quick question about IP addresses

[shibby2]

Is there any way to disallow moderators from seeing the IP address of posts?

I thought the option in the usergroup manager prevented them from seeing IP addresses, but I guess that's only for the 'whos online'.

I am using 3.6.8.

Thanks for any help!

[punchbowl]

yep it's in usergroup permissions - just disable it there

admin cp>usergroup manager>edit usergroup>Who's Online Permissions>Can View IP Addresses

[SEOvB]

Originally Posted by punchbowl

yep it's in usergroup permissions - just disable it there

admin cp>usergroup manager>edit usergroup>Who's Online Permissions>Can View IP Addresses

He wanted posts not the users online.

When you assign moderators, under Forum Manager -> Add Moderator (you want Edit Moderator Now) under "User Options" there is Can View IP Addresses, set that to "No" for each moderator in each forum.

[shibby2]

Great, thanks so much!

One question though....what if I only use Super Moderators instead of regular Moderators...where would I edit that, or is it the same way?

Thanks again!

[Lynne]

Same page. Only there is a list of Super Moderator permissions to edit at the top.

[shibby2]

Hmm, did exactly what you guys said to do, and it still doesnt work. I made a test account and set it as a Moderator. I added the moderator to the forum and clicked 'can not view IP addresses".... I signed in with that account and can still view IP addresses.

Any ideas?

[Lynne]

Did you do this using the same browser? Did you do a Force Refresh on the page so you didn't get a cached page?

[shibby2]

Yea, I ever tried it on another computer, and I still get the IP address.

Any ideas?

[Lynne]

Create a new style with no parent - Styles & Templates > Style Manager > Add New Style > no parent - then browse the site using that totally default vbulletin style - do you still have the same problem?

If it is still happening, then try disabling your plugins and see if you still have this problem.
Note: To temporarily disable the plugin system, edit config.php and add this line right under <?php

PHP Code:

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);