How to make Categories/Boards invisible
December 20, 2018, 09:02:39 am
G'Day all, I have just installed Elkarte, and I have been starting to delve into the inner workings of the forums, via the admin panel. One aspect that I am certain is possible is making Categories & Boards visible and invisible, depending on the group the user is a member of. I have tried looking through the documentation, but I have not been able to find anything, neither was I able to find anything on the greater Internet. What (hopefully not) obvious thing have I missed in the admin area that would allow me to set up this feature? Thanking you in advance for your time, and assistance, M13
Re: How to make Categories/Boards invisible
Reply #2 – December 20, 2018, 09:22:16 pm
Thanks for the reply, Badmonkey, but it didn't supply the answer I was looking for. What I am wanting to so is the following - When someone comes to the forum, and they haven't logged in, all I want them to see is the Category "Lobby", and the boards listed underneath. Once they have become a member, then other categories and associated boards appear, depending on their group assignments. I have found where to hook up permissions to various boards, but I have not been able to determine which setting will make the category & board invisible. What I am seeking is the specific permission, administrative setting that will hide and reveal sections of the forum to the user. I know that this can be done with SMF, as I am a member of a community that is using SMF. When not logged in, only a select group of categories are physically visible. Once a member, then more are available, and with other assigned roles, even more are revealed. Once again, thanking everyone for the time and help, M13
Re: How to make Categories/Boards invisible
Reply #4 – December 21, 2018, 12:00:44 am
Again, thank you for the reply. Once again, it has not answered the question I have asked. I know it is a board setting, even before I asked for help. I know it is possible to do, but I do not know how to do it. What I need to know is what actual option within the board permissions makes a board and hopefully category too, invisible. Which named setting is it? If it is not a binary option, what option needs to be selected? It is not clear to me which option I need to use, and there is no documentation available to assist. Thanks again, M13
Re: How to make Categories/Boards invisible
Reply #5 – December 21, 2018, 12:15:35 am
After a little poking around, and finding a post by aharis on the SMF forum, I finally found the option that I have been looking for. I made the typical newbie mistake of not reading through all the options, nor reading the hints. Under Forums > Settings was an option "Enable the option to deny to deny board access based on membership group", which was the option I was looking for. Now, when I go about setting up permissions, I have a list of options that set the visibility that I had been looking for. This help request can now be marked as solved. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to help. M13
Re: How to make Categories/Boards invisible
Reply #6 – December 21, 2018, 02:28:19 am
I am surprise I answered that in SMF once before but I truly believe the board permission in SMF 2.0 is not 100% the same with ElkArte.