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Originally Posted by Skyrider

Seeing the config files are clearly being ignored (I've disabled guest mode in it, not being used at all).. I took a little peak at the conf_init.php file. allowed_usergroup is not being used in it, but I assume a IF / ELSE can be used with:

$config['allowed_usergroup'] == xx

I'm not a PHP coder, but that's where I would start.

I think it's important that one or more of these codes:

defined('IN_MOBIQUO') or exit;
class mobiquo_config
function get_config()
global $vbulletin;
$config = array();
$mobiquo_config = $config;
return $mobiquo_config;

Should be in the custom PHP code if people are going to do that. But I'll take it edit the conf_init file directly "should" take effect as well.

EDIT
I've altered the conf_init.php file to set open forum to 0, and it took effect right away in the tapatalk app. As such, get the proper if / else statement in combination with:

$config['allowed_usergroup']

And in theory, it should work. But like I said, I'm not a PHP coder.. but I have some idea what to look for.


EDIT 2
config.php (in mobiquo) is not being ignored, it's tied up with conf_init.php and I already got some working code already! (newbie code though!)

For example, I used allowed_usergroup in combination with open forums mode allowed yes or no.. Open up config.php and edit the line:

'allowed_usergroup'       => '42',

Then, go to conf_init.php and add the following line (for example, below // $config['can_unread'] = 0:

if ($config['allowed_usergroup'] == 42){
            $config['is_open'] = 1;
        } else {
            $config['is_open'] = 0;
        }

And tada.. if the user on tapatalk is not part of usergroup 42, he or she will see "no topic" message. Not much familiar with what tapatalk allows or can show with custom code, but it's actually a good start to block non-usergroup 42 members on your forums.

This code is not 100% though! It still shows all the sections that are usually allowed for everyone to see, however! Every section will show "no topics" for those are are not in usergroup 42. Most likely best to combine the allowed_usergroup with hide_forum_id.

You can use every single code shown in config.php to use as a if/else statement in conf_init.php. With an advanced/expert php coder, you'll get what you want in no time. My 'code' so to speak merely helps you out a little bit.

EDIT 3:
I have the feeling that allowed_usergroup only applies and works on default vB usergroups. For some reason it doesn't work on custom groups (for me), while it works for eg, registered group, etc.

Thank you very much for your effort!

I tried it, but as I suspected, it appears that the actual vbulletin usergroup is never being referenced, rather, it is simply looking to the config.php file and evaluating a match or mismatch of the allowed_usergroup line. In other words, you could put:

'allowed_usergroup'       => '999999',

And as long as the if ($config['allowed_usergroup'] == 999999) statement matches (even though there is no such usergroup, it will treat the if/else statement as a match and process accordingly.

What is missing is an actual vbulletin database query to lookup the sign-in member's usergroup.