Allow Group to Read Titles / Not Content

Tested and working in 3.0.3 - 3.0.7

This hack will enable you to DISABLE SHOWTHREAD according to USERGROUP.This will allow all your members to view titles and topic counts found within a section. Think of it as "window shopping". Your members will be able to read all topics from the forumdisplay.php page but, will not be allowed to read it's content unless they have permission

The edits below will prevent anyone from viewing the contents of a post from within showthread, printthread, showpost, and archives.

This feature can be used on a per USERGROUP and /or per FORUM basis. You, as the admin, will have complete control.

You will need to modify:

• includes/init.php
• includes/adminfunctions_forums.php
• admincp/resources.php
• admincp/usergroup.php
• showthread.php
• archive/index.php
• printthread.php
• showpost.php
• archive.css

Add 3 new phrases.
MOD VERSION 1.05

• Fixed issues concerning the archives - eg. blank page was displayed ... now, thread links are viewable but not active (if not allowed).

MOD VERSION 1.01

• now with personal NOT ALLOWED message
• Easier to install
• now add the ability to allow users to view their own posts/threads (view below code)
• archive section changed to NOT display links to content that is not READABLE
• added a message to archive section if user cannot read content

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Allow User To View And Post Into Their Own Threads:
If you want to allow users to view and post their own threads and have access to them ... use this code in showthread, printhread, and showpost.php:

// ================================================= \\
// == [ ALLOW GROUP TO READ TITLE / NOT CONTENT - GTP BEGIN ]
                 if (!($forumperms & GTPCANREADCONTENT)AND ($thread['postuserid'] != $bbuserinfo['userid']))
                 {
                     eval(print_standard_error('gtp_cannot_read'));
                 }
// == [ 00-00-2004 - GTP END ]
// ================================================= \\

NOTE: You may have to use "$threadinfo['postuserid]" on some of the pages.

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Disable Thread Preview
To disable thread previews on forums that user cannot read content do the following edits:
FIND in functions/forumdisplay.php:

    // format thread preview if there is one
    if ($ignore["$thread[postuserid]"])
    {
        $thread['preview'] = '';
    }
    else if (isset($thread['preview']) AND $vboptions['threadpreview'] > 0)
    {
        $thread['preview'] = strip_quotes($thread['preview']);
        $thread['preview'] = htmlspecialchars_uni(fetch_trimmed_title(strip_bbcode($thread['preview'], false, true), $vboptions['threadpreview']));
    }

REPLACE IT WITH:

// ================================================= \\
// == [ ALLOW GROUP TO READ TITLE / NOT CONTENT - GTP BEGIN ]
    $forumperms = fetch_permissions($foruminfo['forumid']);
    // format thread preview if there is one
    if ($ignore["$thread[postuserid]"] OR !($forumperms & GTPCANREADCONTENT))
    {
        $thread['preview'] = '';
    }
    else if (isset($thread['preview']) AND $vboptions['threadpreview'] > 0)
    {
        $thread['preview'] = strip_quotes($thread['preview']);
        $thread['preview'] = htmlspecialchars_uni(fetch_trimmed_title(strip_bbcode($thread['preview'], false, true), $vboptions['threadpreview']));
    }
// == [ 00-00-2004 - GTP END ]
// ================================================= \\

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Example Of How Hack Works:
I have a forum with (sub-forums) ... however, one of the sub-forums is private (for PREMIUM members only). Here's how the settings would look like.

In USERGROUP MANAGER (this is a global setting) set "Group can read content?:
UNREGISTERED - YES
REGISTERED - YES
PREMIUM - YES

The global setting will be transferred to all forums; but, we have a sub-forum that is only for PREMIUM MEMBERS so...

In FORUM PERMISSIONS MANAGER set private forum to:
UNREGISTERED - NO
REGISTERED - NO
PREMIUM - YES

[YLP1]

Originally Posted by princeton

BITFIELD is referring to the 'permissions' we set in the init.php page.

If it's working elsewhere ... it means that you made an error when copy/paste.

Check the current file and make sure you have everything the same as in the instructions.

YES. By removing the code from printthread.php users will be able to see your content.

