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How to Make Private Forums Explained

First, make the forum you want to be hidden.

Now, here is where it gets complicated. To make it viewable to only certain people... do the following:

>>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page.
>>Go to "Permissions" under, "Forum Admin"
>>Find the forum you want to hide.
>>Hit "Look Up Forum".
>>Hit "Advanced Mode"
>>Set your settings to these:

View = PRIVATE
Read = PRIVATE
Post = PRIVATE
Reply = PRIVATE
Edit = PRIVATE
Delete = MOD
Sticky = MOD
Announce = MOD
Vote = PRIVATE
Poll create = PRIVATE

Now hit "Submit".

Now, go to:
>>"Permissions" under, "User Admin"
>>Type in the name of the user that you want to be able to see the forum.
>>Hit "Look Up User".
>>Hit "Advanced Mode".
>>Now, look by the hidden forum... now you can set the things you want that user
to be able to do in that forum. (The things we set to "Private" above.) Now, to allow them to do the certain things, change the "OFF"s to the "ON"s.
>>Hit "Submit".



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