Anonymous Posting [Paid] 2.1.3
- Thread starter truonglv
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Bought it now for testing purposes (and hope to get a refund if I have to experience it´s unsafe for anonymous use 
) and found the first 2 issues.
Two functional design issues:
On quickthread the anonymous function is missing (only available in extended editor mode)..
..and this better should look like this:
On quickreply the location of the function breaks the design:
..and this better should look like this:
I´ll post those issues only here, Truong, since there is a greater interest in this addon and people are following here. Trying to test this addons functionality the upcoming days and will post follow-ups, as soon I have found something.
) and found the first 2 issues.Two functional design issues:
On quickthread the anonymous function is missing (only available in extended editor mode)..
..and this better should look like this:
On quickreply the location of the function breaks the design:
..and this better should look like this:
I´ll post those issues only here, Truong, since there is a greater interest in this addon and people are following here. Trying to test this addons functionality the upcoming days and will post follow-ups, as soon I have found something.
truonglv
Well-known member
I don't think support quick thread is great idea. As XF has limit the fields in here.Bought it now for testing purposes (and hope to get a refund if I have to experience it´s unsafe for anonymous use
Two functional design issues:
On quickthread the anonymous function is missing (only available in extended editor mode)..
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..and this better should look like this:
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On quickreply the location of the function breaks the design:
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..and this better should look like this:
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I´ll post those issues only here, Truong, since there is a greater interest in this addon and people are following here. Trying to test this addons functionality the upcoming days and will post follow-ups, as soon I have found something.
About the style. Does you confirm that style are work property in mobile? I guess not that why I do not put in that.
A critical design error:
when a usergroup has the permissions "[tl] Anonymous Posting: Can view " set to yes - like admins and moderators will have - and look at a originally anonymous post, they don´t see that it´s an anonymous post! Instead they see the real user and his real profile. If they now answer to that post, they most likely will use the original poster real name in the thread "Hello [username], .. " and will reveal the users identity with that. This has to be changed, else the whole add-on isn´t useable.
I´ld recommend to use the anonymous profile even for usergroups with the permission set to yes - but show them a link "Original author: [username]" as replacement for the "Guest"-usergroup in the profile block [the usergroup title is even incorrect, since the user is of course a member].
when a usergroup has the permissions "[tl] Anonymous Posting: Can view " set to yes - like admins and moderators will have - and look at a originally anonymous post, they don´t see that it´s an anonymous post! Instead they see the real user and his real profile. If they now answer to that post, they most likely will use the original poster real name in the thread "Hello [username], .. " and will reveal the users identity with that. This has to be changed, else the whole add-on isn´t useable.
I´ld recommend to use the anonymous profile even for usergroups with the permission set to yes - but show them a link "Original author: [username]" as replacement for the "Guest"-usergroup in the profile block [the usergroup title is even incorrect, since the user is of course a member].
I am convinced this is the #1 place, where the function has to be available, since this is the first place users will look for and expect it - or become aware of the function in the first place.
Regarding the checkbox "Post as anonymous" in portrait mode on my mobile, it seems to work. In landscape mode it doesn´t and the design is broken like shown in the screenshot. May be just add conditionals (media queries) to the locations of the link, to show the proper one for each display mode.
Beside the already posted critical error above, there are several other critical bugs which make me consider this add-on in the current state as unsafe to use, failing in the main tasks.
Using the native XF:
Using the native XF:
- Likes: all like-actions in threads from an author who uses the anon-function in this thread will be performed by the main user, revealing their real identity.
- when a user has posted with the anon-function, he is able to post with his primary real account in this thread. This will be abused to start flame-wars, for trolling, for answering/up or downvoting own posts/threads or simply to fool other members. This is the very last thing you wanna have in your forums! Users have to be forced to use the already - in this thread used for a reply/like/vote - used account automaticly for all other actions in this thread. If they have started with their primary account, there has to be a function to prevent that they are using the anon-function in this thread. If they start with the anon-function - vice versa - they can´t be allowed to use the primary account.
- Using "mark answer as best answer" while being the anonymous thread starter reveals your identity to the author of the best answer.
- Up or downvoting a post is performed by the primary account, not the anonymous one (same problem as #2 while using a native XF: the account has to be forced to be used automaticly, which was used already in the thread!)
D.O.A.
Well-known member
Yes you're right. But our forum consider that a much welcome feature, not a bug
That should be allowed in my opinion or a user could end up "conspicuously absent" and also indirectly reveal who they are. Flame wars should be dealt with by moderators, not precluded by the add-on code IMO.
However thank you for pointing out all the other issues with the add-on. Sounds like we have to keep waiting.
I wish someone would do it the way @xfrocks did with this one (we use a modified/fixed version of that one with our 1.5.x board).
Oh BTW here is our original wish list:
Add-on - Anonymous Posting XF 2
There was an addon for the ability to post Anonymously in XF1, by @xfrocks, but they are not planning on doing this for XF2. It's handy for times when people want to post personal issues without revealing their identity (although Admins can always see who posted). It's not a must have for us to...
xenforo.com
Maybe someone will do it!
Yes, that is how @xfrocks did it with his 1.5 add-on (linked above).
truonglv
Well-known member
Yes. In certain forums you enable permission for that users.
Yes you're right. But our forum consider that a much welcome feature, not a bug
I can´t really think of a situation, where I wanna have prerequisites installed for supporting flame wars. May be in forums, which don´t depend on serious discussions. In mine this function would start them defenitly and moderators would have to bear with the loads of additional work to sort that out. I wouldn´t mind if this function could be turned off/on in the ACP, so everyone is happy - but by all means, there has to be an OFF-switch.
@truonglv ,
have you worked down any of the issues by now?
Homeless Larry
Member
Edit: It's sorted!
Can someone give me a quick and dirty way to configure this for all users in only three nodes that are under the same parent?
Can someone give me a quick and dirty way to configure this for all users in only three nodes that are under the same parent?
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truonglv
Well-known member
Use node permissions for this.
Homeless Larry
Member
All you have to do is change the settings in your admin user permissions to no (below). Then in the forum(s) you want admin to be able to use anon just change the same settings to yes.
Dynamic
Well-known member
Thanks for the reply. So, for example, if I have "Can View" set to "No" for 12 months, and then I change it to "yes", will I - as an admin, be able to see the previous 12 months of posts linked to the actual user who posted it?
Thanks.
Homeless Larry
Member
No. you'll just be able to see who posted it going forward.
Dynamic
Well-known member
FANTASTIC! Thank you very much for the information. This is a great addon if it does what it says. I will test it out tomorrow.
Cheers!
