Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Multiple Account Registration Prevention

*Note* This requires the Multiple Account Login Detector (AE Detector) in order to function. Big thanks to MPDev for the AE Detector hack, I have used/modified his code for use in parts of this mod (with permission).

*Note 2* My forum's servers are driving me nuts right now, big load times, etc and I'm about to cut myself from waiting for a page to load - so I haven't thoroughly tested all the new goodies I've added. If you find that something doesn't work please let me know.

Description
When an user registers, this plugin checks for the cookie that the AE Detector sets, if it exists, then this plugin will move the user to a specified usergroup (default is to the (COPPA) Users Awaiting Moderation usergroup). This will now check the user's IP address upon registration, and if it matches any others, it will place them in the Multiple Account (MA) usergroup . Also you have the option to ban the new account if the old account was banned.

You can turn the new features on/off accordingly in the settings area.


Install / Upgrade
Download the attached XML file, and import it at
Admin Control Panel > Plugins & Products > Manage Products > Add/Import Product

Remember to "Allow Overwrite" if you are upgrading.

Mod Info
1 - Query
3 - Phrases
2 - Plugins
0 - Template
0 - Template Edits


v1.0.2

• Fixed some major bugs that made the last release basically useless.

v1.0.1

• There is now an option prevent account registrations based on IP addresses.
• If a banned user attempts to create a new account, the new account will automatically be banned.
• Multiple account registrations will now send a PM or make a thread

v1.0.0

• Initial beta release

Please click "Install" if you have installed this mod! Thanks!

[DementedMindz]

WOW this banned every new member who signed up today
(only since the new update last version worked great). I tried making a name from my girls house which it wouldnt even know my name or ip and it banned it too.

[Nathan2006]

After I installed this a few days of new members and them not posting I sat and wondered what was wrong.

So I had a look around and found all members were placed into email confirm and that was after they had all confirmed there email addresses.

So sorry I had to remove it and all my new members are posting as soon as they have signed up

I will still keep an eye on this thread tho

[DementedMindz]

yeah mine would have done the same thing but I move mine to banned I got home with alot of emails asking why they were banned

[EasyTarget]

can you make it so that if it finds the cookie on the machine and the users userid isn't one of the exceptions then it moves them to a usergroup that we specify or just gives them a new error message like "Multiple accounts are disabled. If you are sharing a computer with someone and would like your own account please contact a staff member."

[randominity]

Originally Posted by EasyTarget

can you make it so that if it finds the cookie on the machine and the users userid isn't one of the exceptions then it moves them to a usergroup that we specify or just gives them a new error message like "Multiple accounts are disabled. If you are sharing a computer with someone and would like your own account please contact a staff member."

o.O that's currently what it does (minus the error message).



working on a fix atm... just gotta test the autoban feature.

[EasyTarget]

sorry, I thought it was ip based. Its uses both I take it.

What about a page like banlist but it shows all users with multiple accounts or whatever? A very useful hack but I really don't want pm's or threads created, I'd much rather be able to see a list of names somewhere.

[Peter_Rosado]

Originally Posted by Nathan2006

After I installed this a few days of new members and them not posting I sat and wondered what was wrong.

So I had a look around and found all members were placed into email confirm and that was after they had all confirmed there email addresses.

So sorry I had to remove it and all my new members are posting as soon as they have signed up

I will still keep an eye on this thread tho

Happened to me too :hurt:

[randominity]

sorry, all problems should be fixed now ^^

[murrtex]

still I can register same IP and from different browsers....

[randominity]

Originally Posted by murrtex

still I can register same IP and from different browsers....

make sure you have the option turned on to prevent registration from same IP addresses.