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Guests may only view first page of thread · **Released**: 01-03-2006

i use a small template modification in my forums, so that guests may only view the first page of a thread. otherwise they will get a (error) message
maybe someone want to use this, too

in the following,
XX is the number of posts shown in a thread
(i think default was 25)
you need to replace this 2 times in the first 2 lines according to your posts/page

postbit legacy
add to the very beginning:

Code:

<if condition="$post[postcount] > XX and !$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<if condition="$post[postcount]%XX == 1">
<!-- Start Error Message -->
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
    $spacer_open
    <div id="edit$post[postid]" style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">
    <if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --></if>    
</if>
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]">
<div><b>Guests may only view the first page of a thread. You need to register to get full access. <a href="register.php" rel="nofollow">Click here to register.</a>
</b></div>
</td></tr>
</table>
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
    </div>
    $spacer_close
</if>
<!-- End Error Message -->
<else /></if><else />

and add to the end of the template:

Code:

</if>

this modification saves traffic and it should increase your registrations rate

its my first release to please be kind

Taylor123 · #22 02-24-2006, 09:49 AM

didn't work for me neither 3.5.4

Taylor123 · #23 02-24-2006, 09:56 AM

ok, i got it working in post bit just wouldn't work in legacy

D|ver · #24 03-09-2006, 03:45 PM

did you all repleace the XX in the template with the default posts/per page number?

Raydar · #25 03-15-2006, 07:50 AM

This seems like an awesome hack. Great Idea.

I am still quite new to VB and Code.

Is it possible to stop guests seeing a thread after the first three posts (sorry for being difficult)?

I just think if the guest sees the convo start a little, he or she would be more inclined to register or login.

Most of my threads don't go past 10 posts. So I'm thinking that having guests only allowed to read the first page of a thread may not really have much of an effect on my forums, which I why I ask about stopping them after the first three posts.

And can we tailor the error message to say that they need to log in or register before they can keep reading the thread?

Sorry for the Noob questions. :bunny:

Thanks

Reggie

nufc fan · #26 03-22-2006, 09:13 PM

will this hack have stop spidering as they will only be able to see the first page.

D|ver · #27 03-23-2006, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reg Car

This seems like an awesome hack. Great Idea.

I am still quite new to VB and Code.

Is it possible to stop guests seeing a thread after the first three posts (sorry for being difficult)?

I just think if the guest sees the convo start a little, he or she would be more inclined to register or login.

Most of my threads don't go past 10 posts. So I'm thinking that having guests only allowed to read the first page of a thread may not really have much of an effect on my forums, which I why I ask about stopping them after the first three posts.

And can we tailor the error message to say that they need to log in or register before they can keep reading the thread?

Sorry for the Noob questions. :bunny:

Thanks

Reggie

hmm, try using this one

add this to the very beginning of your postbit or postbit_legacy

Code:

<if condition="$post[postcount] > 3 and !$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<!-- Start Error Message -->
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
    $spacer_open
    <div id="edit$post[postid]" style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">
    <if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --></if>    
</if>
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]">
<div><b>Guests may only view 3 posts of a thread. You need to register to get full access. <a href="register.php" rel="nofollow">Click here to register.</a>
</b></div>
</td></tr>
</table>
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
    </div>
    $spacer_close
</if>
<!-- End Error Message -->
<else />

then add to the end of your template

Code:

</if>

but this one will add an error message in each post higher than 3

D|ver · #28 03-23-2006, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nufc fan

will this hack have stop spidering as they will only be able to see the first page.

i don't think so because your archive pages are not affected by this

but if your showthread pages are seo'd you might try to set a "rel=nofollow" tag to each link in the page navigation

Bison · #29 03-27-2006, 09:38 PM

My mind tells me that there's more code needed to hide threads beyond the threshold that you'd like guests to see and that it would require hacking the showthread.php. Somehow you will have to check how many posts are currently within a thread and when you reach the number of posts you set, a call to a phrase that prints the error message should be displayed to include a link to the register link.

