vBPunch v1.2 - A Quick Warning System

If Upgrading from version 1.1, upload all of the files in the Zip, making sure that they overwrite the old ones, then install the product XML.

If upgrading from version 1.0, please follow the instructions in the install guide in the Zip file.

Changelog
Version 1.2

• Clicking "Cancel" on the extra text prompt means that the PM will not be sent
• Adding an option to display a confirmation popup when the PM has been sent
• Fixed a bug with usergroup permission checking (thanks Osmosis)

Version 1.1

• Added a global on/off switch for vBPunch
• Added the ability to add/remove reputation points when punching
• Added usergroup permissions - you can now choose which usergroups are allowed to use vBPunch
• Now includes 3 "Punch User" images as well as the text link

What is vBPunch?
vBPunch is a quick way of sending a warning PM to a user, based on a post they have made.
It adds a link to the postbit called "Punch User". When an admin clicks this, vBPunch pops up a textbox letting the admin type a reason (if they wish, it's optional), then it sends the user a PM.

What makes vBPunch so special then???!?
The useful thing about vBPunch is that it does it all in the backgorund using Ajax. That means, no popup windows, no page refreshes, nothing. All the admin does is click the "Punch User" link, enter a reason if needed, then continues reading the thread / post, without being interupted.

Installation
Please read install.html located in the zip file

Un-installation
Please read install.html located in the zip file. Please ensure that you delete the uploaded files, before un-installing the product in the vBulletin AdminCP, otherwise you will recieve errors when you edit a usergroup.

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Important: Unfortunately, my leased vBulletin licence has now expired, and I won't be renewing it until September which means I will be unable to reply to this thread, or update this mod until then. I'm hopeful that the great vBulletin.org community will step in to answer any questions in my absence though See you all in early September!

[The Realist]

updated yes but where is the actual hack, cos its not in the 1st post?

[Alan @ CIT]

2 minutes, I'll upload it

[Alan @ CIT]

Sorry folks, last minute bug has reared it's ugly head - just fixing now - 5 more minutes...

[Alan @ CIT]

ok bug (hopefully) fixed

v1.1 is now available for download

[Hawkbizkit]

sweet new version is great....

[OsMoSiS.it]

Personally, I don't like the punch starts even if Cancel is clicked on prompt window... if I click erroneously the user gets punched because I can't undo my action... that's not good for me, not intuitive ("cancel" usually means "cancel action"). I've changed "do_punch" to suit my needs: if (message != null) then punch else don't do anyting

I'll add also an alert box to confirm that punch was sent (no errors) because some browsers (eg. firefox by default) don't allow status bar text changing via javascript


Keep testing it... btw good idea

[OsMoSiS.it]

Security checks should be hardened... I was able to send a punch even if I'm not logged in. Try to write the url with the querystring and the user receive a PM from a "non registered" user...

http://[forum_root]/vbpunch.php?punch=[YourUserId]&postid=1&warning=message

A workaround that seems to work (but I don't think is the right way):

In vbpunch.php replace:

PHP Code:

if ((!$vbulletin->options['vbpunch_enabled']) or (!$vbulletin->bf_ugp['vbpunch']['can_punch'])) 


with:

PHP Code:

if ((!$vbulletin->options['vbpunch_enabled']) or (!($permissions['vbpunch'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp['vbpunch']['can_punch']))) 


[Alan @ CIT]

Osmosis: Thanks for pointing that out, I forgot to add "$permissions['vbpunch']" in vbpunch.php - an oversight on my part I'll fix it in the next release.

[rb290]

hey I uninstalled everything cause I dont think it worked for me so now when I went to edit a usergroup it said this:

"Database error in vBulletin 3.5.0:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE usergroup SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
`title` = 'Administrators',
`description` = '',
`usertitle` = 'Administrator',
`opentag` = '<strong><font color=\"#3A69DE\">',
`closetag` = '</font></strong><strong><font color=\"#FF0000\">_BOSS</font></strong>',
`passwordexpires` = '180',
`passwordhistory` = '360',
`forumpermissions` = '470810623',
`genericpermissions` = '255852479',
`attachlimit` = '0',
`pmquota` = '50',
`pmpermissions` = '3',
`pmsendmax` = '5',
`calendarpermissions` = '63',
`wolpermissions` = '31',
`adminpermissions` = '3',
`genericoptions` = '31',
`profilepicmaxwidth` = '100',
`profilepicmaxheight` = '100',
`profilepicmaxsize` = '65535',
`avatarmaxwidth` = '100',
`avatarmaxheight` = '100',
`avatarmaxsize` = '10000',
`vbpunch` = '0'
WHERE usergroupid=6;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'vbpunch' in 'field list'

[rb290]

its bringing up an error when I save and it says unknown column 'vbpunch in 'field list', how do I remove that ?