Can existing users access the forums?

[redkite]

Do new users have to register, or can existing users (we have 3000+) access and use the forums without having to register or set up a new profile?

Is access controlled by user role? If not, what limits access to certain forums, is it only usergroups? Is there a way to add existing users to new usergroups?

Thanks!

[Asgaros]

Hello @redkite

Your existing wordpress-users dont need to create a new account for the forum.

You can create new usergroups for forums and define access based on them for certain categories. You can add users to those groups.

[redkite]

Okay, good. When a new user is created manually, I’m guessing they can just be added to a usergroup then?

[Asgaros]

@redkite

There is an option which allows that new users are added to a specific usergroup automatically. You can also assign them manually if to other groups if required (via bulk actions or one by one).

[redkite]

How would you bulk-assign all existing users to a usergroup? In the DB? Or is there a way in the forum plugin itself?

[Asgaros]

You can bulk-assign them via the user-management backend-screen of WordPress.

[redkite]

Thanks so much, I’m recommending this for my client.