Active Link Security

I am no longer giving support for this hack. Use this hack: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=95753 instead. You can take my redirector page and use it though.

Thanks to TC from ElAntro.cl for the PHP code.

Active Link Security 5.2

This hack will allow you to have active links on your forum but with security knowing the place were you are linking to wont know were you users came from. IE. If you click on a link in a post on your web site, the web site you go to will not know were you came from.

Time: < 30 seconds

Files to upload: 1


For vb 3.0.x version: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=70684


No screenshots needed. Also, please click ?install? if you use.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

Hookname: bbcode_create

PHP Code:

$this->tag_list['no_option']['url']['callback'] = 'handle_external';
$this->tag_list['no_option']['url']['external_callback'] = 'handle_bbcode_secure_url';

$this->tag_list['option']['url']['callback'] = 'handle_external';
$this->tag_list['option']['url']['external_callback'] = 'handle_bbcode_secure_url';

if (!function_exists('handle_bbcode_secure_url'))
{
    function handle_bbcode_secure_url(&$parser, $text, $link = null)
    {
        $rightlink = trim($link);
        if (empty($rightlink))
        {
            // no option -- use param
            $rightlink = trim($text);
        }
        $rightlink = str_replace(array('`', '"', "'", '['), array('`', '"', ''', '['), $parser->strip_smilies($rightlink));

        if (!preg_match('#^[a-z0-9]+://#si', $rightlink))
        {
            $rightlink = "http://$rightlink";
        }

        if (!trim($link) OR $text == $rightlink)
        {
            $tmp = unhtmlspecialchars($rightlink);
            if (vbstrlen($tmp) > 55 AND $this->is_wysiwyg() == false)
            {
                $text = htmlspecialchars_uni(substr($tmp, 0, 36) . '...' . substr($tmp, -14));
            }
        }

        // remove double spaces -- fixes issues with wordwrap
        $rightlink = str_replace('  ', '', $rightlink);

        // standard URL hyperlink
        return "<a href=\"links.php?url=$rightlink\" target=\"_blank\">$text</a>"; 
    }
} 


I get an error when I run this: parse error, expecting `')'' in eval()'d code on line 17.

[Andreas]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Looking at this code, I had to take a double look. What the hell is this? Then I figured it out. Your a clown!

Well, if you find another way - let me know, as I don't see one

Does work fine for me without parse errors.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

Well, if you find another way - let me know, as I don't see one

Does work fine for me without parse errors.

So far I didn't. I kept this hack as a code hack right now and updated the installation information.

[Abe1]

Hack has been updated.

2 changes.

1) No longer a code hack. This is now a plug-in with one file upload

2) links.php was changed to redirector.php


@KirbyDE, did I comeout with a much easier plugin? (and no errors)

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Hack has been updated.

2 changes.

1) No longer a code hack. This is now a plug-in with one file upload

2) links.php was changed to redirector.php


@KirbyDE, did I comeout with a much easier plugin? (and no errors)

I removed the download just now since I just realized a small problem.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Abe1

I removed the download just now since I just realized a small problem.

All fixed now You can download now guys.

[???`S?LV?R???`]

It doesn't show any title in the Plugin System Title area

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by ???`S?LV?R???`

It doesn't show any title in the Plugin System Title area

Did you import into Products or into plugins? You should import into products and 2 plugins will be added.

[Andreas]

Originally Posted by Abe1

@KirbyDE, did I comeout with a much easier plugin? (and no errors)

Really nice solution
Unfortunately I can't use it, as I need special markup (Image in front of the URL) for external Links.

[TTG]

Very useful .. installed and working with no problems.
Clicked install.