Can a user start a new topic without having to create account/login? Is this possible?
New topic without logging in?
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Can a user start a new topic without having to create account/login? Is this possible?
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You can set Permitted Poster Roles to empty in Discussion Board > Settings > User tab which means anyone can create a new topic.
Thanks for the quick response! However, there is no empty option. Options are Admin, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber, Web Designer. I can't seem to deselect any of the options either.
Hold the CTRL or CMD button and click on selected options to deselect them.
Got it now. Thanks Gareth! Hopefully last question for you... having trouble finding where you can specify replies on a topic. I tried checking "Allow comments" under Pro, also tried "Allow tags" under Categories, and also tried "Enable topic following" and "Enable board following" under Followers. Any other ideas?
Can you clarify what you mean by 'specify replies on a topic'?
Sure, like you and I are commenting on this topic I had created. Setting up these comments on a topic. When I create a new topic, there are no options to reply/comment beneath. I have tested on both browsers in which I am logged into the WP system and browsers in which I am not logged in.
Have a look in Settings > Discussion - that's a standard WP setting to allow users to comment.
Jumping in to this convo, if the thread is public, can you still set it up so that replies must be moderated before going live?
Yes, you can just ensure comments are set to be moderated.
Thank you. Now if we do require registration, is there a way to disable the "log in" panel to appear on every page? We just want it to appear on the pages that have the forum/boards, not on every page of the website. Does that make sense?
Yes - the log-in form is added via a widget. So you'd need to have some kind of content-aware widget or use CSS to hide the form on the pages you don't want it.