Rickie3 · #30 04-06-2006, 05:01 AM

ok i have a problem with this,for some unknown reason its showing the posts after the warning,and the display is all over the place,i have used your code in postbit only,this is what ive put in

Code:

<if condition="$post[postcount] > 10 and !$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<if condition="$post[postcount]%10 == 1">
<!-- Start Error Message -->
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
    $spacer_open
    <div id="edit$post[postid]" style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">
    <if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --></if>    
</if>
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]">
<div><b>Guests may only view the first page of a thread. You need to register to get full access. <a href="register.php" rel="nofollow">Click here to register.</a>
</b></div>
</td></tr>
</table>
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
    </div>
    $spacer_close
</if>
<!-- End Error Message -->
<else /></if><else />

here is my postbit template

Code:

<if condition="$post[postcount] > 10 and !$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<if condition="$post[postcount]%10 == 1">
<!-- Start Error Message -->
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
    $spacer_open
    <div id="edit$post[postid]" style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">
    <if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --></if>    
</if>
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]">
<div><b>Guests may only view the first page of a thread. You need to register to get full access. <a href="register.php" rel="nofollow">Click here to register.</a>
</b></div>
</td></tr>
</table>
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
    </div>
    $spacer_close
</if>
<!-- End Error Message -->
<else /></if><else />

<!-- post #$post[postid] -->
<if condition="$show['spacer']">
	$spacer_open
	<div id="edit$post[postid]" style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">
	<if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --></if>	
</if>


<table class="tborder" id="post$post[postid]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="thead" $post[scrolltothis]>
		<div class="normal" style="float:$stylevar[right]">
			&nbsp;
			<if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new" rel="nofollow" id="postcount$post[postid]" name="$post[postcount]"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a> &nbsp;</if>
			<if condition="$show['reputationlink']"><a href="#" onclick="reputation($post[postid]); return false;"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reputation.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_to_xs_reputation]</phrase>" border="0" /></a> &nbsp;</if>
			<if condition="$show['reportlink']"><a href="report.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/report.gif" alt="$vbphrase[report_bad_post]" border="0" /></a> &nbsp;</if>
			$post[iplogged]
			<if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
			<input type="checkbox" name="plist[$postid]" id="plist_$postid" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 5px" value="$post[checkbox_value]" onclick="inlineMod.toggle(this)" />
			</if>
		</div>
		
		<div class="normal">
			<!-- status icon and date -->
			<a name="post$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" /></a>
			<if condition="!$show['announcement']">
				$post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
			<else />
				<phrase 1="$post[startdate]" 2="$post[enddate]">$vbphrase[x_until_y]</phrase>
			</if>
			$post[firstnewinsert]
			<!-- / status icon and date -->
		</div>
	</td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="alt2" style="padding:0px">
		<!-- user info -->
		<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellpadding]" border="0" width="100%">
		<tr>
			<if condition="$show['avatar']"><td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></td></if>
			<td nowrap="nowrap">
			
				<!-- vbPlaza start -->
<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]" <if condition="$post['namestyle']">style="$post[namestyle]"</if>>
<!-- vbPlaza end --></if>
					<if condition="$show['profile']">
					<a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a>

					$post[onlinestatus]
					<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
					<else />
					$post[musername]
					</if>
				</div>
				
				<!-- vbPlaza start -->
<if condition="$post['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont" <if condition="$post['titlestyle']">style="$post[titlestyle]"</if>>$post[usertitle]</div></if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->
<if condition="$show['zodiacsign']">
<div class="smallfont">$zodiacsign</div>
</if>
				<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>
$post[crowns]<br>$post[champtext] 
				
