[TRICK] Show an error when a guest tries to view a topic

[NanoSector]

Since this has been requested several times now, and I've posted a solution before, here goes:

In /Sources/Display.php, find this:

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// What are you gonna display if these are empty?!
if (empty($topic))
fatal_lang_error('no_board', false);

And add this after:

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// Are we a guest?
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
fatal_lang_error('cannot_view_topic_guest');

Then, in your Modifications.{language}.php, add this before the ?> and change the message:

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$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'The error you would like in here';

So if I'd like to have "Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!" as error message, I'd put this in:

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$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!';

So now guests should be unable to view topics and instead get that message smashed in their face

[Robert.]

Nice trick

[NanoSector]

Thanks, and thank you for reminding me to post a trick for it

[flower12]

Since this has been requested several times now, and I've posted a solution before, here goes:

In /Sources/Display.php, find this:

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// What are you gonna display if these are empty?!
if (empty($topic))
fatal_lang_error('no_board', false);
And add this after:

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// Are we a guest?
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
fatal_lang_error('cannot_view_topic_guest');
Then, in your Modifications.{language}.php, add this before the ?> and change the message:

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$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'The error you would like in here';
So if I'd like to have "Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!" as error message, I'd put this in:

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$txt['cannot_view_topic_guest'] = 'Sorry, guest, but you are unable to view topics!';
So now guests should be unable to view topics and instead get that message smashed in their face

Thank you!!