Forum access permissions for individual members.
Viewing access permissions.
You must be logged in on your community to view the forum permissions for your individual members.
You can determine for each member individually which forums they have access to.
Path to follow: Admin link -> admin menu -> members -> all
Select the member you wish to view or edit the forum permissions of by typing the username in the filter.
Click the apply filter button to filter the name.
Click on the name in the filter results.
Scroll down to the forum permissions section where you will see all forums listed with indications of where he member has access and what type of access.
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Forum name
The name of each forum
Type
Security of each forum (public, invisible, private/MBA)
Posts
The amount of posts a member has made in each forum.
Deny access
Checking this radio button in the forum permissions of a specific user will deny access to the forum for that user. You can use this in public forums. Like if you have a public forum and there is one particular user you'd rather not see posting in that forum, you check the deny access radio button for that user.
Default
When this radio button is checked, the user complies to the default settings of that forum.
View
When checked, this enables a member to view/read a forum regardless of weather the exceptions are met or not. It will not enable the member to reply to topics or make lead topics.
Reply
When checked, this enables the member to reply to topics and read topics in a forum regardless of whether the exceptions are met or not.
Lead
When checked, this enables the member to start new topics in a forum, reply to topics and view topics, regardless of whether the exceptions are met or not.
Moderate
Check this button if you wish to give the member moderator access to the forum.
Changing the forum permissions of individual members in public forums.
To change the forum permissions, check the radio button next to the forum you wish to change the permissions at..
Below is an example of forum access to 5 different forums. The examples are numbered 1 through 5.
Example #1
The default button is checked.
The dark green area indicates what the default for the user in that forum entails. In this instance, the user can view, reply and lead.
Example #2
Radio button check has been changed from default to reply.
The pink area indicates the default permission that has been taken away from this specific user.
This particular member here will no longer be able to make lead posts.
Example #3
Radio button check has been changed from default to view.
The pink area indicates the default permission that has been taken away from this specific user.
The member can no longer make lead posts or reply to posts but (s)he can still read the topics and the topic content in that forum.
Example #4
Radio button check has been changed from default to deny access.
The pink area indicates the default permission that has been taken away from this specific user.
This user has no longer access to the forum at all.
The member will see a 401 unauthorized page when clicking on the forum.
Example #5
The radio button check has been changed from default to moderate.
The user has become a moderator of this forum.
The light green area indicates the extra access given to the forum in addition to the default access.
For more information on how to edit the specifics of moderator access please see or admin/mod permissions tutorial.
Changing the individual forum permissions in invisible/MBA forums
Example #1
This is an invisible forum. The user does not meet the exceptions and complies to the default setting of that forum.
Note that view/reply and lead are empty.
The default setting is that the user cannot view or post there, as the forum is invisible.
Example #2
The radio button check has been changed from default to view.
The member can view this forum and read the topics and the topic contents.
The light green area indicates the extra access that has been given.
The member does not have to meet the exceptions as the radio button overrides the exceptions.
*Exceptions could be for example a 500 post count. Everyone who reaches a post count of 500 will be able to see the invisible forum. Although this user in the example here might not have a 500 post count, as you have checked "view", the user will be able to view the forum even though the 500 post count exception is not met.
It also works the other way around. Should the post count exception to see and post in an invisible forum be 500 and a member reaches 500 posts on your domain, (s)he will be able to see the forum and post in it. But you could then take the posting permissions away even though the member meets the exceptions.
A pink area will indicate which permissions have been taken away (lead/reply)
Example #3
The radio button check has been changed from default to reply.
The member can view this forum and read the topics and the topic contents as well as reply to the topics.
The light green area indicates the extra access that has been given.
The member does not have to meet the exceptions as the radio button overrides the exceptions.
Example #4
This is an MBA forum.
The radio button check has been changed from default to lead.
The member can view this forum and read the topics and the topic contents as well as reply and make lead posts.
The light green area indicates the extra access that has been given.
The member does not have to meet the exceptions as the radio button overrides the exceptions.
What does this mean?
Say you have an MBA forum. As indicated in the screen shot, the dark green area shows the default for that forum. As the dark green area does not cover view/reply or lead, nobody can enter the forum unless they apply for membership or unless they meet the exceptions.
In the given example, the radio button check has been changed from default (apply) to lead. The member can now enter the forum, view, reply and make lead posts without applying for membership first and without meeting the exceptions.
