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!

[DoKoK]

great job,

Install

[DoKoK]

I read a few pages of this topic and I don't see my question answered.

It might be in the other pages but anyway here it is:

Is there a way to let my guests see the News forum topics and not be able to open the others?

[PAINTBALLM]

installed

[nonet]

I've been playing around with this hack and MAY have come up with a forumula to allow spiders to still view threads while denying permission to guest. I am not a coder by trade so please check this code out and see if it works for you. I've been running it about 3-4 hours and it seems spider friendly on my site.

There are three files to change and one file to upload.

archive/index.php
includes/functions.php
showthread.php

Upload this file and place in your forum root directory and the archive directory.
spiders.txt



Open archive/index.php and find:

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

Below, add:

if (restrict_guest($bbuserinfo['userid']))
{
print_no_permission();
}

Open showthread.php and find:

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

Below, add:

if (restrict_guest($bbuserinfo['userid']))
{
print_no_permission();
}

In the same file find the lines:

if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0 or $bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 3)
{
print_no_permission();
}

And replace them with:

if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0 or $bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 3 and
!$spider_flag) 

{

print_no_permission();

}

In the same file find the lines:

if (!($forumperms & CANVIEWOTHERS) AND ($thread['postuserid'] !=
$bbuserinfo['userid'] OR $bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0)) {
print_no_permission();
}

And replace them with:

if (!($forumperms & CANVIEWOTHERS) AND ($thread['postuserid'] !=
$bbuserinfo['userid'] OR ($bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0 AND
!$spider_flag))) {
print_no_permission();
}

Open functions.php and at the end before

?>

Add:

function restrict_guest($user_id)
{

global $_SERVER, $spider_flag;

$user_agent = strtolower($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']);

$spider_flag = false;

if ($user_agent != "")

{

$spiders = file('./spiders.txt');

for ($i=0, $n=sizeof($spiders); $i<$n; $i++)

{

if (!empty($spiders[$i]))

{

if (is_integer(strpos($user_agent,

trim($spiders[$i]))))

                                {

                                      $spider_flag = true;

                                       break;

                               }

                       }

               }

       }



       if ($user_id == 0 AND !$spider_flag)

       {

                return true;

        }

       return false;

}

DONE!

[dorkus]

Thanks Gary.

[cschuck3]

Yea I needed this, I was waiting for this!!

[Neutral Singh]

Originally Posted by cschuck3

Yea I needed this, I was waiting for this!!

Hi

I have installed this hack with gr8 results... my only problem is that i have a links partner section on the main forum itself... now what is happening is that when these link partners try to periodically locate their links in the forum they get the access denied message and they remove my links from their website.

Just as we did with archive section... Can we also exclude a selected forum from being affected by this hack. i mean that single particular forum should available as usual to anyone and everyone without any restriction.

Please guide me otherwise i am left with no option but to compromise on this hack.

Regards

[Sleepyk]

before i install this, does it work with vb 3.0.3?

[bamaster]

Originally Posted by Sleepyk

before i install this, does it work with vb 3.0.3?

Works on mine!

See here, for a protected forum:
http://www.allbowling.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=11

[Oreamnos]

Originally Posted by bamaster

Works on mine!

See here, for a protected forum:
http://www.allbowling.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=11

BTW, who has access to this forum on your site? all registered users? special usergroups? admins?

I am just about to install this and just wanted to check what you were doing.