Question How to hide the Super Admin from the User List

Dear all,

I would like to consult you on the User List.

I realised that I as the Super Administrator has been listed under User List in kunena forum. What worry me is that under the Summary of my Personal Info, it shows not only my Username but also my User Type as "Super Administrator".

In other words, I have already exposed my identity, and everyone will know that I am using this username to log in to my joomla backend. The only things some one will need to find out is my password. Thus, it increases the risk of being hacked.

Currently I have switched the whole Forum stat off as I couldn't find a setting that can just turn off the User List alone. Both are linked. In fact, the User List is nice, I wish to use it too.

So, is there any suggestion or solution that I can just exclude the person who is Super Administrator or Administrator in the list? Thanks in advance.

What about something like this? (pseudo code)


it's in
/components/com_kunena/template/default/plugin/myprofile/myprofile_summary.php

Thanks. I have just tested several times. But it didn't work. Nothing happened. The Super Admin still listed unchanged. And when I clicked at "My Profile" tab, it showed error message:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/xxxxx/public_html/components/com_kunena/template/default/plugin/myprofile/myprofile_summary.php on line 72


Any more ideas?

Of course it's still listed, when YOU are logged in as admin or superadmin. It is just hidden, when another usertype watches your profile. So, just admins can see usertypes, other users cannot.
Do not take the posted code 1:1 in your php-file. I just wanted to show you how to disable the usertype-view for other users than the admin.

Here is, what you are searching for:

www.kunena.com/forum?func=view&catid=4&id=5537#5681

Thanks skillless. In fact I did test it by logging in as an ordinary user. But even if so, the Super Admin still remained seen in the list by user.

However, Lintzy has given the solution that is exactly I have been looking for. I wish the coming new release will provide an option to turn it off at the backend. Otherwise I will have to repeat the step every time when I upgrade from one version to another.

As for now, I have peace of mind to use the forum stat. Thanks both !! :laugh:Cheers!