Moderators Functions - Ban Users From a Thread

Ban Users From A Thread
(Keep users out of a particular thread)

Summary:

Allows Administrators to ban a user from a particular thread.
Most useful if you have a "flame started" and you don't want to lock the entire thread or ban the user entirely - just keep them out of the thread!

Previous versions can be found here: 3.5, 3.6, 3.7


Features:

1. Allows banning users from a particular thread.
2. This mod can be used by Administrators.
3. Cannot ban Moderators/Super Moderators/Administrators.
4. Gives you the ability to clear all bans in a particular thread, or bans from All threads (forum wide).
5. Can ban/unban user from a single menu when clicking their username ( button).
6. Page to display Forum Wide Thread Bans.


Instructions:

1. Download the .zip file
2. Read the guide in the README.txt document
3. Click Install if you like the mod


Support:

I will offer as much support as I can for all of you that installed this mod.
Please do not PM me for support. Instead, state your question in this thread.

If you installed the product please click install, so you could receive future update notifications. If you want to help develop this product further, please post your suggestions on the thread, or share your ideas with me via PM.

If you find this mod useful and want to buy the developers a beer or two, please donate via PayPay

[Manoel J?nior]

Originally Posted by NunzioG

I've this problem.

Can you fix please ?

I too

[reki]

Great mod!

I would also like to request the ability for moderators to do this, as well as admins. Our mods are regularly telling people not to post in a thread again, and this hack will be very handy.

It would also be great to add a reason, which could then appear on the user message: "You have been removed from this thread because xxx". It would also appear when admins view the thread bans list.

[AcidX]

Originally Posted by NunzioG

I've this problem.

Can you fix please ?

Originally Posted by Manoel J?nior

I too

NunzioG, Manoel J?nior
Make sure you have the ban icon () in /images/site_icons/ignore.png. If not, save it and add it there.

The modification uses this (default and already existing) icon from vBulletin 4 on purpose, so it would spare you the trouble of uploading a custom icon via FTP manually. But, in case for any reason you don't have the icon in your /images/site_icons folder - you should upload it manually

Originally Posted by reki

Great mod!

I would also like to request the ability for moderators to do this, as well as admins. Our mods are regularly telling people not to post in a thread again, and this hack will be very handy.
It would also be great to add a reason, which could then appear on the user message: "You have been removed from this thread because xxx". It would also appear when admins view the thread bans list.

At the moment, that option is not available, but it's in my to-do list.
However, there is a simple work-around that will allow your moderators to ban users from threads - but it's kinda tricky. It will give your moderators permissions to ban users from threads even on forums that they don't moderate.

However, I must advise you to be patient. Both features you mentioned are in my to-do list.

To-Do:

- Allow Mods/Supermods to use thread bans [optional];
- Time ban [hours, days, weeks...];
- Display ban reason when user tries to enter thread;
- Notification for banned users via PM.

[Hall of Famer]

Does this work fine on VB 4.12?

[AcidX]

Originally Posted by Hall of Famer

Does this work fine on VB 4.12?

Yes, I'm running 4.1.2 on my board.

[king zell]

does this work on 4.0.3 ?

[NunzioG]

Originally Posted by AcidX

NunzioG, Manoel J?nior
Make sure you have the ban icon () in /images/site_icons/ignore.png. If not, save it and add it there.

The modification uses this (default and already existing) icon from vBulletin 4 on purpose, so it would spare you the trouble of uploading a custom icon via FTP manually. But, in case for any reason you don't have the icon in your /images/site_icons folder - you should upload it manually

Tks. Fix it

[sulasno]

Originally Posted by AcidX

That would be like banning them from the entire forum, wouldn't it?

It's way more useful if you could just ban the problematic users only from the particular thread that they're "fighting" in. Well, now you can! This way, you could punish members by restricting them access to the thread and still save the thread for the other users to discuss.

Let me know how you and your admins like it when you install it

going to install vB 4.1.2 during the weekend and install this mod and will post more

[sola]

Originally Posted by AcidX

NunzioG, Manoel J?nior
Make sure you have the ban icon () in /images/site_icons/ignore.png. If not, save it and add it there.

The modification uses this (default and already existing) icon from vBulletin 4 on purpose, so it would spare you the trouble of uploading a custom icon via FTP manually. But, in case for any reason you don't have the icon in your /images/site_icons folder - you should upload it manually

I still have this issue and uploading that .png file did not resolve it. Any ideas?

Thanks.

[oatsy]

Originally Posted by sola

I still have this issue and uploading that .png file did not resolve it. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Yep. I had the same thing and used Firebug to compare the code for this icon/link in the user info to others there, e.g. 'View Forum Posts'. I noticed that in the others, the image paths were missing the leading '/'

I edited the xml file for this mod to remove it, reinstalled the mod, and it's sorted.

So, open the xml file in a text editor, go to line 62 and change it from ...

<img src="/images/site_icons/ignore.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase btu_unban}">

to

<img src="images/site_icons/ignore.png" alt="{vb:rawphrase btu_unban}">

Save, and reinstall.