XenForo Version Compatibility
The download is only compatible with XenForo 2.1 and XenForo 2.2. XenForo 2.3 is supported by following the guide but the download attached to this resource is no longer required.
Why this guide?
Since XenForo 2.0.0 we have supported remote file storage using an abstracted file system named Flysystem. It's called an abstracted file system as it adds a layer of abstraction between the code and a file system. It means that it provides a consistent API for...
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This guide will show how easy it is to allow your members to choose which additional user groups they wish to be members of and subsequently affect their forum experience.
For an explanation of both features, see the following pages of the Manual:
Custom User Fields
User Group Promotions
Custom user fields in conjunction with user group promotions allow your users to choose to become members of user groups from their account preferences page. Some uses could be:
Special interest forums...
If you want to provide an extra layer of protection to admin.php, the /install directory, and test & development installations, you can do so with .htaccess authentication.
Protecting admin.php
To protect admin.php, edit the .htaccess file which is in your forum root directory (e.g. /community) and add the following to it:
<Files admin.php>
AuthType Basic
AuthName "ACP"
AuthUserFile "path/to/passwd/file"
Require valid-user
</Files>
The "path/to/passwd/file" will look something like...
These instructions explain how to create a test installation which is an exact duplicate of your live installation.
On Your Server
Create a new test database with a different database name, user name and password to your live installation
Export your current live database and import it into your new test database
Create a new directory on your server, e.g. /test
Copy all of the files from your current live site directory to the new /test directory - ensure you also copy any hidden...
Having logged in to quite a few installations to resolve permission issues, it's clear that a lot of people haven't quite grasped the concept.
So here are a few pointers:
1. All members should have the Registered user group as their primary group - that includes moderators, administrators and super administrators. Like so:
2. Configure the Registered user group to set the minimum permissions you want all members to have. Set those permissions you want them to have to Yes, leave...
