Password Protecting Posts

[tehblob]

my point exactly ^^ and i would use

[tehblob]

Bump?

[GameWizard]

Let me just make it clear that although some of you have relatively decent points on why this would be a good idea, it doesn't change the fact that this simply isn't going to be created as other alternatives are available. (i.e. Private Groups)

Unless you take it upon your own to create this or pay somebody a load of cash, this simply isn't going to happen. I can tell you right now the amount of code required for this is extensive. It seems simple, but I have found that the simply things tend to be the most complex. So I'd suggest you grab a coding book and start cracking.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by jilly

No, the way my users want to use it goes like this:

Member A wants to post something up but doesn't want everyone to see it. Member A puts a password on her thread. Members who want to read it send a PM to Member A asking for the password, and Member A can either provide it to them or decline, depending on her feelings at the time.

This comes in useful for stalking situations, or fighting amongst members, or cases of sensitive information.

Or say you have a medical board, and a member wanted to post some specific medical info, and have it available for certain members or mods to see, so she would post the medical info, put a password on the thread, and give the password to those who she wants to see it.

in contrast, if she did it in a private group, you might have a private group with 100 members in it, but that still does not mean you want all 100 members of that group to see a sensitive item -

Again, it can be done by PM, but if it's a thread on a baord that stays, then it can easily be referred to by the member and other people as time passes, rather than searching for a PM, or having the PM have already been deleted from people's inboxes.

It just gives a much more pin-point like control for the member over who exactly gets to read a sensitive thread.

Not something that most boards would use every day, but it would be useful in certain situations.

Simple. Make a bbcode to wrap around what you don't want seen. Then do a preg_replace with a conditional in the postbit_display_complete hook. You could do a profile field for the password needed. It would entail a bit more than that but that is the basic procedure.

[GameWizard]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Simple. Make a bbcode to wrap around what you don't want seen. Then do a preg_replace with a conditional in the postbit_display_complete hook. You could do a profile field for the password needed. It would entail a bit more than that but that is the basic procedure.

You always have to be a party pooper, don't you?

[Boofo]

LOL I like to see 'em struggle a bit first.

[tehblob]

Originally Posted by GameWizard

Let me just make it clear that although some of you have relatively decent points on why this would be a good idea, it doesn't change the fact that this simply isn't going to be created as other alternatives are available. (i.e. Private Groups)

Unless you take it upon your own to create this or pay somebody a load of cash, this simply isn't going to happen. I can tell you right now the amount of code required for this is extensive. It seems simple, but I have found that the simply things tend to be the most complex. So I'd suggest you grab a coding book and start cracking.

Is it really that hard? :S

[jilly]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Simple. Make a bbcode to wrap around what you don't want seen. Then do a preg_replace with a conditional in the postbit_display_complete hook. You could do a profile field for the password needed. It would entail a bit more than that but that is the basic procedure.

Oh boofo, you are a genius!! oh please make this for me, I will pay you!!


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Originally Posted by GameWizard

Let me just make it clear that although some of you have relatively decent points on why this would be a good idea, it doesn't change the fact that this simply isn't going to be created as other alternatives are available. (i.e. Private Groups)

Unless you take it upon your own to create this or pay somebody a load of cash, this simply isn't going to happen. I can tell you right now the amount of code required for this is extensive. It seems simple, but I have found that the simply things tend to be the most complex. So I'd suggest you grab a coding book and start cracking.

Ah, if only I had time to grab a coding book.. it's php that I would have to learn? Maybe I will, and then I can code all my own crazy requests.. That's how i made my first website like 12 years ago.. bought an html book and read it over a weekend and made a website on geocities But seriously, if I wanted to learn php with the sole intention of making vb hacks, what should I look for?

and on the other parts of the post, Private groups dont do it.. It wouldnt be the same function - plus private groups can be deleted at the whim of the owner - so some of my members are hesitant as to how much detailed time and effort they want to put into posts in the social group.

Besides at my site, which is a medical site, all the main medical type posts are out on the main boards, and I don't want those posts in a private group - the private groups are for things like 'fans of grey's anatomy' and 'south beach diet' - stuff like that. If someone wants to post up some details about bloodwork, or some other specific medical issue, and doesn't want everyone to see it, they want to put it there with a password. I know it seems silly to some, but when you have a really big board, with a lot of members and a lot of activity, and deal with certain subjects, it could be a viable option

[Our House]

I have started working on this. Like others have said it's a lot of effort...and probably won't be a free project, sorry.

So far I have done one php file, 3 plugins, 8-10 phrases, one new database column, one new template, and one template edit. It may also require 2 or more actual file hacks (something I overlooked before) because of security issues -- like forum searches and forum archives showing "private" threads when they aren't supposed to.

Also, feel free to post suggestions in this thread about access permissions. Right now, I have it set so that admins and mods can view protected threads by default...everyone else would need the password. The thread starter will have an additional option to request his/her password via PM in case it becomes lost or forgotten.

A semi-working version should be done within the next day or two (no promises though). Anyone who is interested in this when it's completed can PM me to discuss a rate for installation. I'll be happy to work one at a time with those of you who want this addon, but will most likely not be able to release and/or support it publicly.

[Boofo]

Why would anyone want to make suggestions if this is going to be a paid hack? So you have never installed any free hacks from here, right?