How can I make the Info Center display only for Admin, GMods??

[tykatt]

My board has various usergroups, with corresponding categories that only they can access... Gmods and Admins have access to everything.  Some user groups access more than one category...... thus its like several boards within one board.  

The thing is that I need to keep the groups somewhat private.  I'd like the Info Center to display only for GMods and Admins.  I did poke around in Boardindex.php, and finally decided I don't have the knowhow to write this mod *lol*.... any one out there that could help me?

tykatt~

[John R]

I think that you need to look in boardindex.php for the following

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 <tr>
    <td class="catbg" bgcolor="$color[catbg]" colspan="2"><font size="2" class="catbg"> <b>$txt[645]</b></font></td>
  </tr><tr>
    <td class="windowbg" bgcolor="$color[windowbg]" width="20" valign="middle" align="center"><img src="$imagesdir/info.gif" border="0" alt=""></td>
    <td class="windowbg2" bgcolor="$color[windowbg2]" width="100%">
   <table border="0" width="80%"><tr>
   <td><font size=1>$txt[94] $txt[64] <b>$totalt</b> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $txt[94] $txt[95] <b>$totalm</b><br>
   $txt[659]
EOT;
include_once("$sourcedir/Recent.php");
$recentsender = "admin";
LastPost();
print <<<EOT
   <br><a href="$scripturl?action=recent">$txt[234]</a></font></td>
   <td><font size=1>
$txt[94] $txt[19] <b><a href="$scripturl?action=mlall">$memcount</a></b><br>
$thelatestmember2<br>
EOT;
if( $username != 'Guest' )
   print "$txt[yse199]: <b><a href=\"$scripturl?board=;action=im\">$messnum</a></b>";
print <<<EOT
</font></td>
   </tr></table>
</td>
 </tr>
EOT;
   }
   print <<<EOT
  <tr>
    <td class="catbg" bgcolor="$color[catbg]" colspan="2"><font size="2" class="catbg"> <b>$txt[158]</b></font></td>
  </tr><tr>
    <td class="windowbg" bgcolor="$color[windowbg]" width="20" valign="middle" align="center"><img src="$imagesdir/online.gif" border="0" alt=""></td>
    <td class="windowbg2" bgcolor="$color[windowbg2]" width="100%"><font size="2">$guests $txt[141], $numusersonline $txt[142]<br>$users</font></td>
  </tr>
EOT;
   if( $username != 'Guest' && $modSettings['enableSP1Info'] != 1) {
      print <<<EOT
  <tr>
    <td class="catbg" bgcolor="$color[catbg]" colspan="2"><font size="2" class="catbg"> <b>$txt[159]</b></font></td>
  </tr><tr>
    <td class="windowbg" bgcolor="$color[windowbg]" width="20" valign="middle" align="center"><img src="$imagesdir/message_sm.gif" border="0" alt=""></td>
    <td class="windowbg2" bgcolor="$color[windowbg2]" valign="top"><font size="2"><b><a href="$scripturl?board=;action=im">$txt[159]</a></b></font><br><font size="1">$txt[660] $messnum
EOT;
      if($messnum == 1) { print $txt[471]; }
      else { print $txt[153]; }
      print <<<EOT
    .... $txt[661] <a href="$scripturl?board=;action=im">$txt[662]</a> $txt[663]</font></td>
  </tr>
EOT;
}



and remove it and then the infocenter will not show.  Make a backup of the file first so you can restore it if my suggestion does not work or causes an error.

cheers...........

[tykatt]

thanks, but I need it to show for admins and gmods still.... if I blow away the code, I'm toast.....

I need some kind of if statement that checks who is loading the page, and if your admin/gmod, you see the info center.... if not, you don't see it.....

tykatt~
(who has been looking at the code so long now, she's going cross-eyed!)

[John R]

Sorry, I missed that part.  Right at the beginning of the code that deals with the info center you need to enter this

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if($settings[7]=='Administrator' || $settings[7]==' Moderator' || $settings[7]=='Global Moderator') {
print <<<EOT
That should make the info center invisable to all but admins, mods and gmods.

make a backup just in case it doesn't work.

cheers.........

[Delinquently insane]

if($settings[7]=='Administrator' || $settings[7]==' Moderator' || $settings[7]=='Global Moderator') {
print <<<EOT

You Have To Ad This At The Beginninf Of The If Statement You Want To Start From

Then Add a } at the end of which blocks you want to not show ive tested this and it works with no errors
dont forget to add } or it wont work  

example click on my home page all you can see is whos online  

[tykatt]

thanks guys

It took me a little time to figure out exactly where I wanted to start and end the if statement, but it's all good now.  Appreciate the help

ty~