XF 2.2 What's the best way to manage two user groups in a forum? (Multiple solutions: which one is the best? )

NandorHUN

NandorHUN

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Hi Guys!

I want to create a forum with two subgroups ( let's say group1 is "clients" and group2 is "partners").
I want them to have the same privivileges but group2 be able to access a different forum on different page.

What's the best way to do it?
I read about it so I have a lot of different solutions in my mind but I want to ask for your help:

1) Creat 2 forums under same domain but in different folders so
a) let's say mysite.com/group1/ and mysite.com/group2/
OR

b) mysite.com/ (main forum) and mysite.com/group2/

2) Only one forum but creat a hidden forum within and I somehow put it on a different page with widget(?) - if that's possible???
So basically I create new group forum but with restrictions to specific user groups and I somehow hide this forum form the main page and put it on a different tab (if that possible) as a widge? or with some other miracle. - in this case I dont need the ad-on.

Also is it possible to set that different user groups lend on different site after login?
So Group1 will lend on ..../forum.example1 and Group2 will get redirected to the mentioned widget site?


I know that the first soultion I need that "Multisite System 2" ad-on.

( what if I when I install the new Xenforo I use the same SQL infos to install it? )

Thanks for the help?

What if i do that?
What's the best solution to do this?

Thanks!
 
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Anything involving multiple installations will require multiple XF licenses.

I would just have multiple user groups with permissions set to allow access to specific forums for each group.
 
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Thanks.

And what's the best way to do it?
From my post - 1) a or 1) b
Or is there any specific solution You would have?

Also my question still stands: Can I put the "restricted" forum on a different page? (it would be convenient for "group2" if they dont need to scroll to the bottom every time they want to get to the restricted forum).

And somehow can I install and manage two different chats for the groups?

Thank you very much! :)

Also: do I need 2 license if one Xenforo is in mypage.com/ and the other is at mypage.com/group2 ?
 
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Alright I will do it :) Thank you.

For the first part of my answer what's your opinion:

"
And what's the best way to do it?
From my post - 1) a or 1) b
Or is there any specific solution You would have?

Also my question still stands: Can I put the "restricted" forum on a different page? (it would be convenient for "group2" if they dont need to scroll to the bottom every time they want to get to the restricted forum)."

?
 
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NandorHUN said:
Also my question still stands: Can I put the "restricted" forum on a different page? (it would be convenient for "group2" if they dont need to scroll to the bottom every time they want to get to the restricted forum).
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Why not move the restricted forums to the top of the node list? Group 1 won't know they are there, and Group 2 will have quicker access to those forums.
 
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Thanks.
That's probably a good idea, still... if possible I want to manage them separetly.

All I really need is to put this category on a different page somehow. So when he/she click on the link ( navigation) the allowed user get to a clean category (and forums) that has his specific topics.

If i do as you suggested the rest will still be at the bottom.

So let's say

The main forum is about "gaming". So it has a lot of topic about games. But I want a different (premium") user base who has access to "PC build" category.

If he click on the navigation link "PC build" he get to a category that only shows him the forums inside "PC build".
Is it managable ?

(BTW I used games and PC just as an example.)
 
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