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i finally found what seems to be a major all in one package with wordpress/simpleforum and especially s2member after trying to get phpbb, mybb, joomla, and drupal to do what took me a few hours to configure.

my only issue is i am not understanding which options to use to have

Guests read only access to simple forum
Registered read only access to forum with some benefits of avatar, signature and a few other minor perks
Paid Subscribed member access to post new topics in forums with full profile options and other perks

is this doable?
thanks!

Thanks for the kudos! I'm glad you found it simple to work with.

I'm not familiar with SimpleForum and there isn't a particular integration for it. That said, if the forum works from WordPress, then you can use s2Member to control access to it in some way.

Try using the URI restrictions first. WP Admin -> s2Member -> Restriction Options -> URI Restrictions

You can also try editing the forum's template to add some conditionals to control access to parts of the pages (e.g. avatars). WP Admin -> s2Member -> API / Scripting -> Advanced/PHP Conditionals

I hope that helps.

Thanks I will try that, yes it works with wordpress and I got everything done, just need to block unsubscribed users from posting.

hmmm, in viewing the page source all i can find is the icon for Adda new topic so not sure how to block it
/simple-forum/styles/icons/default/addtopic.png" alt="" title="Add a New Topic" /> Add a New Topic </a>
and for the scripting, thats where i get stuck since im not a coder...

ok, all i did was remove post ability from new members in the forum permissions, now just need to configure s2 to place paying members in the subscribers group and walla