Timed group membership

[Lord Phobos]

Hi

I really need a little function in groups: like the topic title says, I need the group leader(s) to be able to add users to a certain group for a defined time... exactly as the ban function can do. From the admin user banning tab, you can set the duration of the ban; banning a user adds that user to the hidden "banned users" group. So I think creating a new function to temporarily add an user to a group must not be so difficult.

I would like to stress out that I'm NOT seeking to do that to create a "premium" group for paying users.

Judging from some google research, I'm not the first and I don't think I would be the last to ask for such a function.

Can you help me out?

Thanks in advance.

[david63]

Have you looked at the Auto Groups extension? One of the options is "warnings" and you might be able to utilise that

[Lord Phobos]

Have you looked at the Auto Groups extension? One of the options is "warnings" and you might be able to utilise that

I have that extension, but it doesn't have the function that I'm looking for, I even asked for it in it's contribution area.

[Lord Phobos]

Is that not feasible?
I would also like to automatically put in that group for 30 days users reaching 3 or more warnings.

[Lord Phobos]

It's just a matter of copying the banning function put instead of putting the user in the "banned users" hidden group, put it in a chosen one for the time specified.
It is really that simple, can somebody plz help me?

[warmweer]

It's just a matter of copying the banning function put instead of putting the user in the "banned users" hidden group, put it in a chosen one for the time specified.
It is really that simple, can somebody plz help me?

It's not that simple.
Automatically adding a user to a group when 3 warnings are reached is easy.
But in order to remove them from the group after 30 days implies that the timestamp of being added to that group has to be saved. That's an extra field somewhere.
However, when a user is banned, that timestamp is saved in the banlist_table.
So It may be possible to extend the AutoGroups extension: see How to Extend Auto Groups

[Lord Phobos]

Too bad I'm unable to do it myself.

[Lord Phobos]

No one can help on that?

[Lord Phobos]

Ok.

I will pay 20 euros to the one who will make such a simple extension for me.

[Kailey]

I will pay 20 euros to the one who will make such a simple extension for me.

It's not allowed to offer payment in any form for assistance in this forum. If you feel what you want to do is beyond your capability, then please post in the Wanted! forum where you may find someone willing to take on your project.

[Mick]

I will pay 20 euros

Is that per hour?

[Lord Phobos]

I will pay 20 euros

Is that per hour?

Is that sarcasm?
I don't think it would take more than an hour for a person who knows what he's doing.

[Lumpy Burgertushie]

no offense but you seem to be so sure about how easy it is and how quick it could be done but you obviously don't know much about it.

luck,
robert

[Lord Phobos]

Sincerely, how difficult you think it would be?

[HB]

Not difficult, but not trivial. To do it right, you'd need a new table, a cron job, and ideally an ACP interface. If it was just a quick hack of the base code with hardcoded values, a skilled programmer could do it in a half day with a minimal level of testing. To make it an extension and test it thoroughly, that's at least 2-3x more work.

By the way, your offer would be equivalent to asking a skilled mechanic if he'd replace your car's leaking head gasket for 20 euros. Sure, it's not difficult, but it takes time and skill. At least in the US, my preferred mechanic wouldn't even agreed to put my car on a lift and inspect it for that pay. And before anyone asks, no, I absolutely am not interested in coding opportunities.