Master Bug with Status Updates...

[D. V. Devnull]

Hello, Tip.It Admins... Sorry to have to be a bringer of bad news, again... :(

 

There is a huge master bug with the Status Updates section of the forums. Apparently, if you're signed out, it is still possible to click on any available "My Friends" links and/or access the following URL...

 

http://forum.tip.it/index.php?app=members&section=status&module=profile&type=friends

...and land up getting a rather long feed of @ForsakenMage's Recent Status Updates. (Yes, even more than displays in her profile!) If you wish to see this for yourself, then...

 

1. Log Out
   
2. Switch to the "IP.Board Mobile" Theme
   
3. Click on the "<<" in the top-right corner
   
4. Click on Status Updates
   
5. Click on My Friends

...and there you will be. BTW, you can switch to any theme, and it will still display itself. :geek:

 

Why is this a bug? Those links and that URL should not be accessible while logged out, because a Guest doesn't have a set of friends to receive Recent Status Updates from. So if there is any way to fix this, such as graying that button out and/or forcing a user to sign in before that page will work, then it would be very much appreciated. Plus, it's probably reasonably safe to assume that she would not want guests being able to so easily pull a feed of her status updates, right? :ohnoes:

 

~D. V. "This one must be a magnet for obscure large bugs that shouldn't be happening..." Devnull

 

 

 

(p.s.: If this has to be fixed AFTER the upcoming upgrade, then so be it... already understanding you've got a bit on your plate already...)

 

 

 

[Multiple Edits by Post Author to deal with a few missed things.]

Edited March 18, 2012 by D_V_Devnull

[tripsis]

We'll probably just wait and see if it even is a bug in the updated version of IPB.