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[secret] tag (secret text in posts) · **Released**: 06-03-2004

With this special tag you can have "secret" messages in the posts.

For example, in a post I can write:
[secret=John]Happy Birthday, John[/secret]

And that text (happy birhtday) will be readable by John only, and nobody else
in the forums (well, the admin of course).

Since this is a tag it can be used anywhere in a post.

Some of the features:
- Hidden text only seen by intended user
- Hidden text seen by admin also
- Text cannot be revealed by (seeing only the post in showpost, previewing the thread while replying, in the printthread view, while previewing in the threads list (forumdisplay), in the preview on the search).
- Useful for text that is intended to be in the same post and where a pm would be clumbersome

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.

Tarion · #12 06-05-2004, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boofo

A new toy for me to play with! Thank you, sir.

[high]* Boofo clicks the install button repeatedly![/high]

@Kentarus: see this post https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=63947

NuclioN · #13 06-05-2004, 09:15 AM

guests/not logged in see all secret messages ??? Not good!

Kentaurus · #14 06-05-2004, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NuclioN

guests/not logged in see all secret messages ??? Not good!

Did you test it? Currently in my forum guest/unregistered users cannot see the secret messages.

NuclioN · #15 06-05-2004, 02:58 PM

Yes. Members showed us where and what we've posted between the secret tags when they logged in again. I've logged out and saw all the text.

Boofo · #16 06-05-2004, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kentaurus

Did you test it? Currently in my forum guest/unregistered users cannot see the secret messages.

Do you allow guest/unregistered to view other's messages?

Kentaurus · #17 06-05-2004, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NuclioN

Yes. Members showed us where and what we've posted between the secret tags when they logged in again. I've logged out and saw all the text.

I agree with you in that would be a major bug. I am willing to fix it but I am unable to reproduce it.

What version of vbulletin are you using?
Is the secret text viewable in the thread (showthread) or in other area while not logged in?

Attached a screen of how it behaves in my forum.

NuclioN · #18 06-06-2004, 04:03 AM

vb3 gold 3.00 and in the attach you can see the problem

zahco · #19 06-06-2004, 07:59 AM

Thanks a lot for this Tag
Dir Kentaurus
it works good

best regards
zahco
http://www.arabswell.com/vb

Tarion · #20 06-11-2004, 01:42 PM

@Kentaurus:

A few things to get it more usefull

1. Option to activate the tag per forum
2. Moderators kann see all secret tag in forums where they are moderators

Yahhoon23 · #21 06-17-2004, 08:37 AM

Kentaurus,

One problem with the hack. When they have email notification on, and they recieve an email showing the reply, it shows the secret text in there as well.

A little security flaw if you will.

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