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This is a tutorial on how to make Usergroups. Many thanks to Dark for some of his tutorials.
[b]What It Is[/b]
Usergroups are what you can put members into.
You can assign each with special permissions, special privileges, special restrictions, and other such things.
[b]To Get There[/b]
Admin CP>Users and Groups>Groups
[b]Basic Usergroups[/b]
MyBB comes with the following usergroups:
[color=#008000][u]Administrators[/u]
[i]Definition:[/i] This is the usergroup for the people with access to the Admin CP.
[i]Suggestions:[/i] Change Reputation Power to 1. [/color]
[color=#0000FF][u]Awaiting Activation[/u]
[i]Definition:[/i] This usergroup is for users whose accounts have not yet been activated.
Usually you won't need to manually place people into this usergroup.
[i]Suggestions:[/i] Change to Validating. Allow Posting/Starting Thread. [/color]
[color=#008000][u]Banned[/u]
[i]Definition:[/i] This usergroup is for people who have been banned from your board.
[i]Suggestions:[/i] Allow Board View. [/color]
[color=#0000FF][u]Moderators[/u]
[i]Definition:[/i] When moderators are created, they are moved to this forum if they are in the registered usergroup to start with.
If you manually place users into this usergroup, they will not inherit any moderating privileges until you add them as moderator to a forum.
[i]Suggestions:[/i] Change Attachment Quota to a Limited One, Avoid Unlimited. [/color]
[color=#008000][u]Registered[/u]
[i]Definition:[/i] This is the main usergroup for most of your users who are registered but are not part of any other usergroup.
[i]Suggestions:[/i] Change name to Members. Change Attachment Quota to a Limited One, Avoid Unlimited. Make sure PM Space is around 100 to save space. [/color]
[color=#0000FF][u]Super Moderators[/u]
[i]Definition:[/i] Users in this usergroup can moderate any forum.
[i]Suggestions:[/i] Change Attachment Quota to a Limited One, Avoid Unlimited.
[/color][color=#008000][u]Guests[/u]
[i]Definition:[/i] This usergroup is used to give permissions to guests and search engine spiders.
Usually no users will appear in this usergroup.
[i]Suggestions:[/i] N/A [/color]
Every suggestion mentioned above is just a suggestion. If you don't know how to do it, it's ok. It will be mentioned below.
[b]Guide To Changing Everything-Part I: General Tab[/b]
[u]View[/u]
What the usergroup's called.
[u]Short Description [/u]
A description of the group.
[u]Username Style[/u]
How the username is displayed in his/her profile, posts, who's online, etc. Please refer to the Username Style Section to get a more elaborate description and tips.
[u]Default Usertitle[/u]
Leave blank if you wish to use custom usertitles. Otherwise type in the same thing as title.
[u]Userstars[/u]
The number of stars this member has.
[b]Guide To Changing Everything-Part II: Forum and Posts Tab[/b]
[u]Viewing Options[/u]
Just check what you think the usergroup should have access to. Should be self-explanatory.
[u]Posting/Rating Options[/u]
See those yellow stars at the top right corner next to the New Reply button? That's the rating. I'd check all three of them for every group except for Banned, Validating (Awaiting Activation), and Guest. For Validating (Awaiting Activation), I'd just check the first two.
[u]Poll Options[/u]
Check both boxes for all groups except for Banned, Validating (Awaiting Activation), and Guest.
[u]Attachment Options[/u]
I'd check the first box for all usergroups except for Banned, Validatin (Awaiting Activation), and Guest. For the attachment quota, I'd suggest 1024 MB for Members (Registered). 5120 for staff (Moderator and Super Moderator). Unlimited (Just put a zero) for Administrators.
[u]Editing/Deleting Options[/u]
The first and last box should be checked except for Validating (Awaiting Activation), Banned, and Guest. The middle boxes are your decision, they should be self-explanatory.
[b]Guide To Changing Everything-Part III: Users and Permissions Tab[/b]
[u]Account Management[/u]
Can access User CP should be checked for all groups except for Banned and Guests. Can change username checked only for staff groups. Can use custom usertitle for staff group. Can upload avatar for all groups except for Banned and Guests.
[u]Reputation System[/u]
Check the first box for everybody. Check the second box for evyerobdy but Validating (Awaiting Activation), Banned, and Guests. The next 2 spaces should be 1 and 5-10 or unlimited (Just put a zero).
[u]Warning System[/u]
The first box is only for Super Moderators and Administrators. The second one is for every usergroup. The third box is recommended to be unlimited (Just put a zero).
[b]Guide To Changing Everything-Part IV: Miscellaneous Tab[/b]
[u]Calender[/u]
The first box for everybody. Second, third, and fourth for only staff groups.
[u]Who's Online[/u]
Check the first one for everybody. Second for only staff groups. Third for only Administrators.
[u]Warning System[/u]
Check the first and second box for every usergroup. For the third space, you can choose. It's pretty self-explanatory.
[b]Usergroup Styles[/b]
[u]Image Next To Name[/u]
Image on the Left:
[code]{username}
Image on the Right:
Username Prefix
Code:
InsertPrefixHere{username}
Bold Username
Colored Username
To Find Color Codes:
http://html-color-codes.com/
That's all for now! I will update with suggestions!
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