Role access
Quote from robin@4thcorner.com on June 25, 2017, 2:45 amCan access to the forum be restricted to certain roles?
Can access to the forum be restricted to certain roles?
Quote from Asgaros on July 1, 2017, 4:04 pmHello robin,
you can restrict the access to moderators or certain usergroups which you can create for the forum. It is not possible to restrict the access for WordPress roles at the moment.
Hello robin,
you can restrict the access to moderators or certain usergroups which you can create for the forum. It is not possible to restrict the access for WordPress roles at the moment.
Quote from Asgaros on September 4, 2018, 8:59 amHello @gespanne
Currently the forum has three roles:
- Normal: Users can create topics/posts
- Moderator: They can delete/close/move/sticky/edit topics/posts
- Administrator: They have access to the backend forum-configuration and can change everything
You assign the moderator-role via a checkbox in the WordPress backend-profile. The administrator-role is automatically assigned to all WordPress administrators.
Hello @gespanne
Currently the forum has three roles:
- Normal: Users can create topics/posts
- Moderator: They can delete/close/move/sticky/edit topics/posts
- Administrator: They have access to the backend forum-configuration and can change everything
You assign the moderator-role via a checkbox in the WordPress backend-profile. The administrator-role is automatically assigned to all WordPress administrators.
Quote from Gespanne on September 4, 2018, 5:58 pmOne of the issues with close integration to the WP is that roles that were created by other plugins and their associated permissions show up in the list of roles in Asgaros, confusing the issue. Roles that show up in my installation include Shop Manager, Customer, Participant, Moderator, Blocked, Spectator. Key Master, Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor and Administrator.
The permissions for these other roles are not clearly defined and it’s causing an issue for me. Right now, newly registered users come in as role = “Blocked”. How do I specify the default role of a new user?
Thanks.
Al Olme
Minneapolis, MinnesotaBTW, I’m trying to get out of wpForo. Frankly wpForo looks like a poorly implemented copy of Asgaros. Are there any migration tools?
One of the issues with close integration to the WP is that roles that were created by other plugins and their associated permissions show up in the list of roles in Asgaros, confusing the issue. Roles that show up in my installation include Shop Manager, Customer, Participant, Moderator, Blocked, Spectator. Key Master, Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor and Administrator.
The permissions for these other roles are not clearly defined and it’s causing an issue for me. Right now, newly registered users come in as role = “Blocked”. How do I specify the default role of a new user?
Thanks.
Al Olme
Minneapolis, Minnesota
BTW, I’m trying to get out of wpForo. Frankly wpForo looks like a poorly implemented copy of Asgaros. Are there any migration tools?
Quote from Asgaros on September 5, 2018, 10:01 amHello @gespanne
Quote from Gespanne on September 4, 2018, 5:58 pmOne of the issues with close integration to the WP is that roles that were created by other plugins and their associated permissions show up in the list of roles in Asgaros, confusing the issue. Roles that show up in my installation include Shop Manager, Customer, Participant, Moderator, Blocked, Spectator. Key Master, Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor and Administrator.
At which place do this roles show up in Asgaros Forum? Inside Asgaros Forum I dont directly work with the WordPress roles-system currently so all assigned WordPress roles are based on WordPress or custom role-management plugins itself.
An user in Asgaros Forum is considered as a normal user as long as he is not a WordPress administrator. He can be assigned as a moderator when you check a checkbox for this in his profile – but this is not related to WordPress roles as well.
If you want to block the access to the forums for new registered users by default it would be possible to “bann” them after the registration automatically via a hook or use the usergroup-management of Asgaros Forum to hide “internal” areas unless you manually unblock an user.
Hello @gespanne
Quote from Gespanne on September 4, 2018, 5:58 pmOne of the issues with close integration to the WP is that roles that were created by other plugins and their associated permissions show up in the list of roles in Asgaros, confusing the issue. Roles that show up in my installation include Shop Manager, Customer, Participant, Moderator, Blocked, Spectator. Key Master, Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor and Administrator.
At which place do this roles show up in Asgaros Forum? Inside Asgaros Forum I dont directly work with the WordPress roles-system currently so all assigned WordPress roles are based on WordPress or custom role-management plugins itself.
An user in Asgaros Forum is considered as a normal user as long as he is not a WordPress administrator. He can be assigned as a moderator when you check a checkbox for this in his profile – but this is not related to WordPress roles as well.
If you want to block the access to the forums for new registered users by default it would be possible to “bann” them after the registration automatically via a hook or use the usergroup-management of Asgaros Forum to hide “internal” areas unless you manually unblock an user.
Quote from Gespanne on September 5, 2018, 2:36 pmThe roles that I listed show up in the box that appears when you click on the “Role” field on the “Edit User” page. That page may not actually be in Asgaros but the properties show up in the program and appear to influence the permissions. For iinstance, the role “Spectator” can’t post.
The roles that I listed show up in the box that appears when you click on the “Role” field on the “Edit User” page. That page may not actually be in Asgaros but the properties show up in the program and appear to influence the permissions. For iinstance, the role “Spectator” can’t post.
Quote from user1 on January 20, 2023, 5:45 pmQuote from Asgaros on September 4, 2018, 8:59 amHello @gespanne
Currently the forum has three roles:
- Normal: Users can create topics/posts
- Moderator: They can delete/close/move/sticky/edit topics/posts
- Administrator: They have access to the backend forum-configuration and can change everything
You assign the moderator-role via a checkbox in the WordPress backend-profile. The administrator-role is automatically assigned to all WordPress administrators.
How can I restrict moderator role for singular forum only?
I know it from other forums that different persons moderate different topics.
Quote from Asgaros on September 4, 2018, 8:59 amHello @gespanne
Currently the forum has three roles:
- Normal: Users can create topics/posts
- Moderator: They can delete/close/move/sticky/edit topics/posts
- Administrator: They have access to the backend forum-configuration and can change everything
You assign the moderator-role via a checkbox in the WordPress backend-profile. The administrator-role is automatically assigned to all WordPress administrators.
How can I restrict moderator role for singular forum only?
I know it from other forums that different persons moderate different topics.