			</td>


			<td width="100%">&nbsp;$post[petz]</td>
			<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
				<if condition="$post['styleid'] != 0"><div class="smallfont">Style: <a href="{$GLOBALS[vbulletin]->scriptpath}&styleid=$post[styleid]">$post[styletitle]</a></div></if>
				<div class="smallfont">
					<if condition="$post['joindate']"><div>$vbphrase[join_date]: $post[joindate]</div></if>
					<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>
					<if condition="$post['age']"><div>$vbphrase[age]: $post[age]</div></if>
					<div>
						$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]<br />
<!-- vbPlaza start -->
<if condition="$vboptions['vbbux_enabled']"><br />
$vbphrase[vbbux_points]: $post[points]<br />
$vbphrase[vbbux_bank]: $post[bank]<br />
<phrase 1="$vbphrase[vbbux_points]">$vbphrase[vbbux_total_points]</phrase>: $post[totalpoints]<br />
<a href="vbplaza.php?do=donate&amp;userid=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[vbplaza_donate]</a><br />
</if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->

<if condition="$post[field9] != ''"><div>
					Gender: <img src="images/gender/$post[field9].gif" title="$post[fieldX]" align="center">
				</div></if>




<!-- Start Post Thank You Hack -->
<if condition="$post[userid]">
<br />
$vbphrase[post_thanks_thanks]: $post[post_thanks_user_amount]
<br />
<if condition="$post[post_thanks_thanked_times] == 1">
$vbphrase[post_thanks_time_post]
<else />
<if condition="$post[post_thanks_thanked_posts] == 1">
<phrase 1="$post[post_thanks_thanked_times]">$vbphrase[post_thanks_times_post]</phrase>
<else />
<phrase 1="$post[post_thanks_thanked_times]" 2="$post[post_thanks_thanked_posts]">$vbphrase[post_thanks_times_posts]</phrase>
</if>
</if>
</if>
<!-- End Post Thank You Hack -->
<!-- Start Post Groan Hack -->
<if condition="$post[userid]">
<br />
$vbphrase[post_groan_groans]: $post[post_groan_user_amount]
<br />
<if condition="$post[post_groan_times_on] == 1">
$vbphrase[post_groan_time_post]
<else />
<if condition="$post[post_groan_posts_on] == 1">
<phrase 1="$post[post_groan_times]">$vbphrase[post_groan_times_post]</phrase>
<else />
<phrase 1="$post[post_groan_times]" 2="$post[post_groan_posts]">$vbphrase[post_groan_times_posts]</phrase>
</if>
</if>
</if>
<!-- End Post Groan Hack -->
					</div>
<div>
					<strong>Time spent on Forum:</strong><br />  $post[timeonboard]
				</div>

	<if condition="$post[field6] != ''"><div>
					Country: <img src="images/flags/$post[field6].gif" title="$post[field6]" align="center">
				</div></if>
<if condition="$post[field10] != ''"><div>
					State: <img src="images/state/$post[field10].gif" title="$post[field10]" align="center">
				</div></if>


					<if condition="$show['reputation']"><if condition="$show['reppower']">$vbphrase[reppower]: $post[reppower] </if><div>$post[reputationdisplay]</div></if>
					<div>$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon]</div>
<!-- vbPlaza start -->
				<if condition="$post['giftsdisplay']"><div class="smallfont">$post[giftsdisplay]</div></if>
				<if condition="$post['ribbonsdisplay']"><div class="smallfont">$post[ribbonsdisplay]</div></if>
<!-- vbPlaza end -->
				</div>
				<!-- mood hack display start -->
				<br /><if condition="$post[field8] != ''"><div class="smallfont">
				Current Mood: <img src="images/mood/$post[field8].gif" title="$post[field8]" align="center">
				</div></if>
                                <!-- mood hack display end -->

			</td>
		</tr>
		</table>
		<!-- / user info -->
	</td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]">
	<!-- message, attachments, sig -->
	