Viewing access permissions.
You must be logged in on your community to view the forum permissions for your individual members.
You can determine for each member individually which forums they have access to.
Path to follow: Admin link -> admin menu -> members -> all
Select the member you wish to view or edit the forum permissions of by typing the username in the filter.
Click the apply filter button to filter the name.
Click on the name in the filter results.
Scroll down to the forum permissions section where you will see all forums listed with indications of where he member has access and what type of access.
Lingo
Forum name
The name of each forum
Type
Security of each forum (public, invisible, private/MBA)
Posts
The amount of posts a member has made in each forum.
Deny access
Checking this radio button in the forum permissions of a specific user will deny access to the forum for that user. You can use this in public forums. Like if you have a public forum and there is one particular user you'd rather not see posting in that forum, you check the deny access radio button for that user.
Default
When this radio button is checked, the user complies to the default settings of that forum.
View
When checked, this enables a member to view/read a forum regardless of weather the exceptions are met or not. It will not enable the member to reply to topics or make lead topics.
Reply
When checked, this enables the member to reply to topics and read topics in a forum regardless of whether the exceptions are met or not.
Lead
When checked, this enables the member to start new topics in a forum, reply to topics and view topics, regardless of whether the exceptions are met or not.
Moderate
Check this button if you wish to give the member moderator access to the forum.
Changing the forum permissions of individual members in public forums.
To change the forum permissions, check the radio button next to the forum you wish to change the permissions at..
Below is an example of forum access to 5 different forums. The examples are numbered 1 through 5.
Example #1
The default button is checked.
The dark green area indicates what the default for the user in that forum entails. In this instance, the user can view, reply and lead.
Example #2
Radio button check has been changed from default to reply.
The pink area indicates the default permission that has been taken away from this specific user.
This particular member here will no longer be able to make lead posts.
Example #3
Radio button check has been changed from default to view.
The pink area indicates the default permission that has been taken away from this specific user.
The member can no longer make lead posts or reply to posts but (s)he can still read the topics and the topic content in that forum.
Example #4
Radio button check has been changed from default to deny access.
The pink area indicates the default permission that has been taken away from this specific user.
This user has no longer access to the forum at all.
The member will see a 401 unauthorized page when clicking on the forum.
Example #5
The radio button check has been changed from default to moderate.
The user has become a moderator of this forum.
The light green area indicates the extra access given to the forum in addition to the default access.
For more information on how to edit the specifics of moderator access please see or admin/mod permissions tutorial.
Changing the individual forum permissions in invisible/MBA forums
Example #1
This is an invisible forum. The user does not meet the exceptions and complies to the default setting of that forum.
Note that view/reply and lead are empty.
The default setting is that the user cannot view or post there, as the forum is invisible.
Example #2
The radio button check has been changed from default to view.
The member can view this forum and read the topics and the topic contents.
The light green area indicates the extra access that has been given.
The member does not have to meet the exceptions as the radio button overrides the exceptions.
*Exceptions could be for example a 500 post count. Everyone who reaches a post count of 500 will be able to see the invisible forum. Although this user in the example here might not have a 500 post count, as you have checked "view", the user will be able to view the forum even though the 500 post count exception is not met.
It also works the other way around. Should the post count exception to see and post in an invisible forum be 500 and a member reaches 500 posts on your domain, (s)he will be able to see the forum and post in it. But you could then take the posting permissions away even though the member meets the exceptions.
A pink area will indicate which permissions have been taken away (lead/reply)
Example #3
The radio button check has been changed from default to reply.
The member can view this forum and read the topics and the topic contents as well as reply to the topics.
The light green area indicates the extra access that has been given.
The member does not have to meet the exceptions as the radio button overrides the exceptions.
Example #4
This is an MBA forum.
The radio button check has been changed from default to lead.
The member can view this forum and read the topics and the topic contents as well as reply and make lead posts.
The light green area indicates the extra access that has been given.
The member does not have to meet the exceptions as the radio button overrides the exceptions.
What does this mean?
Say you have an MBA forum. As indicated in the screen shot, the dark green area shows the default for that forum. As the dark green area does not cover view/reply or lead, nobody can enter the forum unless they apply for membership or unless they meet the exceptions.
In the given example, the radio button check has been changed from default (apply) to lead. The member can now enter the forum, view, reply and make lead posts without applying for membership first and without meeting the exceptions.
