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[MyBB] Create a custom page (with disclaimer) before index - To The Limits - Mar 10, 2012

Hey guys,

I need to create a custom page with legal disclaimer that people have to accept before they can enter in my site.

Do you know how to do this?

I know a MyBB forum with one of these and If requested I can PM you that forum for example.

Spoiler (Click to View)

Please suggest me something. I need to resolve this iusse soon. 🤝

Thanks in advance !!!

* - Grammar Rays - Mar 10, 2012

Look into cookies and sessions in PHP.
I'd put a PHP function that checks if a cookie exists and the cookie is made when the user submits the disclaimer form.

That's how I would do it.

* - Lost_Witness - Mar 10, 2012

Hey mate. This is pretty simple. You can just create a index.html file and upload your forum to a directory /forum and then link the index.html to /forum link. If you need help designing the page link me to your forum and I will do it for you.

* - Grammar Rays - Mar 10, 2012

(Mar 10, 2012 02:06 PM)Lost_Witness Wrote:  Hey mate. This is pretty simple. You can just create a index.html file and upload your forum to a directory /forum and then link the index.html to /forum link. If you need help designing the page link me to your forum and I will do it for you.

Then users can just go to /forum, so I suggest you do that but add a cookie which is checked on both pages, if it is valid/true then it directs to /forum/ and shows content.

* - To The Limits - Mar 10, 2012

(Mar 10, 2012 02:06 PM)Lost_Witness Wrote:  Hey mate. This is pretty simple. You can just create a index.html file and upload your forum to a directory /forum and then link the index.html to /forum link. If you need help designing the page link me to your forum and I will do it for you.

Yes I know this method. But maybe there is a plugin that can do this.

Anyway my forum is in my sig. 🤝

Also I have added an example pic in the first post.


* - iZing - Mar 10, 2012

(Mar 10, 2012 02:06 PM)Lost_Witness Wrote:  Hey mate. This is pretty simple. You can just create a index.html file and upload your forum to a directory /forum and then link the index.html to /forum link. If you need help designing the page link me to your forum and I will do it for you.

I think he may want it to appear whenever the site is accessed for the first time, be it to the mybb board or a specific link. If this is a case you would have to play around with cookies and sessions in the files of myBB, I am no master so I won't try and elaborate, if you want to take a simpler approach,

Make a file of your choice, etc: welcome.php

Open your .htaccess file and add, DirectoryIndex welcome.php

* - Raijin - Mar 10, 2012

That example in your post is just a setting to where no one can access the forum without logging in.
It's in MyBB admin settings somewhere.

* - To The Limits - Mar 10, 2012

(Mar 10, 2012 02:12 PM)Raijin Wrote:  That example in your post is just a setting to where no one can access the forum without logging in.
It's in MyBB admin settings somewhere.

yeah, this can be also a solution because I think i can edit that default Mybb text and put my disclaimer here.

What do you think? Can you help me with this?



* - Raijin - Mar 10, 2012

(Mar 10, 2012 02:14 PM)JesusOfSuburbia Wrote:  yeah, this can be also a solution because I think i can edit that default Mybb text and put my disclaimer here.

What do you think? Can you help me with this?

Go to the admin panel and then "Users & Groups".
Click "Groups"
Click "Guests"
Then go to "Forums and Posts"
And uncheck "Can view board"

* - To The Limits - Mar 10, 2012

(Mar 10, 2012 02:27 PM)Raijin Wrote:  Go to the admin panel and then "Users & Groups".
Click "Groups"
Click "Guests"
Then go to "Forums and Posts"
And uncheck "Can view board"

Great. This is the solution. 🤝

Now I have to edit that custom text -> "You are either not logged in or do not have permission to view this page. This could be because one of the following reasons:
You are not logged in or registered. Please use the form at the bottom of this page to login. " ect ect

With my own disclaimer. So I'm going to check the files to find it.

If you know where is the file located just post here. 🤝

EDIT: I got the code. Thanks for the help guys! 🙂