I have exactly a same site like stachexchange. In my theme all users can ask questions. But I want to limit users to post for preventing spam. Example: 1 post per hour. Default new registration role is author. Bainternet's Posts Creation Limits plugin doesn't work with front end and I don't have any shortcode in my theme.
Here is the my posting ask a question front page.Please help me.I am using Robust Q&A Theme.(In themeforest)
<?php
/**
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Robust Q&A - WPQA
*/
?>
<?php
include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/translations.php');
// Define the Post Redirect
$redir = $post->ID;
/////////////////////////////
//$_COOKIE Checkers //
///////////////////////////
// Get Question Reported Cookie to Display Success Message
if (isset($_COOKIE['content_reported_'.$post->ID])) {
$reported_content = $_COOKIE['content_reported_'.$post->ID];
if(isset($reported_content) && $reported_content != NULL) {
$message = $t_message_sucsess_content_reported;
}
}
// Get Answer Posted to Question Cookie to Display Success Message
if (isset($_COOKIE['answer_posted_'.$post->ID])) {
$new_answer_posted = $_COOKIE['answer_posted_'.$post->ID];
if(isset($new_answer_posted) && $new_answer_posted != NULL) {
$message = $t_message_answer_success_posted;
}
}
// Get Comment Posted on Answer Cookie to Display Success Message
if (isset($_COOKIE['comment_posted_'.$post->ID])) {
$new_comment_posted = $_COOKIE['comment_posted_'.$post->ID];
if(isset($new_comment_posted) && $new_comment_posted != NULL) {
$message = $t_message_sucsess_comment_on_answer;
}
}
// Get Question Already Reported Cookie to Display Error Message
if (isset($_COOKIE['already_reported_'.$post->ID])) {
$already_reported_question = $_COOKIE['already_reported_'.$post->ID];
if(isset($already_reported_question) && $already_reported_question != NULL) {
$message = new WP_Error('already_reported_question', $t_message_already_reported_content);
}
}
// Get Forgot Question Note Cookie to Display Error Message
if (isset($_COOKIE['forgot_add_note_'.$post->ID])) {
$forgot_question_note = $_COOKIE['forgot_add_note_'.$post->ID];
if(isset($forgot_question_note) && $forgot_question_note != NULL) {
$message = new WP_Error('forgot_question_note', $t_message_forgot_note_text);
}
}
// Get Question Note Added Cookie to Display Success Message
if (isset($_COOKIE['question_note_added_'.$post->ID])) {
$question_note_added = $_COOKIE['question_note_added_'.$post->ID];
if(isset($question_note_added) && $question_note_added != NULL) {
$message = $t_message_note_added_to_question;
}
}
// Get Best Answer Selected Cookie to Display Success Message
if (isset($_COOKIE['best_answer_selected_'.$post->ID])) {
$best_answer_selected = $_COOKIE['best_answer_selected_'.$post->ID];
if(isset($best_answer_selected) && $best_answer_selected != NULL) {
$message = $t_message_best_answer_selected;
}
}
// Get Remove Question Email Alerts Cookie to Display Success Message
if (isset($_COOKIE['removed_question_email_alerts_'.$post->ID])) {
$remove_message_email_alerts = $_COOKIE['removed_question_email_alerts_'.$post->ID];
if(isset($remove_message_email_alerts) && $remove_message_email_alerts != NULL) {
$message = $t_message_email_alerts_removed;
}
}
if ( isset($_POST['answer_post']) == '1') {
$answer_content = $_POST['answer_content'];
$source_link = $_POST['source_link'];
$message = post_new_answer($answer_content, $source_link);
}
if ( isset($_POST['comment_on_answer_post']) == '1') {
$comment_content = $_POST['comment_content'];
$comment_parent_id = $_POST['comment_parent_id'];
$message = post_new_comment_to_answer($comment_content, $comment_parent_id);
}
if ( isset($_POST['best_answer_post']) == '1') {
$best_answer_id = $_POST['best_answer_id'];
$best_answer_parent_question = $_POST['best_answer_parent_question'];
$message = select_best_answer($best_answer_id, $best_answer_parent_question);
}
if ( isset($_POST['report_content']) == '1') {
$reported_item_id = $_POST['reported_item_id'];
$reported_type = $_POST['reported_type'];
$question_id = $_POST['question_id'];
$message = report_content_item($reported_item_id, $reported_type, $question_id);
}
if ( isset($_POST['add_note_to_question']) == '1') {
$add_note_text = $_POST['add_note_text'];
$question_id = $_POST['question_id'];
$message = add_note_to_question($add_note_text, $question_id);
}
if ( isset($_POST['remove_email_alerts']) == '1') {
$question_id = $_POST['remove_alerts_question'];
$message = remove_question_email_alerts($question_id);
}
