Miscellaneous Hacks - Age based premissions for registering and viewing forums

This is based on this 3.5 plug-in. Although it uses the same hook locations and similar phrases, I ended up recoding it so none of the original code is used. To install simply download and install the XML file via the Plugin & Product manager. You can then alter the registration requirements via the vBulletin Settings option and the minimum age to view a specific forum by editing it using the forum manager - again it should appear near the bottom.

New features:

• Updated for vBulletin 3.6.4 (should work on 3.6.x)
• More accurate (the previous only checked month and year).

Original features:

• Specify minimum age required to register.
• Limit access to forums based on age.

Disclaimer:
Because users can lie about their age, this many not fulfil the legal requirements for adult content. I accept no responsibility for how this is used.

You're free to do what you like with this code, although credit is appreciated, it's not required.

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[rjmjr69]

Thanks very useful

[NetRasta]

I have the problem after the check. the new User must be give the bithday in the second time. Have you an modus to imported the first birthday in the second field?

[calvis]

How does this affect crawling from the search engines? Does the age restricted forums get indexed as well?

[Ducks]

like it. thanks.

[sweetguy2004]

very usefull hack and many thanks its working great as users log on if they are u18 or what ever age one has set up they can no not view adult contents under that age Admin has set up like it so much this hack many many thanks

[donal]

Presently the forums are hidden from the members below x years of age.

Can you please modify so that the forums can be shown to the members but they should get the "underage message" when they click on the link.

[Konstantinos]

Originally Posted by Konstantinos

the only problem i found so far is that when u have birthdays enabled it doesnt inherit the input that u have added in the previous option and the user can is asked to reenter birthday and even that i select a birthday of less than 18 years old it got accepted. so its bugged

this isnt fixed yet !!!

[AngelBlue]

Switched from AgeLock to this mod because your mod hides the forums from people who can't access them, which, IMHO, is a very good thing.
I do think, however, you should:
1) Have an option to filter the other way, and only let people with a *maximum* age into a certain forum.
2) Have an option to choose whether forums which one cannot access due to age are hidden or displayed but generate an error on click.

[Erox]

Exactly what I need! Thanx!

[needaltuna]

Great, simple, effective mod. Installed!