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New users default to usergroup admin (!) when created, how/where can I change that?
Hi Dear @erik
1) For WordPress default usergroup change please visit Dashboard > Settings > General and find selectbox labeled "Â New User Default Role "
2) For wpForo default usergroup change please visit Dashboard > Forums > Usergroups and find links labeled " Set as Default "
Hi @blackraz, thank you. I checked, there must be something wrong:
These are my settings:
Dashboard > Settings > General : default is 'subscriber'
Dashboard>Forums>Usergroups: default is 'registered'
Yet, when I create a new user in WP, the default forum usergroup is set to 'admin'
visit Dashboard > Forums > Usergroups and scroll down to the end, and make a sure auto-synch setting is set like the attached example image
@blackraz , I don't have that table below usergroups...? See attached image
btw wpforo version is 1.7.1
Please, go to Dashboard> Forums > Debug > Tables admin page and make sure all tables are created correctly. If you see database errors, just click on the [Solve Database Problems] button.
Also, go to Dashboard > Forums > Settings > Features and enable "Role-Usergroup Synchronization" option.
Also, please let us know, do you have user Role Editor?
Have you done any customization of user role permissions?
No, we don't use User Role Editor. And as far as I know we didn't change role permissions, unless some plugin did without us knowing..
No database errors
I have role-usergroup sychronization turned off, but that is on purpose.
I have a thought: is it possible, that when role-usergroup sychronization is disabled AND a new user is created in WP (by an admin, we have user-registration turned off), the script will simply take the first usergroup-ID (1) as default for forum usergroup? Which is admin. So unless you actively change that to a lower hierarchy before saving, the forum usergroup of the new user will be set to admin?
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This option can be disabled without any issue. I just asked to enable for testing purpose. This option doesn't force you to be enabled for this purpose. It's totally independent.
Please let us know what registration form you use. I think the problem is in the registration form.
Also, let us know what wpForo Addons you use if there is any.
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Hi @robert
We don't use any Addons currently
We only use the registration form in the backend, as only admins can add new users in our setup
I enabled Role-Usergroup Synchronization. I attached a screenshot of the lower section of the registration form. As you can see, the forum-usergroup is still set to admin ('beheerder' in Dutch). WP user group = 'subscriber'
Ok, then let us login and debug the problem from backend. Please send admin login details to info[at]gvectors.com email address.
Done.
One more thing: now that I have enabled Role-Usergroup Synchronization, I can see the following table in the lower end of 'forum-usergroups' > see attached screenshot
Hi @erik,
We just tested and didn't find such problem In both cases "UG Synch Enabled" and "UG Synch Disabled" the new registered user get "Registered" usergroup. There is no any problem.
I'm afraid I'll have to disagree. I just tested by creating a new user with 'subscriber' - access to WP.
On the front-end this user is able to see all forums, including those that are set to be only accesible by admins...
Here are our videos, all works just fine.
https://wpforo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/email_confirm_register_test.mp4
https://wpforo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/new_user_to_registered.mp4
Please share your videos. I think you do something irregular.
Hi @martin
The video shows user registration from the frontend. We don't allow that, as I explained before. You/Robert must have switched that on temporarily. I tried as well: FRom the frontend there is no problem.
However
Have you tried to create the new user from the backend as well? That is where the problem occurs.
regards,
Erik
