Anti-Spam Options - Disable Member Homepage Profile Option based on Post Count or Usergroup

This mod will remove the option to allow members to post a "Homepage" URL in their profile based on post count and/or usergroup id. In addition you can disable it for everyone if you want.

This is often requested because some admins feel some members join their forum only to place links to their own pages and never contribute to the forum. This will require users attain a minimum post count before posting- or stop them from using a homepage altogether.

You may override these settings by specifying immune usergroups- usually admins and maybe mods.

This has been tested on 3.8.6 and will work across all 3.8 versions. It should work on earlier versions too but not tested. It will not work on vBulletin 4.0 and above.
4.x version is here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=256383

If you have a heavily customized style then it is possible this mod will not work at all- it works based on automatic template edits and if the right default code isn't there nothing will happen. This is not a "bug." If you have a customized style try it first, if it doesn't work I can help you with some manual template edits to achieve the same effects as using this mod.

Install as normal, full instructions included in text file inside zip.

Contains: No files to upload, 1 plugin, 2 phrases, some new options.

You can change the default messages by editing the two phrases.

See screenshots for details.

Live Demo: www.juot.net/forums/ (but you will need to register to see it in action.)

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.

[BirdOPrey5]

Reserved.

[blind-eddie]

Awesome!!
The blind guy clicks installed..
After reading https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=255798 I knew you would make it.

I too get hit with the spammers joining just to add a home page link, a sig with links & thier ICQ Number.
Installed, tested & working on 3.8.4
Thank you.

[blind-eddie]

ok, how about one for required post count before being able to add a signature?

[BirdOPrey5]

You can easily hide a signature via a quick template edit-

Edit your postbit or postbit_legacy template

Find the code:

__________________<br />
				$post[signature]

Replace it with:

<if condition="$post[postcount] > 10">
__________________<br />
				$post[signature]
</if>

That won't show signatures of anyone with 10 or fewer posts...

But now I suspect you mean to disable them from even making a signature... I'll play around with this and see if I can add it to a future version of this mod or a separate release... will post here either way.

[blind-eddie]

You suspect correctly. Thank you...Sorry to hijack your thread over other topic.

[robdawg]

Definitely a good suggestions on the signature. I am definitely adding this right now to ALL my forums.

[ehmax]

If members have already posted a URL in their homepage profile, then this add-on is installed, and then the member doesn't meet the criteria, will the URL be removed?

[BirdOPrey5]

No it won't remove it until/unless they update their profile. If they update their profile it will get removed.

[blind-eddie]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

But now I suspect you mean to disable them from even making a signature... I'll play around with this and see if I can add it to a future version of this mod or a separate release... will post here either way.

This sure would look good in my admincp....