Add-On Releases - Forbid Users from Posting Links or Images if They Have Fewer than 15 Posts

Just as the title says - if a user has fewer than 15 posts, he will be unable to post a link or an image within a message. This includes e-mail addresses and the system cannot even be fooled by the old user[at]email.com, we also locked that down.

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It is a product. To install, simply import the xml via your Admin CP, Manage Products, Import New Product. No configuration is required.

Updated

12/05/2008 - Thankyou to Amykhar for allowing the future development of this modification.

Version 3.1

- Title re-created to make sense in Admin CP.
- Date updated added.
- Added protection so that users posting "user[at]user.com" cannot fool the system.

Please remember I did not create this modification, it was created by Amykhar and Erwin. Permission has been obtained for a re-release and future updates to be provided by myself. I will continue to support and update this modification as necessary in the future.

Please Remember, Click Install !

Support: I provide support as and when I can, members are free to help each other although posting code is not permitted.

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Certain members have been suggesting code edits for this modification. I have tried them and they just make this product stop working. Please do not attempt any manual code edits as it may stop the product from functioning. I am open to suggestions and improvements for the further development of this modification.

Please send me any code you would like included via P.M, DO NOT post it here. I can do testing and you will be credited if your code addition is added.

Feel free to offer support, suggestions and installation advice.

[Charlie98902]

Originally Posted by Keyser S?ze

yea, the msg go to lang & phrases, its in global i think but i dont recall the exact name

Couldn't find it that way but used the phrase then replace with option below the search and that did it thank you again.

[bluidkiti]

Fantastic! I love it and have installed it! I did change the post count and it seems to work fine. Thanks a bunch! :-)

[Keyser S?ze]

i think my question got missed, in a future release can u make it also block edonkey links?

ed2k://

[reggiemental]

Hope someone can advise. I normally have to employ a programmer to update my site etc. but my small budget is once again exhausted. (I run a not-for-profit music forum).

I've been too frightened to try and install anything myself for fear of screwing up the forum but I need to do something about the spammers, who are taking all my time up at the moment.

Is this plug-in just a case of going to: Plugins & Products > Manage Products and then uploading the XML file? Or, is there more to it than that? I notice the authors of plug-ins always ask for people to click on 'installed' but not sure where, or how this is done.

I'd appreciate any advice you can offer as I feel like a fish out of water in this forum.

Paul

[Artes_Marciales]

Simple but Great MOD!!

[Delphiprogrammi]

the code in this product will NOT stop images ...

[komirad]

To block images (I also changed the post needed to 3):

Line 18

if (($vbulletin->userinfo[posts] < 3) and (stristr($pagetext,'[url') or stristr($pagetext,'[URL') or stristr($pagetext,'[img') or stristr($pagetext,'[IMG') or stristr($pagetext,'www.') or stristr($pagetext,'http://')))

Line 29:

if (($vbulletin->userinfo[posts] < 3) and (stristr($pagetext,'[url') or stristr($pagetext,'[URL') or stristr($pagetext,'[img') or stristr($pagetext,'[IMG') or stristr($pagetext,'www.') or stristr($pagetext,'@') or stristr($pagetext,'[at]') or stristr($pagetext,'http://')))

and Line 40, change the error message:

<phrase name="error_nourlallowed"><![CDATA[You are only allowed to post URLs or images you have made 3 posts or more.]]></phrase>

[komirad]

Originally Posted by reggiemental

Hope someone can advise. I normally have to employ a programmer to update my site etc. but my small budget is once again exhausted. (I run a not-for-profit music forum).

I've been too frightened to try and install anything myself for fear of screwing up the forum but I need to do something about the spammers, who are taking all my time up at the moment.

Is this plug-in just a case of going to: Plugins & Products > Manage Products and then uploading the XML file? Or, is there more to it than that? I notice the authors of plug-ins always ask for people to click on 'installed' but not sure where, or how this is done.

I'd appreciate any advice you can offer as I feel like a fish out of water in this forum.

Paul

Yea, just add the product using manage products for this.
There are other mods which require you to upload files through FTP or some other file manager, but not this.

Clicking installed is below their top post.
You will recieve updates about the mod if you click on it.
The install count is probably use to track the popularity of the mod as well.

[giorgioarmani]

Can it be configured to a different number of posts?

[Delphiprogrammi]

Originally Posted by komirad

To block images (I also changed the post needed to 3):

Line 18

if (($vbulletin->userinfo[posts] < 3) and (stristr($pagetext,'[url') or stristr($pagetext,'[URL') or stristr($pagetext,'[img') or stristr($pagetext,'[IMG') or stristr($pagetext,'www.') or stristr($pagetext,'http://')))

Line 29:

if (($vbulletin->userinfo[posts] < 3) and (stristr($pagetext,'[url') or stristr($pagetext,'[URL') or stristr($pagetext,'[img') or stristr($pagetext,'[IMG') or stristr($pagetext,'www.') or stristr($pagetext,'@') or stristr($pagetext,'[at]') or stristr($pagetext,'http://')))

and Line 40, change the error message:

<phrase name="error_nourlallowed"><![CDATA[You are only allowed to post URLs or images you have made 3 posts or more.]]></phrase>

correct but thehack should not be advertised as it blocks images while it does not ....