How do I..

[SparKeh]

How do I set it so members can only view certain categories after X number of posts?

Alot of people register to my site to pm/page the girls yet they have no posts, or to post something for sale etc. it annoys everyone! I want to be able to set it so they can not view most of the categories until they have posted in the newbies section and introduced themselves first.

[bashy]

there is a hack that does this...do a search for erm... permissions post count and see what comes up m8 :)

here ya go..found it for you, there is a 3.5. version as well this is the 3.6 https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=123002&highlight=permissions+post+count

[SparKeh]

thanks dude!

[peterska2]

You can also do this via usergroups and promotions without the need for any modifications. This enables you to lock down forums or features until a certain post count, time registered, or reputation.

For example, you might want newbies to just have access to site feedback and the introductions forum. So you would set your usergroup permissions for your registered users group to that add a new usergroup with access to the rest of the forums, and create a promotion to promote the users after one post. This basically forces them to introduce themselves, otherwise they can't post anywhere else. You can even take it one step further with permissions and have that that they can only create a thread, and not reply to anyone elses until they have been promoted, so they have to start a thread, and so will more than likely introduce themselves.

[SparKeh]

that might be a better idea for what I'm looking! cheers