get_header();?>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.boxy').boxy({modal: true, closeText: '', draggable: false, unloadOnHide: false});
});
</script>
<!-- Main Section -->
<div id="main">
<div class="mainContentTop"></div>
<div id="mainContent">
<!-- Center Column -->
<div id="centerCol" class="left">
<!-- Top Section -->
<div class="topSection">
<!-- Search Form -->
<?php //get_search_form(); ?>
<!-- Search Form -->
<div class="introBox2">
<div class="greyBtn addQuestion"><a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>/<?php echo $t_ask_a_question_permalink;?>/"><span><?php echo $t_ask_question; ?> <img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/grey-add-btn-icon.jpg" alt="" /></span></a></div>
<?php if ( current_user_can('manage_options')) {?>
<div class="editPageLink"><?php edit_post_link($t_edit_page_link); ?></div>
<?php } ?>
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/breadcrumb.php'); ?>
</div>
</div>
<!-- / Top Section -->
<!-- Left Inner Column -->
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php query_posts($query_string . ""); ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<div id="leftColInner" class="left">
<?php
if (isset($message)) {
display_message($message);
} ?>
<!-- Report Modal -->
<div class="reportPop hiddenContent" id="reportPop">
<form action="" method="post" name="reportContent">
<p><?php echo $t_report_content_message_text; ?></p>
<br />
<input type="hidden" value="<?php echo $post->ID ?>" name="reported_item_id" />
<input type="hidden" value="Question" name="reported_type" />
<input type="hidden" value="<?php echo $post->ID; ?>" name="question_id" />
<input type="hidden" value="1" name="report_content" />
<input type="submit" class="process" value="<?php echo $t_report_question;?>" />
</form
><div class="clear"></div>
</div>
<!-- / Report Modal -->
<!-- Question -->
<div class="questionPageBox">
<div class="questionQuestion">
<?php
// Get data for displaying avatar
$author = $authordata;
$blog_url = get_template_directory_uri();
$selected_avatar_image = get_user_default_icon($author->ID);
$avatar_image = '/images/default-user-avatar-'.$selected_avatar_image.'.jpg';
$url = $blog_url . $avatar_image ;
// Get data for linking to member profile when clicking avatar image
$main_url = home_url();
$author_name = get_the_author_meta('nicename');
$profile_link = '/'. $t_profile_permalink .'/';
$author_profile_link = $main_url . $profile_link . $author_name;
$email_question_asker = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'alert_asker_emails', true);
?>
<div class="questionBox" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
<div class="contentText">
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<a name="<?php the_ID(); ?>"></a>
<p class="entry"><?php the_content(); ?></p>
<!-- Add Note to Question Modal -->
<div class="reportPop hiddenContent" id="addNotePop">
<form action="" method="post" name="addNoteToQuestion">
<label><?php echo $t_add_note_popup_heading_text; ?>:</label>
<textarea name="add_note_text"></textarea>
<br /><br />
<input type="hidden" value="<?php echo $post->ID ?>" name="question_id">
<input type="hidden" value="1" name="add_note_to_question" />
<input type="submit" class="process" value="<?php echo $t_add_a_note_link;?>" />
</form
><div class="clear"></div>
</div>
<!-- / Add Note to Question Modal -->
<!-- Remove Question Email Alerts -->
<div class="reportPop hiddenContent" id="removeEmailAlerts">
<form action="" method="post" name="removeEmailAlerts">
<p><?php echo $t_remove_email_alerts_text;?></p>
<br />
<input type="hidden" value="<?php echo $post->ID ?>" name="remove_alerts_question">
<input type="hidden" value="1" name="remove_email_alerts" />
<input type="submit" class="process" value="<?php echo $t_remove_email_alerts_link;?>" />
</form
><div class="clear"></div>
</div>
<!-- / Remove Question Email Alerts -->
<?php // Show Question Note if Set
$author_note = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'question_note', true);
if ($author_note != NULL) { ?>
<p class="questionNote"><span><?php echo $t_author_note_heading_text;?>: </span><br /><?php echo $author_note; ?></p>
<?php } ?>
<?php // Show Source Link Code if Set
if (isset($source_link) != NULL) { ?>
<p class="sourceLink"><span><?php echo $t_link_text;?>: </span><a href="#"><?php echo $source_link; ?></a></p>
<?php } ?>
<?php
$posttags = get_the_tags();
if ($posttags) {?>
<p class="tagRow"><?php the_tags($t_tags_text.' ' , ' ', ''); ?></p>
<?php } ?>
