Administrative and Maintenance Tools - MonkeyStop - Auto-Moderation of Spammer Keywords and URLs by postcount

Description
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A quick but effective hack that lets you set keywords that will flag posts and set as Moderated, requiring approval from a mod/supermod/admin before they're visible to users. You can also set the number of URLs to be allowed per post to stop flooding from spammers. Additionally, you can configure
the number of posts required to avoid the moderation, so the filter only effects new users to your forum.

Installation
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Import product-monkeystop.xml (ACP / vBulletin Options / Manage Products / [Add/Import Product])

Usage
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Configure the product in ACP / vBulletin Options / vBulletin Options / General Settings. (scroll to the bottom)
New threads and posts containing the offenses will automatically be moderated.
You can view moderated threads in ACP / Moderation / Moderate Threads. You should also see an icon in the thread postbit and forum display if the post is moderated (see screenshot).

Since most spammers register then spam your board while their post count is low, it may be effective to leave the default values (0 URLs allowed until post count is 3) or even up the post count requirement. If you wish to allow some links, change URLs to 1 or 2 for example.

!!! Warning !!!
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If you allow keyword auto-moderation, your users will receive an "Invalid Thread" message when they use a flagged word on new threads because it's a moderated thread. However this error can be customized here:
Admin Panel / Phrase Manager / phrase type: Error Messages / invalidid (page 15 or so of the errors)
I added:

<br/><br/>If you received this message immediately after posting a new thread, there's a good chance your message was flagged as spam. Please read this thread for more info.

... and supplied a link for my users explaining why their post was moderated.

Credits
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This is a hack of the "Auto Moderation by Keywords" mod by Andreas (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=47102)
Thanks go out for his great mod -- if only I could PM or e-mail him to thank him directly! I only made minor changes to the mod to allow it to work with vBulletin 3.6.0 (by default it wouldn't work on new threads) and to auto-moderate posts URLs.
So give him credit if you think it's cool, but his PM box is full.
Dan "Tweak Monkey" Kennedy

History
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v1.0.1: Added minimum post count option
v1.0.0: Initial release

[Paul99999]

Great hack!

I am finding that when a post get automodded emails are still being sent to people who have subcribed to the thread with the spam in it. Is there any way of preventing the email being sent when the post is automodded?

Cheers!

[induslady]

Hello

I would like to know if it is possible to exclude self-domains from this mod.

Have set in my domain ( indusladies.com) to exclude all the URL's for members with post count less than 10. Now I would like to allow the URL for my domain ( indusladies.com) alone i.e. internal links to appear in their posts.
Let me know if it is possible?
Thanks.

[tweakmonkey]

Originally Posted by induslady

Hello

I would like to know if it is possible to exclude self-domains from this mod.

Have set in my domain ( indusladies.com) to exclude all the URL's for members with post count less than 10. Now I would like to allow the URL for my domain ( indusladies.com) alone i.e. internal links to appear in their posts.
Let me know if it is possible?
Thanks.

Yes this would be quite easy. You could change the If statement in the plugin to check if your URL was included, and if so just ignore the rest of the plugin. I could edit this for you but I'm currently out of the country until the 19th, and probably can't get to it for a week or so after I return.

[induslady]

Hello
Looking forward to your reply at the earliest.
Thanks.

[Lizama]

Hi, is this mod compatible with vBulletin 3.7?

[tweakmonkey]

Originally Posted by Lizama

Hi, is this mod compatible with vBulletin 3.7?

Yes, I am using it with 3.7 and have no problems.

[Lizama]

Originally Posted by tweakmonkey

Yes, I am using it with 3.7 and have no problems.

Thanks, I will install it

[induslady]

Hello coder
Hope you are back.

I would like to have this mod to exclude self-domains.

Have set in my domain ( indusladies.com) to exclude all the URL's for members with post count less than 10. Now I would like to allow the URL for my domain ( indusladies.com) alone i.e. internal links to appear in their posts.
Let me know.
Thanks.

[zooki]

I cant believe how few people use this mod, it is truly awesome!!

AM I missing something? Howcome not so many people use this? lol

I just came here to give this mod a BUMPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP and a Thanks to the creator

An Improvement would be for the threads that are moderated to be dumped into a Forum of my choice, like a Trash forum, for easy pruning

[tweakmonkey]

Thanks! I use it all the time still as well.

I will have to look into that request. I don't really have a lot of time to code but I'm sure it's doable. :P I tried setting up email notifications for it but my PHP skills were too weak at the time.