How Do I Set Up My Usergroups To Work Like This? (pic)

[brinnie]

I seem to be having technical dificualties setting this up.
I also want moderators and admins to not be effected.

Thank you very much.

[Chris M]

You will need a custom code modification - i.e. Go to vBulletin.org

Satan

[brinnie]

You will need a custom code modification - i.e. Go to vBulletin.org

Satan

I though it could all be done with permissions... Oh well.

Do you know what the hack is called?

[brinnie]

what part exactly do I need a code modification for?

[Zonex]

with the exeption of chosing which group at registration, they can right after
i believe you can do all that with joinable groups and promotions without the need for hacks

[brinnie]

with the exeption of chosing which group at registration, they can right after
i believe you can do all that with joinable groups and promotions without the need for hacks

You wouldn't, by chance feel like explaining that to me, step by step, would you?

[brinnie]

with the exeption of chosing which group at registration, they can right after
i believe you can do all that with joinable groups and promotions without the need for hacks

Hey, check it out, I found these two mods at vBorg:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=82993

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=82992

Any idea which one I should use?

[Reeve of Shinra]

I have something similiar setup, although not as rigidly structured.
Right off the back, keep in mind that yes permissions overide no permissions.

Step 1: admincp / usergroups / edit groups

Edit your regular usergroup and give that group only the privledges you want base members to have.

Step 2: admincp / usergroups / new
{these will all be secondary usergroups fti}

Create some groups:

a) Snake (public group = yes / titles and avatars = no)
b) Mongoose (public group = yes / titles and avatars = no)
c) Cobra (public group = no / titles and avatars = no)
d) Suricate (public group = no / titles and avatars = no)
e) custom title (public group = no / titles = yes / av = no)
f) custom avatar (public group = no / titles = no / av = yes)

Step 3: admincp / usergroups / promotions

a) first promotion will be:

Usergroup: Registered
Posts: 100
Promo Type: Secondary
Move To: Custom Avatar

b) second promotion will be:

Usergroup: Registered
Posts: 1000
Promo Type: Secondary
Move To: Custom Title

Thats more or less the basics. You can do something similiar to steps A and B to change the secondary usergroup to these others names you listed as well.

afaik, do a search for harry potter in the release section of vb.org and you will find a hack that lets users set a secondary usergroup upon registering which yo may prefer as it wouldnt be changable for them there after.

[Chris M]

with the exeption of chosing which group at registration, they can right after
i believe you can do all that with joinable groups and promotions without the need for hacks

You can, but you will end up with a messy system at the end of it...

It would be simpler and easier IMO with a code modification...

Meh, each to their own

Satan

[Reeve of Shinra]

Those hacks work too - I suggest secondary but it depends on how different the perms will be from each other. I like doing as much as I can with the primary registered group so I dont have to do double work editing 10 other usergorups when I dont have to.

[Reeve of Shinra]

HellSatan: Not that messy. I use the ushop with about 10 - 15 different usergroup for various options and they all play nicely as secondaries to the registered group.

[Chris M]

The only problem with the system above is that there are now 6 more usergroups

And if permissions have to be custom set for each one thats alot of time

I know you can copy permissions but it's still alot of hassle

Satan

[Chris M]

HellSatan: Not that messy. I use the ushop with about 10 - 15 different usergroup for various options and they all play nicely as secondaries to the registered group.

Dear god - I start getting stressed out at having about 4 new usergroups, which barely have anything in common

Gimme a code hack over lots of promotions/usergroups/permission fiddling any day

Satan

[brinnie]

afaik, do a search for harry potter in the release section of vb.org and you will find a hack that lets users set a secondary usergroup upon registering which yo may prefer as it wouldnt be changable for them there after.

See, that's just the thing, I want to allow people to be able to be able to switch.

Say they chose to be a snake and decided to switch to mongoose: if they have 500 posts, then they'd be a Suricate.

[Chris M]

That can be done by extending the hack that amy created

Satan