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

[Princeton]

hey, cinq...
Do you want to hide the forums?
or
Do you want to hide the thread content (showthread.php)? (This option displays all the threads of forum within forumdisplay.php.)

There is a big difference...

Can you send me a url to your site? PM the info if you do not want to post it.

[cinq]

Ok I found out what's the problem ( i think ).
It's when you customize the particular usergroups permissions in the forum permissions prior to this hack installation.

If you check, the Group can read content is set default to NO , even if you had set it to YES in usergroup manager previously.

So something to look out for.
Other than that, i think this is running a-ok

[cinq]

Originally Posted by princeton

hey, cinq...
Do you want to hide the forums?
or
Do you want to hide the thread content (showthread.php)? (This option displays all the threads of forum within forumdisplay.php.)

There is a big difference...

Can you send me a url to your site? PM the info if you do not want to post it.

Nope, I want to do what your hack does, show the titles on forumdisplay, but hide the content ( to those Groups that cannot view the contents ) of the showthread

[Princeton]

post this code in forumdisplay.php above your forum description

<if condition="!($forumperms & GTPCANREADCONTENT)">
  <h1>No, you can't read!</h1></if>

If this appears (found within the forum) you thread content will NOT display in showthread.php.

Ok I found out what's the problem ( i think ).
It's when you customize the particular usergroups permissions in the forum permissions prior to this hack installation.

yes, this will definately cause the hack to fail AND may cause the previous hack to fail also ... you need to change the bitfield value so that it follows chronologically

[cinq]

Originally Posted by princeton

... you need to change the bitfield value so that it follows chronologically

Not too sure what you mean by this, but I simply set the Group can see content field to YES for those forum sections which I had custom permissions on, and it is working fine now

Thanks for this hack princeton

[Princeton]

Originally Posted by Roxie

Is there a way to add a message into the beginning of all threads created in certain forums to prevent message previewing?

For instance, when guests view my premium forums they can do a message preview. I would like for a message to be attached at the top of the first post of all threads created in that forum. Ex: This message was posted in a premium forum and contains private information. Sharing this message with non-premium members violates our terms of service.
And then the message would continue.

That way, guest previewing would only see the standard message and not the real one.

Make sense? Possible?

use this code:

<if condition="!($forumperms & GTPCANREADCONTENT)">
<p>This message was posted in a premium forum and contains private information. Sharing this message with non-premium members violates our terms of service.</p></if>

[Princeton]

Originally Posted by cinq

Not too sure what you mean by this, but I simply set the Group can see content field to YES for those forum sections which I had custom permissions on, and it is working fine now

Thanks for this hack princeton

My apologies cinq ... I just re-read your prior post and I misunderstood.
I'm glad everything is working.

If I ever get around to it I may submit my ALLOW GROUP TO VIEW POST hack. Really handy if you want to disallow GROUP from reading (posts > ($post[postcount] > 1)) if they are not the original author of thread.

[Roxie]

Originally Posted by princeton

use this code:

<if condition="!($forumperms & GTPCANREADCONTENT)">
<p>This message was posted in a premium forum and contains private information. Sharing this message with non-premium members violates our terms of service.</p></if>

Awesome that this is possible; however, I'm not sure where I should add this code? Thanks so much for your work.

[Princeton]

Originally Posted by Roxie

Awesome that this is possible; however, I'm not sure where I should add this code? Thanks so much for your work.

add it to your forumdisplay TEMPLATE right after your forum description

[Roxie]

Okay, this adds it to the header on the page. I want it to appear at the top of the first post...maybe possible?