Extended Signature Limits

Extended Signature Limits

Description
This Hack allows you to control

• Maximum Number of Lines
• Maximum Font Size
• Links to external Websites
• BBCodes
• Images (max. Number/Width/Height/Filesize)

used in Signatures.

Details
1 Product XML with 2 Plugins, 1 Setting and 17 Phrases

History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1
Replaced most Settings with Usergroup Permissions
Added Checks for Images (max. Number/Width/Height/Filesize)

1.0.2
Added information Text about applied Restrictions to "Posting Rules"

1.0.3
Fixed a problem with single/double quotes in [size] Tags that allowed bypassing the fontsize limit.

Important: vBulletin 3.5.1
If you are using vBulletin 3.5.1 and downloaded the ZIP of this Hack before 02.11.2005 21:00 CET, please use the attached bitfield XML file.

[tendo]

I've been subscribed to this thread for six months probably and I still can't get this extension to work. I am really fed up with the sigs on my board, anyone willing to help me out a bit? I'm available via email, aim, msn, hell--even phone if you're willing to spend a few minutes with me. I'm not getting any co-operation from my users, and I would really like to just LIMIT sizes on sigs.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this,

-Tendo
www.seattlednb.com/forum

[tendo]

Originally Posted by kira

I understand your frustration, tendo -- I don't know why you've been ignored here for so long. (Frankly, I'm having the same problem as you -- my image dimension limits aren't being properly restricted.)

Anyway, what Andreas is saying is that you need to check your server's phpinfo file, in particular the setting for "allow_url_fopen." To check this, go to your admin control panel and scroll down to the menu area's MAINTENANCE block. There's a link to check the phpinfo. Or you can go directly to the URL, which will be something like yoursite.com/forum/admincp/index.php?do=phpinfo. Do a search on the page for "allow_url_fopen." The options will be "ON" or "OFF."

Having said all this, I don't know if the setting is supposed to be ON or OFF for the sig limits to work. It appears that many hosts prefer to disable this setting for safety reasons.

Anyway, good luck, and I hope this helps!! And to Andreas, thank you very much for an interesting and useful addon. It isn't working 100% for me yet, but I'm still grateful to be able to use this for since at least it's working for text restrictions. (So far, I've had more problems with members going crazy w/text sigs than images.)

My forum/admincp/index.php?do=phpinfo says "allow_url_fopen On On " is that the correct setting to limit image sizes in signatures?

[Cool Matty]

Originally Posted by Andreas

It works with 3.5.4 as it did with previous versions.
And activation emails have absolutely nothing to do with sigs

I don't see any options for the signature limits after installing this on 3.5.4. (And I looked in the Usergroups, all over the place)

Any ideas?

EDIT: Nevermind, I didn't notice that the bitfield file had failed to upload >

[bada_bing]

I am looking for this exact hack for my site but am seeing many complaints about things not working correctly.

I have few questions about this hack.

- Are the perameters per usergroup? Meaning can one usergroup have image size 300x150 and usergroup 2 have images size 350x200 ?

- Does this work with vb 3.5.3 ?

- Last but not lease is this hack going to be updated to fix some of the concerns posted by other users of this hack?

[Fianna]

"To define "internal URLs", go to ACP > vBulletin Options > vBulletin Options > Site Name / URL / Contact Details".

To define it, do I have to enter 'index.php?do=buildbitfields', in the box under Internal URLs?

[Zelos]

When I installed this mod, I had overwrite checked as "no". After installing it and setting siglimits, Im noticing users still have images in their sigs that surpass the set limits.

Was overwrite supposed to be checked as "yes"?

[Aurons Ghost]

A really nice hack, thanks, but I noticed that if I set the number of images to 0 (to disable) that the limits on size and dimensions no longer work. Is that supposed to happen? (sorry if this has already been asked)

[88mmFlaK]

Hmm. Running 3.5.4. Followed all the instructions in the readme 1) Upload bitfield-siglimits.xml, 2) Import product-siglimits.xml. Allow_url_fopen is on/on. Bitfield_siglimits.xml is in /includes/xml. Edited usergroups. Am also running the one sig per page hack. Can't get it to work in any way, shape, or form.

[sadecosefo]

Originally Posted by jribz

Great Hack Kirby, just one question. Is there a way to do a check on signatures that were already entered and exceed the limits? I have thousands of users and a message letting them know their signature violates the rules would be good when first implimenting this.

Installed. Nice hack. The above would make it a great hack.

[paul41598]

ya the max dimensions defintely dont work. This sucks