Moderators Functions - One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup

*** Staff note: The author of this modification has passed away in a diving accident. We wish his family all strength in dealing with this tragic issue. ***

One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup




The main purpose of this mod is to clean up after a spammer. With a minimum of fuss it will:

• Delete all threads started by the spammer
• Delete all posts made by the spammer
• Delete all PMs sent to other members by the spammer
• Delete all calendar events made by the spammer
• Ban or delete the spammer as you like
• Ignore permissions - posts can be deleted in areas that a moderator may not have access to.

The option to activate this tool appears in the drop-down menu in the postbit, as well as on the profile page. From here it is a "one-touch" operation, with the small exception that you must press a confirmation button before the cleanup is made.




See the screenshot for the various options, but some of the more interesting ones are:

• You can specify individual users (in addition to groups) who can use this tool. This means certain trusted, non-moderator users could have the ability to clean up spam and ban spammers.
• You can specify users or groups who are protected - they cannot be deleted by this tool.
• By default, users who have registered more than 30 days ago are also protected from this tool (spammers tend to be caught and removed fairly soon after registration)
• You can turn the various deletion targets (threads, posts, events, PMs) on or off
• Select between hard delete or soft delete

This mod is similar to some older mods, but improved in a number of ways:

• You also have the choice to alter the standard ban and delete reasons before you press confirm.
• Deletes more types of spam (PMs, events)
• Simple, quick, effective
• Single file import (.xml) no file edits, no template edits, no .php files to upload
• Should work on all versions of 3.6.x and future versions

Installation

Download and import the .xml file via AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product. Remember to click overwrite if upgrading

Configuration

Once installed, check in your AdminCP under "VBulletin settings" and look for the configuration group called "One-touch Spam Ban & Cleanup Options". The default options should be fine for most people.

How to use

If you have rights to use this tool (i.e. are an admin or moderator, or have configured it for the relevant user or group ID) you should see the option appear on the member profile page, or in a drop-down on the postbit (see attached screenshots for an example). The idea is that as soon as you see a spammer select the "One-touch Ban & Clean" option to remove all trace of the spammer.

Support




Support will be given to those who have:

• Read these instructions (and followed them) and
• Clicked install

Version history

1.0 - initial version (28.08.2007)
1.1 - security fix (21.09.2007)
1.2b - Beta Fix to work with vb3.7.0 (20.05.2008)

[nbaphenom]

Great Mod man
R.I.P.

[jmurrayhead]

To whomever has taken over this great mod...perhaps you could add a feature for those of us who have a forum for bans and warnings, to create a new thread for each ban that was issued using this tool

[andeelym]

Originally Posted by SVTCobraLTD

Installed 1.1 on 3.6.10pl3 and got the error below when attempting to use it...

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing or mismatched.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

Encountered this prob too, even on ver 1.2b

[SVTCobraLTD]

Originally Posted by SVTCobraLTD

Installed 1.1 on 3.6.10pl3 and got the error below when attempting to use it...

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing or mismatched.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

Same problem here... anyone have any ideas?

[rbrashear68]

My condolences to Mark's friends and family! They will be in my prayers. Mark, rest in peace brother!

[l2ride55]

GREAT Mod! One click and spammer, posts, messages and all traces are DELETED (I have mine set to "Delete", not "Ban" the freaks)!

My forum has been under attack the last few days - and this mod sure made it easy for me to get rid of them - FAST!

Rest in Peace Brother

L2
www.TelepresenceForum.com

[John_Shaft]

Installed, using it, and loving it. This could be the best and most important mod I've ever used. Given the October SPAM influx it probably is.

Thanks Mark. I'm sending you good Karma, wherever you are.

[Outbackmark]

My condolences to Mark's family, may he rest in peace.

This is a wonderful mod, I only had to insert security tokens into the template -
Open the template "onetouchban" in Styles and Templates/edit templates -
Find

<form action="misc.php" method="post" name="spamconfirm" id="spamconfirm">

On the NEXT line insert -

<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

Save and edit the same in other styles if you have more that one running.
No more errors - Remember to turn off the IP ban for your test run or you may ban your own IP!!

[ilgam]

Using your mod, thank you.
Rest in peace Mark.

[E-IndiaWeb]

This is the only mod i have in my all forums. Thank you for everything I can not do anything for you except prayer. God bless your family and bless with courage to go ahead. Mark i'll miss you.