[sagive]

i need to create a new top of user and want to give it “read=>true” capability only…

example

$cpar_capabilities = array(
    'read'	=> true
)
add_role('course_participant', 'Course Participant', $cpar_capabilities);

would this mean he / she cant publish on the forums and if so how can i add the right capabilities so those user can participate in the forums but have read only permission
or any type of other permissions on my site?

[Robin W]

bbpress has a separate set of capabilities, so you can set permissions for the wordpress part of your site totally separately to the capabilities for bbpress.

see

https://codex.bbpress.org/bbpress-user-roles-and-capabilities/

and if needbe

Custom Capabilities

[Sam Rohn]

the separate bbpress dynamic caps have been very frustrating for me, i had actually been able to rig something up as the OP described a few years ago with user role editor plugin, but it was broken by the caps change in 2.2 🙁

Roles and Capabilities in bbPress 2.2

an interface to set granular permissions per forum by user or user role for bbpress would be a HUGE boon, this is a core feature of all other forum software i am aware of

otherwise, here is an article on customizing bbpress dynamic caps, haven’t tried this one yet

http://gawainlynch.com/customising-dynamic-roles-in-bbpress-2-2/

i have seen robin’s new plugin too, might do almost what i need but i haven’t had a chance to test it yet, but ultimately my goal would be the ability to create different forums for different customized (custom code or URE etc) member roles which are auto-assigned by s2 member

sam

[Rami Yushuvaev]

I think this is a WordPress question, not bbPress.

[sagive]

Thanks @robin-w thats all i need to know.

Nice to see you here @ramiy 😉