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Shinriu
06-08-2007, 09:52 AM
Not sure if this is doable or not. What I want to do is make one of my forum sections to show "private" on the forum home page for everyone.. But the catch is I don't want to restrict access to that section for the registered users. Why I want to do this is, it's a place for NSFW(not safe for work) links discussions etc. and I figure people at work etc, prob don't want some of the thread titles to displayed on the forum home page. Thank you for your time.

Dismounted
06-08-2007, 10:13 AM
This could be achieved by wrapping the "last posts" column if conditionals, to check for the forum's id.

Shinriu
06-08-2007, 10:15 AM
Thank you for the fast reply. I would edit the forumdisplay template then?

Dismounted
06-08-2007, 10:40 AM
No, it would be one of the forumbit templates.

Shinriu
06-08-2007, 11:24 AM
ok found the template. ( used trial and error till I found the template that effected the "last post") So I need to add an If condition in the template? Sorry for all the questions. New to this and learning a good bit with messing around with the code etc, just not up there if most people. yet.

deezelpope
06-08-2007, 11:30 AM
Wouldn't password protecting that forum also work?:confused:

That's how I have mine...:)

Shinriu
06-08-2007, 11:50 AM
Would this be right? Sorta right?

<if condition="$forum['forumid'] == FORUMID">stumped here</if>

Dismounted
06-08-2007, 12:43 PM
Wouldn't password protecting that forum also work?:confused:

That's how I have mine...:)
But the catch is I don't want to restrict access to that section for the registered users.

Would this be right? Sorta right?

<if condition="$forum['forumid'] == FORUMID">stumped here</if>
<if condition="$forum['forumid'] == FORUMID">Private</if>Remember, you're not trying to edit the header, you're trying to edit the column bit.

Shinriu
06-08-2007, 12:46 PM
Thank you very much Dismounted