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Remove User's Ability To Disable the PM System
Mod Version: 1.0.0, by King Kovifor
This modification is in the archives.
vB Version: 3.6.7 Rating: (1 vote - 5.00 average) Installs: 10
Released: 20 Jul 2007 Last Update: Never Downloads: 1
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Introduction

Each user has the ability to turn the private message system on / off in the user options. This hack will remove that ability for users to globally disable this option.

How This Works

This hack works on the basis that a user cannot modify hidden form fields. By modifying the user control panel's option template, it changes the field for disabling the PM system to a hidden field with a default value (of enabled). This requires that all previous users have this set to "yes" (this is addressed during installation).

Installation

Installation requires a small amount of work on your part, but it is a very simple to install. During installation, you must run 1 SQL query.
  1. Login to your Administrators Control Panel. Head down to the "Maintenance" drop down in the left hand navigation. Choose "Execute SQL Query". Select "Yes - Receive Private Messages" from the drop down of automatic queries. Click Continue. Continue on the warning screen. This will set all users that have disabled the Private Messaging system to having it enabled.
  2. Modify the phrase features_private_messaging_system (found within User Tools (global) phrase type) and remove the part about disabling the system.

    Here is the default English removal:
    Code:
    This forum features a <a href="{1}">private messaging system</a>, which allows members to send messages to one another privately.
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    The Really Helpful Post

    If you haven't modified the modifyoptions template, you may replace the entire template with the following one (this template is of the latest vBulletin version as of release: v3.6.7):

