Add-On Releases - Forbid Users from Posting Links or Images if They Have Fewer than 15 Posts

Just as the title says - if a user has fewer than 15 posts, he will be unable to post a link or an image within a message. This includes e-mail addresses and the system cannot even be fooled by the old user[at]email.com, we also locked that down.

Reduce your SPAM today!

It is a product. To install, simply import the xml via your Admin CP, Manage Products, Import New Product. No configuration is required.

Updated

12/05/2008 - Thankyou to Amykhar for allowing the future development of this modification.

Version 3.1

- Title re-created to make sense in Admin CP.
- Date updated added.
- Added protection so that users posting "user[at]user.com" cannot fool the system.

Please remember I did not create this modification, it was created by Amykhar and Erwin. Permission has been obtained for a re-release and future updates to be provided by myself. I will continue to support and update this modification as necessary in the future.

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Support: I provide support as and when I can, members are free to help each other although posting code is not permitted.

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Certain members have been suggesting code edits for this modification. I have tried them and they just make this product stop working. Please do not attempt any manual code edits as it may stop the product from functioning. I am open to suggestions and improvements for the further development of this modification.

Please send me any code you would like included via P.M, DO NOT post it here. I can do testing and you will be credited if your code addition is added.

Feel free to offer support, suggestions and installation advice.

[Delphiprogrammi]

Originally Posted by giorgioarmani

Can it be configured to a different number of posts?

you would have to edit the plugins

PHP Code:

if($vbulletin->userinfo['posts'] < number_here) 


[Hidden_Gamma]

I have just installed this on my own personal forum which only has a few members and very low visibility, traffic, but I'm also moderating another forum where this is installed and it is just not working to stop the spammers. Somehow, spammers are signing up, and posting threads with dozens of links even on their first post. If it's a bot, then it is even circumventing vBulletin's built-in human interaction precautions to signup.

[joelozito]

I'm having the same issue. Spammers are posting images and links in their first post. Anyone know of a way around this?

-joe

[BucWiLd]

if you guys know , please let me know. i have the same issues

[BucWiLd]

here is what i did, i added that forced intro on new registers and so far so good

[joelozito]

Just ran some tests. It looks like the original mod works, but it doesn't allow automatic RSS feed updates.

If you update the mod using the TitanJeff hack, the mod no longer functions (massive spamming).

Is there anything out there that prevents spam but still allows RSS importing?

Thanks,
Joe

[thenewuser]

Nice, Thanks!

[douffle]

This is a great mod however,....
I installed this on a new site and then tried to add some content that has an image in it. The full url to the image is required and it won't let me do that. Is there no permissions for the administrator to by-pass this?

Thanks.

[aldamon]

Originally Posted by douffle

This is a great mod however,....
I installed this on a new site and then tried to add some content that has an image in it. The full url to the image is required and it won't let me do that. Is there no permissions for the administrator to by-pass this?

Thanks.

Change the post count on the account in User Manager.

[grandeur_69]

RSS feed hack

I'm not sure if this is 100% fool-proof, but it's what seems to work so far ...

I changed the code in the plugin to add

&& !$vbulletin->GPC['varname'] && !$vbulletin->GPC['cronid']

so, the original looks like this

if (($vbulletin->userinfo[posts] < 15) and etc, etc, etc

and the new code looks like this

if (($vbulletin->userinfo[posts] < 15 && !$vbulletin->GPC['varname'] && !$vbulletin->GPC['cronid']) and etc, etc, etc

... this variables are used by manually running a cron and by the cron running on it's own (which is what runs the RSS feeds). It's the best I can come up with without spending a lot of time on it.

.... i've added an attachment with this change ... no idea if it's perfect or not ... it's been successful so far.