How do I set my forum to private?

by SweetMysty on July 4th 2009, 2:49 pm

I want to set my forum to private, but I want guests to see users online, and also be able to see the memberlists, so they will know who has registered. How do I do this?

by Tonya on July 4th 2009, 3:00 pm

I think that isn't possible on Forumotion.com
You can only put your forum on holiday or in construction.

by SweetMysty on July 4th 2009, 3:05 pm

Thanks... but I have seen another forum in which you had to sign in to see the threads... etc..

by Master Marc on July 4th 2009, 5:22 pm

ACP=>General Tab=>Forum=>Categories and forums=>Choose forum=>Permissions=>View the forum and its messages=>Members=>Save

Guest will not be able to view your forum.Just do this with all of your forums.

You can also disallow new members on your forum:

ACP=>Users & Groups Tab=>Users=>Users options=>Allow new members=>No=>Save

Or you can manually activate your friends account,so you can manage who's registering:

ACP=>Users & Groups Tab=>Users=>Users options=>New accounts activation=>Admin=>Save

Hope I helped, Hello

by SweetMysty on July 4th 2009, 6:41 pm

Oh, thank you so much! Smile

by SweetMysty on July 4th 2009, 6:49 pm

Okay... The only problem is.. I was wanting the "guest" to be able to see who was online and also be able to see who was online in the last 24 hours.. is that possible?

by Master Marc on July 4th 2009, 7:06 pm

SweetMysty wrote:Okay... The only problem is.. I was wanting the "guest" to be able to see who was online and also be able to see who was online in the last 24 hours.. is that possible?

Yes,it is...

They will not be able to view the forums if you did what I suggested...

by SweetMysty on July 4th 2009, 7:08 pm

Yeah, I did like you said.. and they werent able to see the forums, so that worked well Smile

But... I did want them to be able to see who was online at that monent, as well as who had been there in the last 24 hours.. does that make sense?

by Master Marc on July 4th 2009, 7:11 pm

Okay!

Try this please:

ACP=>Display Tab=>Homepage=>Structure and hierarchy=>Hierarchy=>Display viewonline information box on index=>On root index only=>Save

by SweetMysty on July 4th 2009, 7:12 pm

Okay thanks.. I will try that and see if it works... Thanks for helping me Smile

by SweetMysty on July 4th 2009, 7:18 pm

Master Marc wrote:Okay!

Try this please:

ACP=>Display Tab=>Homepage=>Structure and hierarchy=>Hierarchy=>Display viewonline information box on index=>On root index only=>Save

Okay.. I just checked and it is on root index only. It does show on my forum, but only for my members to view. I also wanted it to be shown to my guests who have not signed in yet. Is that possible?

by SweetMysty on July 5th 2009, 7:32 am

Okay.. I have figured it out! As long as there is one forum "open" for guest to see.. then the online status will display at the bottom, and guest will be able to see who has been online in the last 24 hours. So... I just made an Introduction board welcoming guests and lurkers to register. :wouhou: