Private Message Workbench: Read, Search, Delete, Report and more

PM Workbench v1.00 Beta 5

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Hack: PM Workbench
Version: 1.00 Beta 5
Author: MarcoH64
vB Version: vBulletin 3.5.0. RC2
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Important Notice:
Depending on the modules installed, a privacy statement might be added to your board.
This Privacy Statement can not be removed or hidden by any means. Failure to comply would be against the TOS
of this hack, and you would not be allowed to use it.

If your board already has a Privacy Notice covering reading Private Messages by Administrators, you can PM me a link to that statement on your board (provide test login if needed) and your email address, and i will mail a Plugin to remove the Privacy link.


What is this hack?
PM Workbench offers you a variety of tools for working with or extending the standard vBulletin Private Message System.
It is a Modular System that will allow you to add those functions that you need for your board. New Modules might be added later.
The system is fully phrased and options can be set in vBulletin Options.
Permissions to use Modules are given using the includes/config.php for increased security.
Currently no file or template edits are needed.

More modules might be added later. For some i am waiting for new hooks to be implemented in RC3.



Donations are always welcomed to PayPal: marcoh64 AT gmail.com

Currently Supported Modules:

PM Workbench - Report PM

This Module adds a Report PM icon to the postbit when users are reading a PM. The reports and send to the PM Folder of the
userid defined to receive them. Administrators who are given access can read the reports, the original PM, and add notes to them.

Features:
- Access to the PM Reports is controlled in your config.php for added security
- Add report button to PM's, no template edit needed.
- Usersw can give a reason for the report.
- Reported PM's can be seen without modifications to them (PM's are not forwarded, but just added to the inbox of the report userid).
- PM's are fully parsed
- Notes can be added to reports.


PM Workbench - Read/Search Private Messages

This Module let administrators who are given permission, search and read PM's

Features:
- Access to the PM's is controlled in your config.php for added security
- PM's can be searched for:
- Keyword (title and/or body)
- Username (sender/receiver/both, optional exact match)
- Send date after
- Send date before
- With a simple click read the PM and see who still have it in their folders.


PM Workbench - Performance Pack

Add extra indexes to the pmtext table for faster searching.


Known limitations:
The 'Report PM' module might not work on some heavily modified Styles. I will be (hopefully) posting another (beta) hack for that tomorrow.

[Alfa1]

I do not know what happened, but I just opened my admincp and it is there now. Very strange. But I do not care. I am very happy with this. Many thanks. (rated 5 stars)

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You probably didn't refresh your ACP after uploading the cpnav.xml and installing product.

[kadafi_alive]

Any solution on this bug:
There is something wrong with the smilies displayed when you read the pms. It displays a red cross instead of the actual smilies. When I checked the path of the smilies, it was: admincp/images/smilies/smile.gif instead of images/smilies/smike.gif

[LBSources]

working great here so far .. 3.5.2

/me clicks install.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by kadafi_alive

Any solution on this bug:
There is something wrong with the smilies displayed when you read the pms. It displays a red cross instead of the actual smilies. When I checked the path of the smilies, it was: admincp/images/smilies/smile.gif instead of images/smilies/smike.gif

Do you have the latest version running?

I will try to have a look tomorrow if i have some time.

[Daniel]

I'm not sure where to change the permissions for users to report a private message. Whenever I try to report a private message I get an error saying I don't have permission to do so.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

In the Usergroup Permissions.

[Daniel]

They don't seem to appear for whatever reason. I've reuploaded all the files and products.

[kadafi_alive]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Do you have the latest version running?

I will try to have a look tomorrow if i have some time.

Yes,

I have the latest version running

Regards

[SpankMe]

I'll add my voice to those that have probably already asked. This hack would be pefect for members to search their own PMs. I'm sure it wouldn't require much modification to do so.

I have no requirement to read my members PMs, but I (like many others on my site) would like the ability to search my own.