XF 1.2 I want only mods to be able to create poll's.

[Lee123456789]

how do i turn off the "post a poll" option in "create thread" for all users except for admins?

thanks in advance

 

[Paul B]

Edit: There is no permission for creating a poll, only voting on them.

 

[Lee123456789]

Thanks Brogan,
So, in that case how do I remove the "post a poll" option totally?

 

[Paul B]

You would need to edit the thread_create template and comment out the code.
Or wrap it in a conditional statement for the user group IDs you want to be able to use it.

 

[Lee123456789]

can you tell me what code to comment out please?
do i need to make a backup of the thread_create template? if I get it all wrong?
thanks!

 

[AndyB]

To comment out a section of code in a template you use the following two commands:

<xen:comment>

code

</xen:comment>

This is the section of code you want to comment out:

	<h3 class="textHeading">{xen:phrase post_poll}</h3>
	<dl class="ctrlUnit">
		<dt><label for="ctrl_poll_question">{xen:phrase question}:</label></dt>
		<dd><input type="text" name="poll[question]" class="textCtrl" id="ctrl_poll_question" maxlength="100" /></dd>
	</dl>
	<dl class="ctrlUnit">
		<dt>{xen:phrase possible_responses}:</dt>
		<dd>
			<ul class="PollResponseContainer">
				<xen:foreach loop="$pollExtraArray" value="$null">
					<li class="PollNonJsInput"><input type="text" name="poll[responses][]" class="textCtrl" placeholder="{xen:phrase poll_choice}..." maxlength="100" /></li>
				</xen:foreach>
				<li><input type="text" name="poll[responses][]" class="textCtrl" placeholder="{xen:phrase poll_choice}..." maxlength="100" /></li>
				<li><input type="text" name="poll[responses][]" class="textCtrl" placeholder="{xen:phrase poll_choice}..." maxlength="100" /></li>
			</ul>
			<input type="button" value="{xen:phrase add_additional_response}" class="button smallButton FieldAdder JsOnly" data-source="ul.PollResponseContainer li" data-maxfields="{$xenOptions.pollMaximumResponses}" />
		</dd>
	</dl>

	<!-- slot: after_poll_responses -->
	<dl class="ctrlUnit">
		<dt></dt>
		<dd>
			<ul>
				<li><label for="ctrl_poll_multiple"><input type="checkbox" name="poll[multiple]" value="1" id="ctrl_poll_multiple" /> {xen:phrase allow_selection_of_multiple_responses}</label></li>
				<li><label for="ctrl_poll_public_votes"><input type="checkbox" name="poll[public_votes]" value="1" id="ctrl_poll_public_votes" /> {xen:phrase display_votes_publicly}</label></li>
				<li><label for="ctrl_poll_close"><input type="checkbox" name="poll[close]" value="1" class="Disabler" id="ctrl_poll_close" /> {xen:phrase close_this_poll_after}:</label>
					<ul id="ctrl_poll_close_Disabler">
						<li>
							<input type="text" size="5" name="poll[close_length]" value="7" class="textCtrl autoSize" />
							<select name="poll[close_units]" class="textCtrl autoSize">
								<option value="hours">{xen:phrase hours}</option>
								<option value="days" selected="selected">{xen:phrase days}</option>
								<option value="weeks">{xen:phrase weeks}</option>
								<option value="months">{xen:phrase months}</option>
							</select>
						</li>
					</ul>
				</li>
			</ul>
		</dd>
	</dl>

 

[Jeremy]

That will remove it globally, not just non-staff. He'll need to use a conditional like @Brogan stated.

 

[arms]

I've done it using this:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/poll-creation-mods-and-admin-only.51124/

 

[Lee123456789]

Evening all,
thanks to all that have helped so far!

I used the method set out bu AndyB yesterday and it did the job, but i like the look of the method that arms has pointed to!
will that do what I asked in the first place?

anyway here is my problem:

as you can see in the picture I have 2 create thread and preview buttons! how do I remove the bottom two and also the bit i have highlighted can we remove those options also?

thanks

 

[BassMan]

There should be an option in the core to disable poll creating or at least an add-on.

 

[AndyB]

Lee,

You need to create a new thread for each question. Make sure your thread title explains clearly what you need help with. Also be sure to use Google or the search here to find answers to questions you may have.