Version: 1.00, by borbole
Developer Last Online: Oct 2015
Category: Administrative and Maintenance Tools -
Version: 4.0.3
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Released: 06-03-2010
Last Update: 06-22-2010
Installs: 57
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This is another mod I coded for my own forum and thought to submit it here in the hope tha other users might find an use for it as well. Lately my forum has been hits with a lot of spam posts. It seems like they bypass every single prevention at the registration which leads me to believe that those who register are human spammers and once they pass through all the anti spam restrictions at the registration, the spam bots take over to post at the forums.
Anyway, this hack will allow you to make posting of links allowed/disallowed on a usergroup per usergroup basis.
Installation: upload the includes folder to your forum root folder and then import the link_gids.xml file inside the mod package to Plugins&Products in the Acp of your forum.
After you install it, go to your Acp->Usergroups->Usergroup Manager->{ Chose the group that you want to prevent from posting links->Click Edit Usergroup} and under Post / Thread Permissions, you will see a new setting that says: Prevent From Posting Links, set that to yes.
For more information, please have a look at the attached screenshot below.
OK, perhaps I'm dense. I checked out VSA's permissions hack...and compared it with this hack. It's true that they are not identical. But are the following differences accurate?
This hack limits the posting of links on a per usergroup basis.
The other hack limits posting of links (in addition to 16 other options) on a per usergroup and per forum basis.
So if we want something simple, go with this hack. If we want something more complex go with the other.
I have been looking for this for a long time, tagged and will be installed when in office. I have vbstopforum spam and this will kill the ones that gets through. Thanks.
OK, perhaps I'm dense. I checked out VSA's permissions hack...and compared it with this hack. It's true that they are not identical. But are the following differences accurate?
This hack limits the posting of links on a per usergroup basis.
The other hack limits posting of links (in addition to 16 other options) on a per usergroup and per forum basis.
So if we want something simple, go with this hack. If we want something more complex go with the other.
Is this a fair assessment?
I don''t know what that other mod does as I am not familiar with it. But what you said about my mod, it is correct.
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Originally Posted by koolasia
will this add on work for signatures too
Nope. This is for posts only.
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Originally Posted by Nicke71
I have been looking for this for a long time, tagged and will be installed when in office. I have vbstopforum spam and this will kill the ones that gets through. Thanks.
This is the mod what exactly that I wanted! Thank you borbole. Now, can you tell me how can I edit that error message? I need to edit: "An error has occurred hacktutors! You are not allowed to post links."
This is the mod what exactly that I wanted! Thank you borbole. Now, can you tell me how can I edit that error message? I need to edit: "An error has occurred hacktutors! You are not allowed to post links."
I support all my mods at their threads at my forum