Who's Online Stealth (Micro?)-Hack

(AKA Nosey Bugger Blocker )

This is an expansion on Firefly's mod to online.php

It'll allow you to individually set Admins, Super Mods, and Mods, to not show their activity in online.php, and allow you to use a default message, or enter a custom one for each group via the control panel.

It might be going out under my name, but since the idea was firefly's, and he fixed my really stupid mistake, he should get most of the credit for it. All I did was kludge

To Install: Place the install_stealth.php file in your admin directory, and run it. It'll set up the necessary variables in your control panel, then give you a list of changes to make to your online.php file. Once you've got it all in place, go to Admin Control Panel -> vBulletin Options -> Who's Online and you can set the appropriate stuff up.

For the text strings that show when a usergroup is stealthed, you can use the following variables in the string:

$bbuserinfo[username] - Prints the name of the user viewing the online list

$userinfo[username] - Prints the name of the admin/super mod/mod being stealthed

You can change the default stealthed message by changing the line in the hack that reads "In The Shadows" in online.php to whatever suits you.

Demo: http://www.underlight.com/VBB/online.php (when there's an admin or Super Mod online)

Kathi

[Moonwolf]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=197196#post197196" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...196#post197196</a>

The two hacks, Firefly's original for specific users, and this one for usergroups, should be able to run side by side on the same board.

Kathi

[igowoofwoof]

what happen if you want to uninstall this hack and try it again...can sombody please tell me how to do this....thank you

[Moonwolf]

Go to Post #8. Follow the instructions about creating a file with the included code, run the file with that code. Remove the lines in online.php that the original installer tells you to add, and you're back to where you started. You should only need to remove the lines in online.php since nothing was replaced in the hack.

Kathi

[Rose]

I have added your changes, and uploaded. I had a couple errors, but fixed those (my own fault - I added another usergroup).

But, while I no longer receive errors, nothing seems to have changed on the 'who's online'. It still shows everyone like normal.

I created a test user since guests can't view the who's online at my forum. The test user was just a regular member. I had a moderator log onto the board, and I logged in as the test user. But I could still see where the mod was and what they were doing.

[Moonwolf]

Only two things can think of if you're getting this.

1. You're not uxing the "default" usergroups
2. Some times you have to submit the admin CP options form twice. (i.e. load it, changer it, submit it, load it again, submit it)

No idea why that second one works :-/

Kathi

Originally posted by Rose
I have added your changes, and uploaded. I had a couple errors, but fixed those (my own fault - I added another usergroup).

But, while I no longer receive errors, nothing seems to have changed on the 'who's online'. It still shows everyone like normal.

I created a test user since guests can't view the who's online at my forum. The test user was just a regular member. I had a moderator log onto the board, and I logged in as the test user. But I could still see where the mod was and what they were doing.

[Rose]

Erm, if one was to accidently install this hack twice, how would you go about uninstalling a part of it? ((I have double the 'fun' (options) in my admin cp - but I dont' know how to go backwards to undo it since I used the installer))

Any suggestions?

[Lionel]

Can this be made so the admin can see where the mods are?

[cditty]

Originally posted by Lionel
Can this be made so the admin can see where the mods are?

This is a good idea. I would really like to see this added if possible. Otherwise, good hack.

Chris

[mersey]

thank you for the hack Moonwolf
it would be nice if admins could see the location like the above 2 posts say. but its a nice hack anyway

[Tungsten]

I changed around the code a bit to have some fun with my users... :devious:

$userinfo[where] = "Reading thread <a href='online.php?s=$session[sessionhash]'>Naughty Pics of $bbuserinfo[username]</a>";

[Chris M]

Lmao...

Good hack...

Satan

[Xelation]

hmm... $bbuserinfo[username] doesn't seem to work for me... any ideas?

[Xelation]

how can I uninstall this? I accidently added it to the database twice... any help?

edit: nm, I just went into the database and deleted the extras manually.

[Night Owl]

I would like to hide the locations of a usergroup that is not a moderator, supermod or admin. How can I do this?

The usergroupid is 9 and the name of the group is sybermom.

[ForKmaN]

Nice hack!

I love it and my users hate it