Features / Usability

Posted by Gary 03 Aug 2007 15:14 GMT-0000 posts: 113

Well, the easiest way is to edit the menu to change the required permissions or Group. Admin -> Menu and edit menu 42. If you want to brute-force it, change the menu item Group to XXX. Now no one will see it except Admin.

Or change the permissions to tiki_p_messages for instance. Do this for both the section (folder) and the option (item) Then only people with that permission will see the folder and item.

Are you sure that your scenario is best for your users? I mean, do you really want to get them used to tw and slowly add features (always having a changing interface) or would it be better to just expose what is ready and then add major functions (say, file galleries or forums) in a second phase. What is it about mytiki that you don't want them to use. I suspect that by disabling initially, you will drive everyone away from this feature when you do enable it.

gary

> Senario: I'm attempting to restrict the grand majority of Tikiwiki's features and allowing only the FAQ and Wiki features for my users. After I've given them time to adjust to the new wiki, I'll begin releasing the newer features one by one.
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> Question: How do I disable mytiki? I've managed to disable the features under mytiki, but the myTiki folder and myTiki home stay on the menu bar no matter what I do! Thoughts?

Posted by smoothmasterz 03 Aug 2007 15:46 GMT-0000 posts: 15

I must be missing something basic here... I've removed permissiosn to tiki_p_messages, but the folder is still visible to non-admins... I may have to "brute force" it, though I'm not sure what the appropriate course of action is. What would I need to put in Section, Permissions, groups, and type (along with the drop-down menu selection and position). I tried:

Name: MyTiki
URL: tiki-my-tiki.php
Sections: MyTiki
Permissions: nothing and tiki_p-messages
Group: XXX
Type: section

Is there something simple I'm missing here?

Posted by Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties 03 Aug 2007 15:47 GMT-0000 posts: 3665

> Senario: I'm attempting to restrict the grand majority of Tikiwiki's features and allowing only the FAQ and Wiki features for my users. After I've given them time to adjust to the new wiki, I'll begin releasing the newer features one by one.
>
> Question: How do I disable mytiki? I've managed to disable the features under mytiki, but the myTiki folder and myTiki home stay on the menu bar no matter what I do! Thoughts?

Rather than editing the existing menu42, I'd create a new menu & module for your users. (Keep the default menu & module for admins).

Here's what I would do:

1. Create a new menu that includes only the features you want users to see
2. Create a NEW MENU module.
3. Add the new menu to the NEW MENU module.
4. Edit the existing main menu module — and assign it only to the Admin.
5. On the General: Admin page, turn off the "Display modules to all groups always." Now only the Admin login will see menu42 — your other users will only see the NEW MENU (and the options that you explicitly add to it).

HTH,

-Rick

Posted by George Greene 03 Aug 2007 17:46 GMT-0000 posts: 257

I just ran across this last night for one of my clients.

In the main admin meu (the icon view) choose General and abouit halfway down under General Settings uncheck "Display Modules to all groups always". It should disapparate for you. I find I usually also have to refresh the page once or twice to see the change but it should just go away.

Now only groups you have assigned permission to view a menu will see a menu so you'll need to assign anonymous permission now to any menu that you want the entire world to see.

Posted by George Greene 03 Aug 2007 18:40 GMT-0000 posts: 257

Just ran across this issue myself and you can go into the "General" admin (icons, not text menu) and under "General Settings" uncheck "Display modules to all groups always" and it will go away.

Be sure though that any other modules you want to show up for everybody are assigned the Anonymous permission or they'll go away too! You can also assign modules per group. This is done in the Modules admin menu (the text menu, not the icons)

Posted by George Greene 03 Aug 2007 18:43 GMT-0000 posts: 257

Try going into the "General" admin icon, and unchecking "Display modules to all users all the time". It should go away.

Modules will now only show up for users as you have assigned permission -so, remember that you'll have to assign permissions per module.

Posted by smoothmasterz 08 Aug 2007 14:20 GMT-0000 posts: 15

Thanks for your help! That fixed the problem in seconds!

One last thing, I'm getting a header that has a link to MyTiki, any idea how to get rid of it? It's a simple bar across the top of the page with the footprint-icon and MyTiki next to it, I'm using neat.css... as I think that has something to do with it.

Posted by smoothmasterz 08 Aug 2007 15:03 GMT-0000 posts: 15

reposting it so it appears in the right spot in the thread

Thanks for your help! That fixed the problem in seconds!

One last thing, I'm getting a header that has a link to MyTiki, any idea how to get rid of it? It's a simple bar across the top of the page with the footprint-icon and MyTiki next to it, I'm using neat.css... as I think that has something to do with it.