<p class="bylineCategory left"><?php echo $t_in_text;?>: <a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>/<?php echo $t_category_permalink;?>/"><?php the_category(', ','multiple') ?></a> | <?php the_time(get_option( 'date_format' )); ?></p>
<?php // ADD Question Note
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
if ($post->post_author == $current_user->ID && $author_note == '') { ?>
<p class="addNote left"><span>|</span><a href="#addNotePop" onclick="return; false" class="boxy" title="<?php echo $t_add_a_note_link;?>"><?php echo $t_add_a_note_link;?></a></p>
<?php } ?>
<?php
$email_question_asker = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'alert_asker_emails',true);
if ($post->post_author == $current_user->ID && $email_question_asker == 'true') {?>
<p class="addNote"><span>|</span>
<a href="#removeEmailAlerts" onclick="return; false" class="boxy" title="<?php echo $t_remove_email_alerts_link;?>"><?php echo $t_remove_email_alerts_link;?></a></p>
<?php } ?>
</div>
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
<div class="clear"></div>
<div class="bylineBox otherBylineBox"><a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>/<?php echo $t_profile_permalink;?>/<?php echo $author->user_nicename; ?>/"><span><?php echo $author->display_name; ?><?php echo getPointLevel($author->ID, 'sm'); ?><?php $expert_user = get_user_meta($author->ID, 'expert', true); if($expert_user == 'yes') { ?><img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/expert-badge-icon.png" alt="<?php echo $t_expert_text;?>" class="expertImg" /><?php } ?></span></a></div>
<?php
if (is_user_logged_in()) {
?>
<div class="bylineBoxShare" id="report<?php echo $post->ID ?>"><a href="#reportPop" onclick="return; false" class="boxy" title="<?php echo $t_report_question;?>"><span><img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/flag-this-icon.png" alt="<?php echo $t_report_question;?>" /></span></a></div>
<?php } else { ?>
<div class="bylineBoxShare"><a href="<?php bloginfo('siteurl'); ?>/<?php echo $t_login_permalink;?>/?redir=<?php echo $redir; ?>" title="<?php echo $t_login_signup_report_content_text;?>"><span><img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/flag-this-icon.png" alt="<?php echo $t_report_question;?>" /></span></a></div>
<?php } ?>
<span class="adminURL" id="<?php echo admin_url();?>"></span>
<span class="templateURL" id="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>"></span>
<?php $post_id = $post->ID;?>
<?php $current_like_count = get_post_meta($post_id, 'like_count');?>
<?php if (isset($current_like_count[0]) == NULL || $current_like_count[0] == 0){$current_like_count[0] = 0;}?>
<span class="likeCount-<?php echo $post_id ?>" id="likeCountCurrent-<?php echo $current_like_count[0]?>"></span>
<?php
if (is_user_logged_in()) {
global $wpdb;
$current_user_id = get_current_user_id();
$get_user_liked_question_value = "SELECT * FROM " . $wpdb->prefix . "rqa_liked_content WHERE user_id ='". $current_user_id . "' AND like_content_id ='". $post_id . "'" ;
$users_liked_question_value = $wpdb->get_results($get_user_liked_question_value);
if (isset($users_liked_question_value[0]->user_id) == $current_user_id && isset($users_liked_question_value[0]->like_content_id) == $post_id) {
?>
<div class="likeContent">
<div class="bylineBox right disabledLike"><a href="#" onclick="return false;" class="likeThisContent"><span><img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/like-icon.png" alt="<?php echo $t_like_text;?>" /><?php if ($current_like_count[0] > 0) { echo $current_like_count[0];} else {echo $t_like_text;} ?></span></a></div>
</div>
<?php } else { ?>
<div class="likeContent">
<div class="bylineBox right likeThisLink" id="like-this-<?php echo $post_id; ?>"><a href="#" onclick="return false;" class="likeThisContent" id="type-post"><span><img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/like-icon.png" alt="<?php echo $t_like_text;?>" /><?php if ($current_like_count[0] > 0) { echo $current_like_count[0];} else {echo $t_like_text;} ?></span></a></div>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<?php } else { ?>
<div class="likeContent">
<div class="bylineBox right likeThisLink"><a href="<?php bloginfo('siteurl'); ?>/<?php echo $t_login_permalink;?>/?redir=<?php echo $redir; ?>" title="<?php echo $t_login_signup_like;?>"><span><img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/like-icon.png" alt="<?php echo $t_like_text;?>" /><?php if ($current_like_count[0] > 0) { echo $current_like_count[0];} else {echo $t_like_text;} ?></span></a></div>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- / Question -->
