Showing a censored version of email to mods

[Slain]

Hey all, it's me again! I am attempting to make my site feel as comfortable and safe as possible, as well as conforming more with GDPR. I want to censor user email addresses for moderators. Below is an example of what I mean;

Normal:

[e-mail]

Censored:

ex*****@example.com

I'm pretty sure this requires a bit of javascript to do, but I'm not sure what elements to point it at or where to start to be absolutely honest. Any help is appreciated!

[Todge]

While JavaScript is quite capable of hiding email addresses like you are asking, it is fraught with danger, and may even be against PBs rules.

JS can easily be turned off, it also doesn't currently work on the mobile app, so anyone wanting to see your hidden email addresses can do so pretty easily.

If you really want to share email addresses with anyone on your forum, it's best to do so with a private message.

[Slain]

As it stands currently, we have some custom HTML to filter what groups are able to view certain aspects on user profiles. I'm not 100% certain if it can be censored using HTML alone..? Every reference I've viewed online includes Javascript and it's unfortunate that it won't work on Proboards. The current system we have works, so I guess we can stick with that for now. Thank you for the response!

[Todge]

Dec 31, 2022 3:31:53 GMT -8 Slain said:

As it stands currently, we have some custom HTML to filter what groups are able to view certain aspects on user profiles. I'm not 100% certain if it can be censored using HTML alone..? Every reference I've viewed online includes Javascript and it's unfortunate that it won't work on Proboards. The current system we have works, so I guess we can stick with that for now. Thank you for the response!

There is another option..

I wrote a 'Whisper Tag' plugin that allows you to post whispers to members of your choice. Only the members you kist will see the whispers, and the text is encrypted at the point of posting, so if JS was disabled, all the user would see is a bunch of random characters.

Whisper Tags

There is no reason why that couldn't be used to hide emails within posts.

[bigballofyarn]

You can always create your own staff groups, assign the powers you want them to have, and then mark them as not staff. They won't be able to see email addresses at all unless the member shares them with everyone.

[Todge]

Ahhh.. Sorry, I thought you meant hiding emails in POSTS..

While my explanation against a plugin still stands, it would not be against PB rules to change something that is there by default, though it would still be easily circumvented.

bigballofyarn's solutions is the best, and would be totally secure.