I think the only way to hide your forum is to use the forum construction ...

to set the forum permissions

Administration Panel,
1 General
2 Forums
3 licenses

To hide your forum you can do like this:
Administration Panel>General>Configuration... and choose Forum in construction... or Forum in holiday... it is my opinion

If it's punbb, in the overall_header (template) you can add, a this code:

Code:

<meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=http://www.repairbotsonline.com"></HEAD>

This means, that they (users/guests) can't go anywhere else on the forums, besides the html pages that you've created.

FrozenX wrote:If it's punbb, in the overall_header (template) you can add, a this code:

Code:

<meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;url=http://www.repairbotsonline.com"></HEAD>

This means, that they (users/guests) can't go anywhere else on the forums, besides the html pages that you've created.

Thanks for this. However, can you please tell me how to add that code to the header. I have browsed and seen no way to edit the template. Sorry I'm a noob at this.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Much appreciated.

Go To:

http://www.repairbotsonline.com/admin

Click 'Advanced' Then click on Display, scroll down, and on the left hand side, there should be the category 'General' under Templates, click on 'General' Find, Overall_Header (roughly in the middle), and click , now add that code above, at the top of the page.

Administration Panel>General>Configuration... and choose Forum in construction.
Put this code:

Code:

  <style type="text/css">
    #mentenanta {
        background-color: #ffffff;
        margin: 0px ;
        padding: 0px;
        top: 0px;
        bottom: 0px;
        right: 0px;
        left: 0px;
        font-family: verdana;
        font-size: 11px ;
        height: 100%;
        position: fixed;
        width: 100% ;
        z-index: 999;
    }
    </style>
    <div id="mentenanta">
You text here.
    </div>

Now you can enter in ACP with /admin..
Ex: http://yourforumname.forumotion.com/admin
I hope I help you

Maybi AP.... General
..... Forums
.... licenses

Latinosvet wrote:Maybi AP.... General
..... Forums
.... licenses

There is no option for licenses on Forumotion.

Hi,

You could always edit the permissions of the forums so only admins, or specified people can see it.
Admin panel >> General > Categories & Forums > edit the permissions (hit the ) edit & save.

Or, go to Admin Panel -> Modules -> Forum Widgets Management:
Create a new widget:
Title: Redirect
Use as table type: No
Title: Leave blank

Put this in the content:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">window.location="LINK TO HTML PAGE  THAT SAYS IN CONSTRUCTION";</script>

Hit Save, then drag to wherever you want. Then, edit the permissions of the widget by clicking the button on the widget after you've placed on either left or right side, and check only members and guests.

Replace LINK TO HTML PAGE THAT SAYS IN CONSTRUCTION with the link of an error page, you could make an HTML page and put that link there.

Now, any Administrator or Moderator can browse the forum freely, but nay member or guest will be redirected to that HTML page.

Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions. I truly appreciate it.

@ FrozenX I used your method and the forum does redirect to the html pages. However, I can no longer access my admin panel. The log in screen appears briefly but is then redirected to the forum.. What to do now?

Update. I can access the admin panel if I hit the esc at the right moment. I hope there is a better way though...

Rideem3's method is the best, it is what i use.

Set a HTML page as your homepage. And then make a widget which redirects to your homepage. Its an effective method.

Replace LINK TO HTML PAGE THAT SAYS IN CONSTRUCTION with the link of an error page, you could make an HTML page and put that link there.

I have created the widget and edited the permissions.
Can you explain how to do the above.. Thanks.

Edit. Now I cannot access the admin panel at all. It redirects to a blank page that says "You can return to the index" in the top left corner..

Hi,

That means you replace that content with the link to the HTML page. Yes it will also do this to you which can lead to you not logging in which is why you shouldn't do it.

MrMario wrote:Hi,

That means you replace that content with the link to the HTML page. Yes it will also do this to you which can lead to you not logging in which is why you shouldn't do it.

Agreed. I will edit the permissions and leave it at that.

Solved?

For now. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.

Since this thread appears to be solved, I will archive this thread.


Sanket