Warning System, Automatic Ban, Make Posts Invisible, Edit Signature/ Avatar/ Picture

Warning System, Automatic Ban, Make Posts Invisible, Edit Signature/ Avatar/ Picture - Version 1.1

Okay, this is my private forum's custom warning/ suspension/ banning system and postbit moderator system. This is a fairly involved hack, so it is crucial that you follow the instructions closely. It would benefit experienced hackers the most. The following instructions are for an unhacked board. If you have hacked your board, or use different moderator usergroups, just make the appropriate changes.


With this hack, your staff and you will be able to:

1) Add/ Substract/ Reset Warning Points for a Member from a Popup Window in Postbit.

2) When the Member has Warning Points that reach a set level (up to you), the Member will be Automatically Banned.

3) Easily View a Member's Warning Points in the Postbit.

4) Have the ability to easily Edit a Member's Avatar/ Profile Pic/ Sig/ Reputation comments from a Popup Window in Postbit.

5) Suspend temporarily or Ban permanently a Member from a Popup Window in Postbit.

6) Have 2 categories of Banned Members -

..... a) Normal Banned members where the posts all remain, and

..... b) Troll Banned members, where all the posts in this usergroup

.......... i) Automatically becomes Invisible from all other members! You no longer have to manually search and delete their posts. They virtually disappear from your forums when they get put in this usergroup. Also, Troll Banned members get

.......... ii) Fake 404 errors and can no longer access your site.


Please be aware that this hack is designed for my private forums. If you want additional features, or customization, you have permission to do this yourself. Please do not expect me to customize this hack for your site.

FWIW, I've had this system running for 2 years now (obviously with different code). Time for me to share...

The installation instructions are in the HTML file in the ZIP file below. The warn.php is also in the ZIP file.


Screenshots:

1. Options available with the dropdown menu for staff.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15463


2. Popup window from postbit to warn members.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15466


3. Popup window from postbit to suspend or ban members.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15465


4. Popup window from postbit to edit signature.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15468


5. Popup window from postbit to edit avatar.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...chmentid=15469


NOTE: You can also edit profile pictures, reputation comments, etc. but I can't be bothered making screenshots of all the features.

Enjoy!

With Erwin's Permision I've made an HTL Version of this hack.

HTL version (thanks to Dan) here:

Attached FilesWarning_System_Automatic_Ban_Make_Posts_Invisible_ Edit_Signature_Avatar.htl

Normal version here:

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by SnowBot

I know you can not release the whole hack as like you said you used some code from it, but anychance you may release add-ons for it So we have the best of both? I love this hack but i was hanging around for the updates.

I would love to release the integrated hack - the ultimate vB moderating system hack. Everything is automated - from one-click thread moves to a trash bin forum, to one-click post split and moves, with automatic PMs/ emails to the member on all moderator actions, automatic thread creations of moderator actions in separate staff forums etc. Like I said, this hack has been quite redundant. The only problem in releasing it is that it's quite complex, and builds on this original hack and the other warning hack quite extensively - writing the instructions would be a nightmare. Not to mention the template mods involved in postbit and showthread, and the moderator php files!

[pcalloway]

Am in the midst of applying this hack and on the step where I'm to edit the "postbit" template and replace this code:

<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_buddy_list]</phrase></a></td></tr>

Problem is, I cant find anything like that. The postbit does appear to have been edited by a prior hack. Anywhere else I can put the code?

[pcalloway]

Originally Posted by pcalloway

Am in the midst of applying this hack and on the step where I'm to edit the "postbit" template and replace this code:

<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_buddy_list]</phrase></a></td></tr>

Problem is, I cant find anything like that. The postbit does appear to have been edited by a prior hack. Anywhere else I can put the code?

Got that plugged in somewhere and it seems to be working with the notable exception that when I pull up the drop-menu, no 'Warning Score' is showing up between the parantheses. I presume whatever score they've accumulated (1-7) should show up there. I can go into the User Profile in the admincp and see it there... how do i get it reflecting in the vbmenu in the postbit?

[68 Z-28]

Just installed the hack and so far so good.

Only thing I ask is: Do the moderators have the ability to subtract points or are the admins the only ones allowed to do so. Also, is there any way that we can see who warned the user?

[the wiz]

I don't have time to look through 17 pages, so I don't know if this has already been discussed.

My vBulletin tables start with vb_ and when I go to the warning points thing, it is looking for vb.

How can I change this?

[the wiz]

Also, when I edit the forumdisplay.php file, the following lines:

SELECT " . iif($sortfield == 'voteavg', $votequery) . " threadid, user.usergroupid AS usergroupid

$deljoin LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user ON user.userid = postuserid

AND usergroupid<>17

give me the following SQL Error when someone tries to view one of the forums:

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.3:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT threadid, user.usergroupid AS usergroupid
FROM vb_thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN vb_deletionlog AS deletionlog ON(thread.threadid = deletionlog.primaryid AND type = 'thread') LEFT JOIN vb_user ON user.userid = postuserid
WHERE forumid = 16
AND sticky = 0
AND visible = 1
AND usergroupid<>8



AND deletionlog.primaryid IS NULL
ORDER BY sticky DESC, thread.lastpost DESC
LIMIT 0, 20

mysql error: Unknown table 'user' in field list

mysql error number: 1109

Date: Friday 03rd of September 2004 05:50:45 PM

[AnhTuanCool]

Works perfectly

One more thing I want to make sure, if I edit my member in that pop-up to modcp/user.php, would I be logged in Moderator Logs or in any logs?

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by AnhTuanCOol

Works perfectly

One more thing I want to make sure, if I edit my member in that pop-up to modcp/user.php, would I be logged in Moderator Logs or in any logs?

Yes.

Glad to hear it still works.

[AnhTuanCool]

Oh thanks, Erwin, that's great Keep up with great work

[68 Z-28]

What would it take to add a log file of who warned who? Perhaps something in the admin CP that's listed, much like the banned users. What would be included for each entry? User warned, Moderator, link to post, amount of warning points issued, ammount of warning points total for the warned user. Would that be very hard to do?

Also, is there a way to limit the removal of points to solely the admins?

Thanks for the wonderful hack Erwin, works great so far.