[RELEASE] Private Messaging (PM) Hack, v 1.2.0

It's HEREEEEE!

version 1.2.0, with so much increase functionality, including:
* Checkbox deletion/moving
* Lightbulb/last message by on index.php
* Icon for "Send Private Message" in posts
* Multiple folders for organization of PMs
* Designation of replied to messages
* Message quotas (untested, but should work fine)
* Sends email when message box is full
* Message forwarding
* Previous/Next PM when viewing
* Direct link to last message from index.php
* Receive email when PMed
* Usergroup function to turn off PMs
* Individual ability to turn off PMs
* index.php code bugfixed
* VERY simple PM stats (/private.php?action=checkstats)
* Banned IP checking
* and more...

Stats I posted elsewhere too:
* 35+ templates
* 4 new profile fields
* 3 new tables
* 1 new field to usergroup table

I was able to set up a stock 1.1.3b3 test board and the hack installed successfully. Upgrading shouldn't be a problem either, except for the template changes. I HIGHLY suggest you overwrite the templates in upgrade-template.txt and re-edit from there.

All other instructions should be located in the .zip.

<download removed -- see http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...?threadid=4405 >

[Edited by Ed Sullivan on 01-02-2001 at 07:13 PM]

It doesn't have to go after $aim - it can go anywhere in that template that you want.

$pmlink isn't a template - it was hardcoded. Look in showthread.php for a reference to it.

Ed,

Why don't the "folderrt.gif" and "newfolderrt.gif" images show up on replied to PMs? I'm a bit confused about this.

Thanks,

Bira

If a user's profile has "Receive Private Messages" set to No, shouldn't the Private Message header be turned off?

Thanks in advance.

bira - I'm not sure why it's doing that. I ran fine on my boards, but it didn't on Me2Be's at one point, but I think she eventually got it to work *shrug*

BobR - I suppose so, but I didn't think of that at the time (that was the last feature I added)

I recently installed the 0.9 version of the pm hack and was wondering how long it takes to install the upgrade? Also, I'm not sure why this happened but when I installed the 0.9 version my fivelinks icons moved more toward the center and when a user is logged in on my forums, and wants to check their pm, it shows a broken gif with an image redirect to my forums. What can I do to fix this, and then I'll upgrade. Please visit my forums and see what I'm talking about

[Edited by steven on 07-26-2000 at 04:07 AM]

I installed the PM hack on our vBulletin forums the other day. It has been brought to my attention, however, that the forum was not automatically filling in the Username/Password from the cookies on a thread post or reply. I've investigated the 'Store Username & Password in browser memory' setting in the profiles, and it appears the PM hack has blanked out the radio buttons for ALL members i.e. neither button is checked.

Can this be checked please?

I think you messed up user.php, because I haven't had that problem (and no one else has reported it)

Thanks Ed, I'd imagined the same too. I've performed the changes again on a copy of the original user.php, went into the profile and its still showing blanks! Any other suggestions?

Mike, first of all let me say that this is a truly amazing hack. It's very professionaly done all the way through, and very easy to customize with the multiple templates. The only thing that I might like to see in any future versions, would be a postbit_pmlink template. I know that it can be changed by editing showthread.php, but I just think that more template changes and less "code-hacking" is better. Keep in mind this is just a suggestion, and in no way takes away from the appreciation I have for the quality work you have done and given to all of us.

Cameron

Mike,
I was wondering if you could take a look at this code and see what I'm doing wrong. When I was customizing the look of my privmsglist template, I think I messed up somehow. For instance, whenever I check several boxes, clicking move or delete has no effect. I can add folders, and jump from folder to folder, but I can't move messages.

Here's the code containing the move and delete buttons:

<form action="private.php" method="POST">
<div align="center"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica"><b>Checked Items:</b></font>
<input type="hidden" name="action3" value="domove">
<input type="hidden" name="table2" value="$table">
<input type="hidden" name="password3" value="$password">
<input type="submit" name="submit3" value="Delete">
<FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica"><b>or</b></font>
<input type="Submit" name="submit3" value="Move">
<FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica"><b>to</b></font>
<select name="select2">
<option value="0">Inbox</option>$folderjump
</select>
</div>
</form>

Here's the code for the checkbox:

<input type="checkbox" name="msgs[$msgid]" value="yes">

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help,
Cameron