Warning System, Automatic Ban, Make Posts Invisible, Edit Signature/ Avatar/ Picture

Warning System, Automatic Ban, Make Posts Invisible, Edit Signature/ Avatar/ Picture - Version 1.1

Okay, this is my private forum's custom warning/ suspension/ banning system and postbit moderator system. This is a fairly involved hack, so it is crucial that you follow the instructions closely. It would benefit experienced hackers the most. The following instructions are for an unhacked board. If you have hacked your board, or use different moderator usergroups, just make the appropriate changes.


With this hack, your staff and you will be able to:

1) Add/ Substract/ Reset Warning Points for a Member from a Popup Window in Postbit.

2) When the Member has Warning Points that reach a set level (up to you), the Member will be Automatically Banned.

3) Easily View a Member's Warning Points in the Postbit.

4) Have the ability to easily Edit a Member's Avatar/ Profile Pic/ Sig/ Reputation comments from a Popup Window in Postbit.

5) Suspend temporarily or Ban permanently a Member from a Popup Window in Postbit.

6) Have 2 categories of Banned Members -

..... a) Normal Banned members where the posts all remain, and

..... b) Troll Banned members, where all the posts in this usergroup

.......... i) Automatically becomes Invisible from all other members! You no longer have to manually search and delete their posts. They virtually disappear from your forums when they get put in this usergroup. Also, Troll Banned members get

.......... ii) Fake 404 errors and can no longer access your site.


Please be aware that this hack is designed for my private forums. If you want additional features, or customization, you have permission to do this yourself. Please do not expect me to customize this hack for your site.

FWIW, I've had this system running for 2 years now (obviously with different code). Time for me to share...

The installation instructions are in the HTML file in the ZIP file below. The warn.php is also in the ZIP file.


Screenshots:

1. Options available with the dropdown menu for staff.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15463


2. Popup window from postbit to warn members.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15466


3. Popup window from postbit to suspend or ban members.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15465


4. Popup window from postbit to edit signature.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15468


5. Popup window from postbit to edit avatar.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15469


NOTE: You can also edit profile pictures, reputation comments, etc. but I can't be bothered making screenshots of all the features.

Enjoy!

With Erwin's Permision I've made an HTL Version of this hack.

HTL version (thanks to Dan) here:

Attached FilesWarning_System_Automatic_Ban_Make_Posts_Invisible_ Edit_Signature_Avatar.htl

Normal version here:

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by FastAttack

ah k.. didn't they fix that "bug" or is it still around RC2 ?

It's not a bug. You need to complain to Jelsoft at vBulletin.com if your browser has problems with it, not in this thread, which is for the support of this hack.

[ranger2kxlt]

Originally Posted by ranger2kxlt

quick question, if you add a warning point can you have a reason for the warn as well???

Thanks

i should add more detail to this, having a reason means that any other mod or admin (who ever has access to add warn points) can see these messages before they add there point as they maybe warning the person for the same thing almost at the same time, make sense??

[msimplay]

Its a great hack but it doesn't have any kind of notification as to why the person got a warning
ie with Mikes Warning System on Vb2
u could tell the people a list of preset warnings and add and subtract warning points up2 a maximum set by u and also
it would tell them via email or pm (ur choice) why they have got the warning
and when u click in the post bit on their warnings it had a record of why they were warned

[!!!cyr0n_k0r]

what do I need to change so that when I place a user in the "banned" usergorup.. all their posts are NOT deleted.

this system will be used to suspend users mostly.. so I still want their posts there.
I want the mods to delete the posts manually.

what do I need to change?

[Fi_InCogNiTo]

I get this:

mysql error: Unknown table 'user' in field list

I have a prefix of vb3_

Where in the code would I fix this to work with my prefix?

[TheEDIGuy]

Love it, Erwin (as with most of your mods). One thing I'm running into, though. I can warn just about everyone, but I have a user with a name of "aMaZiN'RaCeGuY>", and the warn pop-up won't pop up for him. I'm sure it's the > that's stopping it, but have no idea how to fix it.

Clicking "install".

[Zelda-King]

The only thing I don't get is... this warning system doesn't actually 'warn' the offender, does it?

[john43202]

Great hack.

One problem... When I try to warn a user I get the error

PHP Code:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: gettemplate() in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/forums/warn.php on line 38 


Any ideas? :ermm:

John

[Fi_InCogNiTo]

I uninstalled this hack but after clicking a membername, the drop down still gives the option to warn the member. I went through the uninstall a few times, but can't see how to get rid of that.....

Can someone post how to delete that from the drop down plz?

[msimplay]

Originally Posted by msimplay

Its a great hack but it doesn't have any kind of notification as to why the person got a warning
ie with Mikes Warning System on Vb2
u could tell the people a list of preset warnings and add and subtract warning points up2 a maximum set by u and also
it would tell them via email or pm (ur choice) why they have got the warning
and when u click in the post bit on their warnings it had a record of why they were warned

sorry i quoted my own post but it would be great if you would update this hack to include some kind of real warning to the people coz all they will know is that they have been warned but they wont know why
and on the admin side some kind of record as to why the warning is there
because when a moderator makes a warning and the administrator looks it would be good to know why
and warnings dont have an option to expire

heres a webpage of the old warnings hack i used to have on vb2
and yes i know this is Mikes warning hack based on Gforce2k2's warning hack

however i would much rather have these on you hack as it has better options like signature editing and avatar editing

but the warnings side is a bit lacking :disappointed:

http://wambam.net/Updates/Warnings.html