Forum with different rights for two different member groups

[thegymforum]

I have been on this issue for a while... searching reading... to no avail.

I have two user groups A & B

In some forums, both user groups A & B have full rights.

In the forum in question, I want group A to have post permission and group B has read only rights.

I can't wrap my head around how I'd accomplish this using SMF.

To me, it'd be nice if I was able to select a board and then select a member group, and then set the rights one at a time for each member group.

Any pointers would be appreciated.  It seems that most of the videos and help are for basic help, which I grasp.

thanks in advance

[Arantor]

You create a new permissions profile for that board and then assign groups A & B permissions for that profile. (The idea being that you can use the same profile for multiple boards)

[Kindred]

Read the wiki section on board permissions aka permission profiles.

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

Welcome to the forum!

What the legend explained above means in more user-friendly words to go here after creating a board profile permission --> Forum » Administration Center » Permissions » Board Permissions and edit whatever you want to edit the way you want it to be also how to create a permission profile for a board check this useful link http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Board_Permissions let us know if you get it sorted out or you need further assistance!
EDIT: Ninja'd about the wiki section

[thegymforum]

Ridiculously, fast responses.  Wow.  Thanks so much.  Yea, I guess some concepts I'm slow at allowing to sink in.

I've been reading http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/All_about_permission_profiles

But I'll study the link you posted and your comments until it gets through my thick skull and then I'll come back when the AHA moment is reached and thank you again.

Thanks!

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

No problem mate
And as regards for the quick responses... It depends on who is browsing what... This time you found me and the Project Manager himself
For sure tell us if you can't understand it, it would be useful for our documentation team if a page is not clear to change it in order to make it easier to understand or something like that

[thegymforum]

It clicked!

The part that I kept getting lost in was... when I was editing the permissions for a profile that I'd created, there's so much stuff on the screen (style wise - default theme) and nothing really stood out.  I didn't grasp that I was editing the rights of the "member groups" below the 'Permissions for Profile "NewProfileName"'.  The key points of the UI on this form blurred into the rest and I couldn't grasp where to look for for "the meat".

I think had the table beneath  'Permissions for Profile "NewProfileName"' had been indented, or somehow stood out that "LOOK HERE" for the meat, then I might have seen it more clearly that those permissions were for "that" profile.  I kept thinking "why would they keep running me in circles and I keep running into different ways to modify the same data. (I thought I was modifying the global permissions for each of the member groups)

I'm hoping this AHA moment extends now to other things because now that I see the way you're doing things... Hopefully the same kind of logic applies in lots of places.

I'm pretty sure  it will.  I experimented with several forum software projects and this one just makes the most sense to me.  Thanks again for all of the great work!

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

Well the first time I tried to edit it, it happened to me as well so it's not just you nor the documentation

Anyway like I said you're welcome, tell us if you need more assistance post more in the appropriate sections of the forum