Hide Topics from Guests

[Suki]

Hide Topics from Guest
Author: Suki

Description
Hide Topics from Guests allows guests to see topics, but if they click a topic it redirects them to the login page.


License

* This SMF modification is subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
* 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this SMF modification except in compliance with
* the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
* http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/


Settings
No settings, just install and use.


Support
Questions should be address to the mod support topic.


Changelog
3.0 - 6 January 2012
- Added support for Profile and Print pages.

2.0 - 26 January 2011
- fixed guest can see the topic in action=recent

1.0 - 14 January 2010
First release of Hide Topics from Guests

[shumilica]

Quite interesting mod, but what will happen if the guest has the direct link to a topic?
And this is supposed to happen only on boards that guests have access, no?
The idea is good, the implementation i think would have to resemble the View/Enter Board Permissions mod, so that we can choose from the permission if membergroups can view the topics or enter them.

[Matthew K.]

Take a peak at the coding, it adds a line to Display.php for guests, meaning even if a guest has a direct link, it will redirect them.

Edit: The line added in ./Sources/Display.php

Code (Display.php) Select Expand

if ($context['user']['is_guest']) redirectexit ('action=login');

[shumilica]

Ok, I was thinking it adds it in the messageindex, but I would want to use this mod if it is activated per board basis. So that guest can enter topics in a board, but only view the titles in another. I think this would be the most lucrative mode of the mod.

[Matthew K.]

Something similar is already setup, you can not allow guests to be able to view certain boards. The only benefit if I made my mod by a board-based permission would that guests could see messageindex's, which wouldn't be a huge gain.

However, I will consider it.

[Cal O'Shaw]

So this differs from the Hide Topic Replies MOD by just cutting off Guests from looking at any posts in topics, yes?  Hide Topic Replies allows Guests to see the first post.

Just want to understand the difference.

Grazie,

Cal

[Matthew K.]

Yes, this completely blocks guests from viewing topics period, as other similar mods just limit viewing replies.

Labradoodle-360

[Tanks]

This was what i wanted for my 2.0 RC2 - Guest can still see attachment on messageindex and that is what was needed. Thanks alot !

[Matthew K.]

Not a problem, glad you like it!

Labradoodle-360

[digit]

I guess this is system wide? Or is there an option to do on a per board basis? (and if not, make that a feature request!)

[Matthew K.]

This is strictly a system based mod and I do not intend on updating it to board basis any time soon.

As I am working on some bigger mods currently, I may add this to my to-do list after I get Hovering Login Bar done.
Labradoodle-360

[Earthview]

I have a SEO question, is this blocking also the bots? Google bot?

Thanks,
Maik

[Matthew K.]

Very good question, and the answer is yes.

Hide Topics from Guests blocks anyone and everyone who is not logged into the forum.

[72 454]

This mod is perfect for me. Tnx! I like the fact that guests can see the boards and user's topic titles to show the activity, but they just can't go in and read the individual posts. Gives the forum some posting privacy while still showing the amount of activity.


 

[Afro]

How does this treat search engines ?

[Nick Whetstone]

I have a SEO question, is this blocking also the bots? Google bot?

Thanks,
Maik

Very good question, and the answer is yes.

Hide Topics from Guests blocks anyone and everyone who is not logged into the forum.

How does this treat search engines ?

[YogiBear]

This is what Bear here is trying to understand. A similar mod works great but by clicking on View Recent Posts a Guest can read all posts whether the topic is forbidden or not.

[Gurbet_42]

This is what Bear here is trying to understand. A similar mod works great but by clicking on View Recent Posts a Guest can read all posts whether the topic is forbidden or not.

Delete

Code Select Expand

is_not_guest();  from Recent.template.php 

[YogiBear]

Thanks, Gurbet, lol

[qubbah]

hope there is an option to enable or disable this function in admin panel. tq