    HTML Code:
    <script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function toggle_disabled(status, objid)
{
	obj = fetch_object(objid);
	if (obj)
	{
		obj.disabled = (status ? false : true);
	}
}
//-->
</script>
<form action="profile.php?do=updateoptions" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[dbsessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="updateoptions" />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
	<td class="tcat">$vbphrase[edit_options]<span class="normal">: $bbuserinfo[username]</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="thead">
		<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('uopt_login')"><img id="collapseimg_uopt_login" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_uopt_login].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
		$vbphrase[login_privacy]
	</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_uopt_login" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_uopt_login]">
	<tr>
		<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
		<div class="panel">
			<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth_usercp]" align="$stylevar[left]">
				<if condition="$show['invisibleoption']">				
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="cb_invisible">$vbphrase[use_invisible_mode]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>$vbphrase[invisible_mode_allows]</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><label for="cb_invisible"><input type="checkbox" name="options[invisible]" value="1" id="cb_invisible" $checked[invisible] />$vbphrase[use_invisible_mode]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[invisible]" value="1" /></td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				</if>
				<if condition="$show['reputationoption']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="cb_showreputation">$vbphrase[show_my_reputation_level]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>
							<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[reputation]">$vbphrase[current_reputation_level_is_displayed]</phrase>
						</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><label for="cb_showreputation"><input type="checkbox" name="options[showreputation]" value="1" id="cb_showreputation" $checked[showreputation] />$vbphrase[show_my_reputation_level]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[showreputation]" value="1" /></td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				</if>
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="cb_showvcard">$vbphrase[allow_vcard_download]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>
							$vbphrase[may_allow_users_tdownload_vcard]
						</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><label for="cb_showvcard"><input type="checkbox" name="options[showvcard]" value="1" id="cb_showvcard" $checked[showvcard] />$vbphrase[allow_vcard_download]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[showvcard]" value="1" /></td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				$customfields[login]
			</div>
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
	<td class="thead">
		<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('uopt_msg')"><img id="collapseimg_uopt_msg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_uopt_msg].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
		$vbphrase[messaging_notification]
	</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_uopt_msg" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_uopt_msg]">
	<tr>
		<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
		<div class="panel">
			<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth_usercp]" align="$stylevar[left]">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[receive_email]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>
							$vbphrase[administrators_may_send_email]
						</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><label for="cb_adminemail"><input type="checkbox" name="options[adminemail]" value="1" id="cb_adminemail" $checked[adminemail] />$vbphrase[receive_email_from_bulletin_board_staff]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[adminemail]" value="1" /></td>
					</tr>
					<if condition="$show['receiveemail']">
					<tr>
						<td><br />$vbphrase[allow_members_send_you_email]</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><label for="cb_showemail"><input type="checkbox" name="options[showemail]" value="1" id="cb_showemail" $checked[showemail] />$vbphrase[receive_email_from_other_members]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[showemail]" value="1" /></td>
					</tr>
					</if>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				<if condition="!$vboptions['enableemail']">
				<input type="hidden" name="options[showemail]" value="$bbuserinfo[showemail]" />
				</if>
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="sel_autosubscribe">$vbphrase[default_thread_subscription_mode]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td><phrase 1="subscription.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[can_automatically_subscribe]</phrase></td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td>
							<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
							<select name="autosubscribe" id="sel_autosubscribe">
								<option value="-1" $emailchecked[9999]>$vbphrase[do_not_subscribe]</option>
								<option value="0" $emailchecked[0]>$vbphrase[no_email_notification]</option>
								<option value="1" $emailchecked[1]>$vbphrase[instant_email_notification]</option>
								<option value="2" $emailchecked[2]>$vbphrase[daily_email_notification]</option>
								<option value="3" $emailchecked[3]>$vbphrase[weekly_email_notification]</option>
							</select>
							</span>
							<label for="sel_autosubscribe">$vbphrase[default_thread_subscription_mode]:</label>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				<if condition="$show['pmoptions']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="cb_receivepm">$vbphrase[private_messaging]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>
							<phrase 1="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[features_private_messaging_system]</phrase>
						</td>
					</tr>
					<tr style="display: none;">
						<td><label for="cb_receivepm"><input type="checkbox" name="options[receivepm]" value="1" id="cb_receivepm" onclick="toggle_disabled(this.checked, 'pmoptions')" $checked[receivepm] />$vbphrase[enable_private_messaging]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[receivepm]" value="1" /></td>
