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Advanced Warning System (AWS) · **Released**: 11-20-2004

Advanced Warning System Version 3.5.0

The AWS version for vB 3.5 has been released. You can download it and get support in this thread:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=770032

Advanced Warning System Version 3.4.16 (latest stable release for vB 3.0.x)

LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT

The AWS has its own Premium Forum here at vBulletin.org, so please use that for questions and discussion on this hack.

The Permium Forum is located at :

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=105

This Warning System owes its existence to Zero Tolerance's Warning Hack (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=65336). I liked the idea, so I installed Zero's hack in my forums site. However, as in most cases, I was not fully satisfied with the way it worked, so I started customizing it. Other people in the thread above, asked questions, which I had already answered by my customizing work, so I answered, giving away those parts of the code, that I had modified.

In the long run, I almost hijacked the thread and the hack from Zero, so I guess I owe him an apology. However, the mods I did have compiled a new, more complete warning system, with much more functionality. Several members from that thread, asked if this could be released as a new hack, so after discussing it with Zero, here it is.

What it does? Well, it is a Warning System, which means it allows you (the administrative team of your site, in other words the admins, the supermods and the mods), to define offences, which the members of your forum should NOT commit. But as we all know, there are instances where members do not follow the rules. In that case, this warning system, allows you to issue a warning to the member who commited the offence. The warning has some points associated with it, as well as a period over which it is valid. When a member gathers enough points, he is banned from your forums, for a predefined period of time. That's mostly it, but below, you can find a short list of features:

Full warning system with:

- post- and non-post-related warnings
- hierarchical warning schema
- hidden or real warners
- customizable maximum warning points
- automatically bans members who reached the maximum warning points
- customizable ban days
- customizable ban user group and permanent ban user group
- customizable restore user group, where users are restored after they get unbanned
- customizable option for who can see the warning level of the members
- automatically issued warnings for posts which contain censored words
- automatically issued warnings for private messages which contain censored words
- supports incremental banning periods
- supports multiple warnings for the same post
- warned members are notified either by Private Message or e-mail when they are warned and when one of the warnings they have received is either deleted or expired
- maintains historical listings of issued warnings (even if deleted or expired)
- customizable warning types
- each warning type has predefined warning points associated with it
- each warning type has predefined maturity period, after which it is automatically deleted
- reports for admin, mods and members
- cron job included to automatically remove matured warnings
- uses vBulletin's cron job, to automatically unban banned users
- all options are setable in your AdminCP
- user warning points and number of bans viewable in your AdminCP User Manager.
- statistics show warning per type, warnings per warner, bans per user.
- Allows you to warn a user from your AdminCP/User Manager.
- Large "Warn" sign, in posts which have received a warning, for mods, supermods and admins, to easily distinguish those posts.
- Ability to remove user's avatar, signature or usage of the Private Messaging system, depending on the warning points he has collected.
- Supports non-standard admins, supermods and mods user groups.
- Allows you to save a copy of the warning send to the warned user, in a predefined forum.
- Allows you to issue "Alerts" (warnings without warning points, for first-time offenders)
- Allows you to add private or public notes for a user, either post-specific or not. Notes appear in the postbit, above each user's message.
- etc.

Admitedly, this is not an easy hack to install. It requires 20 new templates and modifications to some existing ones too. It requires five new tables and modifications to some others. It requires several new phrases. I've tried to make the installation, as easy as I could, by automating certain tasks in an automatic installer. The installer will add the new templates for you, add the new tables required and change the existing ones, and will add the required new phrases. You will have to manually edit the existing templates and the php files though. I also included an upgrade script, which will upgrade those who are using Zero Tolerance's warning hack (version 1.5) to this one. An uninstaller is also included, which removes what the installer installs.

Please keep in mind, that this is a very difficult hack to install. For this reason, I strongly recommend that you back up your database before starting the installation. I also suggest that you keep copies of each file and template you edit, so that you can always revert to a previous stable condition. Finally, I strongly suggest that you always run the latest release.

The zip file always contains both the instructions and the files required to install the latest version. If you have installed a previous version and want to upgrade to the latest, there is a text file attached, in the zip with upgrade instructions. Follow them.

In this thread, you will also find a more detailed document describing the features of this hack, as well as a document describing its version evolution.

Also keep in mind that the installer, will add the AWS templates only to your default style. If you want to use them in another one, you may try this Zero Tolerance's hack, which copies the templates to other styles you may have.

