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[TRICK] Show an error when a guest tries to view a topic

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Yoshi:
Since this has been requested several times now, and I've posted a solution before, here goes:

In /Sources/Display.php, find this:


--- Code: (Find) --- // What are you gonna display if these are empty?!
if (empty($topic))
fatal_lang_error('no_board', false);
--- End code ---

And add this after:


--- Code: (Add after) --- // Are we a guest?
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
fatal_lang_error('cannot_view_topic_guest');
--- End code ---

Then, in your Modifications.{language}.php, add this before the ?> and change the message:


--- Code: ---$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'The error you would like in here';
--- End code ---

So if I'd like to have "Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!" as error message, I'd put this in:


--- Code: ---$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!';
--- End code ---

So now guests should be unable to view topics and instead get that message smashed in their face ;)

Doctor Deejay:
Nice trick :)

Yoshi:
Thanks, and thank you for reminding me to post a trick for it ;)

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