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)

[r5e]

Originally Posted by Prince

I just tried using this and got this error:

I know this is a long thread, but if you read back, you'll find this has already been answered. You'll also find that you have not installed the beta version I made to correct this issue that appeared since VB3.7.x. If you installed this beta version instead, you'd find it fixed this problem.

I'd like to release a proper version that took care of this, but as you'll see from my last post in this thread, I'm still waiting for some help.

[Prince]

Originally Posted by r5e

I know this is a long thread, but if you read back, you'll find this has already been answered. You'll also find that you have not installed the beta version I made to correct this issue that appeared since VB3.7.x. If you installed this beta version instead, you'd find it fixed this problem.

I'd like to release a proper version that took care of this, but as you'll see from my last post in this thread, I'm still waiting for some help.

I installed the beta version, did not get any errors, but it just hung there (server load spiked) and never finished, the user only had one thread/post, nothing else?

[Prince]

btw, I am running vB 3.6.12

it finally finished, but I don't like how long it took and how it spiked the server load...any idea how to make it more efficient?

[proxx]

Does this work on 3.8 or is there an alternative to this hack for 3.8?

please reply if you know.

[tekguru]

Yep waiting to hear on that one myself!

[proxx]

c'mon guy. This is a SUPER useful mod, if it doesn't work on 3.8, please someone release a new version

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by proxx

c'mon guy. This is a SUPER useful mod, if it doesn't work on 3.8, please someone release a new version

I got it working on 3.8. BTW, the author won't be releasing an update.

[tekguru]

Did you have to make any changes to get it working?

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by tekguru

Did you have to make any changes to get it working?

There was another MOD that was interfering with it though. I think it was the "Member's RSS Feed." Other than that there was no problem.

[tekguru]

Good news that! We'll be upgrading this coming week with it in place so fingers crossed!