Open the Message Boards app in your scope’s Site Administration menu, as
described in
the article on creating message boards.
Then click the Options icon
(
)
and select the Home Category Permissions option. This permissions screen is
for granting and revoking access to message board functions.
The permissions enable a Role to perform the following actions:
Permissions: View and modify permissions.
Add File: Attach a file to a message.
Ban User: Forbid a user from participating in the message board.
Add Category: Add a new category to the message board.
Reply to Message: Respond to an existing message.
Lock Thread: Stop any further additions or modifications to a thread’s messages.
Subscribe: Receive notifications on new and modified posts.
View: View all the contents of message threads.
Add Message: Post a new thread.
Move Thread: Move a thread to a different category or subcategory.
Update Thread Priority: Modify a thread’s priority.
Configure the Roles with the permissions you want and Save your changes.
After adding a Message Boards widget to a page, you can access that widget
instance’s general permissions. To do so, select the widget’s Options menu
(
) and select Permissions.
This permissions screen lets you control access to the widget instance’s
Permissions, Preferences, and Configuration menus.