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Post by RobertCol Sun 30 Oct - 22:25

I have a section of my forum where members post offers and deals they find. I want to make it so the URLs or codes of the vouchers are only visible to members, and guests have to create an account to see what the code/url is. I have tried spoilers and hidden text, but its not working.

Is it possible? If it is, HOW? Smile

Thanks Very Happy

( http://restaurantforum.englishboards.com/f16-deals-and-offers )

PS. If it says 'Please register to see the code', just ignore it. Members cant see it either at the moment.
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Post by RobertCol Sun 30 Oct - 22:57

Rideem3 wrote:To make the forum not visible to guests just go to:
Admin Panel -> General -> Categories & Forums -> Edit the permissions of what forum you want to disable view from guests by clicking the How to make a certain bit of text invisible to guests? Perms button.

Thanks, but is there any way that I can still show the thread/forum, but just make the URL invisible to guests?
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Post by RobertCol Sun 30 Oct - 23:35

Rideem3 wrote:Yes, but you would have to manually add a specific text before and after the message.

First, go to Admin Panel -> Modules -> Forum Widgets Management
Create a new widget
Title: Hide Text
Use as Table Type: No
Title: Leave Blank

Put this in the code box:
Code:
<style type="text/css">
.hidetext {
display: none;
}
</style>

Hit Save. Add it to either left or right side (whatever is activated). Then Hit save. Then edit the permissions by clicking the How to make a certain bit of text invisible to guests? Perms button on the widget. Check only guests, and uncheck everything else.

Then whenever you post a url in a post, add:
Code:
<span class="hidetext">URL HERE or WHATEVER TEXT HERE</span>

Just be sure the span class tag is there.

Hmm. Its not worked.
See the post here: http://restaurantforum.englishboards.com/t22-beefeater#45
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Post by RobertCol Mon 31 Oct - 17:33

Hmm. Still not working. How to make a certain bit of text invisible to guests? Forum_11
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Post by Sanket Mon 31 Oct - 18:06

What exactly is not working?
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Post by RobertCol Mon 31 Oct - 18:12

I use chrome for the admin account, and when I use that account, I see <span class="hidetext">**URL**</span> where I want the message to be. When I go on using firefox as a guest account, I see the same message as I do on the admin account, so the URL is not invisible to guest users.
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Post by Sanket Mon 31 Oct - 18:18

You can add the whole text in that widget & you can then hide that widget for guests by changing the permissions. You don't need to add any code.
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Post by RobertCol Mon 31 Oct - 18:21

But will the widget not be displayed on all pages for the members?
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Post by Sanket Mon 31 Oct - 18:26

Yes, it will be displayed on all pages for the members because its a forum widget.
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Post by RobertCol Mon 31 Oct - 18:32

What I am trying to do is show a URL for a voucher in a thread. When Guests view the thread, I would like it so they cannot see the URL. But, when the guest registers as a member, then the URL becomes visible to them.

Does that help you understand what I'm trying to do?
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Post by Sanket Mon 31 Oct - 18:35

General>Categories and Forums
Click on a forum name
Permissions tab
See links in the messages :Members.
Save. Repeat it for all forums.

This will make it not display for Guests.
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Post by RobertCol Mon 31 Oct - 18:48

Thanks! I've done it now! Smile
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Post by Sanket Mon 31 Oct - 18:49

Since this thread appears to be solved, I will archive this thread.
How to make a certain bit of text invisible to guests? 2j4t5a8

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