Moderators Functions - One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup

*** Staff note: The author of this modification has passed away in a diving accident. We wish his family all strength in dealing with this tragic issue. ***

One-touch Spam Ban and Cleanup




The main purpose of this mod is to clean up after a spammer. With a minimum of fuss it will:

• Delete all threads started by the spammer
• Delete all posts made by the spammer
• Delete all PMs sent to other members by the spammer
• Delete all calendar events made by the spammer
• Ban or delete the spammer as you like
• Ignore permissions - posts can be deleted in areas that a moderator may not have access to.

The option to activate this tool appears in the drop-down menu in the postbit, as well as on the profile page. From here it is a "one-touch" operation, with the small exception that you must press a confirmation button before the cleanup is made.




See the screenshot for the various options, but some of the more interesting ones are:

• You can specify individual users (in addition to groups) who can use this tool. This means certain trusted, non-moderator users could have the ability to clean up spam and ban spammers.
• You can specify users or groups who are protected - they cannot be deleted by this tool.
• By default, users who have registered more than 30 days ago are also protected from this tool (spammers tend to be caught and removed fairly soon after registration)
• You can turn the various deletion targets (threads, posts, events, PMs) on or off
• Select between hard delete or soft delete

This mod is similar to some older mods, but improved in a number of ways:

• You also have the choice to alter the standard ban and delete reasons before you press confirm.
• Deletes more types of spam (PMs, events)
• Simple, quick, effective
• Single file import (.xml) no file edits, no template edits, no .php files to upload
• Should work on all versions of 3.6.x and future versions

Installation

Download and import the .xml file via AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product. Remember to click overwrite if upgrading

Configuration

Once installed, check in your AdminCP under "VBulletin settings" and look for the configuration group called "One-touch Spam Ban & Cleanup Options". The default options should be fine for most people.

How to use

If you have rights to use this tool (i.e. are an admin or moderator, or have configured it for the relevant user or group ID) you should see the option appear on the member profile page, or in a drop-down on the postbit (see attached screenshots for an example). The idea is that as soon as you see a spammer select the "One-touch Ban & Clean" option to remove all trace of the spammer.

Support




Support will be given to those who have:

• Read these instructions (and followed them) and
• Clicked install

Version history

1.0 - initial version (28.08.2007)
1.1 - security fix (21.09.2007)
1.2b - Beta Fix to work with vb3.7.0 (20.05.2008)

[pitzerwm]

Thanks, I hadn't noticed the update. Really appreciate your smarts and contributions.

I too get the smiley face page. Just a minor error

[alessai]

while u find a fix for our problem i was thinking about a new name for the product hmm like :
One Click and the Dirt is gone

loool <<< he is in the mood today

[cjshirlaw]

Just updated to 1.1 and getting this error as well

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /home/****/public_html/forum/misc.php(96) : eval()'d code on line 25

the same as the other users. Roll on 1.2

[user_not_found]

Very good work Marked as installed

[mishb68]

I'm getting:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/misc.php(96) : eval()'d code on line 300 and my smilie page.

Version 1.0 was working fine and I did have single ids assigned to clean up for me.

Should I just go back to it?

EDIT:

Thanks for fixing it. You rock!

[mfyvie]

My sincere apologies to those who updated to 1.1 and got the parse error and the smilie page. This was caused by a typo on my part, and a rush to get the security issue in 1.0 fixed and released as 1.1. I had just returned from 3 weeks' of travel and had another commitment a couple of hours after that. My bad.

I've replaced the .xml file (I'm not incrementing the version number), so if you've downloaded 1.1 before the datestamp on this post, please redownload it and reinstall it. That should resolve the issue. My apologies again.

[devilrulez]

Excellent one...

i was searching for something like this since long

[pitzerwm]

MFYVIE, don't worry about it. Nothing blew up and you did a great job. Lucky you a had real vacation, hope you had a great time and got regenerated. Keep coming up with these great add ons.

[PCkaosboss]

Dont think about it....hope you had a nice vacation

[cjshirlaw]

Wow, thanks for the quick fix, re-installing now. Hope you had a good vacation.