		<if condition="$show['messageicon'] OR $post['title']">
			<!-- icon and title -->
			<div class="smallfont">
				<if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if>
				<if condition="$post['title']"><strong>$post[title]</strong></if>
			</div>
			<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
			<!-- / icon and title -->
		</if>
		
		<!-- message -->
		<div id="post_message_$post[postid]">$post[message]</div>
		<!-- / message -->
	
		<if condition="$show['attachments']">
		<!-- attachments -->
			<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
			
			<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attached_thumbnails]</legend>
					<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
					$post[thumbnailattachments]
					</div>
				</fieldset>
			</if>
		
			<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
					<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
					$post[imageattachments]
					</div>
				</fieldset>
			</if>
			
			<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[imageattachmentlinks]
					</table>
					</fieldset>
			</if>
			
			<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attached_files]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[otherattachments]
					</table>
				</fieldset>
			</if>
			
			<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attachments_pending_approval]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[moderatedattachments]
					</table>
				</fieldset>		
			</if>
			
			</div>
		<!-- / attachments -->
		</if>
		
		<if condition="$post['signature']">
		<!-- sig -->
			<div>
				__________________<br />
				$post[signature]
			</div>
		<!-- / sig -->
		</if>
		
		<if condition="$show['postedited']">
		<!-- edit note -->
			<div class="smallfont">			<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
				<em>
				<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>.
				<if condition="$post['edit_reason']">$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]</if>
				</em>
			</div>
		<!-- / edit note -->
		</if>
	
		<div align="$stylevar[right]">
			<!-- controls -->
<!-- Start Post Groan Hack -->
$post_groan_button
<!-- End Post Groan Hack -->
<if condition="$show['pmlink']"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&amp;u=$post[userid]" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/sendpm.gif" alt="sendpm.gif" title="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_x]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></if>

<!-- Start Post Thank You Hack -->
$post_thanks_button
<!-- End Post Thank You Hack -->

			<if condition="$post['editlink']">
				<a href="$post[editlink]" name="vB::QuickEdit::$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/edit.gif" alt="$vbphrase[edit_delete_message]" border="0" /></a>
			</if>
			<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">
				<a href="$post[forwardlink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/forward.gif" alt="$vbphrase[forward_message]" border="0" /></a>
			</if>
			<if condition="$post['replylink']">
				<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">reply_small<else />quote</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply_with_quote]" border="0" /></a>
			</if>
			<if condition="$show['quickreply'] AND !$show['threadedmode']">
				<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow" id="qr_$post[postid]" onclick="return false"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/quickreply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[quick_reply_to_this_message]" border="0" /></a>
			</if>
			<if condition="$show['moderated']">
				<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/moderated.gif" alt="$vbphrase[moderated_post]" border="0" />
			</if>
			<!-- / controls -->
		</div>
		
	<!-- message, attachments, sig -->
	
	</td>
</tr>
</table>

<!-- post $post[postid] popup menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="postmenu_$post[postid]_menu" style="display:none">
	<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
	<tr>
		<td class="thead">$post[username]</td>
	</tr>
	<if condition="$show['profile']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[view_public_profile]</a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['pmlink']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['emaillink']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_email_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['homepage']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$post[homepage]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[visit_xs_homepage]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['search']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_all_posts_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$post['userid'] AND $show['member']">
	<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_buddy_list]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	</table>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->




<if condition="$show['spacer']">
	</div>
	$spacer_close
</if>
<!-- / post #$post[postid] -->
<!-- Start Post Groan Hack -->
$post_groan
<!-- End Post Groan Hack -->
<!-- Start Post Thank You Hack -->
$post_thanks
<!-- End Post Thank You Hack -->
</if>

this is happening in all browsers
i have supplied a screenshot with what i mean,any help appreciated,

Lea Verou · #31 04-08-2006, 08:21 AM

I think they will be able to see the other pages via printthread or archive. At least that was the problem with a hack I had made for that purpose.

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