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Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: KONYA
Date: November 17, 2014, 4:57 am
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Hi, I set my little forum up to be private so that only members
can read the threads.
I only have 11 members but at times the stats can state things
like '17 online'
When I go to my Home Page I can see 'Guests' then click on their
IP address for eg and it says 'Viewing the board index of Name
of my forum'
I'm confused. Please could someone put some light on this for
me?
Thanks in advance
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Re: Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: KONYA
Date: November 17, 2014, 5:13 am
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Users Online12 Guests, 2 Users
HTML http://thetrench.createaforum.com/index.php?action=who
Help, I am confused. ???
I mean if we log out we can't see anything so surely a guest
couldn't?
But I am not computer literate enough to know how this site
works, can people just search random threads, see the Home page
but nothing else?
#Post#: 14759--------------------------------------------------
Re: Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: CreateAForum
Date: November 17, 2014, 7:46 am
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That is normal they can't see anything as guests if you have
permissions set correctly.
#Post#: 14761--------------------------------------------------
Re: Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: KONYA
Date: November 17, 2014, 8:06 am
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--- Quote from: CreateAForum link ---
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> That is normal they can't see anything as guests if you have
permissions set correctly.
>
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Thank you very much for your reply.
Sorry, I know you are busy. I 'believe' I have set the
permissions correctly but if you have time please would you tell
me step by step what I should have clicked?
I'm not great with things like this :( So my apologies in
advance but you will need to talk to me like I am a 7 year old
:D
#Post#: 14763--------------------------------------------------
Re: Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: CreateAForum
Date: November 17, 2014, 8:08 am
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Admin -> Permissions then modify each group
#Post#: 14765--------------------------------------------------
Re: Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: KONYA
Date: November 17, 2014, 8:20 am
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Hi it is the 'modify each group' which I need help with.
This is what it says at the moment. What do I need to be
ticking?
Guests (?)
Regular Members (?)
Administrator (?)
Global Moderator
Moderator (?)
Thanks again
#Post#: 14766--------------------------------------------------
Re: Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: CreateAForum
Date: November 17, 2014, 8:22 am
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Just modify guests permissions
#Post#: 14767--------------------------------------------------
Re: Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: KONYA
Date: November 17, 2014, 8:31 am
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--- Quote from: CreateAForum link ---
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> Just modify guests permissions
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I am sorry, I don't know what that means.
Don't worry about it, I'll have to leave it as it is.
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Re: Help please re forum private but 'Guests' online
DIR By: Tropical_Wannabe
Date: November 19, 2014, 7:04 pm
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Kona, if you followed my suggestions in this thread:
HTML http://support.createaforum.com/8/help-please-re-making-my-forum-private-(members-only)/msg14619/#msg14619
Your board is private. A user would have to log into your board
to see any posted items, unless you've kept one Category
visible.
Down in the 'stats' box, the "User's Online" will always show a
value. Search bots, members of your forum that have logged out
but are still on the page will register a hit on the 'guests
online' value.
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