Prevent Users With Low Post Counts Posting/PM'ing URLS

Title: Prevent members with low post count posting/pm'ing urls.
Author: NTLDR
Version: 1.0.1
vB Compatibility: vB3 Gamma, RC1, RC2

Description: I created this hack a while ago for use on my board to prevent people signing up and just posting a URL. This hack will prevent users with less than X posts from PM'ing or posting URLs.

File edits:

In includes/functions_newpost.php find:

PHP Code:

        eval('$errors[] = "' . fetch_phrase('toomanyimages', PHRASETYPEID_ERROR) . '";');
    } 


Add after:

PHP Code:

$errors = array_merge($errors, verify_message_urls($post['message'])); 


Find:

PHP Code:

    return sizeof($errors);
} 


Add after (making sure you change REPLACE_NUMBER_OF_POSTS_HERE to the number of posts a user must have before being able to post/pm URLS):

PHP Code:

function verify_message_urls($pagetext) {

    global $vboptions, $vbphrase, $bbuserinfo;

    $errors = array();

    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < REPLACE_NUMBER_OF_POSTS_HERE) {
        if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'newthread' || THIS_SCRIPT == 'newreply' || THIS_SCRIPT == 'editpost') {
            $typephrase = $vbphrase['post'];
        } elseif (THIS_SCRIPT == 'private') {
            $typephrase = $vbphrase['private_message'];
        } else {
            $typephrase = $vbphrase['message'];
        }

        if (preg_match('/\[url/i', $pagetext)) {
            eval('$errors[] = "' . fetch_phrase('x_contains_urls', PHRASETYPEID_ERROR) . '";');
            $errored = true;
        }

        $pagetext = strip_bbcode($pagetext);

        if (!$errored && preg_match('/h(\s*)t(\s*)t(\s*)p/i', $pagetext)) {
            eval('$errors[] = "' . fetch_phrase('x_contains_urls', PHRASETYPEID_ERROR) . '";');
            $errored = true;
        }

        if (!$errored && preg_match('/w(\s*)w(\s*)w/i', $pagetext)) {
            eval('$errors[] = "' . fetch_phrase('x_contains_urls', PHRASETYPEID_ERROR) . '";');
            $errored = true;
        }

        if (!$errored && preg_match('/(\w*)(\s*)(\.|dot)(\s*)(c(\s*)o(\s*)m|c(\s*)o(\s*)(\.|dot)(\s*)u(\s*)k|n(\s*)e(\s*)t|o(\s*)r(\s*)g)/i', $pagetext)) {
            eval('$errors[] = "' . fetch_phrase('x_contains_urls', PHRASETYPEID_ERROR) . '";');
            $errored = true;
        }
    }

    return $errors;
} 


If you want this to apply to posts only you don't need to do the following edit which is for PM's:

In private.php find:

PHP Code:

        // process errors if there are any
        if (!empty($errors)) 


Add BEFORE:

PHP Code:

$errors = array_merge($errors, verify_message_urls($pm['message'])); 


Phrases to add:

In Front-End Error Messages add:
Varname: x_contains_urls
Text:

Your $typephrase contains one or more URLs, please remove them before submitting your message again.

[Battle_Ring]

Can I Get The Txt File.....

[lifesourcerec]

I keep getting "Could not find phrase 'x_contains_urls'", but the phrase is actually there.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by lifesourcerec

I keep getting "Could not find phrase 'x_contains_urls'", but the phrase is actually there.

Make the phrase global.

[Malke]

Originally Posted by Malke

I installed this in 3.0.1 and got an error in functions_newpost.php on line 811 when anyone tried to post anything. I re-did the whole thing and I still had the error... I did edit the nr of posts so it's not that.

Just thought I'd let you know...

Did anyone else get this???

[Durtay]

here's a txt file everyone's askin for

[Theater]

I tested this out on 3.0.3, and it worked partly. I wasn't able to post a URL with under 10 posts, but was able to private message myself. I had my board shutoff for maintenance, and the TestDummy account was a moderator of a test forum. Maybe that had something to do with it, I'll test it out later.

Just to confirm, this is all that's needed to require registered members to have 10 posts before they can send PM's:

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Find:
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// process errors if there are any 
        if (!empty($errors)) 


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Add BEFORE:
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$errors = array_merge($errors, verify_message_urls($pm['message']));

[WebMasterAJ]

Well, on member on my forums decided to try and find a loop hole in this system... and needless to say, he did...

He started posting URLS in the thread titles as just www.linktosite.com. Is there any way to prevent this as well? Or should I just give up on it?

Thanks for everything!

[msimonds]

Originally Posted by WebMasterAJ

Well, on member on my forums decided to try and find a loop hole in this system... and needless to say, he did...

He started posting URLS in the thread titles as just www.linktosite.com. Is there any way to prevent this as well? Or should I just give up on it?

Thanks for everything!

Yes is there a way to make it so it does not do this

[msimonds]

never mind I see that it is already blocking that, my bad

Nice mod, really nice mod

[mefromspace]

I think this hack is great to prevent spammers.

Now my question is if its possible to do this for attachments too.

I hate it when people register and in ther first post they post pictures
from other sites together with ther site link.

It would be awsome if it was possible!!!