Hide SSN Mod

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Hide SSN Mod
Summary Hide SSN Social Security Number Events.
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Mod Updated 20 August 2023
Download link hide_ssn_v12.1.0.5a
TNG 14.0
TNG 13.0
TNG 12.3.0
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Author(s) Steven Davis
Homepage Hide SSN Mod (This page)
Mod Support TNG Community Forums
Contact Developer Steven Davis
Latest Mod 12.1.0.5
Min TNG V 12.1.0
Max TNG V 13.0
Files modified
personlib​.php
reglib​.php
rpt​_ind​.php
searchform​.php
tngdblib​.php
customconfig​.php
Related Mods
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Notes

Purpose of the mod

This mod was developed for public sites that prefer hiding SSN Social Security Number Events from bots scrapping data.
If you have a private site requiring everyone log in, you probably have no use for this mod.

Developer

This mod was developed by Steven Davis.

Advantages

Allows public sites to hide SSN Social Security Events from bots and anyone that does not log in.
Option to show the SSN event to ALL logged in users or restrict access to users with View Information for Private Individuals rights.

Requirements

  • A working TNG installation.
  • A backup of all affected files (see the list in the summary in the upper right corner of the page)
  • An installed current version of the Mod Manager.

Revision History

Mod Version TNG Version Date Contents
12.1.0.5a 12.1 20 Aug 2023 Fixed option typo in instructions.
12.1.0.5 12.1 12 Sep 2020 Updated so the default mode allows SSN access to all logged in users.
First version added to TNG WIKI.
12.1.0.4 12.1 12 Aug 2020 Hide SSN events on the PDF page
Hide SSN search in the advanced search options
12.1.0.3 12.1 17 Jul 2020 First version released for testing

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

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.

Modmanager Edit options

  • The default setting (0) allows all logged in users to access numbers
  • Set the option to (1) to require private rights to access numbers

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 12.1.0.5a 12.3.0 EN
The Cole / Tanner Family Tree David Cole Public/Private see here see here EN, DE, FR, ES, NL