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Hide Links From Guests · **Released**: 06-10-2006

I know that there are a similar hack more simple and elegant (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=827815) but this is more powefull and adecuate for me.

Guests Not see links in Post
Guests Not see links in Archive
Guests Not see links in Print Version
Guests Not see links in Reply

Description:
Most guests browse the forums without becoming registered. And why should they, everything?s lying and waiting just right before their fingertips - written informations and the most important: hyperlinks.
This plugin hides link from guests until they became registered !

If guests are browsing the forums, all they?ll see is a link like this

[Only Registered Users Can See Links.Click Here to Register]

Step 1. Import the following product:hide_link_from_guests_v1_0.xml
Step 2. ENJOY THE HACK

Stoebi · #22 07-28-2006, 11:09 PM

Hi

For 3.6. compatibility:

Open file hide_link_from_guests_v1_0.xml
Search for <phrasetype name="global">
Replace with <phrasetype name="GLOBAL" fieldname="global">

Quote:

Guests Not see links in Reply

If guests "Can Reply to Others' Threads" they can use the quote button instead the reply button and the links are visible for guests.

We need to disable the quote button for guests, how (hack, plugin?)?

Regards, Stoebi

BobbyBig · #23 08-04-2006, 09:01 AM

Great Hack - but I would be really happy about a Search Bot detection, so that links are visible to google etc. This Hack is good for Guests to hide Links, but bad for Search Engines, because no/less Links visible = Lower Page Rank!

ILTK · #24 08-04-2006, 10:59 PM

Exelent little hack, much better than sticking nofollow on your links.

ntock · #25 08-09-2006, 05:30 PM

For some reason this hack is also blocking the view of my registered users, in particular an extra group I created (mod / staff group). Any ideas? Cheers

IlluZioN` · #26 09-11-2006, 09:54 PM

I installed the hack but the user-login isnt workin and newreply.php, its loaded as a blank page wit no html/php in it

DarkHalo · #27 09-12-2006, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IlluZioN`

I installed the hack but the user-login isnt workin and newreply.php, its loaded as a blank page wit no html/php in it

I just installed it and had the same exact issue. Reading above it seems to be a common issue thats not been addressed. I uninstalled it and everything went back to normal. Luckily this is a very slow time for posting.

JohnBee · #28 10-25-2006, 11:02 PM

Great hack!

Carlos2 · #29 11-24-2007, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoebi

Hi

For 3.6. compatibility:

Open file hide_link_from_guests_v1_0.xml
Search for <phrasetype name="global">
Replace with <phrasetype name="GLOBAL" fieldname="global">

If guests "Can Reply to Others' Threads" they can use the quote button instead the reply button and the links are visible for guests.

We need to disable the quote button for guests, how (hack, plugin?)?

Regards, Stoebi

Thankssss, now it works

:up:

Carlos2 · #30 11-24-2007, 11:19 AM

No, not working because, other users can not quote. Became an error.

backsliderz.com · #31 12-01-2007, 02:36 PM

Had the same problem...Installed..Reply stopped working...Uninstalled and it did.. This will stay uninstalled until resolved.

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