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Forum Activity Check For Forum Access (Per Forum) · **Released**: 02-23-2005

FAQ
i wrote it but when i tried to bullet it, it went all pear shaped, in short, no more questions

thanks to Dean for the assistance

in "/forums/forumdisplay.php" find

PHP Code:


			
// check if there is a forum password and if so, ensure the user has it set

verify_forum_password($foruminfo['forumid'], $foruminfo['password']);

and addove it add

PHP Code:


			
    $facffa_checkforums = explode(",", $vboptions['facffa_checkforums']);

    $facffa_excludeusergroups = explode(",", $vboptions['facffa_excludeusergroups']);

    if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], $facffa_checkforums) AND !in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], $faffa_excludeusergroups)))

    {

        // forum activity check

        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400);

        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime;

        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first("

            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total

            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 

            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid] 

            AND dateline >= $limit

        ");



        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts'])

        {

            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts'));

        }

    }

now shoot over to the "/forums/showthread.php" and find

PHP Code:


			
// *********************************************************************************

// get thread info

$thread = verify_id('thread', $threadid, 1, 1);

$threadinfo = &$thread;

and below that add

PHP Code:


			
    $facffa_checkforums = explode(",", $vboptions['facffa_checkforums']);

    $facffa_excludeusergroups = explode(",", $vboptions['facffa_excludeusergroups']);

    if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($threadinfo['forumid'], $facffa_checkforums) AND !in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], $faffa_excludeusergroups)))

    {

        // forum activity check

        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400);

        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime;

        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first("

            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total

            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 

            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid] 

            AND dateline >= $limit

        ");



        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts'])

        {

            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts'));

        }

    }

now you need to add the phrase

Code:

You have not had enough forum activity in order to access this forum, please become more active then check back there-after.

this slots in front end-error messages

now what else was there, oh yeah the options
direct your browser to http://www.mydomain.com/forums/admin...hp?do=addgroup
(please don't take that literally)

and then put this in the boxes

Code:

Varname: facffa
Title: Forum Activity Check For Forum Access (Per Forum)
vB Default: No

once you done that you should be in there? i hoe so cos you need to populate that group with, oh yeah you do that by clicking this http://www.mydomain.com/forums/admin...uptitle=facffa

Code:

Varname: facffa_checkforumactivity
Title: Turn This Option On?
Description: Turning this on will mean that this hack will start working and checking if users have enough posts in order to access specified forums and their threads
Option Code: yesno
Default: no
vBulletin Default: no

Varname: facffa_checkforumactivitytime
Title: Required Time For Forum Activity
Description: This is the option for how many posts in XX days they need to access the forum.
Option Code:
Default: 1
vBulletin Default: no

Varname: facffa_checkforumactivityposts
Title: Required Posts For Forum Activity
Description: This is the setting for how many posts they need in the above time in order to access that forum.
Option Code:
Default: 1
vBulletin Default: no

Varname: facffa_checkforums
Title: Protected Forums
Description: These are the forums id's you want to protect with this hack, please seperate them with a comma.
Option Code:
Default: 
vBulletin Default: no

Varname: facffa_excludeusergroups
Title: Excluded Usergroups
Description: These are the usergroup id's you want to exclude from having to actually post, please seperate them with a comma.
Option Code:
Default: 
vBulletin Default: no

now i aint had time to test this so test it on your test board and let me know if you get a chance to test it before me, heh the nature of beta huh

even if this hack don't work, feed it to your search engine, by that i mean www.ebslive.com

and stop stealing my smilies :lol:

and i'm spent.

UPDATED: 24/04/05 19:28

DeMiNe0 · #2 02-24-2005, 12:32 PM

What does this hack do? Have any screenshots?

sabret00the · #3 02-24-2005, 12:36 PM

see the faq does come in handy, stupid Standard editor :tantrum:

ok say you got a forum called chit-chat, but you run a car site, you want to know your users are there to more than just chit-chat right and actually talk about what's really good ^o) (the cars) so you install this for the chit-chat forum and then voila they can't access the chit-chat forum unless they've made 50 posts in 2 days.

#4 02-24-2005, 01:27 PM

Very nice, I will try this. Thanks sabret00the

esfron · #5 03-21-2005, 11:43 PM

I got:

Code:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/.../forumdisplay.php on line 217

Code:

// get permission to view forum
$_permsgetter_ = 'forumdisplay';
$forumperms = fetch_permissions($forumid);
if (!($forumperms & CANVIEW))
{
	print_no_permission();
}

if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], $vboptions['facffa_checkforums']))) 
    { 
        // forum activity check 
        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400); 
        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime; 
        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first(" 
            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total 
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 
            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo['userid']  <- Line 217
            AND dateline >= $limit 
        "); 

        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts']) 
        { 
            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts')); 
        } 
    }

lasto · #6 03-21-2005, 11:57 PM

can u change the number of posts required etc to say 5 per day ? - but even that may seem a lot to some people.
You are basically forcing them to post and a lot of people dont like that - but i do

esfron · #7 03-22-2005, 12:06 AM

No forcing. You can turn on this option or not... fix the days, etc.

One screen is worth a 1000 words. See Screenshot.

lasto · #8 03-22-2005, 12:15 AM

arg right well then its a good hack then as u can set it for example to say they gotta have 2 posts in last week etc or even 2 in last month.

Should cut down on zero posters as well.

sabret00the · #9 03-22-2005, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esfron

I got:

Code:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/.../forumdisplay.php on line 217

Code:

// get permission to view forum
$_permsgetter_ = 'forumdisplay';
$forumperms = fetch_permissions($forumid);
if (!($forumperms & CANVIEW))
{
	print_no_permission();
}

if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], $vboptions['facffa_checkforums']))) 
    { 
        // forum activity check 
        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400); 
        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime; 
        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first(" 
            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total 
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 
            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo['userid']  <- Line 217
            AND dateline >= $limit 
        "); 

        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts']) 
        { 
            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts')); 
        } 
    }

change

PHP Code:


			
// get permission to view forum

$_permsgetter_ = 'forumdisplay';

$forumperms = fetch_permissions($forumid);

if (!($forumperms & CANVIEW))

{

    print_no_permission();

}



if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], $vboptions['facffa_checkforums']))) 

    { 

        // forum activity check 

        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400); 

        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime; 

        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first(" 

            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total 

            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 

            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo['userid']

            AND dateline >= $limit 

        "); 



        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts']) 

        { 

            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts')); 

        } 

    }

to

PHP Code:


			
// get permission to view forum

$_permsgetter_ = 'forumdisplay';

$forumperms = fetch_permissions($forumid);

if (!($forumperms & CANVIEW))

{

    print_no_permission();

}



if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], $vboptions['facffa_checkforums']))) 

    { 

        // forum activity check 

        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400); 

        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime; 

        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first(" 

            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total 

            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 

            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid]

            AND dateline >= $limit 

        "); 



        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts']) 

        { 

            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts')); 

        } 

    }

esfron · #10 03-22-2005, 12:23 PM

Got:

Warning: in_array(): Wrong datatype for second argument in /forumdisplay.php on line 219

Code:

Line 219 ->   if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], $vboptions['facffa_checkforums'])))  
    { 
        // forum activity check 
        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400); 
        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime; 
        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first(" 
            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total 
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 
            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid] 
            AND dateline >= $limit 
        "); 

        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts']) 
        { 
            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts')); 
        } 
    }

and the following error:

vBulletin Message:
Unable to add cookies, header already sent.
File: /home/.../includes/init.php
Line: 27

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.04795 seconds Memory Usage 2,344KB Queries Executed 23 (?)
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