Question How to automate special groups and access using CB data

I have CB membership, integrated with Kuena. It works, seamless, thanks.

Now I added a new yes/no question on a certain subgroup of members. My ideal here is:
- user signs up, checks this box.
- CB assigns into subgroup automatically - I think I got that down
- And then - my question here - Kuena automatically assigns to "editor" or something - how do I do that???
- special category is visible to this group only

I've thought about it for a few days now, can't figure it out. Any help appreciated!!

This is a good question. Thanks for asking it.

There's one point that I want you (and other people who are looking for help about how Kunena "manages" user registration) to understand and that is: Kunena does not manage user registration. In fact, Kunena is totally agnostic about how your users have registered with your site. Whatever you use to register your users, however the procedure populates the Joomla user table, however the Joomla users are assigned various Joomla privileges (e.g. author, editor, publisher, manager, etc.) these things occur independently of Kunena. As far as setting up forums to work with special user types, Kunena uses whatever is held in the Joomla user table.

The Kunena user table merely contains details, obtained from the Joomla user table, for the purposes of operating in the context of the forum and, particularly, for assignment of moderator roles.

Therefore, if your registration procedure (in your case you use Community Builder) automatically assigns your users as Joomla editors (or whatever), Kunena is aware of that fact when they login and try to interact with restricted forums.

The big question, therefore, is how to make Community Builder assign those special Joomla privileges when users register. Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to that question. What do the folks at Joomlapolis have to say?

It works!!! Added this datum in the CB user list, it works. Thank you so much for your quick response.

It works? :side: I actually helped? :blush:

OK, how did you do it because I've been wanting to know the answer for ages! :laugh: