Security Settings
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Security Settings
You must be logged in and have owner or admin powers to manage security settings.
The message board security settings allow you to configure who can see your message board and set profanity filters.
Community Access Setting
The security settings for a message board's membership determine who can access the entire message board.
- everyone - Anyone, regardless of whether they are logged in can access the message board. Only logged in Profiles can post. This is the most public and open setting.
- registered users - Only registered Yuku users who are logged in can can access the forum.
- only approved members can post - Non-approved members can view the community but cannot post. Only approved members can post with this Community Access Setting.
- approved members only - The forum can only be accessed by members that have been approved by the community's administrator.
Allow Anonymous
This setting will allow you to set which anonymous users can view your community.
To set which anonymous users can view your community:
- Select the desired anonymous viewing level for your community: everyone, community members, moderators & administrators, no-one.
- Click the Submit button to save your changes.
Note - The recommended settings is 'Everyone'.
MBA Message
This is the message that is displayed to users who wish to apply to your community.
To set your MBA message:
- Enter your MBA message into the text area. Please note - HTML is ok.
- Click the Submit button to save your changes.
Community Poster Display Options
show member IP address to mods - When checked this option will display the posters IP address to board moderators.
To show a members IP address to mods:
- Check the box next to the 'show member IP address to mods' option.
- Click on the submit button to save the changes.
Profanity Filtering
When turned on the profanity filter will read new posts and remove profane words that are contained in the Yuku profanity filter dictionary. If there are additional words that you would like removed you can type them in the "Additional Words to Filter" box and they will also be removed from posts.
To filter additional words on your community:
- Enter the additional words to filter on your community into the text area.
- Click on the Submit button to save the changes.
Note: The profanity filter does not filter imported content.
Block User Names
Block specific users from entering the community.
To block specific user names from your community:
- Enter the user name of the specific user that wish to block from your community into the textarea.
- Click the submit button to save the changes.
Auto Ban
- Warnings - Set the number of warnings a user will receive before they are Auto Banned.
- Time Frame - Set the time frame for the Auto Ban warnings.
- Result - Set how long the user will be Auto Banned for.
New Member Post Limit
This settings allows you to set the daily posting limits for your new members.
- Daily Lead Limit - Set the number of leads a new member can make daily.
- Daily Reply Limit - Set the number of replies a new member can make daily.
