Limiting Main Menu to Accessible Modules

layingback · New Member Joined: Feb 16, 2004 Posts: 2

I'm trying to make a site easier to use initially. I'd like to reduce the menu list that appears under Module Navigation to only show those items which are in the "All Visitor" category, unless teh user is already logged on - in which case they should see everything as normal. I.e. Hide everything that is "Registered Members Only" until after they have registered/logged in. So it doesn't appear so "daunting" to the novice user of the site.

Anyone know of a hack to block-Modules.php to do this?

Thanks!

layingback · New Member Joined: Feb 16, 2004 Posts: 2

OK, if anyone else wants this same effect, here's how I did it:

In module block-Modules.php

Find line

Code:

global $prefix, $db, $admin;

and change to

Code:

global $prefix, $db, $admin, $user;

Find line

Code:

if ((is_admin($admin) AND $view == 2) OR $view != 2) {

and change to

Code:

if (is_admin($admin) OR (is_user($user) AND $view != 2) OR $view == 0) {

Note that Your Account will still appear on a guest user's menu, as access to this is required in order to log in Wink

Similarly if you want to allow users to log in via the Forum's Log in to check your private messages button then Private Messages will also have to be set to 'All Visitors' and appear on the guest user's menu.

But it still makes for a much cleaner menu for the casual visitor.