Is there a way to make sure the creation of tags is only available to admin or moderators. I still want my posters to be able to ADD tags but I want them to be able to only pick from existing tags or be provided an admin approved list. Similar websites to this would be Reddit where there is post "flair" that is different per board/forum (subreddit). Or any StackExchange forum has a similar option.
Hi @wanderingrayven,
I'm sorry, but there is no way to make tags work that way. If you want a custom feature, you can contact the pro support: https://wpforo.com/pro-support/#customization
@robert I was looking at the Topic Prefix and Tag Manager addon and maybe this would work for my needs? The Topic Prefixes, are those able to be created by admin and then only "selected" by the poster? Or does the poster have the option to create their own as well.
I'm sorry, but the Topic Prefix cannot turn the tag inserting field to a dropdown or to a select only field. The tag field cannot work only in selecting mode, if it's enabled it'll allow inserting new tags or select existing tags.
You could use the "Multi-choice Autocomplete" field type of the wpForo Topic Custom FIelds addon. It allows creating new custom fields in the topic form to let users select multiple predefinded values without allowing them to insert new one. The custom field can be added in the forum search form as well:
If none of the solutions work for you, you can contact to the pro support for custom development: https://wpforo.com/pro-support/#customization
but the Topic Prefix cannot turn the tag inserting field to a dropdown or to a select only field.
Thank you for the post and suggestion, and I may look into that addon as well. I wasn't asking about turning the tag inserting field into a drop down. Am I misunderstanding how the Topic Prefix addon works? As admin, you create a set of predefined Prefixes, and then that's what shows up before the topic subject box, correct? Then when someone posts a new topic, they have to select a prefix? Can you make that required?
I understood you very well. I just mentioned one solution, but it could be in any way. So the answer is still no. There is no way to do this.
@robert I am trying to register for a demo account over on the WpForo addons test directory to make sure this addon works as I'm hoping and it won't send me my password link or let me log in. I just want to make sure it's what I need before I pay the money.
The addons demo forum will not allow you to login to the dashboard and test the fields. The addons demo only allows test fields on the front-end, but as far as I see there is no such a field on the front. So you may contact gVectors Team and ask them for a demo via support[at]gvectors.com email address.