Stickies & Usersgroups

galaraf · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

Okay - how do you make a topic "sticky"? I haven't found the option yet.

Regarding usergroups:

I've set up a "moderators" group as "closed", so that (at least for now) only I can control who becomes a moderator.

I set up a "member" group (currently "open") that I would like to have limited to the people who have sites on the FSF top site list. How (if possible) can I make it so that when someone adds their site to the list, the automatically become "members" and have a bit different status they people just visiting the list or forum. I want them to be the ones with access to possible "closed" forums that pertain only to the list itself.

(leads to next question)

I'd like another group (or do I need one?) for folks who just want to participate in the forum but don't have a site on the topsite list. Is there a way to differentiate between the groups?

Mark · Site Admin Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 450

When admins or moderators are editing (or creating) a topic, there will be options to make the topic sticky, and annoucement, or the default: normal.

With regards to the groups in phpBB, there are implicit groups for moderators and members, so usually there isn't a need to create these groups. Typical group examples are "boys" and "girls", or "staff", or "inner circle". You can create special permissions for group members, such as forums private to them.

To make a moderator, use User Admin -> Permissions in the admin panel.

Members can have special permissions not available to the general public: forum visitors. Use Forum Admin -> Permissions to make a forum only viewable, reable, postable, etc. to members and invisible, or at least non-postable to non-members.

You might want to create a special member group: "list owner". You can create private forums for list owner members. You can manually set a member to the list owner group, or you can allow members to apply to be in the list owner group using the "Groups" link, where then admin can then quickly approve or disapprove their group membership request. Group permissions are set in Group Admin section.

I will be adding some How-to's with more details soon...

Mark · Site Admin Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 450

We've added a ton of documentation...

http://support.top-site-list.com/support-forum-3.html

galaraf · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

#1: I think it's great that y'all respond so quickly to our comments - especially considering you must be spending a fair amount of time getting together all the info for the FAQ's and all the other stuff invilved with making this all work it's way smoothly to the best topsite list around. I think you'll make it!

#2: I also appreciate that the information base is growing by leaps and bounds. Should save you from me bugging you with stupid questions.

#3: Any suggestions on fast ways to get our sites noticed? I've used addme.com for their free service to add sites to search engines and I'm looking for a few more. Just thought I'd see if y'all knew any really quick solutions.

Thanks for all you do!!!! Smile

Mark · Site Admin Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 450

Thanks!

You may be interested in our new guide on How to Promote your List. Wink

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