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

Started by NanoSector, April 14, 2012, 04:36:33 AM

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NanoSector

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) Select
// What are you gonna display if these are empty?!
if (empty($topic))
fatal_lang_error('no_board', false);


And add this after:

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


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

$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'The error you would like in here';

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

$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!';

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

Thanks, and thank you for reminding me to post a trick for it ;)
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Quote from: NanoSector on April 14, 2012, 04:36:33 AMSince this has been requested several times now, and I've posted a solution before, here goes:

In /Sources/Display.php, find this:

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

And add this after:

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

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

$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'The error you would like in here';
So if I'd like to have "Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!" as error message, I'd put this in:

$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!';
So now guests should be unable to view topics and instead get that message smashed in their face ;)

Thank you!!

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