• Resolved jpvanmuijen

    (@jpvanmuijen)


    Hi, great plugin!

    However, I’m trying to achieve something which I can’t really figure out.
    I’d like to give one group (Publishers) the ability to create topics (using topic permissions) in a specific forum, while allowing everyone else to view these. However, when I check the Publishers group in a forum, it automatically becomes private (which obviously is by design).

    Closest I’ve gotten so far, is to create a Members group and put all Subscribers in there using Assign Groups to Roles and assigning the appropriate permissions to both of these groups.

    Is this the best way to achieve this, or is there another way to keep the forum public while having a group selected for specific permissions? So more kind of include one instead of exclude all except one. If that makes sense.

    Thanks!

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  • Plugin Author Robin W

    (@robin-w)

    yes I’d go with publishers having create topics for forum x, and members having ‘view topics’ for forum x, which is how I designed it.

    With increasing functionality to meet lots of different scenarios, I am getting nearer to the stage where the plugin will become too complicated to understand, so am loath to add more ‘alternate’ options to it :-), but am willing to hear more on whether the above doesn’t work for you before ruling anything out !

    Thread Starter jpvanmuijen

    (@jpvanmuijen)

    Thanks for your reply! Judging by these forums, your support is top notch.

    I agree, I’d rather have a basic plugin (or a combination of plugins) which just works and keeps working, than a single overly complicated one which breaks down.

    By the way, the above scenario works for logged in users, but still keeps the topic invisible to the public. Presto; another scenario ??
    So I think I’ll switch to regular WP posts instead of a forum for these particular items.

    Thanks again!

    Plugin Author Robin W

    (@robin-w)

    no problem, and thanks for posting back !

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