What determines what forum list category's are display on the Active Topics page? The reason ask is the forum list category in question, is only viewable when users are logged in. Can the forum software be configured to also show the posts from that forum list category on the Active Topics page?
It should only list forums that a user has read access in:
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// Based upon user's permissions, build a list of allowable forums
$boards = array();
foreach($tree['active'] as $k => $v) {
if ($userob->check_access("forum","READ_TOPICS",$k)) {
$boards[] = $k;
}
}
$board_in = join(",",$boards);
Right now it does this, A.When viewing as a guest, there is no read access to the category and the posts from that category do not appear on the Active Topics page. B.When any registered user logs in, they are allowed read access to the category and the posts from that category do not appear on the Active Topics page.
I want it to do this, A. When viewing as a guest, there is no read access to the category and the posts from that category do not appear on the Active Topics page. B. When any registered user logs in, they are allowed read access to the category and the posts from that category also appear on the Active Topics page.
Humm, the active topics island actually should ignore permissions. In fact there is a disclaimer in the cp to that fact. Even if say a user /guest does not have access to that post the post should appear in the active topics. Now when they click on it it won't work.
But anyway if active topics does not appear for anyone I suspect it is not enabled. Either due to you just made the switch and the cache has not had any net new posts in the selected forums to post to the island. Or you did not complete the required steps to activate the island . Or you have some permission issues when you installed the product.
Does the island even appear? What version are you using? What is the URL to your site?
Blue Man Group There is no such thing as stupid questions. Just stupid answers
Even if say a user /guest does not have access to that post the post should appear in the active topics. Now when they click on it it won't work.
That is how I thought it should function. But apparently they only want user's to see those post. Even if a guest would be seeing only a snippet of the post, from the active topics page.
Originally Posted by Ruben
Does the island even appear?
If your definition of Island, is the Active topics page. YES
Originally Posted by Ruben
What version are you using?
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Originally Posted by Ruben
What is the URL to your site?
URL to Site The, "The Greasy Spoon" category only appears for users. (Check Attachment) The, "The Greasy Spoon" category Posts do not appear on the Active Topics page for Users & Guest.
Well the greasy spoon is a forum not a category. It is placed in the The Front Office category. It appears that you just have some permissions and settings a little off of what you want. As a guest I can't see the greasy spoon , but as a user I can. Also you don't have a island enabled for active topics but just the menu.
Blue Man Group There is no such thing as stupid questions. Just stupid answers
It is very difficult to deal with this via a third person.
First item is to check forum permissions for guests, users(default groups) and any other groups they may be assigned to.
Also I assume the board has not been modified from stock.
But if I had to guess first permission would be at least can see forum,Can read topics .
Or at the very least in forum settings, Is Teaser Forum? Forum will be visible in the forum listing even if the user does not have permission to read the forum.
Show forum in Active Topics- should be enabled (probably the culprit) This may have been disabled because they could not figure out how to stop access. Using the steps posted above.
Blue Man Group There is no such thing as stupid questions. Just stupid answers
Sorry for the slow reply. I understand trying to fix something via a third person is difficult. I will pass along the info from your last post. Hopefully after they try a couple things that you mentioned, they will get it to work.
When I visit that message board, the Active Topic page is where I first go, to look at the latest post on the message board. One day, when I was looking at the latest post, I realized that the post from the Greasy Spoon forum were missing. I posted a Message on their IT Short Bus forum about the issue, and didn't get much response. So, I inquired here to maybe get some advice to pass along.
In the past I have inquired on this board about adding a NEW REPLY button next to the TOPIC OPTIONS button. They did that successfully.
I would start with the forum settings: Show forum in Active Topics- should be enabled (probably the culprit) This may have been disabled because they could not figure out how to stop access.
Blue Man Group There is no such thing as stupid questions. Just stupid answers
