[geeklog-devel] Forum Plugin Update

[Tom]

Whenever I ban someone it is always for posting spam (even after several warnings).  At that point in my opinion they don't even deserve access to the site. :-)

The ban plugin (it already exists) also mainly deals with banning spam bots. These I definitely want to ban completely from the site as they chew up server resources.

I personally would never use the forum ban as it is now but I realize that probably is not the case for everyone. Another option I can do is keep the forum ban for posting in place and add a new moderator option for banning the ip completely from the site (using the current ban plugin)

Tom


-----Original Message-----
From: geeklog-devel [mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net] On Behalf Of Wim Niemans
Sent: March-19-15 8:17 PM
To: Geeklog Development
Subject: Re: [geeklog-devel] Forum Plugin Update

My opinion is that banning for contributing (posting or commenting) is much more friendly than banning for viewing too. That would be the better option for the ban plugin, too.
Whenever there is a reason to ban a ip (which is different than banning a user), that ip should still be allowed to view the content. The ban policies may vary for distinguished parts of the site. What might be important is, that separate policies should use the same tables for suspicious ip’s. 

So, my first guess is to keep the forum specific ban, design a smart and intelligent policy for banning, implement it in the ban plugin. Deliver the ban plugin as a standard plugin in which case the forum specifics can be obsoleted.


> On 20 Mar 2015, at 00:41, Tom <websitemaster at cogeco.net> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have a problem with me removing the ban ip built-in 
> functionality of the forum? All it did was ban the user from adding a 
> forum post. (which I didn't realise, I thought it banned the user from 
> viewing and
> posting)
> 
> The ban options will still be in place as long as the ban plugin is 
> installed. In this case when banning the ip via the forum it will ban 
> it for the entire site.
> 
> Tom
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geeklog-devel [mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net] 
> On Behalf Of Tom
> Sent: March-19-15 10:31 AM
> To: 'Geeklog Development'
> Subject: Re: [geeklog-devel] Forum Plugin Update
> 
> Okay I have committed a number of more changes for the Forum.
> 
> A number of bugs have been fixed including a few bad ones dealing with 
> html and text forum posts
> 
> I have further reduced the number of templates and added sorting and 
> page navigation (along with the appropriate user settings) for all the 
> lists (Search, Popular, New Posts).
> 
> Both the Default forum and the denium uikit forum templates received 
> these updates.
> 
> The only thing left is for me to tackle the admin templates for the 
> denim uikit templates (plus any other bugs found)
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geeklog-devel [mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net] 
> On Behalf Of Tom
> Sent: March-07-15 12:09 PM
> To: 'Geeklog Development'
> Subject: Re: [geeklog-devel] Forum Plugin Update
> 
> Hmmmm, {site_url} shouldn't be required because the browser 
> automatically assumes to use the domain for those urls that the page is hosted on.
> 
> It is working fine on my development server.
> 
> Did you do a default install?
> 
> What is the path to your images?
> 
> Tom
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geeklog-devel [mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net] 
> On Behalf Of ????
> Sent: March-07-15 10:40 AM
> To: Geeklog Development
> Subject: Re: [geeklog-devel] Forum Plugin Update
> 
> Tom,
> 
>> what is the issue?
> 
> When I install sub directory, all images are not found, and form 
> action does not work.
> Because {site_url} is missing.
> 
> --
> Ivy
> 
> 2015-03-08 0:26 GMT+09:00 Tom <websitemaster at cogeco.net>:
>> Sorry Ivy,
>> 
>> I don't follow, what is the issue?
>> 
>> Also I notice that the actual search button doesn't work... I have 
>> fixed this and will be included when I next update the repository
>> 
>> Tom
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: geeklog-devel [mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net]
>> On Behalf Of ????
>> Sent: March-07-15 6:14 AM
>> To: Geeklog Development
>> Subject: Re: [geeklog-devel] Forum Plugin Update
>> 
>> Tom,
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Captcha image of forum plugin (Geeklog 2.1.1):
>> http://www.ivysoho.net/mediagallery/album.php?aid=3&page=1#ad-image-0
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> from:
>> img src="/
>> to:
>> img src="{site_url}/
>> 
>> from:
>> action="/
>> to:
>> action="{site_url}/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 2015-03-06 1:45 GMT+09:00 Tom <websitemaster at cogeco.net>:
>>> Just a few other things.
>>> 
>>> I have also updated the forum language files with 5 or 6 additional 
>>> items (English only). Not sure if any more additions will be needed 
>>> but once the templates are finished I will need the other language 
>>> files
>> updated.
>>> 
>>> Also the forum template files that have been updated will probably 
>>> receive a few additional tweaks here and there so they should be 
>>> considered in no way the final release.  I still also plan on 
>>> combing a
>> few templates together.
>>> 
>>> Tom
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: geeklog-devel [mailto:geeklog-devel-bounces at lists.geeklog.net]
>>> On Behalf Of Tom
>>> Sent: March-04-15 3:42 PM
>>> To: 'Geeklog Development'
>>> Subject: [geeklog-devel] Forum Plugin Update
>>> 
>>> Okay I have updated the forum repository with my latest changes and 
>>> included the denim uikit forum template (that is responsive) .
>>> 
>>> It currently is very stable but I would still caution using it on a 
>>> production site.
>>> 
>>> http://code.google.com/p/geeklog/
>>> 
>>> The forum plugin requires Geeklog 2.1.1 now (still yet to be 
>>> released but you can use the development version or at least update 
>>> the lib-template file with the latest version) and a theme that uses 
>>> uikit. Currently I am using one being worked on by Dengen for the 
>>> denim
>> theme.
>>> 
>>> If you use another theme you will have to add in by hand the 
>>> required uikit files and the links to those files in your themes 
>>> functions.php file. You will also need to update the directory name 
>>> "denim" found in the templates, css, and javascript directories to 
>>> whatever your theme name
>> is.
>>> 
>>> In regards to the denim uikit forum template, I have updated the
>> following:
>>> 
>>> - centerblock
>>> - Forum Index
>>> - Forum View
>>> - Topic View
>>> - Form Submission
>>> - BBCode controls now use uikit
>>> 
>>> These pages template files still need modifying:
>>> 
>>> - Form Posts Block
>>> - Preferences
>>> - Subscriptions
>>> - Members Report
>>> - Popular Topics
>>> 
>>> If you find any bugs or wish to discuss these changes further just 
>>> reply to this post.
>>> 
>>> Tom
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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