Warning Hack V1.5

Version 1.5 Note: You must have v1 installed to upgrade, the upgrade process is small so there was no need to write out a fresh install.

It has come to my attention that a "decent" warning system isn't available here on vbulletin.org, which is quite a shame, and because forums like mine, and probably yours need a simple yet advanced warning system to keep things under wraps

Anyway, i thought i might aswell release what i made, prior to me getting off my ass... lol

Administration Features:
View Warning Logs
- Displays all warnings, warned user, warned by, link to the warned post, date, warning type, and the comment specified when the warning was given, and a remove warning link
(Remove will remove the log and also put the members warning level back down in accordance to how much it was increased by the selected warning removed)
Unban Banned Members
- A simple page that you should visit every few days, it will automatically ban any auto banned users by the warning system where there ban time has expired
Warning Options
- Here you can set the following:
-- Number of warn points before member is auto banned
-- Number of days a member is auto banned for
-- View Warnign Types
-- Add Warning Type
-- Add warning type has the following fields:
---- Name/Description/Warn Points Given

Forum Features:
Every post has "Warn [Name]" and "View [Names] Warnings"
These are only accessiable by a member group which is allowed to "moderate" (Moderating groups are auto detected)
Clicking the Warn link will bring you to a page where you view the user your warning, a link to review the warned post, members current warning level, and below the warning types, has a drop down menu to select the warning type, and a text field to put your comment for why this warning is been issued
Upon completing the warning form, the warned user will be Pm'ed from the person who warned them, with the comment put down and a link to the post

View Warnings link will display logs of only that specified user's warnings, the same features as the admin cp warning logs, only just for this user

Members can access only 1 page of the warning system, which is "View My Warnings", this link is added to the quick links drop down menu
Here they simple view there warnings, just like a moderator would, only without the remove warning link

V1.5 Features:
Protectable Usergroups:
No user's in these defined groups can be warned, or banned.
Root Admin Force Protection:
Userid 1 cannot be warned, canned be banned, this is not optional, this is forced for security.
New Unban Members Set Up:
Now displays all currently banned user's, what time they were banned, what time they are supposed to be unbanned. You may unban the user even if there time has not expired (You will be notificed if they have not served the time issued upon ban, but not stopped). Upon unbanning, you choose the members 'new' warning level and the user's usergroup to move them into
Set banned usergroup:
You can now easily choose from a drop down menu which usergroup user's are sent to if after been warned they are banned.

V1.5 Bug Fixes:
- User locations in 'Users online' shown as unknown if they are warning/viewing warnings (Priority: Medium)
- Unban members system renovated and now fully works (Priotity: Maximum)
- No mysql errors upon sending a pm if the PM table had been altered (Priotity: Maximum)
- New protectable usergroups to stop any group of your choice been banned (Priotity: Maximum)
- Last time visited didn't appear when error page occured (Priotity: Low)
- Un-used global in PM function (Priority: Low)

I hope you enjoy the system, my staff teamare very pleased with it and find it of great use, enjoy the hack

- Zero Tolerance

[mholtum]

I am a total noob and am going to try to install this great hack. It states to upload all the files in the "upload files" folder. Where should I upload these files to? Please be gentle as I am just starting out...

[Red Blaze]

Ok, you open the uploads folder that was in the zip, you can drag all the files in to the folder your forum is in. Did that help any?

Also, is there any update on this? Or is he still working on it?

[mholtum]

So I just put it in the http://www.ravensrealm.net/forum root? Sweet! Easy enough.. I have just been know to screw up hacks... LOL...

[WEForums]

Mods/admins aren't exempt.

[Aceman]

Great hack! *installed*

1. I would like the ability to exclude certain groups from being able to get warned.
2. HIDE the "Warn X (user)" from those members who can't even issue a warning.
3. ADD warnings link and info the user profile page.

Aceman

[monstergamer]

great hack, thanx
i would like to have a way for the usergroups (mods) that can warn, only warn the usergroups below them...not the same usergroup as them or higher
same for the next usergroup (supermod, who evere and so on)

but clicks install

[Aceman]

Anyone got a clue how to set this up so you can designate custome user groups so they ALSO can give warnings? For example: 5, 6, 7, 8, 11

Aceman

[Frankie]

I have installed this hack, the only problem is that it don't send a email or popup when he/she gets a warning even when thats is enabled in the user cp (normal pm's they receive a email)

[misterfade]

I only want the admins and moderators to see the warning links in the posts, how do I prevent the rest of the usergroups from seeing it?

Thanks.

[Zero Tolerance]

For anyone wanting to hide the links to usergroups unable to moderate the forum they are viewing

Please refer to this post:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....9&postcount=17
Ive tested it and it works just fine

Some nice requests, ill try my best to stick them in the next version when i get time to make it (damned exams...)

- Zero Tolerance