This article reflects enhancements to the Community Server 2008.5 SP1 functionality. If you are using Community Server 2008.5, click here.

The system administrator or group owner can enable or disable any of the Community Server applications for a Web site, including forums, blogs, media galleries, wikis, and groups. When you disable an application, you restrict access to an entire application of Community Server so that only administrators have access to them.

You can enable group applications from the group home page or the Control Panel.

Control Panel

  1. Navigate to Control Panel > System Administration > Group Administration > Groups. The list of groups displays in the workspace.

  2.  Click Edit for the group you want to enable applications.

 

The Group Options page displays. Across the top of the page are the tabs for each of the applications supported for groups.

 

  3.  On each application tab, ensure the application is enabled for the group.

 

  4.  Click Save.

Group Home Page

  1.  Open the group home page.

  2.  Select Edit this Group from the Administration list in the sidebar.

 

The Edit Group page displays.

 

  3.  Scroll down the page.

 

  4.  Ensure the application enable settings are checked for all the applications you want to enable for the group.

 

    5.  Click Save. The enabled applications display in the sidebar beneath the group name.