RNYA: Disable "Hide Online Status"

Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:26 am

Is there an easy way to completely disable "Hide Online Status"? I "can" do it piece by piece in several php files but rather tedious and for the most part incomplete.

I use RWSWhoIsOnline quite a lot and "hidden" users don't show there.

Cheers

Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:42 am

In normal userinfo type blocks, users are never hidden from the admin, only other 'normal' users.
I don't use RWSWhoIsOnline but I'm surprised there isn't a setting within the file to disable 'hiding'.
I'm Raven will have some ideas though, sorry I couldn't be more help.

Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:51 am

Well actually it's "RWSWhoIsWhere" but all should know that anyway. Yes, the "admin" can see those hidden users but not in that block. That block has become very very useful - to me anyway .. The problem with the userinfo block(s) is that you have to continually refresh the page to "see" hidden users whereas you can set the refresh time easily in the RWS block. I, for one, would like to see it updated - great tool.

Also note that savvy users can still "hide" via a URL script, quite easy and that is why I would like the function completely disabled. The field could be removed in the table but that wouldn't be wise IMHO.

Cheers