Completely private threads

This is an "upgrade" to my previous "private threads" hack. I am releasing it as a new hack because some people would not want the "completely private" functionality and because the code is different.

Special thanks go to RMS10 who sponsored this hack and decided it should be public and for everyone to test.

A private thread is either:

* A thread that some selected users/usergroups can view
* A thread that some some selected users/usergroups cannot view, everybody else can
* The thread can be hidden from other users/usergroups at the user's will

How does it work?

When the user creates a thread he will be given the option to type users or usergroups and to limit posting only to that users or for that users to be excluded from the threads.

The disallowed users cannot see the thread in the forumdisplay page, they cannot search for it, the cannot view it even if they know the direct url (a message error appears to them). It is unavailable to them.

If a thread is private guests canot see it, otherwise a user can just log off your forum to see the thread. You have to be validated in the forum with proper permissions to see the thread.

Administrators can always see private thread, even if the user selected to exclude administrators.


If you installed the previous private thread hack please uninstall it (reverse the file and template edits) to properly install this one.

Info for hackers:
You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbulletin.org at least, there is no
need to pm me asking for permission
Some portions of the code are (c) Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

[007]

Get the thread titles off forumhome, and setup forum and user permissions and this hack will totally replace PM's! Awesome. I can't use it though until that stuff is fixed.

[diabme69]

Suggestion.... as it may be, is to have a dropdown list of usergroups, and incorperate the pm systems find user button, so people do not have to know exact spelling///title

[dndog]

Thank you so much!

/me clicks install 5000000 times

[zahco]

thanks a lot Dir : Kentaurus
for this work

best regards
zahco

[dndog]

I get this error when I install this hack. I am currently running vB 3.0.1

PHP Code:

Parse error: parse error in /home/dndonli/public_html/beta/includes/functions.php on line 1916

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: is_browser() in /home/dndonli/public_html/beta/global.php on line 59 


[neocorteqz]

great idea. Nice work.

[Cold Steel]

Originally Posted by ChuanSE

Can i define which usergroups are able to use this feature?

I would love if this feature was added. Then I would click install.

[Delirion]

If the Forumhome issue could be solved, then I'd install too.

[H2k]

is this hack we can use it in the new v. of vb .?

[neocorteqz]

Originally Posted by H2k

is this hack we can use it in the new v. of vb .?

Most hacks for previous versions do work, there may be some minor variations in code, but for the most part work with newer versions, unless there is a major change in the code.