Private Group within forum

[sparkle]

I have my forum set so that only registered users can see it and post.

However now I was thinking of setting up a further internal group that is more private - say for just a dozen of us regular posters.

I know how to make the sub forum group and have it so that only my invited dozen can see and post.

However one thing is that on the Main Page this folder shows - that is ok - but is also shows the name of the last poster - whereas I would prefer others not to see who has been posting within this private sub forum - is there any way around this?

[GregChapman]

Sounds like you need to turn on "Smart application pages".  Go to:

Options > Application > Extras & Add-ons > Content > Smart application pages

the notes there explain...

If your application has private sub-forums (or any other private sub-app), you can use this feature to make app pages always display the contents that the user can view. In other words, if a user has access to a private sub-forum, he/she will be able to view the private contents from the top-level app. Other users (without access) will only view the public contents. Note: this feature may slow down your app pages a little bit because the system must generate them from scratch for each user. You will probably not notice any difference if your application is small (e.g., less than 5,000 topics).

[sparkle]

Thanks for that.  Have tried it and logged in unber another name to see if the private group is still visible (though not accessible) - it is.



So although I could not access I could see who had been the last poster.

[GregChapman]

I think you find that it only works for certain applications. I know it works for "Mixed" and "Category" and may work for others. I should have warned, it does not seem to work for "Forum".