Can users be added to threads posts in a private sub-forum?

[Deagonx]

Hello.

I know Xenforo has the capability to make a sub-forum that anyone can post in, but users can only see their own threads (staff can see all the threads) and I know of one forum that uses this to facilitate communication with the staff.

My question is: Is it possible for add additional non-staff users to a thread like that in order to allow them to see it? The use-case I am imagining this for would be a rule violations reporting sub-forum, where we would potentially add the reported user to the thread to allow them to see and respond to a report if needed, but if there is no way to add a non-staff to a thread in such a sub-forum then that wouldn't really work.

 

[Mr Lucky]

The way that kind of subforum works is mods can see all threads but regular users can only see threads they started.

So in your scenario I think a conversation would work best between the two users (reporter and reportee) and the mod team.

 

[Xon]

My (paid) add-on, Collaborative Threads supports this. This allows you to add arbitrary users (assuming they have the "participate" permission) to a thread in a forum where they lack the "view threads by others" permission.

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Collaborative Threads

Aug 17, 2018

Enables ad-hoc created groups to share OP-rights to a thread

• Xon
• Add-ons [2.x]

 

[Deagonx]

Thanks Xon. I'm actually referring to Spacebattles in my example!

 

[Xon]

Well that is the add-on SpaceBattles uses to implement that feature.

 

[Deagonx]

Yeah I had asked Qygibo first and she said to ask a XF2 forum and said "I think Xon is on those forums"