Developer Question: Visibility

@LeonidS my friend, I am hoping you may know the answer to this.

Is there anyway I can restrict Visibility.

Example. Say I do not want Polls to have Group visibility, so when adding a new poll under Visibility, my groups do not show up.

Is there a way in studio? Database? Custom class overrides?

How can I accomplish this?

Thank you UNA!

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    • Does the settings in Settings >> General >> "Hide post to context for modules in Privacy field" do what you need?

      • That would exclude all content into that comtext. If I select Groups, then posting videos, etc would not show on the form for video, etc.

        I'm looking for a more fine grain way of removing some but not all.

        I have no issue recoding, just need pointed in the direction where these checks are done, where the select box is populated at.

        • I have some forms on my site that I hide categories in this way. I use the following Javascript to hide specific options, including the "friends," "me only," etc.

            <script language="javascript">


const aVars = ['GROUPS'];
aVars.forEach(reduce_vars);
function reduce_vars (sItem)
{
$(".sys-privacy-group").children().remove('optgroup[label=' + sItem + ']');
}  
    
    
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=2]").remove();
  
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=3]").remove();
    
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=5]").remove();
    
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=6]").remove();
    
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=7]").remove();
    
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=8]").remove();
  
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=9]").remove();
  
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=c]").remove();
  
  $(".sys-privacy-group option[value=s]").remove();


</script>

          That kind of what you are looking for?

          • I will look into that, I don't like using client side unless I absolutely have to, plus, it would change per person, etc. I will do some digging, I'd like to find the code in the core, and add what I need.

            @Corey Dozier again, thank you for the suggestions.

            • Hello @Wise !

              Yes, the solution by @Corey Dozier is in the right direction (thnx, mate!) - the JS variant is the simplest solution to get rid off the unnecessary variant(s) in the VIsiblity field.

              • Hello. If it's OK for you to write some custom code and make some changes in DB:

                INSERT INTO `sys_objects_privacy` (`object`, `module`, `action`, `title`, `default_group`, `table`, `table_field_id`, `table_field_author`, `override_class_name`, `override_class_file`) VALUES ('bx_polls_allow_view_to', 'bx_polls', 'view', '_bx_polls_form_entry_input_allow_view_to', '3', 'bx_polls_entries', 'id', 'author', '', '');

                It's privacy object for "Visible to" field in polls. You may use custom class/file here `override_class_name`, `override_class_file`. For now, you may even put the class in the polls/classes/ folder and it won't be overwritten untill UNA decides to do the same in core.

                Then you need to overwrite 'addSpaces' method in your class.

                public function addSpaces($aValues, $iOwnerId, $aParams)

                It's used to add contexts in the list. Something similar you may find in Timeline BxTimelinePrivacy class.

                Good luck!

                • @Anton L thank you! I will look through the database and code, just needed the direction.

                  • You are welcome!🙏

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