Question User Groups, User Group Privileges, ACLs

*** Topics merged ***

See #243 . The same questions keep recurring. Let's try to keep them together.

Is it possible to create a forum where only a certain access level (or even just moderators or admins) can start new topics, but any registered user can reply in a topic once it's already created?

I have a forum that has topics that have polls, but only moderators should have the permission to create those topics. Any member should be able to comment and discuss, once that topic is created, however.

I'm not seeing a way to do this.

Well, seeing as this isn't an option, I coded it myself.

If anyone wants to do this, it's reasonably simple. Add a database field in categories called "canstart" and then search for all usage of "locked" and mirror it using "canstart," but only do the "canstart" check on new posts (not replies or edits).

This allows moderators and admins to start topics but nobody else, since the check is bypassed in canPost().

The final check should be modified to look something like this:

if (($action == '-post-') && (! $this->parent->catcanstart)) {
return $this->setError ( $action, 'This forum does not allow for new threads.' );
}

(checking against -post- and not -edit- or -reply-

Yes, a real solution would be to say what access groups can start topics, but this is a start, and it works. I hope when it's time to upgrade to 2.0 this functionality will be in there. For now, it gets me what I need for my project.

1. How to do setup and allow registered users to create new topics but can not delete the topics even they are the owners of topics?
2. How to setup to let moderator reviews the new topic before publish?
3. In default Kunena template, there are a lot of function buttons, "Edit", "Delete", and so on. How to disable those functions for certain groups?


Thanks.

Hello, I'm using K1.7 and J1.7 along with CB 1.7. I'm able to use the access level registrictions to hide categories for various user groups, but I was wondering if there is a way to SHOW the categories to users that can't currently access the forums and have kunena suggest an upgrade to plans that do allow access to those forums when a restricted user clicks on the category? Many thanks!

j 1.7 k1.7 cb 1.7

Is it possible to grant user groups/access levels the ability to view categories but not to post? I have categories that I would like the public and other registered user groups to be able to see, but not post to (while allowing still other groups view/post privileges). I have seen a number of posts asking this same question in a variety of ways, but they have 0 replies.... I'm guessing then that this isn't possible. If thats the case, please let me know so I can stop scavenging for answers . Many thanks!