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How to restrict user permissions for adult only forums?

AN Anise
Anise
Member

Hey all,

 

So it seems like there must be a way to do this… but I can’t seem to find what it is. I’m starting a writing forum that will have an adult discussion section. I really don’t want the twelve year olds in there. Obviously, there’s no practical way to keep members from lying about their ages (I know a LOT of people who did this in exactly the same situation when they were underage), but I need a way to at least restrict the problem.

 

Is there a way to set permissions for a user group so that they can either see or NOT see a specific forum (but access to all the rest of the forums is the same)? I’m looking at “add new permission set”, but I don’t see an option to add viewing/replying/etc to ONE specific Forum A (while everyone else can only view/reply/etc Forum B-Z.) The exact scenario would be:

 

Members Age 0-17: Access to Forums B-Z Only.

Members Age 18+: Access to Forums B-Z, PLUS Forum A.

Is there a way to do this, and if so, how?

 

Thanks! :)

Anise

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IK Ike
Ike
Member

Hey Anise,

Should be fairly straight forward as long as you have anyone under age placed in a specific group and permission sets in place.

If you go to your admin page and then Forum > Forums, find the forum (sub-forum, or entire group) that you want to block to under age members and click on ‘Add Permission’.

You can then pick something like:

‘Select Usergroup : Underage’  

and then  

‘Select Permission Set : No Access’

Not sure if you have had a look at the Codex, but will add the links just in case

Permissions

User Access and Permissions

Creating Forums  –  Has some permissions info

Hope this helps,

AN Anise
Anise
Member

This is it, yay!  Oh, I’ve read that codex… and marked it… and made files of it… and put it on my Kindle…:)

There are more questions coming up, I’m sure… but that’s it for now.

MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
Member

thanks for update.. we will be here if needed..