					</tr>
					<tbody id="pmoptions"<if condition="!$bbuserinfo[receivepm]"> disabled="disabled"</if>>
						<tr>
							<td><br />$vbphrase[accept_pm_only_from_buddies]</td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td><label for="cb_receivepmbuddies"><input type="checkbox" name="options[receivepmbuddies]" value="1" id="cb_receivepmbuddies" $checked[receivepmbuddies] />$vbphrase[pm_from_buddies_only]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[receivepmbuddies]" value="1" /></td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td><br />$vbphrase[can_email_when_sends_you_pm]</td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td><label for="cb_emailonpm"><input type="checkbox" name="options[emailonpm]" value="1" id="cb_emailonpm" $checked[emailonpm] />$vbphrase[receive_email_notification_pm]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[emailonpm]" value="1" /></td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td><br />$vbphrase[browsing_when_receive_pm_popup]</td>
						</tr>
						<tr>
							<td><label for="cb_pmpopup"><input type="checkbox" name="pmpopup" value="1" id="cb_pmpopup" $checked[pmpopup] />$vbphrase[show_pm_popup]</label></td>
						</tr>
					</tbody>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				<else />
				<input type="hidden" name="options[receivepm]" value="$bbuserinfo[receivepm]" />
				<input type="hidden" name="options[emailonpm]" value="$bbuserinfo[emailonpm]" />
				<input type="hidden" name="pmpopup" value="$bbuserinfo[pmpopup]" />
				</if>
				$customfields[messaging]
			</div>
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('uopt_thrd')"><img id="collapseimg_uopt_thrd" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_uopt_thrd].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[thread_display_options]
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_uopt_thrd" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_uopt_thrd]">
	<tr>
		<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
		<div class="panel">
			<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth_usercp]" align="$stylevar[left]">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[visible_post_elements]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>$vbphrase[option_to_hide_elements]</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td>
							<div><label for="cb_showsignatures"><input type="checkbox" name="options[showsignatures]" value="1" id="cb_showsignatures" $checked[showsignatures] />$vbphrase[show_signatures]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[showsignatures]" value="1" /></div>
							<div><label for="cb_showavatars"><input type="checkbox" name="options[showavatars]" value="1" id="cb_showavatars" $checked[showavatars] />$vbphrase[show_avatars]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[showavatars]" value="1" /></div>
							<div><label for="cb_showimages"><input type="checkbox" name="options[showimages]" value="1" id="cb_showimages" $checked[showimages] />$vbphrase[show_images] ($vbphrase[including_attached_and_img_code])</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[showimages]" value="1" /></div>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="sel_threadedmode">$vbphrase[thread_display_mode]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td><phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]faq=vb_board_usage#faq_vb_threadedmode">$vbphrase[choose_thread_display_mode]</phrase></td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td>
							<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
							<select name="threadedmode" id="sel_threadedmode">
								<option value="0" $threaddisplaymode[0]>$vbphrase[linear] - $vbphrase[oldest_first]</option>
								<option value="3" $threaddisplaymode[3]>$vbphrase[linear] - $vbphrase[newest_first]</option>
								<if condition="$vboptions['allowthreadedmode']">
								<option value="1" $threaddisplaymode[1]>$vbphrase[threaded]</option>
								<option value="2" $threaddisplaymode[2]>$vbphrase[hybrid]</option>
								</if>
							</select>
							</span>
							<label for="sel_threadedmode">$vbphrase[thread_display_mode]:</label>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="sel_umaxposts">$vbphrase[posts_to_show_per_page]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>$vbphrase[use_set_posts_before_splitting]</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td>
							<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
							<select name="umaxposts" id="sel_umaxposts">
								<option value="-1" $postsdefaultselected>$vbphrase[use_forum_default]</option>
								$maxpostsoptions
							</select>
							</span>
							<label for="sel_umaxposts">$vbphrase[posts_to_show_per_page]:</label>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="sel_prunedays">$vbphrase[default_thread_age_cut_off]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>$vbphrase[time_period_to_display_threads]</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td>
							<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
							<select name="prunedays" id="sel_prunedays">
								<option value="0" $daysdefaultselected>$vbphrase[use_forum_default]</option>
								<option value="1" $days1selected>$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_day]</option>
								<option value="2" $days2selected><phrase 1="2">$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_x_days]</phrase></option>
								<option value="7" $days7selected>$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_week]</option>
								<option value="10" $days10selected><phrase 1="10">$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_x_days]</phrase></option>
								<option value="14" $days14selected><phrase 1="2">$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_x_weeks]</phrase></option>
								<option value="30" $days30selected>$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_month]</option>
								<option value="45" $days45selected><phrase 1="45">$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_x_days]</phrase></option>
								<option value="60" $days60selected><phrase 1="2">$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_x_months]</phrase></option>
