Version: 1.00, by Kentaurus
Developer Last Online: Jul 2014
Version: 3.0.0
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Released: 02-28-2004
Last Update: Never
Installs: 33
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This is an "upgrade" to my previous "private threads" hack. I am releasing it as a new hack because some people would not want the "completely private" functionality and because the code is different.
Special thanks go to RMS10 who sponsored this hack and decided it should be public and for everyone to test.
A private thread is either:
* A thread that some selected users/usergroups can view
* A thread that some some selected users/usergroups cannot view, everybody else can
* The thread can be hidden from other users/usergroups at the user's will
How does it work?
When the user creates a thread he will be given the option to type users or usergroups and to limit posting only to that users or for that users to be excluded from the threads.
The disallowed users cannot see the thread in the forumdisplay page, they cannot search for it, the cannot view it even if they know the direct url (a message error appears to them). It is unavailable to them.
If a thread is private guests canot see it, otherwise a user can just log off your forum to see the thread. You have to be validated in the forum with proper permissions to see the thread.
Administrators can always see private thread, even if the user selected to exclude administrators.
If you installed the previous private thread hack please uninstall it (reverse the file and template edits) to properly install this one.
Info for hackers:
You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbulletin.org at least, there is no
need to pm me asking for permission
Some portions of the code are (c) Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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forum restriction are to be defined in your admincp indeed
this counts for a single post you make, even in a forum with full public access...
check it out
ChaunSE, did this hack work for you in ver 3.0.3 or did you install it in another version? I have read a few people are having troubles with 3.0.3 and this hack.
I -love- this hack. The forum permission settings would be a blessing though as well as preventing them from showing up in the newthread display on the forum home!
And allow users to edit their private thread so they can edit the view permissions for it!
I -love- this hack. The forum permission settings would be a blessing though as well as preventing them from showing up in the newthread display on the forum home!
And allow users to edit their private thread so they can edit the view permissions for it!
Has anyone been able to modify this to where only certain usergroups (Admins & Mods) can enable privatethreads? Allowing my regular users to create privatethreads is going to create problems...
It would be great if someone could modify this so that the privatethreads were also 'hidden' in the forumdisplay unless you are invited to the private thread.
It would be great if someone could modify this so that the privatethreads were also 'hidden' in the forumdisplay unless you are invited to the private thread.
Huh? Is that not a factor already?
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Originally Posted by Kentaurus
The disallowed users cannot see the thread in the forumdisplay page, they cannot search for it, the cannot view it even if they know the direct url (a message error appears to them). It is unavailable to them.
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11-25-2004, 02:46 PM
