As you say, it is not user aware. I have to turn it off completely (zbblock) when updating/installing plugins for example or else I get blocked. For me a bagatelle considering the amount of grief zbblock saves my site. That said, you can tune the signature file to your particular needs.
As to plugins, yes, that too I'm aware of. And again, it's because ZB Block isn't user aware.
No protection is perfect; I both understand and accept that. And as you commented, the amount of time ZB Block has saved me more than offsets these 'minor' niggles.
But you should not have to disable a mod when you are doing such things, that means it is coded poorly, don't have the proper checks in place.
It is not a mod as such Ozzy. It sits outside Vbulletin and is called via a hook in Globals or Config, or, any such file on whatever PHP driven website you are running.
I have to defend ZB Block. It isn't poorly coded. I have it "hooked" into global.php (in all three locations where it exists) so that every part of our forum is protected. It doesn't have to be incorporated into global.php; one can choose which specific .php files to put the hook in to.
ZB Block has prevented 100% of all spam and spammers from getting into our forum.
Correct, I mean how is a spammer gonna spam your templates in the ACP.
Nor should the mod stop you from doing anything on your site, unless of course you set it to stop you.
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