Media Access Mod

Media Access Mod
Summary	Require users login to access media.
Validation	Latest mod is XHTML compliant.
Mod Updated	27 Jul 2024
Download link	For TNG 14.0 media_access_v14.0.3.4.zip
Download stats	Downloads Stats
Author(s)	Steven Davis
Homepage	Media Access Mod (This page)
Mod Support	TNG Community Forums
Contact Developer	Steven Davis
Latest Mod	14.0.3.3
Min TNG V	14.0.3
Max TNG V	14.0.5
Files modified	admin_media.php admin_media.php admin_newmedia.php admin_mediauploader.php admin_photoimporter.php browsealbums.php browsemedia.php customconfig.php familychart.php functions.php getperson.php globallib.php pedbox.php personlib.php relationship.php rpt_utils.php showalbum.php showmedia.php showmedialib.php tngrss.php whatsnew.php languages/English-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/English/cust_text.php languages/German/cust_text.php languages/German-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/French/cust_text.php languages/French-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/Spanish/cust_text.php languages/Spanish/cust_text-UTF8.php
Related Mods	Secret medias
Notes

Purpose of the mod

This mod was developed to allow public access while hiding media from the users that do not log in. The mod does not prevent templates from displaying media.

If you require a login or allow public access to media you can disable the permission mode and use the remaining features.

Developer

This mod was developed by Steven Davis
Many thanks to Michel Kirsch for testing compatibility and code suggestions to avoid conflicts.

Requirements

• A working TNG installation.
• A backup of all affected files (see the list in the summary to the right)
• An installed current version of the Mod Manager.
• Both English and English-UTF8 folders be on your site

Revision History

Mod Version	TNG Version	Date	Contents
14.0.3.4	14.0	08 Dec 2024	Changed operation so users that try to access media, and not logged in, are redirected to the login page
14.0.3.3	14.0	27 Jul 2024	Updated anchor to work with v14.0.5
14.0.3.2b	14.0	03 Apr 2024	Added Dutch language translation by Rob Severijns Corrected typo in query
14.0.3.2a	14.0	03 Apr 2024	Resolved conflicts with Living Color Mod and Secret medias mods
14.0.3	14.0	02 Apr 2024	Fixed SQL error that affected users that were not admins
14.0.3.1	14.0	12 Oct 2023	Updated for TNG14
13.0.3.2	13.0	3 Apr 2022	Users must log in to view catalogs. Fixed issue that caused an error if a user logged out while viewing media.
13.0.3.1	13.0	31 Mar 2022	Renumbered per TNG guidelines, after testing with earlier versions. Code changes to reduce potential conflicts with other mods.
13.1.1.6b	13.1	27 Mar 2022	Removed conflict with Secret Medias Mod so install/uninstall order is not important
13.1.1.6a	13.1	25 Mar 2022	First version of mod for testing on beta site

Conflicts and Issues

No known conflicts.

Installation

1. Uninstall and delete previous version of this mod (if installed)
2. Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Extract the file from the downloaded zip file into the mods folder or FTP the extracted file to your mods folder.
4. Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.

In the event of a problem

• Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability.
• Copy the backup of the affected files back to your TNG directory.
• Retry installing mod.
• Contact us through the TNG Community Forums.

Uninstalling the mod

If you want to completely Remove (uninstall) this mod and any tables if created, you should

1. click the Uninstall button to uninstall the mod
2. click the Delete button to delete the config file from the mods folder.

Upgrade

• Uninstall and eventually Delete the current Mod.
• Proceed as for an installation with the new Mod.

Advantages

• No access to media unless user logs in.
• Hide the living or private message.
• Hide media from the RSS feed.
• Adds feature to make adding new media private by default.
• Above features can be disabled in the mod options.
• Adds feature to search for private or not private media.
• Does NOT require changing the TNG database.

Mod Options

After media access is installed, all features are enabled by default. The mod does not affect the TNG living and private settings except as outlined for the living private message mode.

There are four options in the mod option menu.

The first option requires all users log in to access media. This includes individual pages, charts and PDFs.

To expose select media but not all media, set the permission mode to 0 and use with the Secret_medias mod.

The second option hides the living and private message which is displayed when a user does not have permission.

The third option prevents the RSS feed from displaying media.

The fourth option makes ALL NEW media private by default when using the Add New, Import and Upload methods.

Two check boxes are added to the media admin page to allow searching for media marked private as well as media not marked private.

The check boxes can be used to find media incorrectly marked and searches the selected collection.

Sites using this mod

If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below:

URL	User	Note	Mod-Version	TNG-Version	User-language
Family Histories	Steven Davis	Mod developer	14.0.3.4	TNG 14.0.5	EN
Malkins in New Zealand	Rick Malkin	Great Mod	13.1.1.6b	13.1.1	EN