Does:
Allows you to grant only certain usergroups the ability to use HTML, BB-code, smilies, and IMG-code in their profile fields, posts, PMs, and in Project Tools.

Mod Features:
- parse profile fields on user profiles using Usergroup Permissions
- parse profile fields in postbits using Usergroup Permissions
- parse posts using Usergroup Permissions
- parse calendar events using Usergroup Permissions
- parse private messages using Usergroup Permissions
- parse Project Tools issues and replies using Usergroup Permissions
- parse Social Messages and usernotes using Usergroup Permissions
- complete Forum Rules integration
- disallow certain HTML tags

Products to Install: 1
Files to Upload: 3
Files to Edit: 0
Template Edits: 0

*** Changelog ***
As of Version 2.2.3

• non-forum messages don't parse
• poll options don't parse

As of Version 2.2.2

• several bug fixes
• compatible with VaultWiki 2.5.7 PL 1 & 3.0.0 RC 3

* This mod is offered for free here. Please donate if you like this mod *

[thincom2000]

There is no blog support in this mod because I do not own a blog license nor do I intend to. In order for me to add blog support, someone would have to give me full admin access to a test blog. Someone offered to let me do this a while back, but I never heard from them again.

If you are still having signature trouble, you probably need to clear the signature cache.

[Detomah]

Originally Posted by thincom2000

There is no blog support in this mod because I do not own a blog license nor do I intend to. In order for me to add blog support, someone would have to give me full admin access to a test blog. Someone offered to let me do this a while back, but I never heard from them again.

Fair enough.

Having done some further checks, my site has far too many other sections and addons dependent upon bbcode working without the need for additional permissions checks, which suddenly stopped working when I installed this hack and I cetainly can't/wouldn't expect any coder to add special bits just for me, so with that, unfortunately it renders this hack useless to me.

I guess I go back to the drawing board in my search for a simply way of getting bbcode and imgcode to parse on the membersinfo pages. Shame, I had it working perfectly with my own code before updating to 3.7 but it's stopped working now. Unless maybe you could possibly help me with a simple bit of code that would make bbcode and imgcode parse for profile fields?

[marcossalazar]

Originally Posted by marcossalazar

Thanks for the email. So I turned on HTML on the BBcode section of VB options as well as in the signature permissions and the mod is enabled and everyone has the right permissions (well, me since it is on a test forum) and still when I insert HTML into the signature is not working.

Sorry to ask this again, but is there something with the signature section when everything is set up properly?

Thanks,

Marcos

I would still like to know why the HTML inserted into the signature does not work when this mod is installed. I will certainly donate some money if this can be fixed !

Thanks,

Marcos

[thincom2000]

Originally Posted by Detomah

Having done some further checks, my site has far too many other sections and addons dependent upon bbcode working without the need for additional permissions checks, which suddenly stopped working when I installed this hack and I cetainly can't/wouldn't expect any coder to add special bits just for me, so with that, unfortunately it renders this hack useless to me.

The mod has two hook locations that you can use to set the variables correctly for those mods, or that you can use to skip the checks altogether for those mods ($this->ces_options['skip_cpp']). In the case of adding support manually via the hooks, the mod should use post permissions by default.

[thincom2000]

Originally Posted by marcossalazar

I would still like to know why the HTML inserted into the signature does not work when this mod is installed. I will certainly donate some money if this can be fixed !

Thanks,

Marcos

Chances are that when the permissions were wrong the signature was cached. Did you try my suggestion from a few posts ago and rebuild the signature cache? I have not been able to duplicate your issue any other way.

[marcossalazar]

Originally Posted by thincom2000

Chances are that when the permissions were wrong the signature was cached. Did you try my suggestion from a few posts ago and rebuild the signature cache? I have not been able to duplicate your issue any other way.

I rebuilt it and nothing. I am able to use BBcode in the signature, but not HTML. I am going to uninstall the mod, then reupload/reinstall everything. I am also going to add a new member after I install it to see if that may work. I liked on vb.com and with some people they have to execute a SQL query in order for it to change the signatures. This may happen to other people in the future after installing the mod, so I will post any progress I make. Thanks!

[thincom2000]

If you still have problems I am going to recommend creating another admin on that test board and PMing me a way to access it.

[marcossalazar]

Originally Posted by thincom2000

If you still have problems I am going to recommend creating another admin on that test board and PMing me a way to access it.

Just PMed you. Thanks!

[thincom2000]

Okay, so after some frustration on your site, I noticed that in the current release, Profile permissions (except sigs) are actually using Social Message permissions (and you had all of these off). This is not intended functionality, and I believe it was leftover from the last time I was testing and just wanted to make a catchall for something that wasn't working.

Upon this discovery, there will be a new release in a couple of hours to fix this problem. I have also added a check to prevent this mod from running on signatures, since those already have fully customizeable permissions by default.

Someone reported a problem with events a bit back, so I will be looking into that before the patch.

[marcossalazar]

Originally Posted by thincom2000

Okay, so after some frustration on your site, I noticed that in the current release, Profile permissions (except sigs) are actually using Social Message permissions (and you had all of these off). This is not intended functionality, and I believe it was leftover from the last time I was testing and just wanted to make a catchall for something that wasn't working.

Upon this discovery, there will be a new release in a couple of hours to fix this problem. I have also added a check to prevent this mod from running on signatures, since those already have fully customizeable permissions by default.

Someone reported a problem with events a bit back, so I will be looking into that before the patch.

Ahh...I had the social message permissions off because I am not going to use social groups on my board (I am assuming those are the options for social groups). Thanks for coming out with a new version and such a great mod. I just made a donation !