Question Category and Forum Setup Question

Hello...

I am using Kunena 1.5.8 (just released tonight) for our church's website. In order for our members to use the Kunena forum, they must have a "Registered" account on our website. Some of our members are a part of an Information Technology Committee, and I am upgrading their user status from "Registered" to "Author" within Joomla (we are using version 1.5.15 of Joomla).

I created a new Kunena category called "Small Groups and Committees". I want to leave this category open to anyone who has created an account on our website (basically from "Registered" all the way up to "Super Admin").

Within the "Small Groups and Committees" category, I have created a forum called "Information Technology Committee". I only want people with access of "Author" through "Super Admin" to be able to see this forum.

Basically, my tree structure looks like this:

Small Groups and Committees (seen by "Registered" through "Super Admin")

• Information Technology Committee (seen by "Author" through "Super Admin")

How can I set this up correctly in my "Small Groups and Committees" category and "ITC" forum??? I have tried everything, and I'm still lost. My problem is that when I use my "test" account to see what this looks like as a "Registered" user, sometimes I still see the "ITC" category as a "Registered" user when I shouldn't...because that forum is intended for only "Author" status and higher.

Try in this way.

Small Groups and Committees (seen by "Registered" through "Super Admin")

• Public Access Level: Registered
• Include Child Groups: Yes
• Admin Access Level: Super Administrator
• Include Child Groups: Yes

Information Technology Committee (seen by "Author" through "Super Admin")

• Public Access Level: Author
• Include Child Groups: Yes
• Admin Access Level: Super Administrator
• Include Child Groups: Yes

Hi quila...

I tried those settings exactly as you have them, but it's still not working correctly. Here's what I have tried using my "test" account set at these levels:

"Registered" --> does not show the "ITC" forum. That is good.
"Author" --> does not show the "ITC" forum. That is not good.
"Manager" --> does not show the "ITC" forum. That is not good.
"Super Admin" --> shows the "ITC" forum. That is good.

So, in summary, I am still really confused as to why, when I set my "test" account to either "Author" or "Manager", I cannot see the "ITC" forum like I should. :huh:

Information Technology Committee (seen by "Author" through "Super Admin")

• Public Access Level: Author
• Include Child Groups: Yes
• Admin Access Level: Super Administrator
• Include Child Groups: Yes

double check on red colored or post here a screenshot of this category security access settings.

Hello again, quila...

Here are a few images for you to look at:

"Small Groups and Committees" Category
"Information Technology Committee" Forum
The setup of the tree structure

Chris

Hi, you are right

Try in this way.

Small Groups and Committees (seen by "Registered" through "Super Admin")

• Public Access Level: All Registered
• Include Child Groups: Yes
• Admin Access Level: Public Backend
• Include Child Groups: Yes

Information Technology Committee (seen by "Author" through "Super Admin")

• Public Access Level: Author
• Include Child Groups: Yes
• Admin Access Level: Public Backend
• Include Child Groups: Yes