Ok, maybe I've overlooked it (though I've read Admin Doc cover to cover), but HOW do you ban someone without having to open up half a dozen screens to accomplish it?!?!?!

For god's sake, IPB 1.3.1 had that feature, and it's as old as dirt!

It was a button in the ACP, that lets you ban by IP, Name, or email.

IPS, you have a wonderful product, but HOW could you have left off this feature? *sigh*

A "Ban Button" is needed badly.

OR, if some can point out a mod for 2.3.4 that does the SAME thing, that'd be fine too.

Either way....

HELP!

You can ban by IP, name or email under Management -> Manage Ban Filters :unsure:

But it would be so much easier and quicker if all we had to do was click on the name which brings out the drop down box, and have a clickable Ban setting. Click it, add length of ban, add IP and/or email address to ban filters, and add to banned user group.

Banning, for me, is permanent. Hence there is no need to have a time period associated with it. I suspend an account if I want to disable an account for a time period.

mods can restrict postings by using the warn system, so even though its not a ban as such they cant post anything

Banning permanatley is bad. My ip changes every day and gets handed off to someone else.
but we need a quick button for guests and members. I leave my board open to guest posting so I constantly have to delete porn and viagra threads.

There is a modification that allows you to do this. I'll see if I can find out the name.

I personally don't whant it, because you can banip someone only from the ACP, its a security measure I think

i don't want because maybe on my board I have 2-3 admins, but they don't have permission to ACP and therefore banip...

If you warn someone there is an option to suspend them. Suspend them for -1 days and they will be banned permanently.

I think it is better to have a tool for admins ban some one and delete there posts in the board pages and not in the ACP pages. Because login the ACP and search a member is so hard. If there are so many members post ADs ,it will be hard to ban them and delete there posts in the ACP.

I agree, what I'd really like to see is a BAN button attached either directly to a post or on the user-drop down while viewing a post. This would make it much faster to ban someone when they are on a posting rampage, which sometimes happens with spammers. Going through the warning dialog is a bit cumbersome, and of course going all the way into the ACP is even more time consuming. I'd also love to see a "Ban and Remove All Posts" attached to the user-drop down (with a confirmation, of course). The impact of a rogue troll or spammer could quickly be neutralized in such fashion.

..Al

I agree, banning inline would be convenient. We just had a recent string of spammers and that would've been helpful.

But it would be so much easier and quicker if all we had to do was click on the name which brings out the drop down box, and have a clickable Ban setting. Click it, add length of ban, add IP and/or email address to ban filters, and add to banned user group.

+1
That is what i have said before long time...
The MODERATORS also can easily ban with a click when needed...

Can we post support questions here? and the staff can reply??

If IPS does not add this to the 3.0, I will be releasing to the public my Ban Member System when it is updated to fit the 3.0

Ban Member System 3.0.0
- Quickly And Easily Ban People From Your Site

Features

1. - Ban from Topic View


2. - Ban from Profile View


3. - Main Ban Menu


4. - Main Ban Page


5. - Member's With ACP Access Are Protected.


6. - Individual Ban Log


7. - Global Ban Log


8. - Group Permissions

This looks very good..

Is it already released for 2.x ?

Is there any chance you can have "Put User in Group" and then the user goes to the "Banned" group

@ awaisuk - currently it is a paid mod that is for v2.3.x

@ The Football Palace - It does that automatically

Thats nice, except its a paid mod and your kinda advertising haha.

I think the feature where you can have the checks to ban IP, e-mail, username, are good too easily updates all in one. And by default we should have exporter / import features on the ban filters for words + ban, you have to make mod edits for them to work.

Something like the paid mod above is definitely needed :)

Very nice, Calypso. Looks to be a great addition.

RV

If you all want to use it now I can go ahead and release it, just keep in mind that there probably will be an update for it when IPB 3.0 comes out. I will go ahead and add it to the resources, of course someone will have to approve it before it can be downloaded here.

I'd love to give it a try, Calypso.

I have a test install doing nothing but sitting there. And I'd be happy to report back to you with results/bugs/problems, if you wish.

RV

released at my site and here, it shouldn't have any errors but just in case, let me know.

Wow thank you :D