Another thing, the installation instructions were written when vB was at release 3.0.3, so you may expect to find some differences, with the latest files and templates. As far as I can tell, I haven't faced any such case, but I post this reservation here, since I do not have the time to recheck all the instructions for compliance with the latest vB release. The hack has been installed and is working fine with the vBulletin version shown at the top of this thread.

Finally, if you are using more than one style, the installer will install the templates only in the default one. If you want to use the rest of your styles, here is a hack, that will do this for you.

This hack can also be integrated with Zero Tolerance's vBChat. However, since I am using a heavily-modified version of vBChat, I haven't included instructions, on how to patch the original vBChat files, in the documentation. If you are interested in having AWS issue automatic warnings when one of your user enters a censored word in a vBChat message, or if you want your moderators to be able to warn a user, who misbehaves in vBChat, please post a thread in this forum and I'll help you through.

This is my first officially released hack, so please don't be to harsh with me, if I broke any rules or made any mistakes. The mods have been tested extensively, both by me and two volunteers (thank you gentlemen), but I am only human.

Closing, let me thank Zero Tolerance, who got me started in this, and who owns a big part of the code of this hack. I definnitely couldn't have done it, without his code.

Special Note
For those who upgrade from Zero Tolerance's hack to my AWS, even though I have included a script which will do some of the work automatically, not everything is done by that script. Read the installation instructions carefully. You have to run the upgrade script first and then do several things manually. If you just run the upgrade script and just upload the files, the AWS will not work properly. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to post here.

Also, let me add here, that version 3.3.0 wouldn't have been possible without the contribution of Revan.

And a couple of warnings:

PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ZIP FILE FROM HERE, BEFORE YOU START INSTALLING THIS HACK. JUST BECAUSE YOU DOWNLOADED IT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS THE LATEST VERSION. MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE ZIP, JUST BEFORE YOU START INSTALLING THIS HACK.

LATEST VERSION

Version 3.4.16 (released Thursday August 25th, 2005 GMT 18:18)

A couple of bugs fixed in this version. One is related to the Notes feature, and it allowed plain users to see the notes entered, if the "Who can view warning points" setting was set to "All".

Features.txt a new version of this file has been uploaded on April 4th2 005 GMT 09:30, which covers the latest additions to the hack. The original Features.txt file hasn't been updated since the first release of this hack, so it was time for an update.

John

sv1cec · #**752** 01-16-2005, 07:31 PM

Ok, for the member who asked for a different message, when a banned member tries to log in the site, I have found the place to check it out and produce a different message. I am not releasing it as a new version though, as I want to elaborate on it a bit, but if you are in a hurry to put this into action, here is what you have to do:

Edit file functions.php and find:

PHP Code:


			
    $postvars = construct_post_vars_html();



    $bbuserinfo['badlocation'] = 1; // Used by exec_shut_down();



    if ($bbuserinfo['userid'])

    {

        eval(print_standard_error('nopermission_loggedin', true));

    }

    else

Replace that, with:

PHP Code:


			
$postvars = construct_post_vars_html();



    $bbuserinfo['badlocation'] = 1; // Used by exec_shut_down();



    

    if (($bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==$warn_opts['banned_usergroup_id'] OR $bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==$warn_opts['troll_usergroup_id']) AND $bbuserinfo['userid'])

    {

        eval(print_standard_error('nopermission_banned', true));

    }

    

    

    if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] AND (!$bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==$warn_opts['banned_usergroup_id'] OR !$bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==$warn_opts['troll_usergroup_id'])

    {

        eval(print_standard_error('nopermission_loggedin', true));

    }

    else

Also, create a new phrase, named nopermission_banned, its type being Front-End Error Messages, which says something like:

HTML Code:

<p><strong>$bbuserinfo[username]</strong>,<p> You do not have permission to access the forums, because you are temporarily banned.<p>Sorry, we hope to see you again in our forums soon.
<p><div align="$stylevar[right]"> <a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">Log Out</a> <a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]">Home</a> </div>

Try this out and let me know if it works, I have a reservation, since I am not sure if warn_opts have been evaluated at that point. If not, I'll give you a better solution tomorrow.

Delphiprogrammi · #**753** 01-16-2005, 09:34 PM

hi sv1cec ,

yeah i forgot about the logged in part it is /includes/functions.php you're right

however i tryed this on my "testvb" board and this block of code is giving me a parse error

PHP Code:


			
if($bbuserinfo['userid']) AND !$bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==$warn_opts['banned_usergroup_id'] OR !$bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==$warn_opts['troll_usergroup_id'])

    {

        eval(print_standard_error('nopermission_loggedin',true));

    }

anyway time to sleep now :tired:

sv1cec · #**754** 01-17-2005, 09:21 AM

The new version includes the checking for the special message that banned users receive when they try to log in.

