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Programmer's Reference

This chapter has information that you may need if you are going to delve deeper into your vBulletin installation, and make changes, tweaks, and other hacks.

In this chapter we will look at:

•The settings for the default usergroups

•The default database tables created by a vBulletin installation

•How to migrate to a new server

•How graphics work in vBulletin

•How to find and replace text in posts

•Some tips on how to program for vBulletin

Default Usergroup Settings

vBulletin comes pre-configured with seven default usergroups and one custom usergroup.

Default Usergroups

(COPPA) Users Awaiting Moderation

Administrators

Moderators

Registered Users

Super Moderators

Unregistered / Not Logged In

Users Awaiting Email Confirmation

Custom Usergroup

Banned Users

Here are the default usergroup settings for these usergroups.

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(COPPA) Users Awaiting Moderation

Viewable on Show Groups	No
Birthdays Viewable	No
Viewable on the Memberlist	No
Allow Users to have Member Groups	Yes
This Usergroup is a 'Banned' Group	No
Can 'See' Users Who Have Chosen to be Invisible While Online	No
Can View Member Info	Yes
Can Edit Own Profile	Yes
Can Set Self to Invisible Mode	No
Show edited by note on edited messages?	No
Can Use Custom Title	No
Can Use Signatures	No
Can View Others' Profile Pictures	No
Can View Private Custom Fields	No
Can View Forum	Yes
Can View Others' Threads	Yes
Can See Deletion Notices	No
Can Search Forums	Yes
Can Use Email to Friend	Yes
Can Download Attachments	No
Can Post Threads	No
Can Reply to Own Threads	No
Can Reply to Others' Threads	No
Can Edit Own Posts	No
Can Delete Own Posts	No
Can Move Own Threads	No
Can Open / Close Own Threads	No
Can Delete Own Threads	No
Always Moderate This Group's Posts	No
Can Rate Threads	No
Can Upload Attachments	No
Space (in bytes) that a user's total attachment usage may consume	0
Can Post Polls	No
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	Can Vote on Polls	No
	Can Upload Custom Avatars	No
	Custom Avatar Maximum Width (pixels)	80
	Custom Avatar Maximum Height (pixels)	80
	Custom Avatar Maximum File Size (bytes)	20000
	Can Upload Profile Pictures	No
	Profile Picture Maximum Width (pixels)	100
	Profile Picture Maximum Height (pixels)	100
	Profile Picture Maximum File Size (bytes)	65535
	Maximum Stored Messages	50
	Can Use Message Tracking	No
	Can Deny Private Message Read Receipt Request	No
	Maximum Recipients to Send PMs at a time	0
	Can View Calendar	No
	Can Post Events	No
	Can Edit Own Events	No
	Can Delete Own Events	No
	Can View Others' Events	No
	Can View Who's Online	No
	Can View Detailed Location Info for Users	No
	Can View IP Addresses	No
	Can View Detailed Location Info of Users Who Visit Bad / No Permission Locations	No
	Can view actual location of user (filepath/url)	No
	Can Use Reputation	No
	Can Leave Negative Reputation	No
	Can See Who Left User Ratings	No
	Can Hide Reputation from Others	No
	Can View User Notes About Self	No
	Can Manage User Notes About Self	No
	Can Post User Notes About Self	No
	Can View User Notes About Others	No
	Can Manage User Notes About Others	No
	Can Post User Notes About Others	No
	Can Manage Own User Notes	No
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Notes that this User Has Posted, for Self or Others (This will override the above manage permissions,	No
if enabled)
User Notes Can Be Posted About This Group	No
Can Moderate All Forums (is Super Moderator)	No
Can Access Control Panel (is Administrator)	No

Administrators

Viewable on Show Groups	Yes
Birthdays Viewable	Yes
Viewable on the Memberlist	Yes
Allow Users to have Member Groups	Yes
This Usergroup is a 'Banned' Group	No
Can 'See' Users Who Have Chosen to be Invisible While Online	Yes
Can View Member Info	Yes
Can Edit Own Profile	Yes
Can Set Self to Invisible Mode	Yes
Show edited by note on edited messages?	Yes
Can Use Custom Title	Yes
Can Use Signatures	Yes
Can View Others' Profile Pictures	Yes
Can View Private Custom Fields	Yes
Can View Forum	Yes
Can View Others' Threads	Yes
Can See Deletion Notices	Yes
Can Search Forums	Yes
Can Use Email to Friend	Yes
Can Download Attachments	Yes
Can Post Threads	Yes
Can Reply to Own Threads	Yes
Can Reply to Others' Threads	Yes
Can Edit Own Posts	Yes
Can Delete Own Posts	Yes
Can Move Own Threads	Yes
Can Open / Close Own Threads	Yes
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	Can Delete Own Threads	Yes
	Always Moderate This Group's Posts	No
	Can Rate Threads	Yes
	Can Upload Attachments	Yes
	Space (in bytes) that a user's total attachment usage may consume	0
	Can Post Polls	Yes
	Can Vote on Polls	Yes
	Can Upload Custom Avatars	Yes
	Custom Avatar Maximum Width (pixels)	80
	Custom Avatar Maximum Height (pixels)	80
	Custom Avatar Maximum File Size (bytes)	20000
	Can Upload Profile Pictures	Yes
	Profile Picture Maximum Width (pixels)	100
	Profile Picture Maximum Height (pixels)	100
	Profile Picture Maximum File Size (bytes)	65535
	Maximum Stored Messages	50
	Can Use Message Tracking	Yes
	Can Deny Private Message Read Receipt Request	Yes
	Maximum Recipients to Send PMs at a time	5
	Can View Calendar	Yes
	Can Post Events	Yes
	Can Edit Own Events	Yes
	Can Delete Own Events	Yes
	Can View Others' Events	Yes
	Can View Who's Online	Yes
	Can View Detailed Location Info for Users	Yes
	Can View IP Addresses	Yes
	Can View Detailed Location Info of Users Who Visit Bad / No Permission Locations	Yes
	Can view actual location of user (filepath/url)	Yes
	Can Use Reputation	Yes
	Can Leave Negative Reputation	Yes
	Can See Who Left User Ratings	Yes
	Can Hide Reputation from Others	Yes
	Can View User Notes About Self	Yes
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