Extra Topic Entrance Settings/Restrictions

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This application will add 6 extra permissions for your members to enter topics. You can exclude group/s from each permission.

 

The permissions can be added added for each topic separately and they are as follow:

 

1) Number of Posts.

You can set a minimum number of posts for your users to enter a particular topic and/or topics.

 

2) Daily Posts

You can set a minimum of posts that your users can make on daily basis in order for them to enter a topic or topics.

 

3) Number of Threads

You can set a minimum number of threads for your users to enter a particular topic and/or topics.

 

4) Days Registered

You can allow access to a topic or certain topics only to members who have been registered for a certain period of time. This can come in handy to protect your forums from spammers for example.

 

5) Likes/Reputation Points

You can allow access to a topic or certain topics only to those members who have received a number of likes/reputation points, i.e. the popular members if you will.

 

6) Minimum Age

If you want to restrict access to a topic or certain topics to user under a certain age, then this is setting is for you. If an user did not add the birthday details in their profile, they will get an error message when they will try to access the age based topic/s.

 

7) Exclude a group/s from each topic entrance restriction/s.

Installation and Configuration:

 

To install this application, upload the admin folder inside the Upload folder to the root of your forum folder. Then go to your Admin Panel->Applications & Modules->Manage Applications & Modules and on the right side where it says: Applications Not Installed you will see a new application added called: Extra Topic Settings. Click on the install button.

 

To configure it go to the Other Apps tab then from the drop down list choose Extra Topic Settings and it will take you to the Application 's Management Area area where you can configure it accordingly to your

needs/likings.

 

For more info on how the application looks like when being used, please check out the attached screenshots.

 

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