Secretly ban a user

Secretly Ban a User v1.1.0
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This hack is based on the idea of the hellban hack by intellected (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/t35308/s.html) and overgrow's Quick & Easy account banning hack (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=35589).

It is a lot simpler than the hellban hack (although not as extreme!) and does not have the problems of user being able to quote and view the post.

The user is unaware that they are banned. Nobody see's their posts either in the main thread view or when replying to a thread. Admins and mods see their original post with a notice they are banned. They see the thread as though they were a normal user. This fixes the problem of friends warning them they are banned.

Enjoy =)

21 June 2002: Installation Instructions v1.1.0

Full instructions included in the intall file

Is there a way a set this to IGNORE by IP address? So even if the users reregisters they wont appear anyways? I think this would be just as sweet. Or how about Ignore by HOSTMASK or something for those dynamic arses.

[Ellery Sneed]

Does this work with 2.2.9, also is there updated txt file someone can upload?

[Taco John]

How about a button on the post that allows the mod to reveal individual posts of the banned user ("reveal this secretly banned post")

[hamed]

Xenon has added some code to use this hack. See this page:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=&pagenumber=1

Tanx again to him

[Sweet Cheeks]

This sounds like a great hack for some of our annoying trolls

Just 1 question, is there any way to make it so only admin see the banned users post and not Moderators?

[catbaba]

A small performance tip: Add postbit_banned to $templatesused at the top of newreply.php.

[catbaba]

Originally posted by ~*Julie*~
Just 1 question, is there any way to make it so only admin see the banned users post and not Moderators?

Change the lines:

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==6 || $bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==5 || $bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==7) { 


... to ....

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==6) { 


That's it!

[Courage]

I installed this hack and ituls + Miseable User Hack, but I have a question.

If I suscribed to a thread and a Secretly Ban User make a new post do I receive notification ?

I do not want to receive notification

10x

[Courage]

10x to Erwin, here is the answer to my question:

In admin/functions.php, find:

PHP Code:

AND user.userid<>'$userid' 


Underneath, ADD:

PHP Code:

AND $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]<>'8' 


Change 8 to the usergroupid of the secretly banned members usergroup.

[dniMTheory]

i just installed this today on 2.30. it works perfect after you apply the additions by Xenon from post #54.

The only thing i couldn't figure out was how to prevent the banned members name from showing under the "last post" column.

nice work fellas....clicks install