Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced Forum Rules

Info:
Advanced Forum Rules system for vBulletin.

Main Features:
-Rules shown on separate page (no file uploads required)
-Several sets of rules can be created and applied to individual forums
-Choose between BB codes and HTML in rules
-Options to force users to accept Forum Rules before can view forums or threads, post replies, PMs, or e-mails...
-Option to replace registration rules with this product ones
-Option to reset user acceptance status when infraction is received

View screenshots.

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

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - Advanced Forum Rules

Versions:
v1.0 - Oct 06. 2005.
-First version
v4.0.2 - May 08. 2009.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v5.0 - Feb 17. 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Code optimized, some bugs fixed
v5.0.1 - Apr 18. 2010.
-Fixed: Link to Rules in forumdisplay
-Fixed: Ordered list parsing in Rules
v5.0.2 - Nov 21 2010.
-Fixed: Uncached template
-Fixed: Style issues on Rules page
-Fixed: Style issues on Manage Rules pages
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v5.0.3 - May 04 2011.
-Fixed: Security bug
v5.0.4 - May 06 2011.
-Fixed: vbseo users not able to switch rules
v5.0.5 - May 18 2011.
-Fixed: Security bug
-Improved rule acceptance check
v5.0.6 - May 22 2012.
-Compatible with vBulletin 4.2
-Increased number of maximum rule sets
-Fixed some minor bugs
v5.0.7 - May 26 2012.
-Fixed: Navbar link
v5.0.8 - Sep 17 2012.
-Fixed: Incorrect acceptance status for some users

[cr8or]

Originally Posted by TCB

Thanks

There's one thing not working: the ordered list isn't showing. When I add the code for the ordered listing, after submitting this listing, it doesn't show. But I see in this topic that this problem has already been submitted weeks ago.

Does this work with other people? I think it's an important part of showing the rules, since this is basically always a sorted list?

First of all I want to thank you valter for all the great plugins you've made!

Now I want to tell u that I have a small problem with displaying the forum rules for registered users. Administrators and moderators can see the forum rules and accepted them but if I log as a simple user I can't see forum rules just the button to accept the forum rules

Thank you,
Cristian

L.E.: A friend of mine helped me fix this problem: Go to AdminCP -> Plugin Manager and Edit "VSa - Advanced Forum Rules - RA". Find the line "$vsafrexclfids .= ','.$vsafrforum['forumid'];" and just before it add "if ($vsafrforum['forumid'] > 0) ". Save and you're done.

[shanef]

Originally Posted by Valter

Esure that you have no two instances of navbar_end hook in navbar template.

I have another mod that has that in it for there button, Is there a way that i can change yours?

[msolano]

Great mod but I had to uninstalled it, the page looks very weird. Seems like the template is broken, I have vb 4.0.7. Tagged for the future.

[AusPhotography]

Works for us on vB4.0.7

Cheap hack to put rules on its own TAB (this works, but is redacted from what I did for other reasons)

Find

			if ($vbulletin->options['vsafrules_show_link'])
			{
				$vsa_frules_link .= '<li>';
			}
			$vsa_frules_link .= '<a href="'.$vbulletin->options['bburl'].'/misc.php?do=vsarules"';
			if ($vbulletin->options['vsafrules_link_color']!='')
			{
				$vsa_frules_link .= ' style="color:'.$vbulletin->options['vsafrules_link_color'].'"';
			}
			$vsa_frules_link .= '>'.$vbphrase['vsafrules_rules'].'</a>';
			if ($vbulletin->options['vsafrules_show_link'])
			{
				$vsa_frules_link .= '</li>';
				$template_hook['navbar_end'] .= $vsa_frules_link;
			}

replace with

			if ($vbulletin->options['vsafrules_show_link'])
			{
				$vsartabselected = '';
				if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'misc' && ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'vsarules' || $_REQUEST['do'] == 'vsaafr_mng'  || $_REQUEST['do'] == 'vsaafr_addedit'))
				{
					$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab']='misc';
					$vsartabselected = ' class="selected"';
				}
				$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= "<li".$vsartabselected."><a class=\"navtab\" href=\"".$vbulletin->options['bburl']."/misc.php?do=vsarules\" title=\"Forum Rules\" >Forum Rules</a></li>" ;
			}

[LordMike]

Awesome mod !

[marcopolo]

Is there any way to incorporate this into the registration process. We would like to force people to click into the forum rules box as part of the registration rarther than just being able to tick the box?

[CoryHawk]

This seems to be messing with my theme... any thoughts on what is causing the formatting to go wonky when viewing the rules?

http://www.prisonofficer.org/misc.php?do=vsarules

[DaPro]

Originally Posted by CoryHawk

This seems to be messing with my theme... any thoughts on what is causing the formatting to go wonky when viewing the rules?

http://www.prisonofficer.org/misc.php?do=vsarules

Hey bud I figured it out. Valter needs to update his plugins to include

{vb:raw headinclude_bottom}

in the template. Add this to the "vsa_frules" template under the "Valter Templates". Add it under the <title> tags. Best of luck!

[Valter]

v5.0.2 - Nov 21 2010.
-Fixed: Uncached template
-Fixed: Style issues on Rules page
-Fixed: Style issues on Manage Rules pages
-Fixed: Minor bugs

To upgrade:
-Import product XML, allow overwrite

[Taurus1]

Thanks for the update Valter. But I still don't get the countdown timer or accept button. Can you please help with that. Thanks.