Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Allow usergroups to view forum, if forum turned off.

Based on the idea of Mephisteus Allow usergroups to view disabled board
Many thx to KirbyDE for his help

This version works with vB 3.5.4 and 3.6.x. No file, db, templates changes needed.
Import the product and have "fun". Please delete older versions and copy (reinstall) the original file global.php back from your vBulletin archive.

AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Turn Your vBulletin On and Off -> Allow usergroups to view disabled board

Default = 5,7 ( Moderators, Super Moderators)


You'll find 4 files in the archive file:
product-vdb_270906_354_de for vB 3.5.4 language german
product-vdb_270906_354_en for vB 3.5.4 language english
product-vdb_270906_36x_de for vB 3.6.x language german
product-vdb_270906_36x_en for vB 3.6.x language english


Regards, Stoebi

[underdog1954]

It's not working for me... I am running 3.7.3 PL1, and it takes the staff back to the off message, just like the normal off setting in the original setup.

Got any suggestions??

Thanks,
underdog1954

[raggyt]

ty poster will give this a go and ty to the guy who added the mod for 3.7

[Elric]

This work not on vB 3.7.4 pl1 , can you modified this...

Greets

Elric

[music legend]

any updates for 3.8.0?

[boatswife]

Find this in the product file

<title>VDB - usergroup options saving</title>
<hookname>admin_options_processing</hookname>
<phpcode><![CDATA[if (is_array($vbulletin->GPC['setting']['bbactive_groups']))
{
$vbulletin->GPC['setting']['bbactive_groups'] = implode(',', $vbulletin->GPC['setting']['bbactive_groups']);
}]]></phpcode>
</plugin>
<plugin active="1" executionorder="5">

and replace with this

<title>VDB - usergroup options saving</title>
<hookname>admin_options_processing</hookname>
<phpcode><![CDATA[if ($oldsetting['varname'] == bbactive_groups)
{
$settings["$oldsetting[varname]"] = implode(',', $vbulletin->GPC['setting']['bbactive_groups']);
}]]></phpcode>
</plugin>
<plugin active="1" executionorder="5">

It's the same as what's posted above, but easier to figure out. This is working fine for me in 3.8

[Mike-D]

The newest Version 1.1.4 (including some options) is in German and avaiable located at your-vb

[boatswife]

Originally Posted by Mike-D

The newest Version 1.1.4 (including some options) is in German and avaiable located at your-vb

Thank you.
I'm trying to register, but I can't get past the word verification. I type two words with a space and two words without a space. Either way it keeps telling me it's invalid.

[boatswife]

Never mind......was doing something stupid and now I'm registered! LOL

[Markos]

is there a newer English Version out ??

[vitrag24]

update to vb 4.0 plz.
thx.