Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count

Info:

This product allows you to set permissions based on user’s post count for:
-viewing forum (threads listing),
-viewing threads content,
-creating new threads,
-replying to threads,
-viewing attachments,
-Viewing/Posting links/images and e-mail addresses,
-adding links to signatures
-voting on polls,
-sending private messages,
-sending e-mails,
-posting Visitor messages
-viewing Albums
-creating new Albums
-posting Picture comments
-viewing Social Groups
-creating new Social Groups
-posting Group messages

This will disallow members with no permissions to view forums/threads/posts/links through normal view, printthread, search, archive, thread preview. Note that you can set Forum/Thread Permissions for each forum/sub-forum separately. Screenshot shows additional options in Forum Manager and error messages shown to user when trying to view restricted area.

How it works and why it's better than vB Promotions system?!
Forum is shown on forumhome but with "Locked" icon and if you have no needed post count you'll get "no permission" error message. When you set this via vB Promotions system forum is hidden on forumhome and you must create additional usergroup to make all this working. When user collect needed amount of posts he will be able to access protected forum immediately. When you set this via vB Promotions system then user must wait until Promotions task is executed ... then he will be able to access protected forum. How much time user must wait it depends on settings in AdminCP/Scheduled Tasks... and if you set this to run every minute it pushes your server. If you set it to 2 or more minutes then user must wait more and more... and nobody like it.

Installation:
Import XML file (as product) through AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 16.2005.
-First release
v4.4 - Jun 19. 2008.
-Latest 3.x version
v5.0 - Jan 23. 2010.
-Updated for vBulletin 4.x
-Option to hide or not "Last post info"
-Minor bugs fixed...
-Mod prefix (Cyb) changed to 'VSa'
v5.1 - May 02. 2010.
-Fixed: LPI hidden for excluded groups
-Fixed: Upgrade errors (vB3.x to vB4.x)
-Fixed: Some PHP errors, and minor bugs
v5.2 - May 26. 2012.
-New: Permissions applied to What's New/Activity streams
-New: Permissions applied to subscription logs in member profiles
-New: Warnings in messages replaced by "Hidden Content" where you get more info on click
-New: Disallow links/emails in signatures
-New: Disallow voting on polls
-Fixed: Threads visible in Search results
-Fixed: Links visible in post search results
-Fixed: Links visible in subscription emails
-Fixed: SendPM possible via BCC
-Fixed: PHP 5.3 errors
-Fixed: Style issues on "set all forums" page
-Fixed: Signature perminfo errors
-Fixed: Forum locks
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v5.2.1 - Jun 02. 2012.
-Minor bug fixed (submit form error phrase)

[vicius_the_one]

mine not working. I have some usergroup created and all are set to have permissions to a specific forum. But this mod does not restrict acces till 10 posts limit is reached. This is what i nedded. and it does not what i need

[vicius_the_one]

Problem discussed here

[yjeanrenaud]

how about adding "posting links" ?

[unfv]

any news about a version for VBulletin5? It already works for my 4.2 version, but I don't see any news about the new version. I have a lot of information protected by this script.

Thanks for any update

[ringnews24]

How do you change the message 'Hidden Content' ?

Thanks

[GMan55]

Installed again. I had php 5.4 - downgraded to 5.3 and added psyZa2's fix. This hack now works without issues on 4.2.0 PL2.

[Sidewindr]

Hi,

Any chance of this mod incorporating the same permissions but based on how long someone has been a member .. i.e. do not allow posting in forum X unless the member has been registered for more than say 30 days ..

[Dwarden]

while it's very good addon, I have question @Valter

the atm. inert "Create Threads" and "Post Replies" in /misc.php?do=vsa_apboupc_setall&vsa_order=1

is there plan to implement theirs functionality?
(just discovered it situation where it would be useful (instead of fighting with many customized user-group rights on each forum overruling global user-group rights))

[thenamesgould]

Originally Posted by ringnews24

How do you change the message 'Hidden Content' ?

Thanks

I'd like to know how to do that too, if anybody can help. I want to make it so in a few forums, people with zero posts can't see the links at all, and don't even know they are there.

Can anybody help? Pleeease?

[Dwarden]

I noticed some problem , when in section "Send Private Messages "

Post count user must have before can SEND PMs (0 to disable)
== 1

Unaffected Usergroups (list IDs, separate with commas)
== admins group number, mods group number

Can send PMs to usergroups (list IDs, separate with commas)
== admins group number, mods group number

then user with zero posts can't send Private Message to admin / mods until he has 1 post

is this bug? or something incorrectly setup ?

forums are on vB 4.2.0 pl3