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.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I will only reply with 2 line to this:
1. It is clearly stated in teh ahck description, so board owner know what he will get before installing. It is his choice, nothing hidden here. If he wants to warn members that vb.org might leave a cookie or something, feel free to do so.

2. If i follow your logic, all links to vb.org (and any other website) should be removed from google.

[T3MEDIA]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

I will only reply with 2 line to this:
1. It is clearly stated in teh ahck description, so board owner know what he will get before installing. It is his choice, nothing hidden here. If he wants to warn members that vb.org might leave a cookie or something, feel free to do so.

2. If i follow your logic, all links to vb.org (and any other website) should be removed from google.

1. you dont have to sign up to use google.
2. google is a search engine.
3. And yes... if I dont want to be in the index google has to remove the URL.
4. Users are aware that they are using a search engine EVEN on that note google has a disclamer (click on cache) lol kinda put your foot in your mouth on that one. But its good debate so its all good.

Come on you know all this...
Just for conversation yes your right about (1) I was just saying you might as well be 100% about it.

[Daniel]

Originally Posted by Daniel

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

Two months later.

Doesn't there need to be a bitfield or something to make it display in the usergroup settings?

[JayJay]

Edit: Misread first time around.

I don't have any problems with usergroup permissions. Have you tried the latest version of this modification? Do you currently have it installed on JT?

[Daniel]

That the config file... not the plugin.

I already configured it, and that should only be to view the reports...

[JayJay]

Where's your test forum currently located?

When you reinstall the plugin does it still have this issue? I understand, and have seen for myself, that you have numerous plugins already installed so is it possible that any of these are causing conflict?

[Daniel]

I've reinstalled it, still having the same problem. More than likely it's other plugins/products causing this, but no other plugins I'm using use the hooks postbit_display_complete or postbit_factory. I'll try it on my test board anyhow.

EDIT: Works on my test board, must be a different plugin messing it up. Ah well, I can live w/o it, only needed it for the report a pm feature.

[NeutralizeR]

What's the fastest way to add a link for "Total number of Unhandled PM Reports" to Control Panel Quick Statistics? Under "New Users Today" for example?

Or is it possible to receive the reports as email?

Regards

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Daniel

I've reinstalled it, still having the same problem. More than likely it's other plugins/products causing this, but no other plugins I'm using use the hooks postbit_display_complete or postbit_factory. I'll try it on my test board anyhow.

EDIT: Works on my test board, must be a different plugin messing it up. Ah well, I can live w/o it, only needed it for the report a pm feature.

If the bitfield_pmwb*.xml files are uploaded correct, then i don't see any reason why the usergroup permissions would not show up. If you really can not figure this out, i would need to have access to your ACP/FTP to have a look.

Originally Posted by NeutralizeR

What's the fastest way to add a link for "Total number of Unhandled PM Reports" to Control Panel Quick Statistics? Under "New Users Today" for example?

Just copy the link and paste it in the template where you want.

Originally Posted by NeutralizeR

Or is it possible to receive the reports as email?

Not in the current version, but it is a feature i plan to add in future.

[almqdad]

Hi

Whenever I try to report a private message I get an error saying I don't have permission to do so.

In the Usergroup Permissions don't seem to appear for whatever reason

I also tried to give another member permission to veiw PMs it does not work with him

do I have to reinstall the plugin if so how to do that

thanks