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SMF enables you to have separate permission profiles for each board, so that different membergroups can do different things on different boards. For example, this can be useful if you want users to be allowed to reply to posts, but not to create new topics in a certain board.

Permission profiles only contain board-related permissions. You can assign whichever permission profile you want to each of your boards. A default "global" permission profile is assigned to boards that do not have their own custom permission profile assigned to it.

Creating and Using Permission Profiles

Examples of Permission Profiles in Practice

Restrict Where New Members Can Make Their First Post

One permission profile that administrators often like to create is one which limits which boards new members can post in until they have made their first post. The following steps give an example of how to create and use such a permission profile:

Create a Post Count Group
a) Go to Admin > Members > Membergroups > Add Membergroup.

b) Create a new post count group that requires, for example, one post for membership. Enter the name of the group in Membergroup name ("1 Post Group", for example). For Group Type, select "Post Based". Enter "1" in the Required Posts field. In the section Permissions, select "based off of" and "Regular Members" in the dropdown list. You can check all the "Visible Boards". Click "Add Group", which takes you to a further configuration page.

c) On the next page you can configure a few more aspects to the new group. You might not need to change anything and so simply click on Save.
Enable Permissions for Post Count Based Groups
Make sure this option is enabled in Admin > Members > Permissions > Settings.
Change Permissions for the "Default" Permission Profile
a) Go to Admin > Permissions > General Permissions.

b) Click on Modify next to "Regular Members" and make sure that all posting permissions are unchecked.

c) If your zero-post group (called "Newbie" by default) has permissions assigned to it in the default profile, you must make sure that it has all posting permissions unchecked.

d) Click on Modify next to "1 Post Group" (the name of the post count group requiring one post) and make sure that all posting permissions are CHECKED.

e) If you have any other post-count membergroups that require more than one post, you must make sure that they have posting permissions CHECKED. For example, the default "Jr. Member" post count group requires 50 posts.
Create a New Permission Profile
This permission profile will be used for permitting users with zero posts to make their first post in the board(s) to which it is assigned.

a) Go to Admin > Permissions > Edit Profiles.

b) At the bottom of the page, create a new profile, named for example "Zero Post Group allowed to post". In the field "Copy Permissions From", leave it as "default". Click on "Create".
Change Permissions in the New Permission Profile
a) Return to the Edit Profiles page (as in the previous step) and click on the name of the new permission profile that you created. This will enable you to change the permissions associated with this profile.

b) Click on Modify next to "Regular Members". Scroll down the page and make sure "Post topics and replies to the board" is CHECKED. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.

c) If you have enabled the option to deny permissions on your forum, make sure that the zero-post group (called "Newbie" by default) has not been denied permission to post topics and replies.
Assign the Permission Profile to the Board(s)
a) Go to Admin > Permissions > Board Permissions.

b) Find the board where you want members with zero posts to be able to make their first post. Click on the name of this board and you are taken to a page to modify this specific board. The only thing you need to change is the option Permission Profile - in the dropdown list, select the new permission profile that you created ("Zero Post group allowed to post"). Click on Modify at the bottom of the page in order to save this change. You can apply the same permission profile to multiple boards.

After you have completed the steps above, users in a post-count group with one post or more will be able to create new topics and reply to topics in all boards, but members that have zero posts will only be able to make their first post in the board(s) that have the new permission profile assigned to it.

