On 19 March 2012, KFN added Paid Subscriptions as a way for members to contribute funds towards KFNs expenses, including, but not limited to, Domain Name registration fees, Linode server account fees, vBulletin license fees, etc. We had nothing to offer members who stepped up and purchased a Paid Subscription other than our gratitude, heartfelt thanks, and custom usernames and badges identifying them as KFN financial supporters.
Fast forward to 2024. In the ensuing years, and since the move from vBulletin 4.2.5 to vBulletin 5 Connect, I have kept an eye out for modifications to vBulletin that would provide additional features that enhance and/or provide additional utility to KFN and/or its members. Some of these modifications are free while others had/have to be purchased. Modifications that must be purchased, were purchased by me, without consideration of any reimbursement by our host, Open Source. The funds raised from Paid Subscriptions are not used for these expenses. It is just another way I choose to contribute to KFN.
When a modification; Free or Paid; has an option for specifying which Usergroups it will benefit, (currently) only Administrator and Paid Subscription Usergroups are specified. This allows us to provide a 'benefit' to members who help support KFN financially through the purchase of a Paid Subscription. Modifications that are listed N/A under Usergroups it Benefits directly modify KFN itself, regardless of Usergroup, so benefit everyone.
Below are the modifications that have been applied to KFN so far.
| Modification | Type | Usergroups it Benefits | ||
| Admin View As User (*) | Paid | Admins | ||
| Add Detailed IP Info Modal to the Who's Online page | Free | Admins | ||
| Add Post to Bookmarks | Paid | Admins, Moderators, Paid Subscriptions | ||
| Quote Selected Text Pro | Paid | Admins, Moderators, Paid Subscriptions | ||
| Copy Code Button for [PHP], [HTML] and [CODE] BBCode Tags | Paid | Admins, Moderators, Paid Subscriptions | ||
| Channel Viewer Counter | Paid | All | ||
| Profile Preview Tooltip | Free | All | ||
| Add Custom Profile Fields in Postbit Settings | Free | All | ||
| Post Footer Go To Bottom | Paid | All | ||
| Post Footer Go To Top | Paid | All | ||
| Go to Bottom in the Navigation Bar | Free | All | ||
| My Started Topics | Free | All | ||
| Auto-Close Old Topics Cron | Paid | N/A | ||
| Visitors in Last X Hours Module | Paid | N/A | ||
| Stop Links in Posts | Paid | N/A |
* This MOD allows an Administrator to login as another user and 'see what they see'. Use of this MOD is ONLY exercised when a member contacts an Administrator about a problem they are experiencing on KFN they can't resolve themselves. When an Administrator uses this MOD it sends an email to the user notifying them their account is being viewed by another user (Administrator). This greatly speeds up the process of troubleshooting and resolving member account issues.
Snowhog
KFN Administrator