Setting anonymous comments

[lumpen5]

I checked the forum and though i found how to set anonymous submissions
(///force....._)
I could not find the right file to disable the login requirements for post comments.

I am talking specifically about allowing the posting of anonymous comments and NOT anonymous voting.

Can someone assist?

[dollars5]

lumpen5 - I will send a mail soon to you. That is a simple tweak I guess.

[lumpen5]

you the man!

[Genghis]

Dollars, please count me in! Thanks....

[dollars5]

@Genghis, actually we did the anonymous thing for lumpen5 - hence I told I will fix it for him.

Btw: if you are interested on anonymous submissions enabling - pls foloow the steps outlined at Anonymous Posting

@lumpen5:
pls edit the file:
submit.php line 59 to
force_authentication();

this wil disable anonymous posting

And sorry for the late reply.

[dollars5]

Oops - you meant anonymous comments - i mistook it for anonymous submissions - will check and reply sooner.

[Genghis]

was just gonna say...

I think it has to do with disabling the force authentication in the code there as well. I just don't know what to disable without getting a php request error.

[lumpen5]

Hmmm.. I have tried looking for the code in:

cooment.php in libs and found this:

// does the person logged in have admin or god access?
$canIhaveAccess = 0;
$canIhaveAccess = $canIhaveAccess + checklevel('god');
$canIhaveAccess = $canIhaveAccess + checklevel('admin');
if($canIhaveAccess == 1){$smarty->assign('isadmin', 1);}

But i am not sure what to change it to. If the number for the anonymous user is say 50, would I replace the 0 with 50 (yes I tried it but nothing happened) and then edit somewhere else?

Seriously, if anyone has an idea and this is not a trade secret I would really appreciate some help.

[lumpen5]

Thought I would try this again.

I am looking for the hack to allow anonymous comments.

Not:
anonymous subbissions (got that one done)

Not:
anonymous voting


I am looking for the way to set it up so that someone can comment on a submission without logging in to do so.

So I turn to the forum, any ideas?

PS > if you must flame, please do so with the private mail...

[parterburn]

If you haven't already got the solution, here's what I ended up doing:

- Create an "anonymous" user & find the ID in the database
- Edit the code below:

template/Story_Center.tpl

	{if $user_authenticated neq ""}
		{include file=$the_template."/comment_form.tpl"}
	{else}
		<br/>
		<div align="center" style="clear:both;margin-left:auto;font-weight:bold;margin-right:auto;border-color:#ccc; border-style:solid; border-width:1px;width:400px;text-align:center; padding-bottom: 8px;">
			<a href="{$login_url}">{#PLIGG_Visual_Story_LoginToComment#}</a> {#PLIGG_Visual_Story_Register#} <a href="{$register_url}">{#PLIGG_Visual_Story_RegisterHere#}</a>.
		</div>
	{/if}

Take out the if..then statement so it will always display a textarea for comments:

{include file=$the_template."/comment_form.tpl"}

Story.php

	if($_POST['link_id'] == $link->id && $current_user->authenticated && $_POST['user_id'] == $current_user->user_id &&	$_POST['randkey'] > 0) {
		if(strlen($_POST['comment_content']) > 0){
			$comment->content=$_POST['comment_content'];
			$cancontinue = true;
			// this is a normal new comment
		}

		if(strlen($_POST['reply_comment_content-'.$_POST['comment_parent_id']]) > 0){
			$comment->content = $_POST['reply_comment_content-'.$_POST['comment_parent_id']];
			$comment->parent=$_POST['comment_parent_id'];
			$cancontinue = true;
			// this is a reply to an existing comment
		}

		if($cancontinue == true){
			$comment->link=$link->id;
			$comment->randkey=$_POST['randkey'];
			$comment->author=$_POST['user_id'];
			$comment->store();
			header('Location: '.$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
			die;
		}
	}
}

change to:

	if($_POST['link_id'] == $link->id && $current_user->authenticated && $_POST['user_id'] == $current_user->user_id &&	$_POST['randkey'] > 0) {
		if(strlen($_POST['comment_content']) > 0){
			$comment->content=$_POST['comment_content'];
			$cancontinue = true;
			// this is a normal new comment
		}

		if(strlen($_POST['reply_comment_content-'.$_POST['comment_parent_id']]) > 0){
			$comment->content = $_POST['reply_comment_content-'.$_POST['comment_parent_id']];
			$comment->parent=$_POST['comment_parent_id'];
			$cancontinue = true;
			// this is a reply to an existing comment
		}

		if($cancontinue == true){
			$comment->link=$link->id;
			$comment->randkey=$_POST['randkey'];
			$comment->author=$_POST['user_id'];
			$comment->store();
			header('Location: '.$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
			die;
		}
	} else {
		if($_POST['link_id'] == $link->id &&	$_POST['randkey'] > 0) {
			if(strlen($_POST['comment_content']) > 0){
				$comment->content=$_POST['comment_content'];
				$cancontinue = true;
				// this is a normal new comment
			}
			
			if(strlen($_POST['reply_comment_content-'.$_POST['comment_parent_id']]) > 0){
				$comment->content = $_POST['reply_comment_content-'.$_POST['comment_parent_id']];
				$comment->parent=$_POST['comment_parent_id'];
				$cancontinue = true;
				// this is a reply to an existing comment
			}

			if($cancontinue == true){
				$comment->link=$link->id;
				$comment->randkey=$_POST['randkey'];
				$comment->author=14;
				$comment->store();
				header('Location: '.$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
				die;
			}
		}

You will need to change the 14 in "$comment->author=14;" to the ID of the new anonymous user. Hope this helps.