Something tiny: Password protect your forums from Mods + Supermods too!
 

By default, when a forum is password protected, mods and supermods can still access with out a password, so last nite i fixed it (looked around, couldnt find anything similiar!)

Find (in functions.php)
Replace with (in functions.php)
Pretty much forces mods + supermods to throw the password in, and not have it wide open by default!

Umm, admins can still access it w/o a pass (if you want, i can, or anyone really, change it so admins must enter the pass too!)

Remember, backup all your data etc... im not responsible for anything (hopefully noone rlsd this before, i couldnt find it!)

Thanks! I've been pondering how to make it so! :)

Hmm ... does this make sense?

Why should ppl you trust (eg. you give them mod-power over that forum) be required to enter a password?

Heh, they should be trusted!, but in a case when your trying to find a leak, or to even have a more private forum (mods that are IN, and those that arent) it helps!

Edit: Also safer for sensitive info, just incase someone hacks a moderators/supermods password, they will still need the seperate forum pass

> Heh, they should be trusted!, but in a case when your trying to find a leak
Hmm ... so if you try to find a "leak" and give the password only to a few ppl, what do you gain?
Either the untrustworthy person belongs to the group or it doesn't.

> or to even have a more private forum (mods that are IN, and those that arent) it helps!
This could be easily done with access-masks or additional usergroups as well ...

> Also safer for sensitive info, just incase someone hacks a moderators/supermods password
OK, that does make sense :)

Yeah, but we really dont wanna have to change the masks and additional groups every time we want to give access, easier to give a pass!

great mod... needed indeed

yes sometimes you need a break even hidden forums they find you in :)

I was in a hidden forum once and this mod located me there and I found him right with me :)

I test things and I want to see my test quick rather than looking to see 10 replys and its only a test.. closing the thread doesn't help much either

so this hack is a must..


thnx

You can do this through access masks too. Just select who can and cannot view the forum.

Thx, and yes im aware of that , but it means changing user permissions /groups, and i do not want to move users to a diff group when they need to access, or enable them to view the forum!

Could be for a site staff forum or something? Wwhere forum staff may not be welcomed.