Menu

RestrictedForumsAndCategories

Ulf Dittmer
There is a newer version of this page. You can find it here.

How to make a Forum or Category private for some Groups?

If you want to allow only a set of users to access a determined Category or Forum, you have to setup the proper access rights for the [Groups] you want.

First, create a group to put users into

Then, go to Admin Panel -> Groups -> Permissions and set the access rights according to the following table:

If you want to ... Then ...
... prevent a group of accessing some Category ... on theCategory -> Restricted Categories section, select the Categories you want to restrict access for the current group
... prevent a group of accessing some Forum ... on the Forums -> Restricted Forums section, select the Forums you want to restrict access to the current group

Tip: Please note that if you restrict a Category, all Forums related to the respective record will also have his access restricted to only allowed groups.


Want the latest updates on software, tech news, and AI?
Get latest updates about software, tech news, and AI from SourceForge directly in your inbox once a month.