Remove "Powered by Invision Board" from the first page title

[Michael]

There is no such "Turn off copyright" setting in a standard IP.Board installation.

[Devon Z]

There is no such "Turn off copyright" setting in a standard IP.Board installation.

It's not a visible config group but you can access it by changing the query string in the URL (&conf_group=15), I am running the Standard Installation I downloaded from the client area just yesterday...

If you look in the code, it makes the if statement true which empties the variable.

        $cp = " (Powered by Invision Power Board)";
        
        if ($this->ipsclass->vars['ips_cp_purchase'])
        {
            $cp = "";
        }

It is legal to remove the line from the title, correct?
Also, are we allowed to edit the footer's copyright to make it just say "Powered By IP.Board

[Luke]

Interesting!

This is part of the code for the copyright displayed at the bottom:

if ($this->ipsclass->vars['ipb_copy_number'] && $this->ipsclass->vars['ips_cp_purchase'])
        {

Notice that it checks for "ipb_copy_number" AND "ips_cp_purchase". Setting just "ips_cp_purchase" to one to "1" gets rid of the title, but leaves the copyright at the bottom because the "ipb_copy_number" is NOT set :)...

Now whether or not this effects anything else I'm not quite sure... But it seems that the board copyright stays intact!

[Devon Z]

Interesting!

This is part of the code for the copyright displayed at the bottom:

if ($this->ipsclass->vars['ipb_copy_number'] && $this->ipsclass->vars['ips_cp_purchase'])
        {

Notice that it checks for "ipb_copy_number" AND "ips_cp_purchase". Setting just "ips_cp_purchase" to one to "1" gets rid of the title, but leaves the copyright at the bottom because the "ipb_copy_number" is NOT set :)...

Now whether or not this effects anything else I'm not quite sure... But it seems that the board copyright stays intact!

Exactly. :)

[Katsuma]

Hmmm. Nice work. :thumbsup:

[Michael]

It's not a visible config group but you can access it by changing the query string in the URL

(&conf_group=15)

, I am running the Standard Installation I downloaded from the client area just yesterday...

Ah, that makes more sense. Although it's not always going to be &conf_group=15, it's &conf_group=116 on my board. :lol:

[Devon Z]

Hmm, true. Well this is handy for those who don't feel comfortable editing code or can't access the code due to encryption... They can use phpMyAdming to search their database for ips_cp_purchase in the prefix_conf_settings then find the conf_group associated with it.

Anyway, is it legal to remove the version numbering from the footer copyright?

[atomicknight]

You can remove the version numbering via ACP (under Tools & Settings -> Security and Privacy). The copyright can't be legally removed unless you purchased that service separately.

[Michael]

There is a setting already to remove that (now that, I'm sure of! :lol:), it's under the 'Security and Privacy' settings.

[The Clash]

Odd...are we really supposed to be allowed to access that section of the ACP?

I know we can't do anything illegal, but perhaps it's something they didn't think of?

[Devon Z]

Odd...are we really supposed to be allowed to access that section of the ACP?

I know we can't do anything illegal, but perhaps it's something they didn't think of?

I'm sure they would have removed the code completely if they were that concerned about it. :)

[The Clash]

Removing it completely would disallow access to those who have actually purchased copyright removal...

I'm not sure though.

[Devon Z]

Removing it completely would disallow access to those who have actually purchased copyright removal...

I'm not sure though.

Nah, they would distribute a patch or different version. :-P

[Luke]

Odd...are we really supposed to be allowed to access that section of the ACP?

I know we can't do anything illegal, but perhaps it's something they didn't think of?

You'd be able to do it in the database anyway. It's not like you can't access it all.

Since they said it was ok to remove the title, I'm going to assume that this is ok, as long as it doesn't effect any other place in the board. For that we need confirmation from Brandon, or someone that has time to dig a little deeper.

[Michael]

The only other place in the IPB source files where 'ips_cp_purchase' gets changed or looked at is in the sources/components_acp/copyright.php file. It gets set to 1 when you have entered a valid copyright removal code. But it still will be checking that code when it goes to display the copyright, so just changing 'ips_cp_purchase' to 1 should work for removing this text from the browser title bar with no other impact. Because it's an element of the copyright removal process, though, I'd really await a response from IPS before I would endorse that as the best way to remove that text.

[Guest]

you are allowed to remove it from the title, it has been mentioned numerous times.

But it would be indeed handy to have a switch to turn of the setting to show it in the page title, boards who are a resource site for ipb such as mine would probably leave it on because in that case it's beneficial to seo, but if you own a forum about bikes or whatever it's really no good to have it there.

[The Clash]

Because it's an element of the copyright removal process, though, I'd really await a response from IPS before I would endorse that as the best way to remove that text.

Exactly where I was going with my previous posts.

[bfarber]

The source is entirely viewable, so people can make whatever changes they want. The caveat is, you are not allowed to modify the copyright at the bottom of the page.

If setting that setting to a 1 does what you want and does NOT affect the copyright at the bottom of the page, no one is going to yell at you. ;)

[MindTooth]

This should be an option from the ACP. I am currently displaying this. But I will not remove it. You should also add support to translate it.

[Devon Z]

The source is entirely viewable, so people can make whatever changes they want. The caveat is, you are not allowed to modify the copyright at the bottom of the page.

If setting that setting to a 1 does what you want and does NOT affect the copyright at the bottom of the page, no one is going to yell at you. ;)

Thanks, I'm glad I found this as it is much easier than editing files for simply disabling the message... Also, those who are hosted by IPS should be able to do it as well if they can find the group id for the copyright. :)

Thanks again,
- Devon

[friction]

I agree that this should be an "Option" to either have it showing, change it, or disable it. I can't see it being a big problem code wise to add it in perhaps the General Configurations settings. You could have a checkbox options that says "Show Web Site sub-title". Tick On or Off, and when the switch is on, it can defaulted to "Powered by Invision .....", but you can also edit it to say whatever you like with a character limit.

[whitetigergrowl]

Funny. I don't see how this affects anything. Most forum software do it, including VB, and it hasn't affected their sites activity. Many larger sites leave it there anyways. I think if anything for some board owners it's a nit pick.

[CL1CK]

Thanks Alot... :)

[timchriss]

Cool, $300 to remove a title.

Login to admin and follow this ---> 1. Tools & Settings >
2. System Settings >
3. System >
4. General Configuration
and change the name. Simple :)

[Mat Barrie]

This thread is two years old and no longer relevent (since IPB3 doesn't actually have that text any more). Why did you do that?