Users Awaiting Moderation:
 

I see that users awaiting moderation can look around the forum with their ID that has not been accepted yet. Is there any what to set this so that until they have been approved the only way they can see the forum is as a guest?

Thanks for any help you can give.

Use forum permissions. I do that.

http://yoursite.com/admincp/forumper....php?do=modify

Hint: don't let the view "Categories"

Is that still letting them log in to a degree.

I am having a message go out that they are under review.

I have been having it where they have to see the forum as guest.

Many people that join are using business names and are people that have usernames in approriate for the forum.

I don't want them showing up on the list of who is online even until I have talked to them about their userids.

Is there any way to make this work like SMF?

Anyone. Willing to pay to get this solved. It is 100% unacceptable to me the way it is.

This thread might help with the "Newest Users" and "Online Users" part of your issue:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ing+Moderation