Disallow guests to view threads, must register first

Yes I know that there is already a a feature to stop guests from viewing threads, but then this also shows all the posts and threads counters to zero, and under Last Post it will say never (which sucks ). But, with my hack, it just asks guests to either login or register when viewing a thread and still shows all the right numbers

Instructions

Open archive/index.php and find

PHP Code:

    $title .= ' - ' . $foruminfo['title'];
}
else
{
    $do = 'index';
} 


Below, add

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0 AND !preg_match("#(google|slurp@inktomi|yahoo! slurp)#si", $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) 
{ 
    print_no_permission(); 
} 


Open showthread.php and find

PHP Code:

globalize($_REQUEST, array('perpage' => INT, 'pagenumber', 'highlight' => STR, 'goto')); 


Below, add:

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0 AND !preg_match("#(google|slurp@inktomi|yahoo! slurp)#si", $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']))
{
    print_no_permission();
} 


Open template threadbit and find:

PHP Code:

<td class="alt1Active" id="t$thread[threadid]" title="$thread[preview]"> 


Replace it with

PHP Code:

<td class="alt1Active" id="t$thread[threadid]" <if condition="$show['member']">title="$thread[preview]"</if>> 


Done!

[koon]

Originally Posted by tenbucks

I think I've come across an unwanted side effect.
The archives can be read by guests when this hack is installed.

Was looking at online.php today and saw a guest reading away.

Yes! I have just noticed this too and thought it was just a problem with Vbulletin itself until I cam across your discovery and after testing your right.

Is there any chance of this getting fixed or a work around?

[webtam]

Is there a simple way to just make it show a ? or - when the postcount is zero?

[Vega]

Awesome! Thx!

[supernet]

Hi. When i browse into archive/index.php i get a blank white page.

If i understood correctly, i insert right after this code:

$title .= ' - ' . $foruminfo['title'];
}
else
{
$do = 'index';
}

This code:

if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0 AND !preg_match("#(google|slurp@inktomi|yahoo! slurp)#si", $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']))
{
print_no_permission();
}

What might have gone wrong? :ermm:

[Gary King]

Are you logged in?

[supernet]

Ooops! I fill silly! :speechless:

Loged in, and its ok. Thanks Gary

[magmaink]

is there a way to restrict access to non-vb pages???? Meaning users have to log in to browse certain pages of the site?

[Gary King]

Originally Posted by magmaink

is there a way to restrict access to non-vb pages???? Meaning users have to log in to browse certain pages of the site?

Use this at the top of your files, changing the forum/ to match your site:

PHP Code:

<?php

// require the vBulletin sessions
chdir('forum/');
require_once('global.php');

// check if user is a guest
if (!$bbuserinfo['userid'])
{
    // tell them they have to register first
    print_no_permission();
}

?>

[Wolffman]

For the showthread.php edit, instead of the normal text, my file says:

PHP Code:

globalize($_REQUEST, array(
    'perpage' => INT,
    'pagenumber' => INT,
    'highlight' => STR,
    'goto'
)); 


I put the added text under that ^, and it didn't work.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

[Streetjob]

Hi all!

This seems to still block the MSN spider. I want him to be able to browse my site with his friends. How can I do this?

Thank you