If the Moderation log is cleared manually all entries older than 24 hours are deleted with the result that forum admins/moderators cannot review older ban action details (ie, ban triggers and the member who added/removed them).

This modification copies the same ban action details that are saved in the Moderation log table to a separate database table so that this information can be kept for up to 180 days and reviewed via Administration Center -> Ban List -> Browse Ban Actions.

In addition, and by default, a daily scheduled task deletes copied data that is older than 180 days (this is the same as the default value for data stored in the Moderation log table).

Release History
v1.0 - 09-Sep-24
o Initial release.

v1.1 - 27-Sep-24
o Bug fix - ban add/remove actions weren't actually being copied to the log table this mod uses.  (Thanks to jasland for reporting this issue)

License
Copyright 2024 Kathy Leslie

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Manual installation info 2.1.4