Hiding Bots from the online legend

[Jackal]

Problem

You want to use the bot accounts so you can control the bots using the permissions system and allow them to browse with more optimisation, However you do not want them to show as online in the who is online legend.

Solution

Open: includes/functions.php

Find:

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$user_online_link = get_username_string(($row['user_type'] <> USER_IGNORE) ? 'full' : 'no_profile', $row['user_id'], $row['username'], $row['user_colour']);
                        $online_userlist .= ($online_userlist != '') ? ', ' . $user_online_link : $user_online_link;   

Replace With:

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if ($row['user_type'] <> USER_IGNORE)
                        {
                        $user_online_link = get_username_string(($row['user_type'] <> USER_IGNORE) ? 'full' : 'no_profile', $row['user_id'], $row['username'], $row['user_colour']);
                        $online_userlist .= ($online_userlist != '') ? ', ' . $user_online_link : $user_online_link;
                        }
                        else 
                        {
                            $user_online_link = '';
                            $online_userlist .= '';
                        }   

[Jackal]

Since they are more or less just normal users you should be able to hide their online status by editing their preferences (which you can for instance reach through the group manager -> members for the "Bots" group and there select "Preferences" for the selected bot).

Since you probably don't want to do this for every single one of these around 50 users, this query should also get the job done:

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UPDATE phpbb_users SET user_allow_viewonline = 0 WHERE user_id > 2 AND user_id < 53;

[Mario]

Could this be done to hide the Only the registered Members . (Except the one's who are in legend ) Such as Admins , Mods, Devlopemement etc...

[Jackal]

..... Sorry but not sure what you mean, can you explain a little more

[Mario]

thanks any way karl , i have fixed it <3

[Jackal]

thanks any way karl , i have fixed it <3

Maybe you could share for other users in the future?