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[Persistent Worlds]

Hi,

I'm planning on buying IP.Board, IP.Nexus, IP.Downloads and IP.Content next month, and I was wondering if it's possible to completely move the admin folder to another sub-domain (say, control.domain.com). If not, a rename would probably do, just for the website my company is planning to host, it will have to be completely secure, and I don't like the fact anyone can just type in "domain.com/admin" and get access to the admin login screen as we'd be dealing with literally millions of users. So yeah, that's my first question.

Another is, I've been playing around with my friend's board (licensed, of course) and one thing I would really love to add is basically an "admin post" icon to the topic row in forum view. For a visual example (sorry if I'm not allowed to post external links) https://forums.eveon...?g=topics&f=247 you see the "DEV" and "GM" tags to the left of the topic row? This is basically what I'm after. It shows if an admin has posted in that topic, don't worry about skinning issues, all I want to know is what variables to use to actually make this in the form of an <if test=""></if> statement.

Thank you for your time,

Ashley

[Persistent Worlds]

Can't edit the above.

I just had one more question, about copyrights and such. Because of the design of the skin for our website, the copyright would have to be moved to our footer bar. Is it also okay if we change the text to something like "Community Software by Invision Power" and retain the link? As we're going to be using the apps I mentioned above, I thought it more suitable to change the text to something along those lines. Also, how much is copyright removal? Because that could be another option we can explore.

Once again, thank you for your time,

Ashley

[ΑndyF]

Hello Ashley.

It is extremely easy (instructions are provided inside the ACP itself) to rename the /admin directory to something else. I'm not sure about moving it outside as such, I dare say it will be possible with some extra code tweaks although I'm not a coder so cannot fully comment on the feasibility of having it "elsewhere"

The second question regarding the topic starter, that should be possible via a custom hook, although I'm not aware of one. I have seen this done before though but I cannot immediately place which version.

Copyright removal, the fee is an additional $275, it is shown but you have to add the board to the cart, click the 'continue shopping' link and the extras are then displayed. If you required any form of multiple / volume licensing, please see here too.

The version number can be turned off as there's a setting for that in the ACP itself. Management will need to answer the question regarding renaming it if you retained it.

[Persistent Worlds]

ΑndyF, on 29 January 2012 - 06:20 AM, said:

The second question regarding the topic starter, that should be possible via a custom hook, although I'm not aware of one. I have seen this done before though but I cannot immediately place which version.

It's not just the topic starter, that's easy. It's if an admin has posted in the topic at all. Not just the first or last post.

[bfarber]

I believe you would find it difficult (it would require some custom code) to move the admin panel to a completely different domain, however it is entirely possible out of the box to rename the admin folder to something else.  You can also add an .htaccess login to the admin folder, which IP.Board can assist you with (it can either write the file directly, if appropriate permissions are available, or tell you the exact code to place in an .htaccess file manually).

The appropriate <if> code would depend on the exact template you were modifying.  If you were editing Global Templates -> userInfoPane (which is the left hand "pane" shown in posts, PMs, and elsewhere) the code would be something like

<if test="$author['g_access_cp']"> This shows if the post is an admin </if>

You are permitted to move the copyright, however you are not generally permitted to substantially change it.  You can submit a ticket to get confirmation whether what you want to use is acceptable.  Alternatively, copyright removal is available as Andy mentioned, allowing you to remove the copyright entirely.