How to protect threads?

[Morphius63]

Hi Guys,

I am pretty newbie so please try not to attack :-)
I have a forum and I want to give a free gift for new users.
What I like to do, is have a forum, or a thread that everyone can see and write some promos on that thread. However, if the end user wants to get the free gift, I like to force him to register to the forum. After he is registered he/she can download the free gift.
Is that possible to accomplish? If yes, please be kind and explain in details.

Thanks for the help.

[ForceHSS]

Anything can be done with the right coding but what is the gift that would be so good that it would want a new user to register to get it

[Morphius63]

How do I go about the coding? Who can help me? I am stuck.

[kh99]

It seems like you just need to make the download available only to members. You can do that by making it an attachment in some thread, then make the thread (or just attachments) only visible to registered members. Is that the kind of thing you had in mind?

[Morphius63]

It seems like you just need to make the download available only to members. You can do that by making it an attachment in some thread, then make the thread (or just attachments) only visible to registered members. Is that the kind of thing you had in mind?

You are getting closer. However is it possible to make the thread open so everyone can see? Kind of a sales letter, a promo. Get them interested in my product. But if they want to get the product.."click here" and that will take them to the registration. Of course all registered members can download the attachment.
Can you please be kind to explain in details how I can do this?

[invitezone]

You can do this by having the thread open to all, but not allowing unregistered users to be able to download attachments.
Set this in the usergroups permissions.

[Morphius63]

You can do this by having the thread open to all, but not allowing unregistered users to be able to download attachments.
Set this in the usergroups permissions.

Sorry for a stupid question, I am a newbie. Can you please be specific how to set it up? PLEASE :)

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Also I should mention that the freebie is an ebook. Can that be an attachment?

[invitezone]

in the admin CP, go to the usergroups tab on the left panel..
You should now see all the usergroups on your forum...
Click on the usergroup you want to allow downloads for...
look through all the permissions options and you will see one related to allowing to download attachments.....
Edit and save...
Now go to the unregistered users usergroup.....
Find that permission again....
Disallow it.....

Job Done