Mod link on footer for Moderators?

[Oblivion Knight]

I was rather puzzled when I found out that Moderators couldn't see the "Mod" link on the footer to the modcp, so when I went browsing in the code, I found these 2 lines..

// This generates an extra query for non-admins/supermods on many pages so we have chosen to only display it to supermods & admins
// $show['modcplink'] = iif(can_moderate(), true, false);

My question is that although this adds an extra query on many pages, was it commented out because it's a rather big query to be run, or did you just want to make vB3 as efficient as possible with the query count?

Would be safe to uncomment that line?

[Jake Bunce]

Yes, it is safe to uncomment.

As the comments say, that line was commented because it added a query, that's all.

[Oblivion Knight]

Yes, it is safe to uncomment.

As the comments say, that line was commented because it added a query, that's all.

Thanks for answering Jake..
I assume the extra query shouldn't effect server load too much judging from your reply?

[Jake Bunce]

Yeah, it shouldn't be noticable.

[Martyjp]

may be me being stupid but I found uncommenting that line hasnt made any difference as mods still cant see the link *puzzled*

[Jake Bunce]

Oh, you also need to comment the line below it. So you end up with this:

// This generates an extra query for non-admins/supermods on many pages so we have chosen to only display it to supermods & admins
 $show['modcplink'] = iif(can_moderate(), true, false);
// $show['modcplink'] = iif ($permissions['adminpermissions'] & CANCONTROLPANEL OR $permissions['adminpermissions'] & ISMODERATOR, true, false);

[Martyjp]

Cheers worked perfectly, you wouldnt believe how many complaints I got about that

[tarzanna]

This is probably such a dumb question....but what file is it that I make the above changes too? I've looked through several...but I must just be missing it....

[Jake Bunce]

global.php in your main forum directory.

[tarzanna]

Perfect! Thank you....

[FrankR678]

which file would this code be in?

[Jake Bunce]

global.php in your main forum directory.

[Hektor]

Supermods can see it but mods can't. I must be missing something here.

[Jake Bunce]

Are your regular mods added as mods in your:

Admin CP -> Forums & Moderators -> Forum Manager -> Add Moderator (in the menus on the right)

?

That is what makes some one a regular moderator. They are not a moderator if they are just in the Moderator usergroup.

[ntburchf]

Are your regular mods added as mods in your:

Admin CP -> Forums & Moderators -> Forum Manager -> Add Moderator (in the menus on the right)
?
That is what makes some one a regular moderator. They are not a moderator if they are just in the Moderator usergroup.

Does not work for me vb 3.07
Just switched from phpbb to this.

Uncommented the global.php
made test user a mod in forums

Link does not show up-
Now, if I create a test group and make test group supermod, put test user in it, then the link will show up.

I may not want all my users that I want to be mods - supermods-
I just want them to have the link to the modcp when they have the rights to mod a forum--

What am I missing here?

update--
had to
replace in the footer

 <if condition="$show['modcplink']"><a href="$modcpdir/index.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[mod]</a> -</if>

with this

 <if condition="can_moderate()"><a href="$modcpdir/index.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[mod]</a> -</if>