Require X posts before user can use PM system.

What does it do?
This mod allows you in the Admin Control Panel to require your users to have X amount of posts before they can use the PM system.

Why make this?
Some boards have a lot of people join their sites just to PM certain people about hacks/mods/downloads/tutorials, etc. It will be helpful to keep them out a little bit or atleast earn posts, from this.


Edits
1 in private.php.
1 in /includes/config.php (debug mode, then it's taken out).
1 phrase added.
1 administration option added.


Notes
- No copyright notification required
- No credit required in any form
- I'm not sure if this has been done before, but I don't think so. Sorry if so.

Sources
EvilLS1's template for instructions.txt - Did this without asking, but I'm sure it's nothing he's going to kick my shins for, as it's just a template for instructions.

In your includes/config.php before you start this hack add anywhere in the file in between <?php and ?>

PHP Code:

 $debug = 1; 


After your done with this hack, please be sure to take it out.


Screenshots and text file are attached.

[Battle_Ring]

/\ This Is True....I Would Rather Change Groups, Add A Promotion Instead Of Adding The PHP....

[DiscussAnything]

going with the usergroup promotions, what's the proper way to set it up?

I've created a second usergroup "Registered w/ PM", turned off PM's on "Registered"

As far as promotions go, set it to xxx posts, set it to secondary group and choose the new group. Once this is done, will it automatically put all members that are in the registered group with xxx or more posts in the new subgroup? I just hate to make the changes and then have 200 angry users email/IM me about their PM's not working

I'm not real familiar with the promotions etc as I've never used the

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[iSpanish]

nice hack
-Marboosh clicks install

[JC]

Thank you, very easy.

[SHANE-D-PAIN]

This will do for now, sick of the damned asl? PMs off little kids....

*Happily Clicks Install and looks forward to seeing a better version or making one himself...*

[almqdad]

does it work with VB 3.07

[CP,]

hi there im trying to install a hack which does not allow new users to pm unless they have an x amount of posts, i'm following this hack https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...hlight=posts+pm

i'm stuck here and dont know where to go nor where to find it, the instructions are not so clear:


###################### AddAdmin Options
Making sure you have the $debug variable in config.php
go to your admin control panel (http://yourdomain.com/vbulletin/admincp/)
and then click Vbulletin Options >> VBulletin Options >> Edit Settings >> Add new setting

Enter the following as follows:

1) varname - minpostpm
2) Setting Group - Private Message Options
3) Minimum Post Count
4) Insert the minimum amount of posts a user must have to use the Private Message System.
5) Leave the next box blank
6) Default - Instert the number you want to have
7) Display Order - Leave as is
8) vBulletin Default - No




###### End of hack ######

i just cannot find the Add new setting under vb options...., ive got a vb3.0.8 anybody help?

[Zachery]

I highly suggest not using this hack and using promotions as it is.

[CP,]

whys' that? and tell me about promotions??

[Ghanem]

hi..

any update for 3.5.0