Private Forums

With an ezboard community you have the option to make any forum you choose private and secure. To grant access to a private forum, you can add users to an allowed user list manually or let them enter the forums password when they first click through to enter.

Key Information

• A feature related to private forums is the Invisible Forum feature. This Gold Community feature takes private forums one-step further and hides the forum from anyone not on the allowed user list.
• With private forums - users can see the forum on the main page of the community but when they try to enter the private forum they will either be prompted for the password or , if they are on the allowed user list, given instant access.
• You must be logged into your account to access a private forum.

How to make a Private Forum

• How to make a Private Forum
• How to add users to the Allowed User List

How to make a Private Forum

1. Log in to your Control Center and click on the My Community tab.
2. Manage the community that you would like to make the changes to.
3. Scroll down to the Forum Specific Administration section and select the forum you wish to change. Now click the Security Settings button.
4. Enter a password into the space to the right of the Password and Visibility header.

Only people that know the password will be allowed to enter that forum.

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How to add users to the Allowed User List

1. Log in to your Control Center and click on the My Community tab.
2. Manage the community that you would like to make the changes to.
3. Scroll down to the Forum Specific Administration section and select the forum you wish to change. Now click the Security Settings button.
4. Click on the Manage Allowed Users List link located under the Password and Visibility heading.
5. Add and remove usernames here
6. The system will prompt the user for the password only the first time. If the user enters the correct password, it will add his/her name to the allowed-users list.
7. Anyone on the allowed-users list will not be prompted again.
8. If the administrator changes the password, he/she has the option to delete all users from the allowed-users list and to require users to enter the new password before being allowed in to that forum again.

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