Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced Forum Rules

Info:
Advanced Forum Rules system for vBulletin.

Main Features:
-Rules shown on separate page (no file uploads required)
-Several sets of rules can be created and applied to individual forums
-Choose between BB codes and HTML in rules
-Options to force users to accept Forum Rules before can view forums or threads, post replies, PMs, or e-mails...
-Option to replace registration rules with this product ones
-Option to reset user acceptance status when infraction is received

View screenshots.

Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - Advanced Forum Rules

Versions:
v1.0 - Oct 06. 2005.
-First version
v4.0.2 - May 08. 2009.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v5.0 - Feb 17. 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Code optimized, some bugs fixed
v5.0.1 - Apr 18. 2010.
-Fixed: Link to Rules in forumdisplay
-Fixed: Ordered list parsing in Rules
v5.0.2 - Nov 21 2010.
-Fixed: Uncached template
-Fixed: Style issues on Rules page
-Fixed: Style issues on Manage Rules pages
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v5.0.3 - May 04 2011.
-Fixed: Security bug
v5.0.4 - May 06 2011.
-Fixed: vbseo users not able to switch rules
v5.0.5 - May 18 2011.
-Fixed: Security bug
-Improved rule acceptance check
v5.0.6 - May 22 2012.
-Compatible with vBulletin 4.2
-Increased number of maximum rule sets
-Fixed some minor bugs
v5.0.7 - May 26 2012.
-Fixed: Navbar link
v5.0.8 - Sep 17 2012.
-Fixed: Incorrect acceptance status for some users

[rdavm]

Always a pain to find or remember where to go for edit the original Vbulletin forum rules.
This makes it like a dream, max points to this one

Thanks a lot....

[thecore762]

doesn't work for me.
4.1.7.
I keep getting to a blank page.

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by thecore762

doesn't work for me.
4.1.7.
I keep getting to a blank page.

I just checked your site and it takes me where it is supposed to. No blank page for me I can read your rules just fine.

[The Rocketeer]

Hi, our site was recently hacked, some kind of a malicious code automation / root kit type of script planted on the server that inserts some codes into my files causing the issues. Its base64 encoded and starts with "<?php eval(gzuncompress(base64_decode('eF5Tcffxd3L0CY" followed by a combination of a lot of random numbers. - https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/show...=1#post2234549

this is a good mod and we like it very much but I have heard previously about some security issues with it. Could you double check if this mod is still secure and working 100% with 4.1.8?

Thanks

[AusPhotography]

The fundamental flaws in previous versions were fixed and nothing in vB4.1.8 has effect on this mod.
Several coders have reviewed the code, I looked at every injection possibility having been burnt with the previous problems.
We will be upgrading to 4.1.8 in about a week, I've got it in test without issues.

[Keldaria]

Note, I love this mod, its brilliant. However I did run into 1 unexpected problem that after abit of investigation was easy to fix but had me looking all over for a permission setting that didn't exist and probably should.

I found that only usergroup 6 (Default Admin) could manage the forum rules, and while that's normally fine for 99.99% of the forums that exist, my case I needed to setup a separate usergroup for myself for various reason because it just works better than having me, the primary site admin, mixed in with the other 3 admins. However when I went to configure the rules it threw me threw a hoops as the mod appeared broken when I'd click on the manage rules portion from the admin menu and had it redirect me to smiles info instead.

For anyone interest in the fix, I simply opened the plugin VSA_Rules_RA and modified all the lines that called out usergroup, 6 and added a comma and the number of my usergroup after it.

If this mod is still being updated I would recommend that they include a setting for adding or changing the admin usergroup =)

[Valter]

To fix it easier set 6 (Admins) as your secondary usergroup.

[Successfulsteps]

I installed this on my forum and am having either a problem or misunderstanding:

I have 4 subforums which have their own unique set of rules, and I put them all in along with our forum rules. Well the only force rules are the Forum Rules. Do the others in the subforums I set them for not come up and require them to be read in their perspective subforums?

[bada_bing]

I have installed this great mod but the problem is that when I created the forum rules the default text color is green and my skin is black so its hard or impossible to read, How can I change the text color to something like white?

Please Help

[Valter]

There is an setting in product options.