[Erwin]

Good idea, but you can simplify it even more by adding it as an Admin CP Options settings variable.

Because if you think changing a template is a pain when you want to add usergroups, at least you can do it anywhere. Changing a PHP file to add usergroups is much harder.

You're better off adding the group in your phpinclude_start template -

e.g.

$specialgroupid = "1,2,3,4,5";

Then using that anywhere in your templates:

<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo[usergroupid], array($specialgroupid))">

Then just change the numbers in your phpinclude_start template anytime.