What it does
This module provides 2 new security groups for Forum feature:
- Forum/All Forums Moderator: Full rights with posts of all forums except the right to create and adjust the forum settings.
- Forum/Administrator: Full rights with the company's forums and posts, including the right to create new and adjust the forum settings.
You can also manually add moderators for each forum in its configuration.
Editions Supported
- Community Edition
- Enterprise Edition
Installation
- Navigate to Apps.
- Search with keyword viin_website_forum_security_groups.
- Press Install.
Instruction
Instruction video: Forum - Security Groups
To set user access rights, you go to Settings > Manage users, select the user account you want to authorize, or create a new user account.
Click Edit and select the group of access rights you want to add for this user. Then, click the Save button.
This module will provide the following groups of access rights for the Forum application:
- Leave blank: Can access all company forums and have full rights with forum posts if the user is assigned as Moderator.
- All forums Moderator: Full rights with posts of all forums except the right to create and adjust the forum settings.
- Administrator: Full rights with the company's forums and posts, including the right to create new and adjust the forum settings.
You can also manually add a moderator for the forum. Go to Website > Configuration > Forum, select the forum to assign the moderator, or create a new forum.
Click Edit, and select the user account of the responsible moderator in the Moderators section. Then, press the Save button to complete the setup.
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