Private Message Workbench: Read, Search, Delete, Report and more

PM Workbench v1.00 Beta 5

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Hack: PM Workbench
Version: 1.00 Beta 5
Author: MarcoH64
vB Version: vBulletin 3.5.0. RC2
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Important Notice:
Depending on the modules installed, a privacy statement might be added to your board.
This Privacy Statement can not be removed or hidden by any means. Failure to comply would be against the TOS
of this hack, and you would not be allowed to use it.

If your board already has a Privacy Notice covering reading Private Messages by Administrators, you can PM me a link to that statement on your board (provide test login if needed) and your email address, and i will mail a Plugin to remove the Privacy link.


What is this hack?
PM Workbench offers you a variety of tools for working with or extending the standard vBulletin Private Message System.
It is a Modular System that will allow you to add those functions that you need for your board. New Modules might be added later.
The system is fully phrased and options can be set in vBulletin Options.
Permissions to use Modules are given using the includes/config.php for increased security.
Currently no file or template edits are needed.

More modules might be added later. For some i am waiting for new hooks to be implemented in RC3.



Donations are always welcomed to PayPal: marcoh64 AT gmail.com

Currently Supported Modules:

PM Workbench - Report PM

This Module adds a Report PM icon to the postbit when users are reading a PM. The reports and send to the PM Folder of the
userid defined to receive them. Administrators who are given access can read the reports, the original PM, and add notes to them.

Features:
- Access to the PM Reports is controlled in your config.php for added security
- Add report button to PM's, no template edit needed.
- Usersw can give a reason for the report.
- Reported PM's can be seen without modifications to them (PM's are not forwarded, but just added to the inbox of the report userid).
- PM's are fully parsed
- Notes can be added to reports.


PM Workbench - Read/Search Private Messages

This Module let administrators who are given permission, search and read PM's

Features:
- Access to the PM's is controlled in your config.php for added security
- PM's can be searched for:
- Keyword (title and/or body)
- Username (sender/receiver/both, optional exact match)
- Send date after
- Send date before
- With a simple click read the PM and see who still have it in their folders.


PM Workbench - Performance Pack

Add extra indexes to the pmtext table for faster searching.


Known limitations:
The 'Report PM' module might not work on some heavily modified Styles. I will be (hopefully) posting another (beta) hack for that tomorrow.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You added your username or userid to the config file? You should use the id.

Also check that you uploaded the files to ./includes/xml

[thenewuser]

Ahh userid, that would make more sence. I have changed it to my user ID and still do not see an addition to the ACP after ctril+f5'ing...

I see:

"PM Workbench - No Privacy link 1.00 Remove the privacy statement. Only after permission by the Hack Author!!"

In my "installed products" page but nothing new anywhere else.

[TheFocusElf]

Marco -- I like this mod a lot, though I have one question.

I would love to install this mod on an intranet site I am working on -- but I really don't want the privacy notice. I don't necessarily want the admin to be able to read the mail either.

Is it possible for the admin (Or even the message sender) to view the status of his mail (sent to more than one user) as to wether or not it has been read or not yet -- and do this without using the privacy statement?

Thanks Marco! Looking great so far.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by thenewuser

I see:

"PM Workbench - No Privacy link 1.00 Remove the privacy statement. Only after permission by the Hack Author!!"

In my "installed products" page but nothing new anywhere else.

Did you also install the main products as downloaded from this thread?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by TheFocusElf

Marco -- I like this mod a lot, though I have one question.

I would love to install this mod on an intranet site I am working on -- but I really don't want the privacy notice. I don't necessarily want the admin to be able to read the mail either.

Is it possible for the admin (Or even the message sender) to view the status of his mail (sent to more than one user) as to wether or not it has been read or not yet -- and do this without using the privacy statement?

Thanks Marco! Looking great so far.

With mail you mean PM i asume?

There is no seperate module for the admin to see only if a PM was read. That is included in the Read PM module.

There are no functions for members to see if a PM was read. (you can still use the standard PM Receipt tracking for this).

Sent me a screenshot of the Privacy statement on your intranet board to my mail (marcoh64 AT gmail.com) and i will sent you a plugin to remove the privacy statement. (PS I will be out of the country till next weekend, so it can take some time).

[thenewuser]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Did you also install the main products as downloaded from this thread?

No, I did not want to trigger your privacey statement, remember you sent me the non-privacey link as I had added a small section to my ToS.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

The non-privacy plugin is an addon to the main product. It will only switch of the privacy statement. Teh main product must always be installed.

[thenewuser]

Ahh is there an install order of the .xml's that I need to follow?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I would start with the Basic 'PM Workbench' Module. I don't think the order in which you install them is very important.

[thenewuser]

Thank you, it is now working. This will improve security on my site quiet a bit.