I also need at least 10-12 user groups based on their professions and roles in the forum. My upcoming forum community is for civilians of all ages and genders. I may also use the user group names as badges. If there is a way to assign two different user groups to a user — for example, one as Administrator and another as Teacher — and display only the Teacher badge in their profile while still allowing them access to administrator-level permissions, it would be a great feature.
Is this feature available by default, or will I need to add extensions? Sorry for asking too many questions!
Is Flarum a Good Choice for My Upcoming Community Forum?
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Kabir I switched from Xenforo to Flarum and I find there are 2 necessary notes when using Flarum. First, if you install Flarum on your hosting and manage it using cpanel, be sure to sign up for hosting that supports SSH access. Second, you have to learn a little about Composer. All Flarum installations and updates go through Composer. However, if you don't know much about composer like me, there are still other options, for example installing Flarum using a zip file; Install and update Extensions using Extensions manager. However, when updating Flarum, I still have to use Composer, I haven't found any other way.
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Spez In Flarum, updating to the latest version can be achieved by simply installing, uninstalling, or initiating a batch update for extensions via the Extension Manager. This process automatically updates Flarum to the latest version. At least, this has been the case in many forums I’ve tested.
Additionally, I believe this will be more noticeable in version 2.0. In the promotional visuals, core updates were shown in the Extension Manager as well. (Currently, when I test it, core updates do not appear when I click Check for updates in 2.0.0.beta1 but auto updated)
Note: When I tested it, it seemed like I could update Flarum through the Extension Manager, just as if I were installing an extension.
I typed "flarum/core:v2.0.0-beta.2," and it updated automatically. For you, this might appear as something like "flarum/core:v1.8.9."
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huseyinfiliz core updates were shown in the Extension Manager as well
that is also the case for 1.8, you just have to initiate an update check after some time to make sure the cached results are updated. Although it probably doesn't matter that much anymore..
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SychO This is very interesting. I’ve updated Flarum dozens of times on different servers, but I’ve never seen a core update appear. Usually, Flarum updates automatically while updating a different extension.
If that’s the case, as you can see from this discussion, people are very confused about this. I think a clearer system needs to be implemented.
huseyinfiliz Usually, Flarum updates automatically while updating a different extension
This is actually true for minor and patch releases. Your composer.json restricts flarum to a major version as depicted by flarum/core set at a certain value.
Spez Flarum on your hosting and manage it using cpanel, be sure to sign up for hosting that supports SSH access.
If this is the case, it's a big deal for me. The person(s) supposed to maintain the forum once it's finished shouldn't have SSH access to my server. They aren't experienced enough to be trusted with SSH. By the way, could you please let me know the version you're using so I can avoid that version?
huseyinfiliz I don't like auto-updates. Auto-updates in any CMS can pose a risk of things becoming complicated. However, it's great to display if an update is available, as long as it doesn't update automatically.
One more thing—what is the most stable version I should choose? I prefer a version that doesn't require SSH or Composer for installation or updates.
Anyway, I am sure of one thing: the community is rich and responsive. Whether the issue is resolved or not, an immediate response matters a lot. You guys are amazing!
@huseyinfiliz @SychO @Spez @RelicSystem @luceos
huseyinfiliz Note: When I tested it, it seemed like I could update Flarum through the Extension Manager, just as if I were installing an extension.
I typed "flarum/core:v2.0.0-beta.2," and it updated automatically. For you, this might appear as something like "flarum/core:v1.8.9."
New knowledge. Thank you.
Kabir As far as I know, Flarum only has 2 versions: normal version and no-public-dir version. It's just different in Flarum's path. Flarum installs and updates using Composer, that's the basics. However, as I said, you can install and update Extensions (Plugins) using the Extensions Manager tool available on Flarum. And as @huseyinfiliz said, you can also update the Flarum version using ExtensionsManager. The version I use is the no-public-dir version, I see a lot of people using this version.
It is very suitable to use Laravel to develop forums and social chat systems. Laravel is built for the mobile era.
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It is highly recommended to abandon mybb, mybb is not suitable for this era, you can use Laravel development, or use flarum development. It's the mobile era.
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Kabir Flarum can be updated via the extension manger. You should still have as admin with SSH access as in some cases this can be necessary. The most recent production ready version is 1.8.9.
I also want to make everyone aware that you can edit posts and it is not necessary or allowed to post multiple times in succession.
Thank you all for providing detailed information!
I’ve installed version 1.8.9, and so far, it’s great. However, I couldn’t find solutions to the following requirements, which are very important for me:
User Groups: I want to grant specific access to certain user groups but not all permissions. For example, I’d like to give moderators access to "Invite" and "Tag" settings but restrict them from accessing other areas like Dashboard, Basics, Emails, Appearance, or extensions. Is there a way to achieve this? If there’s an extension available for this, it would be perfect and fulfill my requirements.
Renaming the "Member": I’m unable to rename the default user group "Member." It doesn’t appear in the permissions section where other user groups are listed. I wish there was a way to rename it to something more aligned with my needs.
If anyone has solutions or suggestions for these issues, I’d greatly appreciate your help!