Hey guys, sorry if this isn't the correct place to post this, but I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I just tried a demo version of IPB. I edited some settings, played around with different things, but when it came time to change the categories and add new forums, I came across a problem. Once I renamed the original category, I found that people would be able to post in it (see picture below). That is something I don't want. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks in advance!

Joshuah

Make the forum act as a category.

In the SQL toolbox in ACP > Admin [tab], run these queries separately.:

update ibf_forums set sub_can_post=0 where parent_id=-1;

alter table ibf_forums change sub_can_post sub_can_post tinyint(1) not null default 0;

Then update your forum cache in ACP > Tools & Settings [tab]

In the SQL toolbox in

ACP > Admin [tab]

, run these queries separately.:

update ibf_forums set sub_can_post=0 where parent_id=-1;

alter table ibf_forums change sub_can_post sub_can_post tinyint(1) not null default 0;

Then update your forum cache in ACP > Tools & Settings [tab]

Thanks a ton man! You have now convinced me to purchase the IP.Board software. I owe you one!

That's a bug in 2.3 (that I didn't know how to fix until now). Thanks Timmy. :)

Thanks a

ton

man! You have now convinced me to purchase the IP.Board software. I owe you one!

You should expect not to have to run SQL in future. It's abug that you cannot do this in the Admin Control Panel, and will be fixed in the next release.

That's a bug in 2.3 (that I didn't know how to fix until now). Thanks Timmy. :)

You should expect not to have to run SQL in future. It's abug that you cannot do this in the Admin Control Panel, and will be fixed in the next release.

Ah, okay. :cool: