Moderators Functions - Moderate New User Registrations (ModCP Option)

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: This hack can only be used by Super Administrators, Administrators and Super Moderators.


What Does This Hack Do?[hr]Silver[/hr]
This is an update to my 3.8.x version of this hack, designed to work with vBulletin v4.0.x.

Do you have a spam problem and have resorted to manual user registration? If so, have you noticed that it is so tedious and wish you could spread the love by getting other people to do this for you, but not give them AdminCP access? If the answer is yes to both questions, then this hack is for you.

This is a hack gives your Super Moderators (and Administrators) the option in the ModCP to now manually approve new user registrations, that before now only Administrators could do from the AdminCP.

This means you can now spread the load of manually approving users with your Super Moderators, leaving you the administrator more time to do other things.

A notification in your welcome block in the navbar is displayed (if the notification option is enabled in the AdminCP) when there are new user registrations to be moderated. This is displayed to both Administrators and Super Moderators. The notification will only generate 1 extra query per page load (only if the notification is enabled, and then the extra query is only for Administrators and Super Moderators, so if you want to save a query then disable the option).

All users being moderated in the ModCP are now set to Ignore by default, so undesirable users are not accepted by accident.

Also included in this hack, if enabled and a ban usergroup is selected in the AdminCP Options, is the ability to ban users and emailing them to let them know, instead of just deleting them (this new feature has NOT been included by Jelsoft in the standard vBulletin AdminCP moderate user functionality), as it has also been requested before. So, if the ban feature is enabled, then Administrators clicking the notification link to moderate new registrations will be taken to the ModCP version (this hack) instead.

There is also an AdminCP Option to enable logging of user moderation to the Moderator's log.

What Do You Get?

With all features enabled in this hack, when there is a notification on the navbar that there are new user(s) to moderate, Super Moderators and Administrators can do the following for each individual moderated user:

• Accept User (they are now a member)
• Delete User (delete them from database)
• Ban User (user is banned, username can not be reused)
• Ignore User (leave them as a user yet to be moderated)

Or for all new moderated users, they can do the following:

• Accept All
• Delete All
• Ban All
• Ignore All

vBulletin Version Compatibility[hr]Silver[/hr]
This hack can be used with vBulletin versions 4.0.0 - 4.2.0.

For the v3.8.x version of this hack, which will also work with v3.7.x - check here.

The v3.8.x version of this hack is not compatible with v3.6.x (due to fact that notifications in the welcome block were not introduced until v3.7.0), but fear not, you can use the unsupported v3.6.x version of this hack instead.


Hack Support/Feature Requests[hr]Silver[/hr]
IMPORTANT: This hack is no longer supported.



Branding[hr]Silver[/hr]
There is a small unobtrusive block of copyright branding text at the bottom of each page generated by this hack, which is there to promote my work and allow you to use this hack for free.

You are NOT allowed to remove my copyright branding from this hack.

Install/Uninstall Instructions[hr]Silver[/hr]
There are no file or template changes at all and is fully phrased. You just need to upload 1 file, import 1 product and alter the correct vBulletin Options in the AdminCP, and then it will work from then on.

The InstallInstructions.txt instructions file is included in attached .zip file.


Screenshots[hr]Silver[/hr]
Shown in this order:

• Notification in navbar
• AdminCP Options
• ModCP sidebar (with Moderate Registrations showing)
• Moderate New User Registrations (with ban feature disabled)
• Moderate New User Registrations (with ban feature enabled)
• Showing what the banned user would look like in my Banned Members Log hack
• Moderator Log

Translations[hr]Silver[/hr]
I would like to thank the following people for their translations:

• v4.0.001 Arabic translation by Dr.osamA (translation out of date)

Version History[hr]Silver[/hr]
v4.0.3 - Saturday 11th December 2010
-- Fixed: "maxversion" so product can be installed on vBulletin 4.1.0 and above
-- Changed: version number formatting

v4.0.002 - Tuesday 19th January 2010
-- Fixed: "Fatal error: Call to a member function query_first() on a non-object" error on vBCMS

v4.0.001 - Friday 27th November 2009
-- Initial vBulletin v4.0.x Release


Thanks[hr]Silver[/hr]
Thanks go out to Paul M who gave me permission to use some of his install code.

NOTE: Portions of the code are (c) Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.


Show Your Appreciation [hr]Silver[/hr]
Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[raj4x]

Noticed that in the acceptance email to new members a variable is not filled:

This is (part of) what they see in the email:

The forums can be found here:
{1}

Can I fix this somewhere?

Other than that, great mod.

Thanks!


Solved: I edited my phrases, and changed the {1} variable to "$vboptions[bburl]".

Not sure why {1} is not working though. Any ideas?


Cheers.

[HCCSA]

Originally Posted by HCCSA

Hey,

We have this fantastic plugin on our forum, one small issue with it though is when a new user appears in the notifications menu, if clicked on, it is directing you to /moderate_users.php, not /modcp/moderate_users.php.

I have checked the code in the plugin and it is calling $modcpdir correctly (afaik) and modcpdir is set in config.php to modcp, so the link should be http://www.holdencommodoreclub.com.a...hp?do=moderate but is returning http://www.holdencommodoreclub.com.a...hp?do=moderate

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Andrew

My apologies about the above post, I have fixed this now. Our forum was running an old version of your plugin. I have only just taken over as administrator, so did not realise.

Cheers,

Andrew

[el_capiton]

thanks for this great mod

what to change for moderators to be able to use this and not supermoderators?

[el_capiton]

anyone knows?

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by el_capiton

thanks for this great mod

what to change for moderators to be able to use this and not supermoderators?

See Post #30 for more information.

[Grimster]

As much as I'm loathe to bother you with this Mosh I've come across a problem..

I've been using the hack since 4.0.0 upwards - through probably about 5 upgrades with absolutely no problems at all, until I updated to 4.1.10 last night.

The hack is still working as I can manually call it from URL, the notifications though are not.

I know notifications are working OK as I also run other hacks which make notification entries, all of which are working fine.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled both the PHP and XML, set the notifications to on in the AdminCP options for the hack, but still nothing.

Any idea?

Thanks v. much

Grim.

[Grimster]

Found the problem - that was quick right?

Incompatability with: DragonByte Tech: Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) Even with its notifications switched off - it must exclude all other hooks.

I shall be uninstalling that inferior hack :P

Thanks.

[Gemma]

Been looking for something like this. I must search more thoroughly in the future

[poita]

Have installed this, absolutely perfect mod.

Well except for one thing, in the first picture it shows the notification "x users awaiting moderation"

My admin are not receiving this message. I have this switched on, have tried un-install re-install, turn on/off and still no change.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Pure Dope]

doesnt display the option in the cp. in 4.2