Hack to block posting unless you have x # of posts?

[deaconxgp]

Is there a hack or way to have a forum set so that the user must have a set # of posts in order to post in that particular forum?

[assassingod]

This has been released. Try searching and you'll find it

[deaconxgp]

I've run a search already and there were some similar hacks but they were all for v. 2.2 . I'm running v. 2.3.4.

The similar ones I saw restricted the ability to reply to threads and not necessarily make threads....

Can you point me to the version that works with 2.3.4?

[Zachery]

you should be more clear


if you made a hack that did what you really wanted it to

no user could ever post ever

[Velocd]

He's just asking for a hack that sets a forum unaccessible unless you have a certain amount of posts.

I thought this was a standard vB feature.

All you need to do is edit newreply.php and newthread.php and find the following:

PHP Code:

verify_forum_password($foruminfo['forumid'], $foruminfo['password']); 


Then below it place a switch statement checking the users post count:

PHP Code:

switch ($foruminfo['forumid'])
{
    case 1:  //this means if the forumid is 1
    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < $certain_amount_of_posts)
    {
       print_no_permission();
    }
} 


Just change the $certain_amount_of_posts to a shorter variable containing the post count.
You can check more forums by just adding more cases to the switch.

[deaconxgp]

thanks V!! that's exactly what I'm talking about dude!! THANKS...but i don't know much about variables so what variable do i put in there to replace $certain_amount_of_posts? do i just add a # there?

[Velocd]

Yes. Here is an example, with 3 forums:

switch ($foruminfo['forumid']) 
{ 
    case 43:  // this is the forum id
    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < 50)  // if the users post count is less than 50 posts 
    { 
       print_no_permission(); // print a no permissions error
    }

     break;  // this is needed for all cases in a switch except the last

    case 23:  // this is the forum id
    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < 70)  // if the users post count is less than 70 posts 
    { 
       print_no_permission(); // print a no permissions error
    }

     break;

    case 5:  // this is the forum id
    if ($bbuserinfo['posts'] < 150)  // if the users post count is less than 150 posts 
    { 
       print_no_permission(); // print a no permissions error
    }
}

[deaconxgp]

marvelous!!! i'm gonna test that out right now.

[deaconxgp]

one last thing...can i edit what the no permission page says through the templates in the admin cp somehow?

[deaconxgp]

PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH/PASTE WHOLE vB FILES

I couldn't find the line you said look for ....this is my newthread.php where would I place the switch?