Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced Forum Rules

Info:
Advanced Forum Rules system for vBulletin.

Main Features:
-Rules shown on separate page (no file uploads required)
-Several sets of rules can be created and applied to individual forums
-Choose between BB codes and HTML in rules
-Options to force users to accept Forum Rules before can view forums or threads, post replies, PMs, or e-mails...
-Option to replace registration rules with this product ones
-Option to reset user acceptance status when infraction is received

View screenshots.

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

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - Advanced Forum Rules

Versions:
v1.0 - Oct 06. 2005.
-First version
v4.0.2 - May 08. 2009.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v5.0 - Feb 17. 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Code optimized, some bugs fixed
v5.0.1 - Apr 18. 2010.
-Fixed: Link to Rules in forumdisplay
-Fixed: Ordered list parsing in Rules
v5.0.2 - Nov 21 2010.
-Fixed: Uncached template
-Fixed: Style issues on Rules page
-Fixed: Style issues on Manage Rules pages
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v5.0.3 - May 04 2011.
-Fixed: Security bug
v5.0.4 - May 06 2011.
-Fixed: vbseo users not able to switch rules
v5.0.5 - May 18 2011.
-Fixed: Security bug
-Improved rule acceptance check
v5.0.6 - May 22 2012.
-Compatible with vBulletin 4.2
-Increased number of maximum rule sets
-Fixed some minor bugs
v5.0.7 - May 26 2012.
-Fixed: Navbar link
v5.0.8 - Sep 17 2012.
-Fixed: Incorrect acceptance status for some users

[MarkFL]

Regarding your question about displaying the rules in the user-selected language, what I think I would do is use HTML in the defined rules, where each set of rules in the different languages is wrapped in a div element having a classname that is the language. For example:

<div class="english">
	English rules here...
</div>

<div class="german">
	German rules here...
</div>

Then create a plugin hooked at "parse_templates" as follows:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT === 'misc')
{
    if ($vbulletin->userinfo['languageid'] == '0')
    {
        $css = '.english {display: block;}.german {display: none;}';
    }
    else
    {
        $css = '.english {display: none;}.german {display: block;}';
    }

    $template_hook['headinclude_css'] .= '<style>' . $css . '</style>';
} 


Now, as to why you aren't able to edit your rules, I don't know. I am able to edit them on my dev and production sites. If you want, create a temporary admin account for me, and PM the login credentials to me, and I will be glad to come to your site and see if I can get both issues resolved.

[dariyos]

thanks a lot!

it works fine,
language ID = 4 is my english language..

if (THIS_SCRIPT === 'misc')
{
    if ($vbulletin->userinfo['languageid'] == '4')
    {
        $css = '.german {display: block;}.german {display: none;}';
    }
    else
    {
        $css = '.english {display: none;}.english {display: none;}';
    }

    $template_hook['headinclude_css'] .= '<style>' . $css . '</style>';

And the empty field is only because I putted html code to format the text..

my text shows like this:

<br>
<font size="3"><b>1. Verhalten im Forum:</b></font><br>
<br>
<b>?1 Seid freundlich und hilfsbereit zueinander</b><br>
Wenn du nichts Positives schreiben kannst, dann schreibe lieber nichts.<br>

When I edit this, it shows nothing.

when I put a text without html code, the text will be displayed, but without formatting.

[MarkFL]

If the languageid is 4 for English, then you want:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT === 'misc')
{
    if ($vbulletin->userinfo['languageid'] == '4')
    {
        $css = '.english {display: block;}.german {display: none;}';
    }
    else
    {
        $css = '.english {display: none;}.german {display: block;}';
    }

    $template_hook['headinclude_css'] .= '<style>' . $css . '</style>';
} 


Can you post a screenshot of your product settings?

[dariyos]

thanks, it works.

These are my settings:

[MarkFL]

Okay, try disabling BB Codes in rules (that's the way I have mine set)...see if that allows you to edit.

[Manipulation]

Is it possible to have this added on to the top bar above the navbar?

[FrankP]

Originally Posted by AusPhotography

Works fine for us on vB4.2.2.

You can generate you own reports via a database query, there are extra fields on the user table.

Soory, but may I ask how this query may look like? I can't get it when scanning the columns of the user table. I saw some "ALTER TABLE" in the products xml, but I cannot find the columns in the database (4.2.2-5). But the add on seems to work, at least it's shown only once, and this is all I need. But it would be helpful to have a chance to check if/when a specific user accepted the rules.

Many thanks in advance!

[Abominus]

Could this be used for the "General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR"?

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Abominus

Could this be used for the "General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR"?

Yes but it's easier just to edit the FAQ and put a link in the footer or header.

[z3r0]

Originally Posted by Abominus

Could this be used for the "General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR"?

Yep with some changes to the phrases it works quite well for GDPR policy consent, it's not perfect, but it's the best option atm without having something custom coded.