Visual Warning Mod

[Kirsten07734]

I have SMF 1.1 RC3, a fresh install.  I did install Dilber MC mod, Dilber MC theme, and Advanced Visual Verification, but successfully uninstalled all three.  I am using the default theme.

When I successfully install VisualWarning 1.29, I am not getting the admin panel that is supposed to be in the features/options area (assuming it works the same as the version I was just running on my 1.1 RC2 forum).  I can see the area to view moderated messages and to see members who are warned.  My moderators are happily warning dummy accounts with success and glee.

There have been several posts discussing the same problem, but I didn't find an answer to any of them.  I admit I'm exhausted from cleaning up a porn attack which forced me to upgrade to 1.1 RC3 ahead of schedule.  Maybe it's fatigue.  Maybe it's because the message I'm looking for this time doesn't have an optimistically photoshopped body part sticking out of it and waving like a flag.  But I can't find it.

Please, will anyone show mercy and point me in the direction of getting this mod up and running so I can finally get some sleep?  I've depended on it for so long I can't imagine going on without it.

Thanks.

[Kirsten07734]

Receiving no response, I instand a brand-spanking new copy of SMF 1.1 RC3.  Right out of the box the first thing I did was install this mod.

Nope.  No panel for setting up the text, colors, and graphics for warnings.

Is this mod no longer being supported?  If it doesn't work and isn't supported, perhaps it should be removed from the mod site.

[Gary]

For the option of setting warning stuff, look in the Karma option, I've noticed it being in there when I used it.

-AwwLilMaggie

[Kirsten07734]

And there it is!  It never occured to me to look there.  Thanks so much lil maggie!  (I love your site, btw)

[kriskd]

For the option of setting warning stuff, look in the Karma option, I've noticed it being in there when I used it.

-AwwLilMaggie

Thank you to Maggie as well!  I've been waiting for this answer!

[Inflame]

Heya

I've got an error at my forum at this mod

It shows up this error in the error log
8: Undefined index: visual_warn
File: /forum/Sources/Subs.php
Line: 3681

Code (/sources/subs.php line 3681) Select Expand

return '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/buttons/' . $name . '" alt="' . $txt[$alt] . '" ' . $custom . ' />' . ($label != '' ? '<b>' . $txt[$label] . '</b>' : '');


What is wrong with it?

Thanks

[L.G.S]

Hey... Nice mod but:

1. Can I get it to say "You have X posts waiting to be approved" under check latest topics? It's hard to remember to check in admin.

2. The menu is under karma, how can I move it under features, or its own tab?

3. And are the blank boxes supposed to be there just to space out the options? Or is my languages file missing a few strings?

[bluesyrio]

Could anyone give me some tips on how to make this mod visible in an older template, please?

I have 1.1RC3 installed but a template from 1.0 versions. The features of this mod do not show in this template, contrary to what happens with the standard templates that come with 1.1RC3.

Thanks.

[L.G.S]

Well it would be best if you updated your templates to RC3 really.

Anyway:

1. Download the version of the mod for the right version of your forum

2. Open the zip file

3. Open visualwarningSMFXX.mod (where XX is your forum version)

4. Then just change the theme's code from there as it says.

[bluesyrio]

You're right, but I don't have enough coding knowledge to do that and changing the whole template would make it incompatible with the website's overall design, because it was based on the template design. Or better said, I have not found a RC3 template with a design compatible with the rest of the website.

I've noticed that the old template version does not have a few files that the RC3 has and thus are modified by the Visual Warning Mod. What should I do in that case?

[L.G.S]

If you use the correct mod version with your template version, you shouldn't have any problems just copy/pasting what you need into your templates.

[bluesyrio]

OK, good tip. I will try that!



Ok, there's something that leaves me absolutely puzzled. I've checked the template files in "default" and they have all the changes by the mod.

However, the only template files I have in the our current theme folder are:

BoardIndex.template
index.template
MessageIndex.template

while the mod requires these template files to be modified:

Display.template
Post.template
Profile.template
index.template

Where is our current theme getting all the other data, as it does not have Display.template, etc.?

[L.G.S]

If your theme does not have a certain file, it will use the file in the default theme.

From the looks of it, you do no need to do anything to integrate the mod into your forum, because it has already been done through the default theme

[bluesyrio]

Ok, in admin it actually shows the Warning Managment section. However, the button that should appear in each post to apply the warning does not show up, making it impossible to use right now. I will try to investigate a bit more... but any help would be appreciated.

[L.G.S]

You have to upload the images from the mod folder into your custom theme images folder.

[MRM4]

I very recently installed SMF and am attempting to add a couple of mods, this one being one of them. Being new, I think I missed a step or have done something wrong, the warning options are still not available. I did a manual install per these instructions in the readme file:

Legacy Instructions (manual installation):
1) Upload:
      VisualWarning.php to Sources
      VisualWarning.template.php to Themes/default
      All image files except im_warn.gif to Themes/default/images
      im_visualw.gif to the english subdirectory of images
      VisualWarningdb.php, VisualWarningPdb.php to the root of your forum

2) Run the VisualWarningdb.php file that should now be in the root of your forum  (ie www.yoursite.com/smf/VisualWarningdb.php - note the capitals). Choose the installation that applies and this should create the tables. If you are unsure select "new SMF installation" and ignore any errors thrown up.

3) Using boardmod run the mod file and upload all the files affected by the modifications

I have gone through step 2, but did not do step 3. I'm not sure what that is or how to run it. I am running SMF1.1. Any help will be appreciated.

[J. Williams]

I very recently installed SMF and am attempting to add a couple of mods, this one being one of them. Being new, I think I missed a step or have done something wrong, the warning options are still not available. I did a manual install per these instructions in the readme file:

Legacy Instructions (manual installation):
1) Upload:
      VisualWarning.php to Sources
      VisualWarning.template.php to Themes/default
      All image files except im_warn.gif to Themes/default/images
      im_visualw.gif to the english subdirectory of images
      VisualWarningdb.php, VisualWarningPdb.php to the root of your forum

2) Run the VisualWarningdb.php file that should now be in the root of your forum  (ie www.yoursite.com/smf/VisualWarningdb.php - note the capitals). Choose the installation that applies and this should create the tables. If you are unsure select "new SMF installation" and ignore any errors thrown up.

3) Using boardmod run the mod file and upload all the files affected by the modifications

I have gone through step 2, but did not do step 3. I'm not sure what that is or how to run it. I am running SMF1.1. Any help will be appreciated.

Boardmod is specifically another name for the package manager; basically extract the .xml and .mods files, then add them to a new archive with a mature name. Then upload the archive to the Packages folder in which it should be recognized and ready for use. If not; it will require manually editting certain files which may include files that the forum is dependant on.

[MRM4]

Thanks for the help. I did all of that and it still does not work.

[kriskd]

Any chance this mod can be made 1.1 Final compatible?  Is there an easy edit I could do to make it compatible?

[Saku]

I also wait for the update of this mod for SMF 1.1 version!