Exclude Usergroups from Char Limit

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|| Exclude Usergroups from Char Limit
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jun 07, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Removes character limits from all messages made by selected usergroups.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

Removes character limits from the following areas:

• Forum postings.
• Private messages.
• Visitor messages (vBulletin 3.7.x and above).
• Social group messages (vBulletin 3.7.x and above).
• Social group descriptions (vBulletin 3.7.x and above).

VERSION HISTORY

1.3.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Added support for new message types in vBulletin 3.8.x.
[+] Significantly improved internal logic.

1.2.0
[+] Added support for private message character limitations.

1.1.0
[F] Corrected a Typo

1.0.0
Initial Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[Sinistra]

Very nice hack. *installed* it will give the staff the power to sloxe a topic in 2 words then about 16 XD thanks

[Snake]

Installed and thanks.

[lonely]

i'm still being forced to enter at least 1 character in new posts after installing

[akanevsky]

Of course you need at least one character. You don't just send empty posts. That is why I made it check for one character. Duh :P

[lonely]

Originally Posted by Dark Visor

Of course you need at least one character. You don't just send empty posts. That is why I made it check for one character. Duh :P

yeah but i want people to be able to upload empty posts
the reason for this is so that people can make posts that consist only of the attachment they've uploaded and nothing else.
is there something i can change in your xml that would allow for an empty post?
the hack works great for me otherwise

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by lonely

yeah but i want people to be able to upload empty posts
the reason for this is so that people can make posts that consist only of the attachment they've uploaded and nothing else.
is there something i can change in your xml that would allow for an empty post?
the hack works great for me otherwise

Yep:

In the product, find the plugin global_start.
Replace 1 with 0 in the following line:

$vbulletin->options['postminchars'] = 1;

I'm gonna install this hack when I get home, could really use it!

[akanevsky]

In the product, find the plugin global_start.
Replace 1 with 0 in the following line:

$vbulletin->options['postminchars'] = 1;

I am not sure that'll work. vBulletin developers are not idiots to allow insertion of empty posts. Duh...

[Boofo]

Anthony, can this be made to work for PMs, too?

[akanevsky]

I don't believe character limit applies to private messages... Does it?