								<option value="75" $days75selected><phrase 1="75">$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_x_days]</phrase></option>
								<option value="100" $days100selected><phrase 1="100">$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_x_days]</phrase></option>
								<option value="365" $days365selected>$vbphrase[show_threads_from_last_year]</option>
								<option value="-1" $daysallselected>$vbphrase[show_all_threads]</option>
							</select>
							</span>
							<label for="sel_prunedays">$vbphrase[default_thread_age_cut_off]:</label>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				$customfields[threadview]
			</div>
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('uopt_date')"><img id="collapseimg_uopt_date" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_uopt_date].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[date_time_options]
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_uopt_date" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_uopt_date]">
	<tr>
		<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
		<div class="panel">
			<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth_usercp]" align="$stylevar[left]">
				$timezoneoptions
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend><label for="sel_startofweek">$vbphrase[start_of_the_week]</label></legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
					<tr>
						<td>$vbphrase[parts_use_different_start_of_week]</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td>
							<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
							<select name="startofweek" id="sel_startofweek">
								<option value="1" $day1selected>$vbphrase[sunday]</option>
								<option value="2" $day2selected>$vbphrase[monday]</option>
								<option value="3" $day3selected>$vbphrase[tuesday]</option>
								<option value="4" $day4selected>$vbphrase[wednesday]</option>
								<option value="5" $day5selected>$vbphrase[thursday]</option>
								<option value="6" $day6selected>$vbphrase[friday]</option>
								<option value="7" $day7selected>$vbphrase[saturday]</option>
							</select>
							</span>
							<label for="sel_startofweek">$vbphrase[start_of_the_week]:</label>
						</td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				$customfields[datetime]
			</div>
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="thead">
		<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('uopt_misc')"><img id="collapseimg_uopt_misc" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_uopt_misc].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
		$vbphrase[miscellaneous_options]
	</td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
	<div class="panel" id="collapseobj_uopt_misc" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_uopt_misc]">
		<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth_usercp]" align="$stylevar[left]">
			<if condition="$show['editormode_picker']">
			<fieldset class="fieldset">
				<legend><label for="sel_showvbcode">$vbphrase[message_editor_interface]</label></legend>
				<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
				<tr>
					<td>$vbphrase[entering_message_three_interface]</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
						<select name="showvbcode" id="sel_showvbcode">
							<option value="0" $selectvbcode[0]>$vbphrase[basic_editor_simple_text_box]</option>
							<option value="1" $selectvbcode[1]>$vbphrase[standard_editor_extra_formatting]</option>
							<if condition="$show['editormode_wysiwyg']">
							<option value="2" $selectvbcode[2]>$vbphrase[enhanced_interface_wysiwyg]</option>
							</if>
						</select>
						</span>
						<label for="sel_showvbcode">$vbphrase[message_editor_interface]:</label>
					</td>
				</tr>
				</table>
			</fieldset>
			<else />
				<input type="hidden" name="showvbcode" value="$bbuserinfo[showvbcode]" />
			</if>
			<if condition="$show['styleoption']">
			<fieldset class="fieldset">
				<legend><label for="sel_newstyleset">$vbphrase[board_skin]</label></legend>
				<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
				<tr>
					<td>
						$vbphrase[switch_skin_select]
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
						<select name="newstyleset" id="sel_newstyleset">
							$stylesetlist
						</select>
						</span>
						<label for="sel_newstyleset">$vbphrase[board_skin]:</label>
					</td>
				</tr>
				</table>
			</fieldset>
			</if>
			<if condition="$show['languageoption']">
			<fieldset class="fieldset">
				<legend><label for="sel_languageid">$vbphrase[board_language]</label></legend>
				<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
				<tr>
					<td>$vbphrase[board_can_be_shown_any_language]</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
						<select name="languageid" id="sel_languageid">
							<option value="0">$vbphrase[use_forum_default]</option>
							$languagelist
						</select>
						</span>
						<label for="sel_languageid">$vbphrase[board_language]:</label>
					</td>
				</tr>
				</table>
			</fieldset>
			</if>
			$customfields[other]
		</div>
	</div>
	<div style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
		<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[save_changes]" accesskey="s" />
		<input type="reset" class="button" value="$vbphrase[reset_fields]" accesskey="r" />
	</div>
	</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

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    " below, if this template is unedited!

    Edit the modifyoptions template (found under "Modify User Option Templates" in the template manager). Change...

    HTML Code:
    					<tr>
						<td><label for="cb_receivepm"><input type="checkbox" name="options[receivepm]" value="1" id="cb_receivepm" onclick="toggle_disabled(this.checked, 'pmoptions')" $checked[receivepm] />$vbphrase[enable_private_messaging]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[receivepm]" value="1" /></td>
					</tr>
    ... to

    HTML Code:
    					<tr style="display: none;">
						<td><label for="cb_receivepm"><input type="checkbox" name="options[receivepm]" value="1" id="cb_receivepm" onclick="toggle_disabled(this.checked, 'pmoptions')" $checked[receivepm] />$vbphrase[enable_private_messaging]</label><input type="hidden" name="set_options[receivepm]" value="1" /></td>
					</tr>
  4. Click "Install" Here!

Change Log

v1.0.0 - July 19th 2007
  • Initial Release

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