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php wp_reset_query();?>
<div class="answerBar" id="comments">
<div class="answerBarInner">
<?php
// List out the number of Answers - Exlcuding Comments on Answers
$answers_count = c_parent_comment_counter($post->ID);
// Var to show comments on answers count - not used
// $comments_on_answers_count = $post->comment_count - $number_of_parents;
if ($answers_count < 1) {?>
<h5><?php echo $t_no_answer_yet_answer_now_text;?> </h5>
<?php }
if ($answers_count == 1) {?>
<h5><?php echo $answers_count; ?> <?php echo $t_answer_text;?> </h5>
<?php }
if ($answers_count > 1) { ?>
<h5><?php echo $answers_count; ?> <?php echo $t_answers_text;?> </h5>
<?php } ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php comments_template(); ?>
<?php
// If logged in change nav to My Account and Log Out
if ( is_user_logged_in()) { ?>
<?php // Users cant post answers ?>
<?php $users_cant_answer = get_option('robust_qa_admin_answer_only');
if ($users_cant_answer == true && (!current_user_can('manage_options') && $current_user->expert == 'no')) {?>
<p class="bottomMessageBox footnote2"><b><?php echo $t_admins_answer_questions_only_text; ?> <a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>/<?php echo $t_ask_a_question_permalink;?>/"><?php echo $t_admin_answer_link;?></a></b></p>
<?php } else {?>
<div class="addAnswer"><a name="answerQuestionForm"></a>
<h4><?php echo $t_answer_this_question_heading;?></h4>
<div class="answerSubmitForm">
<form action="" method="post" name="answerSubmitForm" id="answerSubmitForm">
<div class="clear"></div>
<fieldset><textarea rows="10" cols="40" name="answer_content" id="answer_content" ><?php if (isset($_POST['answer_content'])) { echo $_POST['answer_content']; }?></textarea></fieldset>
<label class="sourceLinkLabel"><?php echo $t_source_link_heading;?>: <span>(<?php echo $t_optional_text;?>)</span></label>
<input type="text" name="source_link" class="sourceLinkInput" value="http://" />
<input type="hidden" name="answer_post" value="1">
<input type="submit" value="<?php echo $t_add_answer_btn;?>" />
<div class="clear"></div>
</form>
</div>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<?php } else { ?>
<div class="clear"></div>
<div class="bottomMessageBox2">
<h4 class="subHeadh4"><?php echo $t_must_be_logged_in_to_answer;?></h4>
<h5><?php echo $t_already_a_member_text;?> <a href="<?php echo home_url();?>/<?php echo $t_login_permalink;?>/?redir=<?php echo $redir; ?>"><?php echo $t_login_text;?></a><br /><?php echo $t_not_member_yet_text;?> <a href="<?php echo home_url();?>/<?php echo $t_signup_permalink?>/?redir=<?php echo the_ID(); ?>"><?php echo $t_signup_text;?></a></h5>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<div class="relatedQuestions">
<div class="relatedHeader">
<?php
$single_cat = get_the_category();
$single_parent_cat = get_category($single_cat[0]->category_parent);
$main_question_id = get_the_ID();
if ($single_cat[0]->category_parent != 0) { ?>
<div class="backBtn"><a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>/<?php echo $t_category_permalink;?>/<?php echo $single_parent_cat->slug; ?>/<?php echo $single_cat[0]->slug; ?>/"><span><?php echo $t_more_category_questions_heading;?></span></a></div>
<?php } elseif ($single_cat[0]->category_parent == 0) { ?>
<div class="backBtn"><a href="<?php echo home_url(); ?>/<?php echo $t_category_permalink;?>/<?php echo $single_cat[0]->slug; ?>/"><span><?php echo $t_more_category_questions_heading?></span></a></div>
<?php } ?>
<h5><?php echo $t_related_questions_heading;?>:</h5>
</div>
<div class="dashedDivider"></div>
<ul>
<?php
if (have_posts()) :
$args = array(
'posts_per_page' => 5,
'cat' => $single_cat[0]->cat_ID,
'orderby' => 'date',
);
query_posts($args);
?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post();?>
<?php if ($post->ID != $main_question_id ) { ?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?> "><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php } ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php wp_reset_query();?>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="reset"></div>
</div>
<!-- / Left Inner Column -->
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
</div>
<!-- / Center Column -->
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="mainContentBottom"></div>
<!-- / Main Section -->
<?php get_footer(); ?>
<?php if ( is_singular() ) wp_enqueue_script( "comment-reply" ); ?>
