Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Limit Attachment Downloads

Limit Attachment Downloads 1.3

The writing of this hack was sponsored by: sama3y.net

About this hack:
This hack allows you to limit the number of attachments users can download during a given time period.

This hack is pretty flexible right now. You can choose how many attachments a user can download in a give time. That given time can be set to an hour, a day, a week, a month, 3 months, 6 months, or a year. You also set which attachment types get counted for this hack. Also, you set which usergroups get affected by this hack and how many downloads each usergoup can make.

If a user tries downloading past their limit, they will get an error message. This error message includes when they will be able to start downloading again.

Also, there is a cron job to remove from the table that this hack creates, all the rows that are past the limit date so your table doesn't grow forever and saves you space.

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 2 (1 via ACP, 1 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:
Version 1.0 (7/19/07):

• First Release of this Hack

Version 1.1 (7/19/07):

• [FIXED] MAJOR BUG, the main table needed was not being installed, causing database errors.
• [CHANGED] I moved over the attachment limit to the usergroup settings to give an option of different download amounts per usergroup.

Version 1.2 (7/19/07):

• [FIXED] I REALLY now fixed the MAJOR BUG, the main table needed was not being installed, causing database errors.

Version 1.3 (7/29/07):

• [ADDED] I added a lot more options to 'Download Limit Time Frame' option.
• [CHANGED] Thumbnails are not counted as download attachments.

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

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Pictures:

• The error message.
• Found in the main vb settings
• Found in the attachment types setting
• Found in the usergroup settings

[chapsrulez]

Installed and working.
Great work.
thanks.

Originally Posted by Virtuosofriend

Great work mate. Is it possible, i still havent installed so i dont know, to limit it per forum?

I think it can be done, in my site i have a download subforum, and per usergoups i deny the downloads. on all other subforums downloads are enable.

Originally Posted by PlymWS

If a user reaches their limit, will they still be able to see the thumbnails of attachment images or will they not be displayed ?

This mod would suit my site fantastically but I would still need users to be able to see thumbnails when they have reached their limit.

In my site works
I didn't enabled the plugin for "jpg, gif, png and psd files" and enabled it for .dwg, .3ds, .rar, .zip, etc.
When a user uploads a new attachment in (dwg, 3ds, rar, etc) i create a thumb so user sees what they are downloading.

[PlymWS]

Originally Posted by PlymWS

If a user reaches their limit, will they still be able to see the thumbnails of attachment images or will they not be displayed ?

This mod would suit my site fantastically but I would still need users to be able to see thumbnails when they have reached their limit.

This was easier than I thought. For everyone else who wants this feature :

ACP -> Products & Plugins -> Plugin Manager -> Edit attachment_display thus :

change

if ($count_download)

to read

if ($count_download && !$vbulletin->GPC['thumb'])

Save.

[Abe1]

Version 1.3 (7/29/07):

• [ADDED] I added a lot more options to 'Download Limit Time Frame' option.
• [CHANGED] Thumbnails are not counted as download attachments.

Just re-upload the product XML file.

[PlymWS]

The product download is for 1.2 yet the latest version is 1.3 ???

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by PlymWS

The product download is for 1.2 yet the latest version is 1.3 ???

Sorry, forgot to change the file. Check now.

[Hornstar]

Some of my suggestions for a future update:
1. Any chance to add captcha to the attachments as an option?
2. If users go over allowed attachments, add a count down timer, that they will have to wait before they can download.

These 2 options would be mod of the month for sure!

[gforce75]

Very good concept

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

1. Any chance to add captcha to the attachments as an option?

Not sure what you mean. How would this help this hack.

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

2. If users go over allowed attachments, add a count down timer, that they will have to wait before they can download.

This is a feature already! If you try to download an attachment after you used your time already, then it tells you how much time you have left. (look at the first image in the main post)

[lasto]

this is quite good but how about if a user uploads an attachment in a specific forum then their attachment limit goes up by 1

This would encourage people to just not download attachments but also to upload stuff which is relevant to the site in question.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by lasto

this is quite good but how about if a user uploads an attachment in a specific forum then their attachment limit goes up by 1

This would encourage people to just not download attachments but also to upload stuff which is relevant to the site in question.

If a user uploads an attachment, then they get an extra download?