How to disable PM for users with certain post count

[Jaffery]

Hi.

I want that new users with less than 15 posts can't use signature and can't send PM to other forum members.

What is best possible way to do this in VB4 ?

Thank you!

[Lynne]

Go to Usergroup Manager > Add New Usergroup
Create Usergroup Based On - Registered Usergroup > Go
Give it a new name - Whatever
Create Permissions Based off of Usergroup > Registered Usergroup
Save

Now make a Promotion (Usergroups > Promotions)
Add New
Usergroup - Registered Users
Posts - 15
Promotion Strategy - Posts
Type - Primary
Move to - Whatever
Save

Usergroup Manager - go to edit Registred Users
Set the permissions you want for new users regarding signature and PMs
Save

[silencio2222]

Lynne,

or anyone else. Say you have an existing forum and your edit the Registered Users and create the New User Group and a Promotion...is there a way to move the existing Registered Users to that New UserGroup? I just want to apply the restrictions to the new members....and can't figure out how to move the existing users. Thanks for your help

[borbole]

I have written a mod for the pm thing. You can find it by clicking the link in my signature.

[Lynne]

If you create a promotion, you can run it manually in the Scheduled Task Manager and it should move all existing users to the new group.

[droppinloads]

Hi Lynne, quick question regarding post #2. How do you only move regular members and not your mods? I implemented this and luckily kept an eye on it as all my mods were starting to be demoted to regular users. They all thought I canned them from the job!

Can you please let me know how this can be done?

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Actually I just figured out a solution for this (I hope).

Right now all our mods are primary users with "secondary" mod privileges. I can switch the mods to become all primary mods and then have no secondary privileges. Then When I implement the above promotion, it will only move those primary users (and not mods) to the desired usergroup.

I guess the question is, what is the difference between having a mod as a primary or secondary user? Or is there any?

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by droppinloads

I guess the question is, what is the difference between having a mod as a primary or secondary user? Or is there any?

It's all a matter of how you set up your site. I know I like to only use a couple Primary Usergroups - Registered, Registered Plus, Super Mods, Admins. That sets up all my basic permissions for everyone. Then I use the Secondary groups to just add to those permissions. But, everyone sets their sites up a bit different because of how they like it to work.