Configure which groups see another group
/PeakProsperity is looking for a plugin or alternative solution to limit a group’s visibility to only members of a specific group. Currently, the available options do not include this functionality.
/PeakProsperity’s use case involves two primary user groups: Non-paying users and Paying members, as well as user-driven secondary groups. They want to restrict access to the secondary groups to only Paying members.
/pfaffman suggests that a CSS solution could potentially hide the groups from non-Paying members, but notes that a plugin would be required for more robust enforcement. Alternatively, /pfaffman proposes using categories controlled by the Pay group to restrict access.
/PeakProsperity clarifies that they aim to create Facebook-style groups with sub-forums, chats, and membership requests. They mention that core functionality for this is planned, but if it’s not satisfactory, they might consider moving to a different platform.
/pfaffman estimates that developing a plugin to allow access to groups only for those in a particular group could cost between $1000-3000, depending on features and testing.
Does anybody know if a plugin exists (or some other way of accomplishing this) that allows me to limit a group’s visibility to only members of a specific group?
For example:
Thanks for letting me know if there is a way to do this.
You want group A to be able to see who is in group B but not be able to see who is in group C?
Yes. In our particular use case we have the following primary user groups:
We also have user-driven secondary groups, for example:
We only want paying members to be able to browse and join the secondary groups, but right now that is not possible.
Ah. Thanks for the use case.
There should be a CSS solution that would hide those groups from people not in the paid group (it might need to be their primary group). Someone clever could bypass the css, but it might be good enough for your purposes.
To really enforce it, you’d need a plugin.
But why do you need the groups? If what you want to do is keep people who are non-members from seeing topics in those categories, you could just have the pay group be what controls access to the categories.
We’re looking to create more Facebook-style groups (hate to compare it to that, sorry) where members of those groups effectively get their own sub-forum, chats, etc. So, folks will need to be able to request membership into specific groups in order to gain access to those areas. Full discussion on the topic below:
I understand there is core functionality coming on this at some point, and I’m hoping it is nice because if we can’t get this working in our community there is a good chance we’ll need to move to a different platform. The socialization/group aspect of our community is super important to our growth plans.
If you’re self-hosted, a plugin to allow access to groups only for those in a particular group shouldn’t be that difficult to create or commission. Maybe $1000-3000? Depending on features and specs that test that the plugin works as expected.
