User Groups Plugin

Hello all,

I was wondering if there was a sturdy component available already that would allow only certain users access to certain site material… I would like to have let’s say, 10 groups and allow each group a different ranking, and relevant access to other users, content, and various site material. I have researched this problem and found the most publicized components available here: Popular Joomla Components under “Group Access”.

I wanted to ask your professional opinions before I go further, because I am new to Joomla and didn’t want to make any live mistakes. I was also curious to know if any of these preexisting components allow the level of control I am looking for…

I was wondering how easy it would be to tie a grouping system into CB so that each user’s group appears as a tab, and users are allowed to create unrelated subordinate groups (a feature you can find on MySpace.com or Facebook.com for example).

I read somewhere that the CB team was waiting until the API in Joomla was improved to allow these further modifications, so please excuse me if I am missing a bit!

Also, hats off, you are all amazing!

This'll do what ya need:

www.byostech.com/component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,6/func,view/id,190/catid,5/

This component makes modifications to Joomla Core files and DB, so it maybe difficult to upgrade in the future.

Other people have used JACL with RC2, though and it works, I understand.

I had seen that product but was hesitant to try it because my advanced db skills are lacking, and if anything went wrong I'd be screwed.

I found the following on site you linked: “JACLPlus is an Access Control List (ACL) Enhancements Hacks Component for Joomla! As all of you whom familiar with Joomla! (previously Mambo) know that Joomla! is a very powerful and award winning CMS. Nevertheless, its ACL is its biggest weakness because you are unable to create new Groups or new Access Levels besides those default groups/access levels. Many CMS advanced users have switched to use other CMS becouse of this...
However, Joomla! 1.2 and above will solve this issue . Then the question is why we still build this component? This is because a couple of our customers require this function as they would like to have their own created groups in their website, since we had persuaded them to use Joomla! CMS recently.”

I figure I will just wait for Joomla 1.2… hopefully it will be here soon! Thanks for your help!

how long do we have to wait?

The Joomla road map can be found at www.joomla.org/content/view/14/28/
Still got 5 to 8 months for 1.2

The Joomla road map can be found at www.joomla.org/content/view/14/28/

Thanks for the heads up on the roadmap. I would really like to see this road map. It requires login (on the joomla site), however, I'm already logged in, but then it still denies access. I guess that's not your problem since you are on a different site...

Any clue why though?
Can any of the information in the road map be seen in a public place?