Re: File download by Registered user only

Posted by Graham Perrin on Jan 04, 2009; 5:42am
URL: https://support.nabble.com/File-download-by-Registered-user-only-tp2101635p2108260.html

Quoting selectively, with a little re-ordering:

Uttam Saxena wrote

I have created a forum … I requested my community … to register and contribute for helping each other on forum. I have started posting some downloadable attachment of pdf files which are useful for many. I have obseved that people are downloading those files …

All good.

… registering and replying to technical issues and … participating in active way. … active member … the objective of the forum is to share our knowledge, expertise and experience with each other.

Re <http://n2.nabble.com/Nabble-Latest-Features-f1559156.html> have you considered the new Workgroups format for your forum? <http://n2.nabble.com/Workgroups-td1559166.html>

Registered users may gain kudos, credibility etc. by assigning topics to themselves, or to trusted colleagues. I see Workgroups format as an incentive.

Making files to be downloaded by only registered users

That is certainly an interesting use case.

With a focus on your objective:

> to share our knowledge, expertise and experience

I wonder whether any *raising of a barrier* (to download) will be counter to the desire for your community to actively participate and to share.

In a separate topic <http://n2.nabble.com/-td1492000.html> I seek a lower barrier (to registration/participation).

I'll follow this download-related topic with interest.

Incidentally, without wishing to stray off-topic: are the majority of your 'assets' (for want of a better expression) in PDF format? Or are you equally happy to refer from your forum to HTML content elsewhere?

Thanks and regards
Graham