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Customizing SMF => Modifications and Packages => Mod Requests => Topic started by: barry1947 on May 22, 2025, 05:10:28 PM

Title: Anonymous Posting
Post by: barry1947 on May 22, 2025, 05:10:28 PM
Hi Everyone,
I have a need for members to be able to post anonomously.
I have searched around but cannot find anything.
Does anything like this exist please or could a user switch to a profile called anonymous to post something.
This would only need to be for 1 board.
Many thanks and best regards,
Barry.
Title: Re: Anonymous Posting
Post by: shawnb61 on May 22, 2025, 05:29:48 PM
Enable guest posts.  Then they can just logoff & post.

Of course they can just create a 2nd account also.
Title: Re: Anonymous Posting
Post by: Sir Osis of Liver on May 22, 2025, 05:32:54 PM
Spammers will love that. (https://thekrashsite.com/pics/love.gif)

Might be able to adapt this mod (https://custom.simplemachines.org/index.php?mod=2626) to do what you want.  You can ask in mod support.

There's a permission for using it -

Checking this option will allow the user to post as an alternative user (any registered member). They will also be able to change the user on any post they can modify.





Title: Re: Anonymous Posting
Post by: Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen on May 23, 2025, 03:04:41 AM
I'm not aware of a 2.1 mod for this sadly. Years ago, I used to have a dedicated board for anon posting on my forum actually, it was with a mod that allowed selected user groups to post anonymously on selected boards. It was kinda fun, and allowed to keep the board out of guest sight.
Title: Re: Anonymous Posting
Post by: Doug Heffernan on May 23, 2025, 05:00:28 AM
Quote from: barry1947 on May 22, 2025, 05:10:28 PMHi Everyone,
I have a need for members to be able to post anonomously.
I have searched around but cannot find anything.
Does anything like this exist please or could a user switch to a profile called anonymous to post something.
This would only need to be for 1 board.
Many thanks and best regards,
Barry.

Is this a paid or a free request?
Title: Re: Anonymous Posting
Post by: barry1947 on May 23, 2025, 05:32:28 AM
Hi There Everyone,
Many thanks for the responses.
Sorry if this appeared to be a mod request. I just wanted to know if it existed.
Many thanks once again,
Barry.