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ForumAA - An easy way to reduce spam on your forum!

Version: v3.0.0

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ForumAA is short for Forum Account Activation, which is a clone of TheKris1234's

Features:

• Reduce spam by requiring users to activate forum accounts through a Minecraft command.
• Autoactivate users as soon as they log in, no command required! (Disabled by default)
• Custom profile fields - This allows users on your forum to register with a username other than their Minecraft username.

How To Install:

PHPBB:

1. Go to your forums, log in as an Administrator and go to the Administration Control Panel
2. Under "General" > "Board Configuration" click "User Registration Settings"
3. Set it to "By Admin"

MYBB:

1. Go to your forums and log in as an Administrator and go to the Admin-CP
2. Click on "Configuration" -> "User Registration and Profile Options"
3. Change "Registration Method" to "Administrator Activation"

XenForo:

1. Go to your forums, log in as an Administrator and go to the Admin Control Panel
2. Under "Home" > "Options" click "User Registration"
3. Uncheck "enable email confirmation"
4. check "enable manual approval"

SMF:

1. Go to your forums, log in as an Administrator and click on the Admin tab
2. Under "Members" > "Registration" > "Settings"
3. Change Method of registration to Admin Approval

IPB:

1. Go to your forums, log in as an Administrator and click on the AdminCP link.
2. Under System Settings > Security and Privacy -> Security [Managing Members]
3. Change the New registration email validation setting to either User then Admin or Admin.

Plugin Install:

1. Download plugin and put into /plugins
2. Start server. The plugin will create /ForumAA/config.yml in /plugins and disable itself
3. Edit the file appropriately. HELP BELOW
4. Reload Server.
5. DONE

How to use:

• Log in as the username registered on the forum and type /account activate You will receive a confirmation message.

Permissions:

• no permissions used "yet"

Config.yml

Database:
  #Hostname for your SQL server.
  URL: localhost
  Port: '3306'
  Username: username
  Password: password
  Database: DB-Name
  Table_Prefix: smf_
Forum:
  Type: smf
  URL: http://forum.myserver.com
Optional:
  # Leave this blank unless your allow users to register with names other than their Minecraft IGN
  Custom_Field_ID: ''
  Login_Activation: false

Todo:

• Localization
• Give me your ideas

Credits:

• Lavoaster - IPB support
• Darkhand81 - plugin tester

Changelog:

v3.0.0

• IPB support added.
• Async tasks added to stop server freezes.
• Fixed config file generation.
• MCstats added.
• Fixed account activation messages.
• Added support for console commands triggered by activation

v2.1.0

• Config changes, Will need to let the plugin rebuild it.
• Updated to 1.2.5-R1.0
• Added full support for XenForo, SMF is also added but not tested.