[RELEASE v2.x.x] Improved USER ACCESS MASKS interface!

Purpose: I run many many forums(120+ including subcatagories) so i needed a more efficient way of controlling access masks(there is an infinite combination of usergroups if i was to use that method.)

So set about creating a better system.

For an example, view the attachment. (default setting=green, yes=red, no=blue).

Installation:

First, you need to open up adminfunctions.php in the /admin/ directory and add (just before the ?>)

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start makeoptioncode #######################
function makeoptioncode ($value="",$description, $selected="", $color="green") {
// similar to makeinputcode, only for a text area

  echo "\n<OPTION value=\"$value\" $selected style=\"color:$color\">$description</option>";
} 


Then go into user.php in the /admin/ directory
Go to ~~ 358 and find

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start Edit Access #######################

/*if ($action=="editaccess") { 


Delete everything from that point to

PHP Code:

  doformfooter("Save Changes");
} 


(Thats just the edit access bit, nothing else!)

Then, put where that was

PHP Code:

// ###################### Start accessmasks function #######################
function accessmasks($parentid=-1) {
  global $DB_site, $userid, $forumid;
  $forums=$DB_site->query("SELECT forumid,title,displayorder FROM forum WHERE parentid=$parentid ORDER BY displayorder");
  while ($forum=$DB_site->fetch_array($forums)) {
  $accesslist=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM access WHERE userid='$userid' AND forumid='$forum[forumid]'");
    if ( is_array($accesslist) )
    {if ($accesslist['accessmask']==0)
      {$sel = 0; $tempcolour="blue";}
      elseif ($accesslist['accessmask']==1)
      {$sel = 1; $tempcolour="red";}
      else {$sel = -1; $tempcolour="green";}}
    else
    {$sel = -1; $tempcolour="green";}
    echo "<li><div style=\"color:$tempcolour\"><b>$forum[title]</b>";
    echo " > > > <SELECT name=\"accessupdate[".$forum['forumid']."]\" style=\"font-size: 7pt; background-color: #dfdfdf; font-family: Arial, Tahoma;\" maxlength=\"20\">";
    makeoptioncode(1,"Yes",iif($sel==1,"selected",""),"red");
    makeoptioncode(0,"No",iif($sel==0,"selected",""),"blue");
    makeoptioncode(-1,"Default",iif($sel==-1,"selected",""),"green");
    echo "</select></div>\n\n";
    echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"oldcache[".$forum['forumid']."]\" value=\"$sel\">";
    echo "<ul>";
    accessmasks($forum[forumid]);
    echo "</ul>\n";
    echo "</li>\n";
  }}

// ###################### Start modify #######################
if ($action=="editaccess") {
  $user=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT username FROM user WHERE userid='$userid'");
  doformheader("user","updateaccess",0,0);
  makehiddencode("userid","$userid");
  echo "<div align=center><h3>User Forum Access for <i>$user[username]</i></h3></div>";
  echo "<tr class='firstalt'><td colspan=2><p>Here you may edit forum access on a user-by-user basis.
  <BR>Selecting \"yes\" will allow this user access to the forum. Selecting \"no\" will deny this user access to the forum. Any changes made to this user's account will override the default permission settings in their usergroup.
  <br><br>Selecting \"default\" will revert this user to the default permissions settings for their usergroup.
  <BR><br>(Please note that the permission inheritance system still works here)
  <br><br>(Ensure that you have access masks enabled before attempting to use these!)</p></td></tr>\n";
  echo "<br>";
  echo "<ul>\n";
  accessmasks(-1);
  echo "</ul>\n";
  doformfooter("Save Changes");
} 


Thats it!

PS. Devlopers / Moderators - i wasnt sure if i copied and
pasted too much code in the above, well actually i rewrote most
of it, but based on your principles in the modify forums section. If
its too much, please feel free to delete it, but because i didnt
know...!

Demo Screenshot attached

I must be missing something... I'm running 2.0.3, and I edited the code as instructed. When I selected Modify Forums, it looks the same as always.

[DarkReaper]

It changes it in /forums/mod. It allows your mods to add certain users to the access list of their forums.

Nice look man, Bravo* I like.

Simple couple sec's of editing, and works like a charm..

Thanks!

[Jawelin]

Very nice hack. I've been using it since you released.... !!

Now I noticed a small 'bug' or problem: there's some conflict about representing red or green light (i.e. retrieving the real permission) to child forum when inheritance is active both to usergroup permissions and access mask.

I definetively think that's due to a strange cache affecting getforumpermission() function (see HERE about).

The scenario is following:
i have a category and subforums; when a usergroup has default access granted to the category but not to the children, and the single user access masks grants that user (within usergroup) the permission to the category, that user is shown as having permission to access the children forum too.
Instead, VB says NO! : I mean, inheritance (both group or mask level) has lower priority than the child forum permission (both group or mask level).
At same level of inheritance, instead, access mask is stronger than usergroup permission...

Hope I explained well enough. That's the problem, but I can't manage to solve it when showing an user whatever able or not to see a given forum...

Thank you for support.

Bye

[Minots]

THX a lot.
Works fine 4 me. :]

[*AKA*Geo*A*]

is there any way to get this to work in the moderators control panel????

[Alpine_Z]

This is a great hack, I like it - thanks for sharing

[gggforums]

Works great in a virgin install of 2.2.8 - thanks for being my first hack, and a successful one at that!