3 layers of Forums without posting ability in 2nd layer

[PDT816]

Have I ever expressed my gratitude for not charging me per incident like Microsoflt?

My forum has subforums nested within a forum to save on real estate for the main forum page. Without hacking, Is there any way you can take off the ability to post on the parent forum so I don't get the post new topic icon at the top and the "no post in X days" at the bottom?

Link to what I am talking about on my site

I know that I can toggle the "no new post" switch in the CP but that leaves me with the lock icon on the main page.

Clear as mud right?

[JoshFink]

Couldn't you just make the subforum a category?

--Category 1
-- Category 2
-- Forums

Just a thought..

Josh

[PDT816]

Originally posted by JoshFink
Couldn't you just make the subforum a category?

--Category 1
-- Category 2
-- Forums

Just a thought..

Josh

It's a great thought. But with the low volume of post I have on my board I really wanted the combined stats to show up for appearance reasons. Sounds childish, but it makes my board look a little more respectable.

[Steve Machol]

Actually you can set it up so the 'lock' icons don't show. Here's how:

Admin CP -> Change options -> Forum Home Page Options -> Show Locked forums? -> No -> Save Changes

[PDT816]

Originally posted by smachol
Actually you can set it up so the 'lock' icons don't show. Here's how:

Admin CP -> Change options -> Forum Home Page Options -> Show Locked forums? -> No -> Save Changes

I get a lock icon on the forum home page regarldless of whether I have the Show Locked Forums toggled on or off.

[Steve Machol]

Originally posted by PDT816
I get a lock icon on the forum home page regarldless of whether I have the Show Locked Forums toggled on or off.

Really?? That's not the way it works on my forums. From the description in the Admin CP:

Show Locked forums?
Do you wish to have the new post indicators shown on the index page (on.gif and off.gif) be shown with locks to guests & other members who have no access to post?

[PDT816]

I have no doubt that's how it's supposed to work. But you don't have an admin like me running things.

[Steve Machol]

Originally posted by PDT816
I have no doubt that's how it's supposed to work. But you don't have an admin like me running things.

Weird! I'd be happy to take a look if you want to send me the URL to your forums.

[PDT816]

http://www.sbagateway.com/sbaforums/index.php3

Thanks,

[Steve Machol]

Well, I can't tell exactly why it's happening. Maybe this is somehow related to the .php3 files. I don't know what functionality is added with PHP4 and lost with PHP 3.

On a different matter, I did notice something strange though. All of your toplinks have sessions IDs in the links. Did you intend to do this?

[PDT816]

Originally posted by smachol
Well, I can't tell exactly why it's happening. Maybe this is somehow related to the .php3 files. I don't know what functionality is added with PHP4 and lost with PHP 3.

On a different matter, I did notice something strange though. All of your toplinks have sessions IDs in the links. Did you intend to do this?

I am running PHP 4 on my server I just didn't go with the php extentions so I wouldn't lose links from search engines. As far as the sessions in the top links, I haven't changed anything on my end. Other than the graphic and what may have been imported via my previous UBB board, everything is straight out of the vBulletin box.

[Steve Machol]

There may be added funtionality in the .php files over .php3. You could always put an htaccess redirect from *.php3 to *.php.

[Mike Sullivan]

Disabling posting in a forum regardless of whether or not you have show locked forums -- that option is more related to user permissions (ex, if you enable it here, all forums will appear to be locked when you're not logged in).

I think that comes from the "allow posting" option. So try setting that to yes and the "can contain threads" option to no (if there is one like that -- I don't remember exactly now). If there isn't one like that, just play around with the options in that area.