Remove multiple !!! or ??? from thread titles

This is a really simple little hack that was requested on vBulletin.com, but some people might find it useful, especially those of you who run support-type forums.

Basically, it prevents people typing HELP ME!!!!!!!!! or WHAT'S WRONG?????????!!?!?!?! (or other equally annoying things with multiple ? and ! characters) as thread titles.

It couldn't be simpler really - edit newthread.php and find this:

    $username = $HTTP_POST_VARS['username'];
    $password = $HTTP_POST_VARS['password'];

and right after it, add the following code:

$subject = preg_replace("/([\?\!]+)/e", "substr('\\1',0,1)", $subject);

I think this code is PHP 4 only, but who in their right mind runs PHP 3 anymore?

Have fun.
Kier

[edited for ridiculous mistake ]

[eva2000]

[eva2000]

problem it removed !!!!!! from message and not title

wrong variable $message ?

is it $subject ??????

[Martin CX]

Wow, I've been waiting for this!

When the problems are resolved I'll have it installed in a flash.

[SaintDog]

Neither of the below are working for me:

$subject
$message

I have tried adding ", removing spaces (I am not a PHP guru by far).

I am not sure what the problem is, although it would be a nice hack to have if it worked.

[Kier]

LOL oops

Edited the code in the original post so that it works now... that'll teach me to not test it in the actual vBulletin code eh?

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Kier
LOL oops

Edited the code in the original post so that it works now... that'll teach me to not test it in the actual vBulletin code eh?

my confidence in kier has been shaken j/k off to add the hack

[eva2000]

works fine kier

[SaintDog]

Thanks Kier, working great now.

[Admin]

Will this also stop things like "?!?!?!?!?!?!"?