Allow Guests to view thread titles only...

[Moya]

This mod is made base on the request from this thread

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=108975

This is a crude work so it requires a couple permission settings to get to what you are looking for.

Currently, vb 3.5.x has the forum permission that either allow or disallow member/guests from viewing certain forum. I found out that we could enhance this feature by allowing viewer to browse the contents of these forum. However, they cannot view the content of a thread title. Once they click on the title they are prompt to register.

This hack will work on

printthread

showthread

archive/index.



Upload

bitfield_groupcantreadcontent.xml to includes/xml

request.gif to archive

request.gif to images

Import product through admincp



Permission Setup

To allow guest to view the content
Forum permission : Allow them the view in whatever way you like
Usergroup permission: Leave the Can Read Thread Content to NO
Forum Manager : Set the Can Read Thread Content to YESTo disallow guest to view the content
Forum permission : Allow them the view in whatever way you like
Usergroup permission: Leave the Can Read Thread Content to NO
Forum Manager : Set the Can Read Thread Content to NOI will try to give as much support as my work schedule permitted.

Don't forget to click INSTALL for being to receive notification once I have new update

[Moya]

Reserved: For future update

[ShinJi87]

nice , thank Moya :D

[RFViet]

This feature has already existed on vB 3.5.x

[Snake]

Nice work! :)

[blue6995]

Strange - It also stopped registered users from viewing threads as well.

[Moya]

This feature has already existed on vB 3.5.x

Without this addition, your forum will show up as private and the forum will appear empty.

Strange - It also stopped registered users from viewing threads as well.

You can do the permission setup

[ConqSoft]

3.5.x has a "Can View Thread Content" permission. Setting that to NO will allow the user to access the forums, view thread titles, but not view thread content.

So, this plugin isn't needed....

[Moya]

3.5.x has a "Can View Thread Content" permission. Setting that to NO will allow the user to access the forums, view thread titles, but not view thread content.

So, this plugin isn't needed....
I tried that and it gave me this picture. How do you setup the forum the show the title without the ability to view thread content?:confused:

[ConqSoft]

You have some other setting affecting it I would guess.

You can see it work here on my site, using just the built in vBulletin settings:

http://www.fireblades.org/forums/sponsor-deals-group-buys/

[pixelpunk]

nuke this thread please, this mod's unnecessary

[Paul M]

nuke this thread please, this mod's unnecessaryNo need for that attitude, if you don't find it necessary, just move on to the next thread.

[Moya]

Thanks Paul :D :D

pixelpunk,

I use this mod because it give a little message to guest instead of point them directly to login page. If you don't find its useful, then perhap other mod will suite your needs :)

[Sal Collaziano]

Even though this feature exists, it would be nice to allow search engines to see the threads without guests being able to...

[dieselpowered]

nuke this thread please, this mod's unnecessary

I'll make sure to bash one of your hacks...oh wait, you have not released any.

[l0streflecti0n]

thanxxx for this hack :banana:

[ang2el]

I installed this hack as I find it very useful but I couldn't fig. out where to find "can read title but not content option" in the admin cp?

I went to see in the admincp/usergroup but didn't see the option. Another problem was when enable this hack even registered user couldn't go inside the thread?

Can anybody help me how to set up and will this hamper search engine optimization to the thread?

[Moya]

I installed this hack as I find it very useful but I couldn't fig. out where to find "can read title but not content option" in the admin cp?

I went to see in the admincp/usergroup but didn't see the option. Another problem was when enable this hack even registered user couldn't go inside the thread?

Can anybody help me how to set up and will this hamper search engine optimization to the thread?

There are 3 locations that you will look at.

1) Usergroup
2) Forum manager
3) Forum Permission for each usergroup

[ang2el]

Thanks Moya for such a quick response I did but didn't find the option could you tell me what could be the problem?

[ang2el]

I am using Vb 3.5.4

[Moya]

For Number 2 do this

> Forum Manager

You will get a list of your created forums

> Click On one

You will see that option

[ang2el]

I did but couldn't see the option at all, strange-when I enable evern register member say myself can't get accesss to the page and costums message displayed.

here is the pic what i get when I did according to you
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/03/1.jpg

[ang2el]

I mean i didn't get the option at all.

[Moya]

My apology! The Can read option is under Forum Setup and usergroup setup.

[ang2el]

Sorry Moya,

I am so stupid, I still didn't get I tried to search everywhere didn't find could you please tell me in detail like this way e.g. admincp-usergroups

So that I could find.

Thanks in advance.

[Smiry Kin's]

dont seem to work for me, either your guide to set up is totally wrong, or it isnt working on my forums.. :(

p.s i get all the options they just dont work.. even if i set them all to allow.. nothing :S waste of time configing forum =-/

[edit fixed it, and its all sorted.]

just wondering, will this make all titles veiwable, and content not, by default? if so very cleaver?.. await ya answer!

[Ins]

Very nice! Thank you ;)

*installs*

[Rude Awakening]

Had to make a few slight adjustments, but works great!

