Warning Hack V1.5

Version 1.5 Note: You must have v1 installed to upgrade, the upgrade process is small so there was no need to write out a fresh install.

It has come to my attention that a "decent" warning system isn't available here on vbulletin.org, which is quite a shame, and because forums like mine, and probably yours need a simple yet advanced warning system to keep things under wraps

Anyway, i thought i might aswell release what i made, prior to me getting off my ass... lol

Administration Features:
View Warning Logs
- Displays all warnings, warned user, warned by, link to the warned post, date, warning type, and the comment specified when the warning was given, and a remove warning link
(Remove will remove the log and also put the members warning level back down in accordance to how much it was increased by the selected warning removed)
Unban Banned Members
- A simple page that you should visit every few days, it will automatically ban any auto banned users by the warning system where there ban time has expired
Warning Options
- Here you can set the following:
-- Number of warn points before member is auto banned
-- Number of days a member is auto banned for
-- View Warnign Types
-- Add Warning Type
-- Add warning type has the following fields:
---- Name/Description/Warn Points Given

Forum Features:
Every post has "Warn [Name]" and "View [Names] Warnings"
These are only accessiable by a member group which is allowed to "moderate" (Moderating groups are auto detected)
Clicking the Warn link will bring you to a page where you view the user your warning, a link to review the warned post, members current warning level, and below the warning types, has a drop down menu to select the warning type, and a text field to put your comment for why this warning is been issued
Upon completing the warning form, the warned user will be Pm'ed from the person who warned them, with the comment put down and a link to the post

View Warnings link will display logs of only that specified user's warnings, the same features as the admin cp warning logs, only just for this user

Members can access only 1 page of the warning system, which is "View My Warnings", this link is added to the quick links drop down menu
Here they simple view there warnings, just like a moderator would, only without the remove warning link

V1.5 Features:
Protectable Usergroups:
No user's in these defined groups can be warned, or banned.
Root Admin Force Protection:
Userid 1 cannot be warned, canned be banned, this is not optional, this is forced for security.
New Unban Members Set Up:
Now displays all currently banned user's, what time they were banned, what time they are supposed to be unbanned. You may unban the user even if there time has not expired (You will be notificed if they have not served the time issued upon ban, but not stopped). Upon unbanning, you choose the members 'new' warning level and the user's usergroup to move them into
Set banned usergroup:
You can now easily choose from a drop down menu which usergroup user's are sent to if after been warned they are banned.

V1.5 Bug Fixes:
- User locations in 'Users online' shown as unknown if they are warning/viewing warnings (Priority: Medium)
- Unban members system renovated and now fully works (Priotity: Maximum)
- No mysql errors upon sending a pm if the PM table had been altered (Priotity: Maximum)
- New protectable usergroups to stop any group of your choice been banned (Priotity: Maximum)
- Last time visited didn't appear when error page occured (Priotity: Low)
- Un-used global in PM function (Priority: Low)

I hope you enjoy the system, my staff teamare very pleased with it and find it of great use, enjoy the hack

- Zero Tolerance

[sv1cec]

Originally Posted by RsX

im using 1.5

I thought so. Sorry, but you will have to either upgrade to my modified version, or figure it out yourself. I do not have time at the moment to do comparisons with that version.

Try replacing the part of the code which does the checking and shows the links, in the postbit template, with the code below:

PHP Code:

<!-- checks for warning system -->
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT=='showthread'">
<if condition="$post[usergroupid]!=6 AND $post[usergroupid]!=7 AND can_moderate($forum[forumid], '', $bbuserinfo[userid])"><a href='Warn.php?do=WarnUser&id=$post[userid]&post=$post[postid]'>Warn $post[username]</a> ? 
</if>
<if condition="$post[usergroupid]!=6 AND $post[usergroupid]!=7 AND ($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6)">
<a href='Warn.php?do=ViewWarnings&id=$post[userid]'>View $post[username]'s Warnings</a> ?</if>
<if condition="$post[userid]==$bbuserinfo[userid] AND $post[usergroupid]==2 AND $post[warning_level]>0">
<a href='Warn.php?do=ViewMyWarnings'>View your Warnings</a> ?</if>
</if>
<!-- end of warning system --> 


Rgds

[RsX]

Will this work?

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post[usergroupid]!=6 OR $post[usergroupid]!=5 OR $post[usergroupid]!=7 AND can_moderate($forum[forumid], '', $bbuserinfo[userid])"><a href='Warn.php?do=WarnUser&id=$post[userid]&post=$post[postid]'>Warn $post[musername]</a> ? <a href='Warn.php?do=ViewWarnings&id=$post[userid]'>View $post[musername]'s Warnings</a>
</if> 


[RsX]

nvm got it for anyone that would like only admins & supermods to be able to view the warn links, and it wont appear on admins posts, and moderators can only see links in their posts, then follow the instructions listed..

Go to templates> edit postbit & postbit_legacy

Find:

PHP Code:

<a href='Warn.php?do=WarnUser&id=$post[userid]&post=$post[postid]'>Warn $post[musername]</a> ? <a href='Warn.php?do=ViewWarnings&id=$post[userid]'>View $post[musername]'s Warnings</a> 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$post[usergroupid]!=6 AND $post[usergroupid]!=5 AND can_moderate($forum[forumid], '', $bbuserinfo[userid])"><a href='Warn.php?do=WarnUser&id=$post[userid]&post=$post[postid]'>Warn $post[musername]</a> ? <a href='Warn.php?do=ViewWarnings&id=$post[userid]'>View $post[musername]'s Warnings</a>
</if> 


[TCattitude]

sv1cec thanks a lot!
we will wait 4 you, man.

And... good luck with your upgrade

[sv1cec]

Originally Posted by TCattitude

sv1cec thanks a lot!
we will wait 4 you, man.

And... good luck with your upgrade

Thanks, I appreciate it. Today, it was a disaster. All morning, my ADSL was acting up, so I didn't dare to start the upgrade. Now, it looks OK, so if the final test I am doing goes OK, I'll go ahead and do the upgrade tonight. Then, time for my first, official hack!! LoL

Rgds

[rex_b]

Is there a way to make it where each mod can see a list of the warnings they have given out?

[sv1cec]

Originally Posted by rex_b

Is there a way to make it where each mod can see a list of the warnings they have given out?

Sure, in your modcp/index.php, find the following code:

PHP Code:

if ($canmass)
    {
        construct_nav_group($vbphrase['thread']);
        construct_nav_spacer();
    } 


Right underneath that, add:

PHP Code:

    $printhr = true ;
    construct_nav_option ( 'View Issued Warnings', 'mod_warn.php', '<br />' ) ;
    construct_nav_group ( 'Warning System', '<hr />' ) ; 


Then, upload the attached file, in your modcp directory.

[Blam Forumz]

When will v2 be out?

[sv1cec]

Originally Posted by Blam Forumz

When will v2 be out?

It all depends on what you mean by V2. If you are talking about the next version by Zero Tolerance, I do not know. If you are talking about my fully documented and enhanced hack, I hope it will be ready tomorrow.

All instructions are there, so that someone can make an install from scratch. It's just that this hack has evolved to something really big (19 new templates are required, plus several changes to existing templates) and I am trying to find a way to make the installation easier. I 'll try to immitate Zero Tolerance's installation method, but I am not good with XML and I do not want to release something like that, if I am not 100% sure it is OK. Tomorrow, I'll do some tests, for the automated installation.

Rgds
------------
John

[Blam Forumz]

i meant the next version of this warning hack