Rgds to all

Delphiprogrammi · #**755** 01-17-2005, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sv1cec

The new version includes the checking for the special message that banned users receive when they try to log in.

Rgds to all

hi sv1cec,

thanks for the new version but i'm facing a problem the modification that takes care of the "special message" for banned users well i banned my test account just to see what happens and the PHP parser gives me this error

Code:

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /path/to/includes/functions.php on line 2066

line 2066 from /includes/adminfunctions.php is

PHP Code:


			
$warn_opts=$DB_site->query_first("select * from ".TABLE_PREFIX."warning_options where oid='1'");

i can't see anything wrong it

rgds

sv1cec · #**756** 01-17-2005, 11:36 AM

Nothing's wrong with that phrase, what I ... forgot to tell you guys, was that you have to do another edit in the functions file. Scroll a bit higher up from where you made that mod, and find a phrase that looks like:

PHP Code:


			
    global $vboptions, $logincode, $url, $bbuserinfo, $session, $stylevar;

Replace that with:

PHP Code:


			
    global $DB_site, $vboptions, $logincode, $url, $bbuserinfo, $session, $stylevar;

Don't expect me to be perfect at 08:30 am, not enough coffee in my system yet.

Delphiprogrammi · #**757** 01-17-2005, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sv1cec

Nothing's wrong with that phrase, what I ... forgot to tell you guys, was that you have to do another edit in the functions file. Scroll a bit higher up from where you made that mod, and find a phrase that looks like:

PHP Code:


			
    global $vboptions, $logincode, $url, $bbuserinfo, $session, $stylevar;

Replace that with:

PHP Code:


			
    global $DB_site, $vboptions, $logincode, $url, $bbuserinfo, $session, $stylevar;

Don't expect me to be perfect at 08:30 am, not enough coffee in my system yet.

nobody is perfect my friend errors /mistakes do happen we are all humans not *machines*

i searched the web about this error and found out it was something with a global statement already i just had no idea where i'll get back to you if that works and do not worry about to much

Delphiprogrammi · #**758** 01-17-2005, 12:07 PM

sv1cec,

YES YES man can i buy a bucket of coffee

working fine i modified the standerd "print_no_permission()" function

PHP Code:


			
function print_no_permission()

{

    global $DB_site,$vboptions,$logincode,$url,$bbuserinfo,$session,$stylevar;

    if(!$logincode)

    {

        $logincode=construct_login_code();

    }

    $postvars=construct_post_vars_html();

    $bbuserinfo['badlocation'] = 1; // Used by exec_shut_down();

    $warn_opts=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "warning_options WHERE oid='1'");

    if (($bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==$warn_opts['banned_usergroup_id'] OR $bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==$warn_opts['troll_usergroup_id']) AND $bbuserinfo['userid'])

    {

        $ban = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT liftdate FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "userban WHERE userid=$bbuserinfo[userid]");

        if ($ban['liftdate']=='0')

        {

            $until="permanently banned";

        }

        else

        {

            $until= vbdate ( $vboptions['dateformat'], $ban[liftdate] );

            $until=" temporarily banned, until the $until";

        }

        eval(print_standard_error('nopermission_banned', true));

    }

    // test

    if($bbuserinfo['userid'])

    {

        eval(print_standard_error('nopermission_loggedin',true));

    }

    else

    {

        $scriptpath = htmlspecialchars_uni(SCRIPTPATH);

        define('VB_ERROR_PERMISSION', true);

        eval(print_standard_error('nopermission_loggedout', false));

    }

}

thanks man for sorting that one out

sv1cec · #**759** 01-20-2005, 11:17 AM

Three days with no reported errors or problems??!!!

OK, so now it's time to start thinking of new things to add.

Rgds

jluerken · #**760** 01-20-2005, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sv1cec

Three days with no reported errors or problems??!!!

OK, so now it's time to start thinking of new things to add.

Rgds

Oh please no. An update once every two month is enough I think.
I really don't like it to update a hack twice a week

Dennis B · #**761** 01-20-2005, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jluerken

Oh please no. An update once every two month is enough I think.
I really don't like it to update a hack twice a week

These are days when we upgrade vBulletin every week, why not our hacks...?

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