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Allow Guests to view thread titles only... · **Released**: 03-27-2006

This mod is made base on the request from this thread

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=108975

This is a crude work so it requires a couple permission settings to get to what you are looking for.

Currently, vb 3.5.x has the forum permission that either allow or disallow member/guests from viewing certain forum. I found out that we could enhance this feature by allowing viewer to browse the contents of these forum. However, they cannot view the content of a thread title. Once they click on the title they are prompt to register.

This hack will work on

printthread

showthread

archive/index.

Upload

bitfield_groupcantreadcontent.xml to includes/xml

request.gif to archive

request.gif to images

Import product through admincp

Permission Setup

To allow guest to view the content

Forum permission : Allow them the view in whatever way you like
Usergroup permission: Leave the Can Read Thread Content to NO
Forum Manager : Set the Can Read Thread Content to YES

To disallow guest to view the content

Forum permission : Allow them the view in whatever way you like
Usergroup permission: Leave the Can Read Thread Content to NO
Forum Manager : Set the Can Read Thread Content to NO

I will try to give as much support as my work schedule permitted.

Don't forget to click INSTALL for being to receive notification once I have new update

kollalarab · #52 09-02-2006, 04:57 PM

* installed *

mandy71480 · #53 09-09-2006, 08:14 PM

This is a simple but great hack- it's just what I needed to let guests know the forums weren't empty, and give them "teasers" to encourage registration! great job!!

revolver · #54 09-10-2006, 08:18 AM

Moya,

I had the same problem trying to get what I wanted to work. However I think I have found the way to achieve it through normal settings.

In the forum permissions for those usergroups that I want to be able to see the forum and the thread titles but NOT the thread content, what I have done is this:
- Set Can View Forum to Yes
- Set Can View Thread Content to No
- Set Can View Others' Threads to Yes

It's the last option there that changes the Thread Title from Private to the actual thread title on the forum home.

This DOES give the usergroup access to the forum. So they can see every thread in the forum, they just cannot see any of the content. Was this the same thing your mod does? If you are even more restrictive (i.e. can see Forum Name, but cannot enter Forum) then I may be very interested in your mod.

Bison · #55 12-06-2006, 09:55 PM

Took me awhile to find this again!

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

yingzhou · #56 12-15-2006, 04:30 AM

this mod can run on vb 3.6.4? I need this mod. Thank you mcuh.

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