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  • MRGTB
    Senior Member
    • May 2005
    • 5454

    No Guest Access Forum Boards Question

    I've noticed if you make a category that contains a load of forum boards in the forum permissions menu so Guest cannot view threads on the forum boards in that category.

    Rather than it display the thread and post count numbers on the boards stats, instead it shows "0" Threads and "0" Post counts as well as not give them access. Making Guest feel as though there is nothing posted there on them boards to be viewed anyway. Giving them no incentive to join as though there not missing something they don't have access to read.

    Is there anything in the options where this can be changed so it shows the Thread and Post count numbers so they know there are threads on them boards, but not give them access to view them. Because the way it is now. A guest would simply think all them boards contain no threads or posts at all due to the "0" thread/post numbers.

    I would much prefer it show the thread/posts counts so they know there is content there but can't view it until they log-on.
    Last edited by MRGTB; Tue 29 Nov '05, 9:53pm.
  • Carco
    New Member
    • Jul 2005
    • 18

    #2
    I'm having the same issue right now..

    and looking for an urgent solution...

    I just hope I don't need to use some hacking

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    • Carco
      New Member
      • Jul 2005
      • 18

      #3
      I have hacked my showthread.php like this:

      after the require global.php line, I added the following:

      PHP Code:
      if ($bbuserinfo['userid'] == 0

          
      print_no_permission(); 

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      • Lats
        Senior Member
        • Mar 2002
        • 3671

        #4
        Check here...
        Many forum admins want guests (or other users who don't have access to a private forum) to see that there are threads and posts in that forum. Under the current system, if a user doesn't have access to a forum then it will show 0 threads and 0 posts in the forum listing. You can use this method to show the true counts
        Lats...

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        • Carco
          New Member
          • Jul 2005
          • 18

          #5
          Thank you Lats...

          Very well

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