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)

[Valerio]

does this still work for vbulletin 4.2.1?

[tanzeelniazi]

need update please............

[Nirjonadda]

Please can you add option Minimum Post Count Required To Post Blog Entries?

[gsmlover4u]

How do you change the message 'Hidden Content' ?

[RFViet]

Originally Posted by Nirjonadda

Please can you add option Minimum Post Count Required To Post Blog Entries?

Me too

[GameOverViper]

I want to be able to set a post requirement in specific forum that requires someone to post 5 posts in other threads of that same forum every 24 hours if they want to make a new thread. Is it possible do this and allow the requirement to reset every 24 hours?

[venom2124]

Anyone know which phrase I need to change to change the message when it denies making a post or creating a thread based on the post count.

[venom2124]

Originally Posted by venom2124

Anyone know which phrase I need to change to change the message when it denies making a post or creating a thread based on the post count.

Nevermind found the phrase I needed. They are in the Error Messages section and the phrases are error_ postcount_ too_ low_ create and error_ postcount_ too_ low_ reply.

[GameOverViper]

Originally Posted by GameOverViper

I want to be able to set a post requirement in specific forum that requires someone to post 5 posts in other threads of that same forum every 24 hours if they want to make a new thread. Is it possible do this and allow the requirement to reset every 24 hours?

Maybe someone should change this mod to Not-Supported....

[Essam]

after 4.2 update , this won't work properly ..