Please implement a Enabled switch for various modules and widgets so we can disable a module/widget without having to delete it.
For modules like forums, setting the display order to 0 hides a forum but anyone can still access it if they know the url.
For widgets, there is no way to temporarily hide it retaining all its settings without actually deleting it.
Enabled switch could be used in filter clauses internally to show/hide/render items. If we need to disable a specific group, we can just turn off the switch for it. If we need to disable a specific blog due to any reasons, we can flag it without having to tinker with permissions. Enabled switch gives us quick and precise control which is purpose-driven.
uploading images could be controlled through a flag on sites where only hot linking is allowed). Small images with size limits may still be allowed for profile, group icons, etc but uploaded images inside postings could have legal/copyright issues resulting in take takedown notices and causing headaches. The switch would force users to hot link images from other sites and no uploading. Please see Invision Board where it is so easy to just paste image links and they get parsed and hot linked when uploads are disabled but icon uploads still work for profile pictures. It works perfectly in Invision.
also, on Asian forums, more than 75% of the posts/comments will have images to express themselves which means millions of image uploads on a site that has millions of posts/comments. If we can just disable uploads, it would resolve this issue. Setting image size limit to 1 kb as a workaround - users can still upload images less than 1 kb (users will not be able to upload profile and group icons with this setting limit because vb reuses the same setting for more than one purpose - upload size limit which is also enforced on essential profile /group icons).
For modules like forums, setting the display order to 0 hides a forum but anyone can still access it if they know the url.
For widgets, there is no way to temporarily hide it retaining all its settings without actually deleting it.
Enabled switch could be used in filter clauses internally to show/hide/render items. If we need to disable a specific group, we can just turn off the switch for it. If we need to disable a specific blog due to any reasons, we can flag it without having to tinker with permissions. Enabled switch gives us quick and precise control which is purpose-driven.
uploading images could be controlled through a flag on sites where only hot linking is allowed). Small images with size limits may still be allowed for profile, group icons, etc but uploaded images inside postings could have legal/copyright issues resulting in take takedown notices and causing headaches. The switch would force users to hot link images from other sites and no uploading. Please see Invision Board where it is so easy to just paste image links and they get parsed and hot linked when uploads are disabled but icon uploads still work for profile pictures. It works perfectly in Invision.
also, on Asian forums, more than 75% of the posts/comments will have images to express themselves which means millions of image uploads on a site that has millions of posts/comments. If we can just disable uploads, it would resolve this issue. Setting image size limit to 1 kb as a workaround - users can still upload images less than 1 kb (users will not be able to upload profile and group icons with this setting limit because vb reuses the same setting for more than one purpose - upload size limit which is also enforced on essential profile /group icons).
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