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Adminstrator Control Panel Restrictions


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I really like how I can modify permissions for Adminstrators. What they can do and cannot do in my ACP. That is a really nice feature!

My only real complaint about it is this. During my testing, I created a Super Moderator and wanted the said account to have access to the ACP for topic moderation, log viewing, basically everything a true Moderator should be able to view.

After configuring the restrictions on the account, I logged into it to view it. Sure enough the account can only browse and modify the sections I allowed it to. However it was able to 'see' everything I didn't want it to.

So my feature request is this. When I limit what a user can see in the ACP, I want to truely 'limit' them. Only the functions I want them to use should they be able to see. Access or not, I don't want them to see that they exist.

Hide everything in the ACP that the account is not specifically allowed to use. :shifty:

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Yeh vbulletin has the moderator panel, hopefully they will add that to ip board 2.3 :D



They removed it in 2.0

But yes, I aggree, after all - members can't see moderator functions can they? Why should moderators be able to see admin functions?
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Why. >_<



... because the ModCP is counter-productive? Inline moderation is the better option, as you have access to all the tools necessary in the place most relevant to them. Inline administration is a bad idea, because everything is relevant to some admin action, but inline moderation is the best moderation.
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Can we keep this on-topic, please? :thumbsup:

Back to my suggestion. If I allow someone access to the AdminCP but disallow them from using certain features, why should they be able to see them if they can't access them? For example, I didn't allow the account access to the Help & Support section of the AdminCP but the tab still existed for them. Users cannot see Moderator controls. Why can those with access to the AdminCP see controls they are not allowed to use?

+1 Suggestion: When restricting accounts from accessing certain features within the AdminCP, remove the areas that the account does not have access to or permission to use. Leave only the controls that are allowed specifically for that user.

Also, this has been suggested before around here but I'll bring it up a third... fourth time. Add the ability to customize AdminCP permissions for a Group instead of individual users. :P

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Yeah being able to incorporate groups into this would also be a plus. I believe the group aspect of this was discussed in another topic!

Why has none of the IPS staff said this is a good/bad idea? :blink: Would be nice to know if they've even seen it.

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+1 Suggestion:

When restricting accounts from accessing certain features within the AdminCP, remove the areas that the account does not have access to or permission to use. Leave only the controls that are allowed specifically for that user.



Also, this has been suggested before around here but I'll bring it up a third... fourth time. Add the ability to customize AdminCP permissions for a Group instead of individual users. :P

I believe that there needs to be both ACP Restrictions by Group and ability to hide ACP Areas that should be unaccessible for User/Group, so my vote for both of these. :)
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