Password Forums all Users

Works on VB3 Beta5 - VB 3.7++

Credit:
Many users and DEV members

Features:
All users must enter a password to a forum that has a password.


Story:
The default install of the forums works on a group access.

Admin = god, can see all do all - no PW on priv areas.
Super Mod = Forum god, do all go every were- no PW on priv areas.


With this bit of code a PW must be entered from all groups and users that wish to enter a forum with a password.

Open:
includes/functions.php


Search:

if (!$password OR ($permissions['adminpermissions'] & CANCONTROLPANEL) OR ($permissions['adminpermissions'] & ISMODERATOR) OR can_moderate($forumid))


Change to: 

if (!$password)



Re upload

Note:
3.0.0 Gamma users goto http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs....iew&bugid=1321 for Template fix.

[Zachariah]

This works for 3.03

[GatorLCA]

It works but only after you clear your cookies, or log-out. I think what some people are saying and/or want with 3.0.3 (including myself) is even if you hit the back button and want in the password protected forum that you have to re-enter the password, but it does not do this with 3.0.3. Only after you log-out and log-in again does it ask not everytime you want to access it.

I don't want my users to have to log-in everytime, but so far this is working better than the standard way.

Thanks

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by GatorLCA

It works but only after you clear your cookies, or log-out. I think what some people are saying and/or want with 3.0.3 (including myself) is even if you hit the back button and want in the password protected forum that you have to re-enter the password, but it does not do this with 3.0.3. Only after you log-out and log-in again does it ask not everytime you want to access it.

I don't want my users to have to log-in everytime, but so far this is working better than the standard way.

Thanks

I think that is a cookie session issue.

Follow me if you will, your session for X amount of time on the site counts as a "visit". I think VB by default is 15 min. My cookie session on my site is set @ 900sec. -- 900 / 60 = 15min.

I will look around to see if it is possible to code a custom cookie setting for PW forums. Perhaps it is an "if, then" statement <if> user clicks a different forum <then>logout of PW forum.

[YLP1]

Does this work in 3.0.7?

[YLP1]

Originally Posted by Oblivion Knight

In that case Boofo, I think you'd change it to:

if (!$password OR ($permissions['adminpermissions'] & CANCONTROLPANEL))

I tried this code but it it locked out my SuperMods.....they couldn't use the password assigned kept giving them enter password or cookies must be enabled.

Which both are.

[Zachariah]

:tired: busy, sory man! ... Ill take a look @ some updates :nervous:

[Zachariah]

This hack works on 3.0.7

[Titus]

Works like a charm on my board; exactly what I needed. Thanks man!

[bigcurt]

Very Nice man

/me installs..then calls u to help lol

[kylek]

Works fine on 3.8.0 RC2!