Allowing multiple petition signatures from the same computer

[AndyHarkness]

Is there a way of allowing multiple petition signatures from the same computer? At the moment multiple petition sign ups from the same computer are prevented by cookies. I would prefer to allow multiple people to sign the petition from the same computer. In fact my client wants to have a laptop set up on a University campus where people may sign up to a petition.

[AndyHarkness]

Is there anything stopping me from just removing the cookies? I have added this to my functions.php file:

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//disable petition cookie
if(isset($_COOKIE['petitionid'])) {
  unset($_COOKIE['petitionid']);
  setcookie('petitionid', '', time() - 3600); // empty value and old timestamp
}

if(isset($_COOKIE['signed_3'])) {
  unset($_COOKIE['signed_3']);
  setcookie('signed_3', '', time() - 3600); // empty value and old timestamp
}

[Coleman Watts]

That will probably work, although hacks to CiviCRM core can be difficult to maintain throughout upgrades.
Creating a setting for this and exposing it to the UI would be even better

[AndyHarkness]

Hi Coleman,

So far it seems to be working anyway . I've added the code to my theme's functions.php file, so hopefully I should be able to retain the code if i upgrade CiviCRM (assuming cookies don't change). I'm not sure if I'd have the programming skills to move this onto the UI, but I'll check it out!

[uscucedd]

Andy,

I am on the same boat, in terms of the need to allow the same computer to be used for multiple people to sign petitions.  I want to implement your solution, but my knowledge is more limited than yours.

Where do I find the functions.php file so I can add code to it?  I can't seem to find it on my own.

Thanks!

Michelle