The permission stuff to 777 is described in snog instructions and I think I also did this for the initial install.
So....no I did not just pull that info out of thin air.
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Social Groups for XenFro is released under the All Rights Reserved license.
You may not redistribute the package in whole or significant part.
You are allowed to run this package on one server, provided you have
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* PREPARATION *
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If you intend to allow users to create a forum for their groups, you should
create categories in the XenForo node list to hold the forums.
At the very least you should create one main category to hold other group
categories. IE:
Social Groups (main category)
- Math (sub-category)
- Science (sub-category)
- History (sub-category)
Set the default category permissions (main category) for registered and unregistered users the
way you want them to be.
When setting the options for the program, you would select only the sub-categories
for Social Groups for XenForo.
You should also create a user to send automated PCs from the group system. The
most common name to use would be 'Group System'.
* INSTALLATION *
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1) Upload all of the files contained in the 'upload' folder to your forum directory.
Change the permissions for these folders to world writeable (777)..
data/snogsocialgroups
data/snogsocialgroups/CategoryBanners
data/snogsocialgroups/CategoryIcons
data/snogsocialgroups/GroupAvatars
data/snogsocialgroups/GroupBanners
data/snogsocialgroups/Photos
2) Go to the Home tab in the ACP and select 'Install Add-on' then import the addon-snog_groups.xml file.
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* IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE THE vBULLETIN SOCIAL GROUPS IMPORTER STOP HERE! *
* DO NOT CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER THE IMPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED! *
* YOUR SOCIAL GROUP CATEGORIES FROM vBULLETIN WILL BE PRE-SELECTED IN THE *
* SOCIAL GROUPS OPTIONS AFTER IMPORT. *
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3) Go to Admin->Home->Options and select Social Groups for XenForo and set the options as you would like them to be.
NOTE: Be sure to change the PC Sender Name to a user that does not need to receive group PCs.
4) Go to Admin->Users->User Group Permissions and set the Social Groups permissions for all groups that you want
to be able to create Social Groups.
5) Go to Admin->Users->Administrators and set the Admin Social Groups permission for any admin that should be able to
edit groups and view private groups.
6) Depending on how you have the groups set up, go to the proper area to set up a group...
With 'Show Navigation Tab' checked:
Go to your Forum and click the 'Groups' tab, then select Create Group in the group menu.
Without 'Show Navigation Tab' checked:
Go to your Forum and select one of your group categories, then select Create Group in the forum menu.
* NOTES *
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KEEP YOUR ORDER NUMBER AVAILABLE ON YOUR PERSONAL coMPUTER.
IT IS NEEDED TO DOWNLOAD UPDATES ANY TIME THERE IS AN UPDATE TO THE Social Group System.
You can assign new icons for each group category in the node list. Go to any category used for the social group system
and click on 'Category Icons' in the foum menu or the main group menu.
* UPGRADING FROM SOCIAL GROUPS 1.3.x to 1.4.x *
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1) Take your site offline (Admin->Options->Board Active).
2) Backup your database.
3) Backup your library/Snog/SocialGroups folder.
4) BE SURE ALL ADMINS THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO EDIT GROUPS AND VIEW PRIVATE GROUPS HAVE THEIR ADMIN SOCIAL GROUPS PERMISSION SET
5) Upload the files contained in upload folder to your server forum folder.
6) Import the addon-snog_groups.xml file as an UPGRADE to the add-on.
7) Check to be sure everything is working and put your site back online.
* MOVING GROUPS *
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Moving groups to new categories...
1) Create the new category in the XF node tree
2) Add the new category to the add-on options 'Categories for Group Forums'
3) Move the groups to the new category using 'Owner Tools' for each group.
There is nothing else that needs to be done in XF itself to move a group to a new category.
If you are going to delete the old category after moving the groups...
1) BE SURE ALL GROUPS HAVE BEEN DELETED OR MOVED FROM THE OLD CATEGORY
2) Remove the old category from the add-on options 'Categories for Group Forums'
3) Delete the category from the node list in XF
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Moving group forums to regular forums...
1) Delete the group from the group system
2) In XF move the forum to the new category and check 'Display in Node List'
3) Change the permissions for the forum as needed for each user group
* DELETING GROUPS *
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When deleting groups from your site, if you don't want to keep a group's forums you should delete the group forums
BEFORE deleting the group using the admin options in owner tools.
* DELETING GROUP FORUMS *
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Group forums can only be deleted from the admin options in owner tools. The only exception to this is after a group
is deleted, they may be deleted from the node list in the XF admin area.