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-The Permission Profile page of the Permissions section of the Administration Panel is used to configure permission profiles for your forum.
+SMF enables you to have separate permission profiles for each [[board]], so that different [[{{Latest docs}}membergroups|membergroups]] can do different things on different boards. For example, this can be useful if you want users to be allowed to reply to posts, but not to create new topics in a certain board.
-===Why Use a Permission Profile?===
+Permission profiles only contain board-related permissions. You can assign whichever permission profile you want to each of your boards. A default "global" permission profile is assigned to boards that do not have their own custom permission profile assigned to it.
-A Permission profile is useful in cases where you want to limit a user group from having a certain permission in a certain board or boards. A permission profile can also be used to limit a specific user in the same way given that the user is added to a new group that takes advantage of the change in the profile.
+==Creating and Using Permission Profiles==
-===What is a Permission Profile?===
-A Permission profile is essentially a "Profile" of permissions configurations for your membergroups. Permission profiles only contain board related permissions, You can assign whatever permission profile you want to each of your boards. A board that opts to use a certain profile will have membergroups obtain the permissions that the profile grants for each group to have. A default "global" permission profile is assigned to boards that do not have their own custom permission profile assigned to it.
-===The Permission Profile Entrance Page===
+==Examples of Permission Profiles in Practice==
-As you enter the Permission Profiles page you will see two tables.
+===Restrict Where New Members Can Make Their First Post===
-The table at the top list the names of all of the permission profiles that already exist on your forum. To edit the permissions for a profile, simply select the name of the profile you wish to edit. You will also see a Delete checkbox next to permission profiles that you added yourself (not built in) that you can select to delete the profile as long as it is not used by a board currently.
+One permission profile that administrators often like to create is one which limits which boards new members can post in until they have made their first post. The following steps give an example of how to create and use such a permission profile:
-The table below that is used to create a new permission profile. You can input the name you want to give the permission profile in the Profile Name field. Below that you can copy the membergroup permissions configuration from another profile by selecting a profile in the selection box labeled Copy Permissions From. If you leave the selection at Default, the profile will start off with the same permissions that are used for your global board permissions.
+#'''Create a Post Count Group'''
+#:'''a)''' Go to ''Admin > Members > Membergroups > Add Membergroup''.
+#:'''b)''' Create a new post count group that requires, for example, one post for membership. Enter the name of the group in ''Membergroup name'' ("1 Post Group", for example). For ''Group Type'', select "Post Based". Enter "1" in the ''Required Posts'' field. In the section ''Permissions'', select "based off of" and "Regular Members" in the dropdown list. You can check all the "Visible Boards". Click "Add Group", which takes you to a further configuration page.
+#:'''c)''' On the next page you can configure a few more aspects to the new group. You might not need to change anything and so simply click on ''Save''.
+<!-- -->
+#'''Enable Permissions for Post Count Based Groups'''
+#:Make sure this option is enabled in ''Admin > Members > Permissions > Settings''.
+<!-- -->
+#'''Change Permissions for the "Default" Permission Profile'''
+#:'''a)''' Go to ''Admin > Permissions > General Permissions''.
+#:'''b)''' Click on ''Modify'' next to "Regular Members" and make sure that all posting permissions are '''un'''checked.
+#:'''c)''' If your zero-post group (called "Newbie" by default) has permissions assigned to it in the default profile, you must make sure that it has all posting permissions '''un'''checked.
+#:'''d)''' Click on ''Modify'' next to "1 Post Group" (the name of the post count group requiring one post) and make sure that all posting permissions are CHECKED.
+#:'''e)''' If you have any other post-count membergroups that require more than one post, you must make sure that they have posting permissions CHECKED. For example, the default "Jr. Member" post count group requires 50 posts.
+<!-- -->
+#'''Create a New Permission Profile'''
+#: This permission profile will be used for permitting users with zero posts to make their first post in the board(s) to which it is assigned.
+#:'''a)''' Go to ''Admin > Permissions > Edit Profiles''.
+#:'''b)''' At the bottom of the page, create a new profile, named for example "Zero Post Group allowed to post". In the field "Copy Permissions From", leave it as "default". Click on "Create".
+<!-- -->
+#'''Change Permissions in the New Permission Profile'''
+#:'''a)''' Return to the ''Edit Profiles'' page (as in the previous step) and click on the name of the new permission profile that you created. This will enable you to change the permissions associated with this profile.
+#:'''b)''' Click on ''Modify'' next to "Regular Members". Scroll down the page and make sure "Post topics and replies to the board" is CHECKED. Click ''Save Changes'' at the bottom of the page.
+#:'''c)''' If you have enabled the option to [[{{Latest docs}}Permissions#Settings|deny permissions]] on your forum, make sure that the zero-post group (called "Newbie" by default) has not been denied permission to post topics and replies.
+<!-- -->
+#'''Assign the Permission Profile to the Board(s)'''
+#:'''a)''' Go to ''Admin > Permissions > Board Permissions''.
+#:'''b)''' Find the board where you want members with zero posts to be able to make their first post. Click on the name of this board and you are taken to a page to modify this specific board. The only thing you need to change is the option ''Permission Profile'' - in the dropdown list, select the new permission profile that you created ("Zero Post group allowed to post"). Click on ''Modify'' at the bottom of the page in order to save this change. You can apply the same permission profile to multiple boards.
-===Editing Permission Profile Permissions===
+After you have completed the steps above, users in a post-count group with one post or more will be able to create new topics and reply to topics in all boards, but members that have zero posts will only be able to make their first post in the board(s) that have the new permission profile assigned to it.
-Upon naming the permission profile you will be taken to a page that looks just like the default page you are taken to when you go to the Permissions section of your Administration Panel. However you are editing permissions for a completely different profile when you are taken to this page. On the top of this page it will tell you which profile you are editing. That is, unless you select the Default built in profile, which would allow you to edit the same "global" permissions from the default permissions page, except it would be only for board specific permissions.
+===Arantor's example here===
-===How to Use a Permission Profile===
-Once you have created your profile, modify the board you want to apply the profile to and select the profile from the Permission Profile drop down.
-Further information about permission profile(s) can be found at [[Board Permissions]]

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