I turned off forum posts for non members they can see the forums they just can't read or post the problem is they only have an option of contacting us or sign in as a member no place to register an account is there a fix for this so that they can register not contact I can't seem to figure out how the can register I would rather have  a button where the contact us and sign in as a member buttons are i would rather have  create an account button. or is there a setting i am not seeing? even on the navbar at the top says sign is as an existing member no place to register.

Isn’t registration disabled in your board?

By default, the Sign Up button always appears in the top of all pages and also there’s an option, already enabled, to post before registering. This is default. 

I am not sure if registration is disabled and where do I turn it on because there is no button to register on any page just a sign in as a existing user and I did see you can post with your email and forces you to register but some guest might not even try to post.

To enable registration:

System - Login & Registration - Registration "tab":

Allow new registration.

Select the first one as is the default recommended one.

I have that selected and its still the same no new user can signup so I put a link in navabar and made a registration form which is working thanks for all the help.