I found the problem there was a missing here's how the instructions look:

'canthreadrate' => 65536,
'isalwaysmoderated' => 131072,
'canseedelnotice' => 262144
// ================================================= \\
// == [ ALLOW GROUP TO READ TITLE / NOT CONTENT - GTP BEGIN ]
,'gtpcanreadcontent' => 524288 // VIEW THREAD
// == [ 00-00-2004 - GTP END ]
// ================================================= \\
);

Here's what I changed to get it to work:

'canthreadrate' => 65536,
'isalwaysmoderated' => 131072,
'canseedelnotice' => 262144,
// ================================================= \\
// == [ ALLOW GROUP TO READ TITLE / NOT CONTENT - GTP BEGIN ]
<I removed the comma from here>'gtpcanreadcontent' => 524288, // VIEW THREAD
// == [ 00-00-2004 - GTP END ]
// ================================================= \\
);

Thanks again for your help.

[Princeton]

glad everything worked out

[YLP1]

Alas, I have a new problem.....I have once again gone over all the modifications. What is happening to me (admin) and other admins/mods is viewing a deleting post.

I have double checked and confirmed that mods/admins can view deleted posts but when we click on on the "viewpost" this is the error we are getting:

Robin, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

I'm a newbie and not sure how to get the permissions to view deleted posts for mods/admins. Presently I only allow mods/admins to see the deleted posts.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Princeton]

check your showpost.php edits and make sure it is identical to the code found in the instructions

[YLP1]

Originally Posted by princeton

check your showpost.php edits and make sure it is identical to the code found in the instructions

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! I had old code in that showpost.php file....

Big Hugs!!!

Hmmm, would you happen to know why the InlineMod isn't working with this hack?

[matd62]

installed and working great! one question...im not sure if this has anything to do with this hack but i noticed that when im logged in as a regular memeber i can veiw the thread topics like im supposed to be able to but i noticed that if i leave my mouse over the tile of the thread it displays some of the info in that post. the thing is my posts in this section are just a few lines of text so its important that they cannot see that. is there anything i can do to disable the info popup window?

[Princeton]

matd62,

see if this will work....
FIND in functions/forumdisplay.php:

	// format thread preview if there is one
	if ($ignore["$thread[postuserid]"])
	{
		$thread['preview'] = '';
	}
	else if (isset($thread['preview']) AND $vboptions['threadpreview'] > 0)
	{
		$thread['preview'] = strip_quotes($thread['preview']);
		$thread['preview'] = htmlspecialchars_uni(fetch_trimmed_title(strip_bbcode($thread['preview'], false, true), $vboptions['threadpreview']));
	}

REPLACE IT WITH:

// ================================================= \\
// == [ ALLOW GROUP TO READ TITLE / NOT CONTENT - GTP BEGIN ]
	$forumperms = fetch_permissions($foruminfo['forumid']);
	// format thread preview if there is one
	if ($ignore["$thread[postuserid]"] OR !($forumperms & GTPCANREADCONTENT))
	{
		$thread['preview'] = '';
	}
	else if (isset($thread['preview']) AND $vboptions['threadpreview'] > 0)
	{
		$thread['preview'] = strip_quotes($thread['preview']);
		$thread['preview'] = htmlspecialchars_uni(fetch_trimmed_title(strip_bbcode($thread['preview'], false, true), $vboptions['threadpreview']));
	}
// == [ 00-00-2004 - GTP END ]
// ================================================= \\

I don't have this hack installed on my test site so let me know if the above works. thanks

[rjordan]

I am finding that if you have any secondary groups set to not be allowed to not view topics then it will deny access. This is regardless of whether or not the primary (or any other secondary) does have permission. Has anyone else seen this?

(BTW: Great catch there, matd62!)

[Princeton]

Originally Posted by rjordan

I am finding that if you have any secondary groups set to not be allowed to not view topics then it will deny access. This is regardless of whether or not the primary (or any other secondary) does have permission. Has anyone else seen this?

(BTW: Great catch there, matd62!)

If hack installation is correct it will work as any other vb permissions...

Primary groups are used to qualify members as a certain type, and secondary groups are used to grant permissions that are available to multiple types of members.

One YES will override all NO's.

[Vampyre]

Thanks, Princeton.
Works well.