Specific User Group Style Selection

[theArchitect]

I can see that a style can be manually set for a user group or forum in the Admin CP. However, I want to limit the ability to choose different styles to specific groups. That way style choice is a privilege for active members rather than a right for all users.

Any thoughts?

 

[Russ]

I don't think there's anything built in to help with this but:

you could do this edit, in footer:

                <xen:if is="{$canChangeStyle}">
                    <dt>{xen:phrase style}</dt>
                    <dd><a href="{xen:link 'misc/style', '', 'redirect={$requestPaths.requestUri}'}" class="OverlayTrigger Tooltip" title="{xen:phrase style_chooser}">{$visitorStyle.title}</a></dd>
                </xen:if>

Replace with:

                <xen:if is="{$canChangeStyle} AND {xen:helper ismemberof, $visitor, x}">
                    <dt>{xen:phrase style}</dt>
                    <dd><a href="{xen:link 'misc/style', '', 'redirect={$requestPaths.requestUri}'}" class="OverlayTrigger Tooltip" title="{xen:phrase style_chooser}">{$visitorStyle.title}</a></dd>
                </xen:if>

x being the usergroup you want to allow to choose, or use x,y,z to allow multiple groups.

The downside with this method.... is it doesn't really BLOCK any guest from using the style, as they could type in a specific URL to change the style if they new the style ID number but it will hide the link in the footer.

EDIT: Forgot:

In account_preferences
find:

    <xen:if is="{$canChangeStyle}">

Replace with:

<xen:if is="{$canChangeStyle} AND {xen:helper ismemberof, $visitor, x}">

 

[theArchitect]

Thank you,

Will give it a go.

 

[Jake Bunce]

If you are a programmer then this might be useful:

http://xenforo.com/community/resources/different-style-per-domain-code-example.394/

It could be modified to change the style based on group membership. You already have access to the visitor object. But that addon forces the style. It's no longer a choice.