Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count

Info:

This product allows you to set permissions based on user’s post count for:
-viewing forum (threads listing),
-viewing threads content,
-creating new threads,
-replying to threads,
-viewing attachments,
-Viewing/Posting links/images and e-mail addresses,
-adding links to signatures
-voting on polls,
-sending private messages,
-sending e-mails,
-posting Visitor messages
-viewing Albums
-creating new Albums
-posting Picture comments
-viewing Social Groups
-creating new Social Groups
-posting Group messages

This will disallow members with no permissions to view forums/threads/posts/links through normal view, printthread, search, archive, thread preview. Note that you can set Forum/Thread Permissions for each forum/sub-forum separately. Screenshot shows additional options in Forum Manager and error messages shown to user when trying to view restricted area.

How it works and why it's better than vB Promotions system?!
Forum is shown on forumhome but with "Locked" icon and if you have no needed post count you'll get "no permission" error message. When you set this via vB Promotions system forum is hidden on forumhome and you must create additional usergroup to make all this working. When user collect needed amount of posts he will be able to access protected forum immediately. When you set this via vB Promotions system then user must wait until Promotions task is executed ... then he will be able to access protected forum. How much time user must wait it depends on settings in AdminCP/Scheduled Tasks... and if you set this to run every minute it pushes your server. If you set it to 2 or more minutes then user must wait more and more... and nobody like it.

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

Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 16.2005.
-First release
v4.4 - Jun 19. 2008.
-Latest 3.x version
v5.0 - Jan 23. 2010.
-Updated for vBulletin 4.x
-Option to hide or not "Last post info"
-Minor bugs fixed...
-Mod prefix (Cyb) changed to 'VSa'
v5.1 - May 02. 2010.
-Fixed: LPI hidden for excluded groups
-Fixed: Upgrade errors (vB3.x to vB4.x)
-Fixed: Some PHP errors, and minor bugs
v5.2 - May 26. 2012.
-New: Permissions applied to What's New/Activity streams
-New: Permissions applied to subscription logs in member profiles
-New: Warnings in messages replaced by "Hidden Content" where you get more info on click
-New: Disallow links/emails in signatures
-New: Disallow voting on polls
-Fixed: Threads visible in Search results
-Fixed: Links visible in post search results
-Fixed: Links visible in subscription emails
-Fixed: SendPM possible via BCC
-Fixed: PHP 5.3 errors
-Fixed: Style issues on "set all forums" page
-Fixed: Signature perminfo errors
-Fixed: Forum locks
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v5.2.1 - Jun 02. 2012.
-Minor bug fixed (submit form error phrase)

[tech4c]

Good Job.

When v5.2 ?

[manofphat]

What happens if someone has a link in their signature but doesn't meet the post count requirement?

[Vaira]

Originally Posted by manofphat

What happens if someone has a link in their signature but doesn't meet the post count requirement?

Nothing.
I'm thinking about to use another additional hack like:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=248624


Valter, any chance for an fix to prevent spammers to use the signature to link?
Your hack is great, but spammers are using the sig now to link......Hide links/images in signatures if user post count is less than (0 to disable) doesn't work. vb4.0.5

[final kaoss]

NOT working with vbulletin 4.0.6....

[Vaira]

I have uninstalled and reinstalled your product.
Hide links/images in signatures if user post count is less than (0 to disable) definitively doesn't work at vb 4.0.5. I have set it to ten. My test user can link anyway.

My other restrictions I've set seem to work.
-Post Links/Images/e-mails, set to 20 at specific forums.
-Post count user must have before can SEND PMs (0 to disable), set to 5.


Any fix?

[Bankfodder]

Originally Posted by Bankfodder

I tried to configure this plugin but when I tried to set the post count for all forums, I clicked the link and was taken to here:-

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/

Which is a list of smilies!!!

Any ideas please

Originally Posted by Big-K

Same here. clicking on http://xyzcom/forum/misc.php?do=vsa_apboupc_setall takes me to a smilies page

I found the answer and got it working.

It's not a glitch but it may be undocumented.

It is very simple.

The hack must be active in order to configure it.
You cannot have it inactive, get it all ready and then activate it.

As soon as I activated it, the forum set up page was generated.

I think that this is a bit counter intuitive and that it might be an idea to be able to configure it in a non-active state.

Anyway, besides that, the mod is simple, effective and works well, so thanks for this.

[Blooded]

Originally Posted by extreme-gaming

NOT working with vbulletin 4.0.6....

got vb 4.6 and is working just fine :S

[Vaira]

Yes it works, but I can't make members to prevent to use the signature to post in a link based on their post count.
Can you confirm it is working, too?

Thanks.

[Bankfodder]

We are having a problem in that new users are posting on the blog pages instead of the forum.

Any chance that this mod could be updated to handle post count requirements for blogs, please??

[CvP]

Originally Posted by Bankfodder

We are having a problem in that new users are posting on the blog pages instead of the forum.

Any chance that this mod could be updated to handle post count requirements for blogs, please??

same here