New Posting Features - Zoints Anonymous Posting - Improved privacy for members

Have you ever wanted to discuss something on a forum but never posted because you didn't want people to know it was you? To solve this problem, we created an anonymous posting hack.

Via the admin control panel, you can easily choose which forum(s) allows for anonymous posting.




For anonymous enabled forums, your members then get this handly little checkbox (unchecked by default) when making a new thread or post.




If they check the box, then their post is created under the account you setup and assign as the anonymous poster. I personally created an "anonymous" username, but you can create whatever you want.




As forum owners, we all know that a few members will choose to screw around with this feature. Therefore we created an easy means to identify who created an anonymous thread/post should the need arise. Please be ethical and tell your members you can see who posted anonymously should the need arise. You can check the log by going here:




And the log looks something like this:



Official support for this modification will take place at http://network.zoints.com in this forum.


Enjoy, click install, check out Zoints' other hacks, have a great day, and all that happy jive.

[dirtycrow]

using 3.7.0 gold

very sad, this is still not working for me no matter what i do. the template edits, the

$vbulletin->GPC['setting']

and replace with:

$settings

edit

when i go to the plug in setting and select the forums i want to apply it to in

Select the forums you want to have Anonymous posting enabled in

and then click save the setting simply do not appear to take.

[Mum]

I did the 'fix'

A solution for 3.7 users has been found

Go to your AdminCP > Plugin Manager > Zoints Anonymous Forum Selection (admin_options_processing)

Find
$vbulletin->GPC['setting']
and replace it with
$settings

But it doesn't work It will not remember the forums you have selected for anon posting.

[dirtycrow]

Originally Posted by Mum

I did the 'fix'

But it doesn't work It will not remember the forums you have selected for anon posting.

EXACTLY! same issue over here!

[Zoints]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=177694" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=177694</a>

3.7 Compatible version.

[lostgirl815]

I wish I had read the end of this thread first. lol

The 3.7 version does work. Thanks!

[Namaless]

Originally Posted by Zoints

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=177694

3.7 Compatible version.

Works correctly with 3.7 thanks.

[PGAmerica]

Is there an option somewhere to have usergroup control on this? I would love to allow only certain usergroups the option to post anonymously.

[Coling]

Any development work for version 3.8 and beyond to 4.0+?

[tuwebfacil]

Would be great to have news about it.

[vespillo]

for those of you having problems with the Anonymous Log not containing information when people use the Quick Reply box, here is a solution. Chances are that you are using the AJAX quick reply and there simply isn't a hook setup for it in this mod. Luckily the fix is very easy.

1. Go to your admincp
2. Navigate to Plugins & Products, and then into Add New Plugin
3. Enter the following:

Product: Zoints Anonymous Posting
Hook Location: newreply_post_ajax
Title: Unload Anonymous (AJAX)
Execution Order: 5
Plugin PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->GPC['anonymous'])
{
	$vbulletin->userinfo = $olduser;
	$vbulletin->db->query_write("
		INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "anonymous_log
			(userid, dateline, postid, threadid, forumid)
		VALUES (
			" . intval($vbulletin->userinfo['userid']) . ",
			" . TIMENOW . ",
			" . intval($newpost['postid']) . ",
			" . intval($threadinfo['threadid']) . ",
			" . intval($foruminfo['forumid']) . "
	)");
}

Plugin is active: Yes

4. Save.

Now go and make a post using the quick reply, and you should see it being properly logged into the Anonymous Log! Hope it helps someone out there