Limit users rights

[apoiata]

Hi,

I try to create a forum but it should be more like a blog. I want to create a post and allow users only to comment and don’t allow to create a new post. I tried to find out how to restrict but failed to find.

Please help.

Thanks

[NateDhaliwal]

In your category settings then in the Security tab, you can only allow replying but not creating.

(Thanks for linking that topic, Moin, I couldn’t find it)

[Moin]

I think then you want to remove the “create” permission from users. Then you can add for example the admin group with all 3 permissions.

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