Forum Activity Check For Forum Access (Per Forum)

FAQ
i wrote it but when i tried to bullet it, it went all pear shaped, in short, no more questions

thanks to Dean for the assistance

in "/forums/forumdisplay.php" find

PHP Code:

// check if there is a forum password and if so, ensure the user has it set
verify_forum_password($foruminfo['forumid'], $foruminfo['password']); 


and addove it add

PHP Code:

    $facffa_checkforums = explode(",", $vboptions['facffa_checkforums']);
    $facffa_excludeusergroups = explode(",", $vboptions['facffa_excludeusergroups']);
    if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], $facffa_checkforums) AND !in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], $faffa_excludeusergroups)))
    {
        // forum activity check
        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400);
        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime;
        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first("
            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 
            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid] 
            AND dateline >= $limit
        ");

        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts'])
        {
            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts'));
        }
    } 


now shoot over to the "/forums/showthread.php" and find

PHP Code:

// *********************************************************************************
// get thread info
$thread = verify_id('thread', $threadid, 1, 1);
$threadinfo = &$thread; 


and below that add

PHP Code:

    $facffa_checkforums = explode(",", $vboptions['facffa_checkforums']);
    $facffa_excludeusergroups = explode(",", $vboptions['facffa_excludeusergroups']);
    if (($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivity'] AND in_array($threadinfo['forumid'], $facffa_checkforums) AND !in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], $faffa_excludeusergroups)))
    {
        // forum activity check
        $definedtime = ($vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivitytime'] * 86400);
        $limit = TIMENOW - $definedtime;
        $recentpostcount = $DB_site->query_first("
            SELECT COUNT(*) AS total
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post 
            WHERE userid = $bbuserinfo[userid] 
            AND dateline >= $limit
        ");

        if ($recentpostcount['total'] < $vboptions['facffa_checkforumactivityposts'])
        {
            eval(print_standard_error('facffa_checknotenoughposts'));
        }
    } 


now you need to add the phrase

You have not had enough forum activity in order to access this forum, please become more active then check back there-after.

this slots in front end-error messages

now what else was there, oh yeah the options
direct your browser to http://www.mydomain.com/forums/admin...hp?do=addgroup
(please don't take that literally)

and then put this in the boxes

Varname: facffa
Title: Forum Activity Check For Forum Access (Per Forum)
vB Default: No

once you done that you should be in there? i hoe so cos you need to populate that group with, oh yeah you do that by clicking this http://www.mydomain.com/forums/admin...uptitle=facffa

Varname: facffa_checkforumactivity
Title: Turn This Option On?
Description: Turning this on will mean that this hack will start working and checking if users have enough posts in order to access specified forums and their threads
Option Code: yesno
Default: no
vBulletin Default: no

Varname: facffa_checkforumactivitytime
Title: Required Time For Forum Activity
Description: This is the option for how many posts in XX days they need to access the forum.
Option Code:
Default: 1
vBulletin Default: no

Varname: facffa_checkforumactivityposts
Title: Required Posts For Forum Activity
Description: This is the setting for how many posts they need in the above time in order to access that forum.
Option Code:
Default: 1
vBulletin Default: no

Varname: facffa_checkforums
Title: Protected Forums
Description: These are the forums id's you want to protect with this hack, please seperate them with a comma.
Option Code:
Default: 
vBulletin Default: no

Varname: facffa_excludeusergroups
Title: Excluded Usergroups
Description: These are the usergroup id's you want to exclude from having to actually post, please seperate them with a comma.
Option Code:
Default: 
vBulletin Default: no

now i aint had time to test this so test it on your test board and let me know if you get a chance to test it before me, heh the nature of beta huh

even if this hack don't work, feed it to your search engine, by that i mean www.ebslive.com and stop stealing my smilies :lol:

and i'm spent.

UPDATED: 24/04/05 19:28

[Nick0r]

I'd like a mod to this, it could work one of two ways

a) User needs xx posts BEFORE his xx per week starts.
b) User is in additional usergroup X then his XX per week starts.

Either way works good for me, no need to have both.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Nick0r

User is in additional usergroup X then his XX per week starts.

it's as simple as adding AND in_array($bbuserinfo[membergroupid], X,X,X) to the conditionals.

[KevinL]

This works really well!

Thanks!