(Bangs away senselessly at the install key)

[ang2el]

How did you all do this could you please tell me my problem is even the regiester user can't access the content of the thread.

Help me please:(

[Rude Awakening]

Ok let's try this.
To solve your registered users not being able to view threads check the following.
Go to Usergroup Manager - Registered Users. On the bottom a bar should be added specifying whether a registered user can read thread contents or not. Make sure that is set to yes.
Also make sure the rest of the settings are correct on the top as well.
Can View Forum Yes
Can View Thread Content Yes
Etc.

Make sure you go to the forum permissions and check for the same things.

Now for the plugin, You basically do the exact same as the top, but on the bottom of the page for the Usergroup manager,
Can Read Thread Content - No

Make sure all the other settings are like the registered user's settings in regards to viewing thread content and etc up above the page.

Good luck,

Even I'm confused reading what I wrote so Great Luck with that ;)

[Rude Awakening]

Sorry!
Duplicate!

[Acers]

a small question.
What are the default settings for this? Installing it would still allow all to view thread and threads content right or will it disable thread viewing for all?
eg do i have to configure just the block forums part where they can't see or to configure the part of what all they can see.. i hope you got the drift.. :)

Am asking this cos running the settings for everyone after installing this would be a problem on my biggish board

[Moya]

The default is closed thread to everyone. You just have to do the permission setup.

[Gayble]

Is there any way to close the threads off in ONE forum instead of all the forums?

[Gayble]

I just uninstalled this and now I'm getting a bunch of forbidden errors everytime I post a new thread and when I edit a post.

Does this hack make any modifications to the newthread template? I'm not sure how to fix this problem.

[Moya]

Forbidden errors are due to permission setup. I think you have to do your permissions again.

[Gayble]

Example:


Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /newthread.php on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/1.3.34 Server at www.webmastertrades.com Port 80


newthread.php is on the server and fine.. :confused:

[hcmagix]

clicked install

[Gayble]

bump. Still having problems.

[Moya]

Hi Gayble

I don't think this thread make any modification to templates. Do you have other hacks installed on your system?

Also, I cannot access your website.

[denby]

I tried that and it gave me this picture. How do you setup the forum the show the title without the ability to view thread content?:confused:
What you need to do is set the forum permissions for each forum for the Unregistered/Not Logged In usergroup as follows:

Can View Forum Yes
Can View Thread Content No
Can View Others' Threads Yes

vB can't tell who the guest is (whether or not they have posted in the forum before) and so all threads are by someone else. But they are still not allowed to view the content.

Hope that helps. :)

[Rated]

This hack isn't really good if you want your forums to get good SERPS. A spider has the same privileges as a guest :knockedout:

[ang2el]

I loved this hack but alas... it restrict the registered user also......... what to do

[smokering]

nuke this thread please, this mod's unnecessary


well, maybe for you experts it is but i gonna click INSTALL!

thanks Moya needed this one

[ang2el]

checked everythin is alright. My biggest problem is I can't see the hack's control pannel

[ang2el]

Moya I don't see this option

44868

can you edit the hack again? is this a bug?

Help please

[PassLab.net]

install

perfect ! This is what I was looking for, thank you

[bigmonay2k]

I'll make sure to bash one of your hacks...oh wait, you have not released any.
lol:)

[demojames]

Just a quick question: Will this make the thread titles show up in the today's post to guest? Will this hack achieve this?

I currently have the vB default set to do this, but the threads are not showing up in the "today's post" shown to guest.

Thanks in advance

[domokun]

I read earlier that you were wondering how vBulletin has this feature installed as default. I looked into this and discovered that if you set the usergroup to view the forum and other's thread (set to yes) then set view thread content to (no) then it'll let guests view the thread titles without getting access to the content itself. As for the nice message, one way to fix that would be to look up phrases that contain a part of the default message, then changing that message to make it more pleasing to the eye.

But thanks for the hack anyway, although I learned it's not needed, if it wasn't for this hack, I wouldn't have thought about giving guests this option.

Domokun

[kollalarab]

* installed *

[mandy71480]

This is a simple but great hack- it's just what I needed to let guests know the forums weren't empty, and give them "teasers" to encourage registration! great job!!

[revolver]

Moya,

I had the same problem trying to get what I wanted to work. However I think I have found the way to achieve it through normal settings.

In the forum permissions for those usergroups that I want to be able to see the forum and the thread titles but NOT the thread content, what I have done is this:
- Set Can View Forum to Yes
- Set Can View Thread Content to No
- Set Can View Others' Threads to Yes

It's the last option there that changes the Thread Title from Private to the actual thread title on the forum home.

This DOES give the usergroup access to the forum. So they can see every thread in the forum, they just cannot see any of the content. Was this the same thing your mod does? If you are even more restrictive (i.e. can see Forum Name, but cannot enter Forum) then I may be very interested in your mod.

[Bison]

Took me awhile to find this again!

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

[yingzhou]

this mod can run on vb 3.6.4? I need this mod. Thank you mcuh.