Password protect sub-forum
 

Hi guys.
I asked the same question at vbulletin.com but they forward me to this forum instead.

Just wonder if it's possible to create a password protected subforum that all registred users can read as a normal sub-forum.
But if someone want to post a new thread he/she need that password.

Cheers
//A

Forum Manager> Choose forum or subforum to edit, click "go."

Scroll down to "Access Options" and see:

Fill in your password, set child forums the way you want it, and select "No" for "can have password" to keep your Moderators from changing it.

You're done. No one without the password can access this forum or subforum now. This also works for categories.

The problem with any password protected area, is people giving out the password. This is true whether the password is done via the software as I showed you, or if it's done with a directory in the server.

What Max says above is correct of course, but if I read the first post correctly what you want is a password that's only needed for creating a thread. If that's true, there's no way to do that with the existing options - you'd need a mod for that. I tried to do a little searching but I couldn't find an existing mod that allows that.

Thats the thing. I want all registred user to have access to the sub-forum, but to post a new thread you need that password.

Oops I missed the part about needing password for starting a new thread.But, you actually do not need a password for limiting who can start threads in forums/subforums. Create a new usergroup for the people you want to be able to start threads in the particular subforum. Then go into "Forum Permissions" and click "edit" for that usergroup as it is shown under the subforum you want to limit.

Scroll down to "Post / Thread permissions" and see, "Can start threads yes no."

Permission your new usergroup to be able to start threads in the subforum, and move all the accounts you want to have the ability, into the new usergroup.

Then go back to Forum Permissions and set this to "no" for every other usergroup you want to deny ability for thread starting for the same subforum.

The nice thing about this is, no password needed therefore no password to get spread around. Passwords for access to forums are highly overrated.

On the above, if you already have a existing usergroup, like "Super Moderators" or "Administrators" for example, as the one(s) you want to be able to start threads in the subforum, of course you can skip the part about creating a new usergroup and it's simply a matter of setting "can start threads" to NO, for the others..