[SledgeHead]

Will this be available for 4.0?

[al_rhar]

Excellent thanks. My users have been moaning about having this option for ages. works fine on 3.8.4

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by SledgeHead

Will this be available for 4.0?

I would be ever so grateful! I stupidly updated my forum to vb4 without realizing I'd break this product.

[Fiel]

I was able to get this to work with vB4. The plugin "SFF: User Options" has to be changed to work with the new template engine used with vB4. Learning a little PHP never hurt, right?

[Fiel]

Since I've been getting a steady stream of questions regarding the update to vB4, here's how you update to vB4:

The only problem with this hack in vB4 is that it doesn't appear correctly in the UserCP. This is due to vB4 using a new template creation engine (which is much, much easier to use - makes it obvious which variables are available to templates and which are not). As of right now, the templates are using variables that they don't have access to, so it doesn't work. These modifications fixes it to work with vB4:

AdminCP --> Products & Plugins --> Plugin Manager --> "SFF: User Options"

Replace this:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

With this:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

Make sure you save it.

Then go back into the plugin manager and edit "SFF: Cache Templates". This plugin is trying to access a variable which doesn't exist in vB4.

Change this:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

To this:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

Now you need to change user options to allow the user to select it. For this hack, the creator included his own template (modifyoptions_excludeforums), but that works with vB3 and needs updating for vB4.

So, go to Styles & Templates --> Style Manager --> YOUR_STYLE_HERE --> "Modify User Template Options" --> "modifyoptions_excludeforums"

Replace the entire template contents with this:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

And you're done. It should work fine and dandy now.

[CyberRanger]

Thanks!

But I'm still getting

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

at the top of the user profile pages.

In SFF: Cache Templates, do you still have -

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

[Fiel]

Ah, my bad. Forgot to say that I did correct that error too.

At that point in the script, $globaltemplates is not defined (nor is it ever). Change it to this:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by Fiel

At that point in the script, $globaltemplates is not defined ...

Awesome! That made the error go away but (always a but!) the template modifyoptions_excludeforums isn't showing up anywhere in the user profile.

Should it still display on the profile.php?do=editoptions page?

[Fiel]

Yes, that's where it displays for me. I know that we've been PMing each other. Make sure you're using the version of the script I posted, not the one I PMed (they are different versions).

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by Fiel

.. not the one I PMed (they are different versions).

duh! I didn't notice that. Now I have the forum listing under profile.php?do=editoptions. I've successfully tested modifying the forums selected and seeing that the changes are saved ...

but ...

when I do "New Posts", new posts from the exclude forums are still showing.

[Fiel]

Thanks for catching that. Now we've got a serious problem on our hands.

If you click on the "SFF: Exclude Forums From Search" you'll notice in the combo box that there is no hook location. I looked in the PHP files and the hook location needed for this plugin to work in vB4 is non-existant. So in order for it to work, you're going to have to submit a ticket to vBulletin or add in your own hook.

I filed a vB4 bug report. Hopefully this hook will be included with 4.0.2:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=35758

Thanks for catching that bug. Sharp eye.

EDIT: The bug has been accepted and will be fixed in 4.0.3.

[CyberRanger]

Thanks for posting the bug report. I tried sticking

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

at line 1115 in search.php but that didn't work. Given how the old search.php is 3761 lines vs 1155 lines in the new search.php, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that didn't work.

I'll look some more in the morning but I think this requires a vb god with much greater knowledge than I have!

[rwoscott]

Originally Posted by SledgeHead

Will this be available for 4.0?

+1, please

[scottct1]

This is the only mod which is holding me back from switching to VB4. I need this one!

[TheChaosFactor]

@Fiel -

Thanks a million man. People were going to be upset if I had to tell them this one wouldn't make the jump with us...