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Make a Group Read-Only?

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Clay Gordon
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
9 years ago
733 posts
I have a number of old Ning groups in my JR5 community that I don't want to delete because the archive content is valuable.

However, the groups are moribund and don't attract any traffic or new contributions.

Is there a way make a group read-only?

TIA,
:: Clay
updated by @claygordon: 03/08/15 07:04:49AM
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,326 posts
One way would be to use the Form Designer to create an admin-only checkbox called group_read_only in the group update form, then in the GroupDiscuss item_detail.tpl template, conditionally show the jrCore_item_detail_features call -

{if $_item.group_read_only != "on"}
    {jrCore_item_detail_features module="jrGroupDiscuss" item=$item}
{/if}

That would stop the comment form from showing if admin has checked that field.


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
Clay Gordon
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
9 years ago
733 posts
Paul:

Brilliant! Sounds like it might want to be something that gets added to the module the next time it's updated.


But it's only half the battle - it stops members from commenting on existing posts.

Where do I go to keep anyone from adding a new post (other than me, of course)? If a member is not an admin, then the + sign to add a new discussion.

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