<yabb topic_url> will be replaced with the url to your topic, so you should use something like this in your news template:

<a href="<yabb topic_url>"><yabb title></a> 

There is no version of this mod available for Y2 yet, I'll port the mod as soon as the final release is out. Note that there are plans to improve the news.pl that comes with Y2, maybe this mod will no longer be necessary at the end.

LoonyPandora wrote on Jun 30^th, 2003 at 7:52pm:


I have a better solution.  By adding just two lines to the security.pl (in YaBB 1.4), you can make an exception - so users cannot see the "hidden" board from the forum (although they will be able to see from the "news" page).

This is for users who:
* Want to use the news script 2
* Want to hide a board from  all users except "Admin" (from the forum view)
* Disallow guests from accessing the forum, except:
* Allow guest and member access to news script 2 content on page outside YaBB

Please note that this mod required more boards / category options version 2 and news script version 2 to be installed - and this was done on e YaBB 1.4 forum, not the more recent YaBB 2.1.  Also note that the news board should have set the mbco2 options to allow the administrator user only to access the message board.

<edit file>
Sources/Security.pl
</edit file>

<search for>
if ($view_users{$curboard} eq "" && $view_groups{$curboard} eq "") {$access = "granted";}
</search for>

<add after>
#Rob mod - makes users able to access news even if guest access is off.
		if ($curboard eq "Index_cat" && $username eq "Guest" && $action eq "news") {$access = "granted";}
		if ($action eq "news" && (-e("$memberdir/$username.dat"))) {$access = "granted";} # Allow members to access news also!
</add after>

 

That should do it.  IMPORTANT NOTE:
You must modify the above.  Change "Index_cat" to the id of your board to access (not the board's name, but the actual ID).

Works like a charm.

--Rob