Some Forums visable to some usergroups but cannot access, While some Are Invisable?

[AnaSci]

i posted this on VB.com and it seems as though it cant be done... could anyone engineer a hack for this or point me in the direction if there is already one?! THANKS!

Some Forums visable to some usergroups but cannot access, While some Are Invisable?

is there anyway of doing this?

for instance,

My MOD forum is visble on the main page by all users, except when they click into it, they cannot see anything, it says they arent allowed in there.

(i also have donated member forums which are set like this and MUST stay visable! hence the need for the hack to make select forums invisible)

i'd like to create an ADMIN forum, that the mods and other members dont know about/cant see or access

is this possible? or do all private forums have to either be hidden or visable

thanks

[amsch]

Couldn't you set this with access masks?
Override the donation ones with yes or no?

[AnaSci]

i tried.. maybe i did something wrong? :(

[Logician]

All can be donce via CP, no need for a hack
Originally posted by AnaSci
[B]My MOD forum is visble on the main page by all users, except when they click into it, they cannot see anything, it says they arent allowed in there.

Set it visible, then for all usergroups set it unaccessible ("users can see it") option, except ones who can access there.


i'd like to create an ADMIN forum, that the mods and other members dont know about/cant see or access

set it invisible..

Dont forget to enable access masks from settings..

That's it..

[AnaSci]

doesnt that enable them access into the forum? they just cant see threads?

[Logician]

Originally posted by AnaSci
doesnt that enable them access into the forum? they just cant see threads?
no it's a general setting that enables YOU to set special permissions to specific user groups.

[AnaSci]

Log... does not work bro.... they can still see the forum but get this message when clicked on it

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i honestly think some sort of hack is needed to accomplish hiding select forums :confused:

[Logician]

Originally posted by AnaSci
Log... does not work bro.... they can still see the forum but get this message when clicked on it
[logout]

i honestly think some sort of hack is needed to accomplish hiding select forums :confused:
Did I get you right: You need a Mod forum and you want ALL your users see the forum itself but not the messages in it. So forum is visible but messages are invisible to everybody but mods.

And you have a Admin forum which both forum and messages will be invisible to everybody but admin/mods.

If this is the case, then:

CP vb options, be sure you have set these:
Hide private forum: YES
Enable Access Masks?: YES

Then Forums & Moderators/Moderate
Your Mods Forum:
Private forum : NO
Act as forum? YES
Is active? YES
Open for new posts? YES

Your Admin Forum
Private forum : YES
Act as forum? YES
Is active? YES
Open for new posts? YES

Forums & Moderators/Permissions:
Your Mods Forum:
For ALL usergroups that will see the forum but not messages:
Choose "Use custom settings:"
Can view forum YES
NO to rest of them

For ALL usergroups that will see the forum AND the messages:
Choose "Use custom settings:"
SET Can view forum, can search, Can post new threads, Can reply to own threads, Can reply to other's threads, Can view others' threads,Can edit own posts to YES.

It works without a hack.. I know, because I exactly have the same system in my board ;)

[Chris M]

It does work AnaSci...

It is just simple Permission editing...

Satan

[AnaSci]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Logician
[B]
Did I get you right: You need a Mod forum and you want ALL your users see the forum itself but not the messages in it. So forum is visible but messages are invisible to everybody but mods.

i cannot have my members seeing title threads in the mod forum, wont this allow that? i want them to get this message when they click on the mod forum

You do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
You do not have permission to access the page that you were trying to. Are you trying to edit someone else's post or trying to access administrative features? Check that you are allowed to perform this action in the Forum Rules.
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
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and the admin forum will be visible to ONLY admins, not everyone but admins


ig uess i will try one more time and follow your directions verbatum