LITTLEBLACKDOG.COM

Or anybody else with some PHP BB experience. I put together a website for my World of Warcraft guild, and am running PHP BB 2 for the forum. I'm wondering if something like this is possible....

I have 2 different sections... one that is public, and one that is guild only. I don't want every registered user to be able to access the guild only stuff. So I made a group and as members register I add them to that group so they can see the guild forums. I'm just wondering if there is a way to automate this somehow? Like could I feed it a list of names, and if it sees someone register with that name it automatically places them into the proper group?

Cuz I have another thing running called Guild Roster that keeps a running list of all members in the guild and gets updated everyday.

http://www.hellshadow.com you can check the stuff I"m talking about out there.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:06 am Post subject:

yeah, sure. in phpBB you just add the people you want "special" say make a group called GuildMembers and add them all into it.

Then permission that group to get into the forums you want. Make sure only that group is permissioned for it. We have some forums here that are like that, you can't see them as a non-moderator or LWD staff member, etc.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:15 am Post subject:

EdisonRex wrote:
yeah, sure. in phpBB you just add the people you want "special" say make a group called GuildMembers and add them all into it.

Then permission that group to get into the forums you want. Make sure only that group is permissioned for it. We have some forums here that are like that, you can't see them as a non-moderator or LWD staff member, etc.

Right, I did that... I'm just looking for a way to automate it so I don't have to manually add each member. I want everyone to register on their own and set their own passwords and all that stuff.

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:46 am Post subject:

GibsonSG wrote:
EdisonRex wrote:
yeah, sure. in phpBB you just add the people you want "special" say make a group called GuildMembers and add them all into it.

Then permission that group to get into the forums you want. Make sure only that group is permissioned for it. We have some forums here that are like that, you can't see them as a non-moderator or LWD staff member, etc.

Right, I did that... I'm just looking for a way to automate it so I don't have to manually add each member. I want everyone to register on their own and set their own passwords and all that stuff.

in PhPBb 2, I don't know if the functionality you are looking for exists.

I do know that in some other forums there are "conditional Memberships" where you have to meet certain conditions to be able to see certain sections... eg: must have posted 10 tymes, and donated $10...

but... I've never figured out how to do something like that with phpbb.. try looking for a mod...

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

I have done this, but it reuiqred a massive amount of plugging into the database, and isnt a topic that is to be taken on by the faint of heart.

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject:

besides that would require the software to be aware that certain individuals were to be added prior to them signing up. Which would defeat the purpose of attempting to automate the process

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:46 am Post subject:

its not that difficult honestly... just send out a guild message 'hey, go to page http://www.yourguild.com/secure/ImAClanner.php after you've registered on the forum, use the clan password of <something>, and it'll get you setup". thats how i did it with mine:)