Version: 1.00, by Erwin
Developer Last Online: May 2013
Version: 2.3.x
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Released: 10-16-2002
Last Update: Never
Installs: 20
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Allow URLs in posts only after a minimum number of posts (to reduce spam)
I did this mini-hack to reduce the amount of spammers and newbie mistakes at my forums. Most of the newbies at my site do not read the rules, and in their enthusiasm post links back to their own sites or forums.
I have made it so that members need to have a minimum number of posts before they can post URLs to website. On my site I've set it to 15, but you can set it to whatever you like. If a member has less than the required amount of posts, when they try to post they get redirected to an error page, telling them that they need to have a minimum amount of posts before they can post links in their post. In my error message, I also tell them to post links to their own site only in our forum designated for website links.
Update: Version 1.1 - fixed up a loophole. Just replace the old code with the new.
Version 2.0 - tidied up the code, added code to editpost.php, made it easier to change the variable
Anyway, installation is a breeze. The installation text file is below:
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I'm looking for something llike this that works for 3.0 .... and would like to disallow links in sigs completely .... can't believe it doesn't exist...
Erwin, I have installed and enjoyed other hacks of yours that were for 3.0 - [[thanks!! esp. for the PM quick reply]] Any chance you have a version of this hack working in 3.0 and I've just missed it somehow?
This is a terrific hack. I was getting over 100 spam posts a day, and this stopped them dead in their tracks. The spammers do everything automatically, so you don't really have to worry about them slipping a post by the moderators and then editing it later - too much bother for them.
On my sites, I do get lots of posts from people who want to show images of things for evaluation, so I edited out the blocks to the strings, "www." and "http". I just block anything with "[url" or "[URL" from a new user. Since the software automatically appends that to any URL that starts with http:// or with www., but not to things that start with [img], it lets through the stuff I want to let through, blocks the trash.
Just discovered a glitch. It works perfectly with new threads and with new replies. But, new replies can no longer be previewed. The "Preview" button acts just like another "Post Reply" button. It also truncates the user name to "by" on the forum index page. This happens with users with hundreds of posts, not just newbies.
Any help you can offer on this would be very welcome.
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