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Here are the symptoms:
- Logged in as super admin. No problem. I can see the Forums list and the Visitor stats
- Not logged in (aka Guest) - Same. Can see Forum list and Visitor Stats
- Logged in an “User Admin” - Displays the Visitor stats but not the Forums list (which obviously defeats the purpose of the forum)

I’ve been poking around in the various forum templates. Specifically, I found Forum Main Index Page. A chunk of which is:

<div id="content">

{if logged_in}
    <div class="itempad">
    <div class="defaultRight">
    <a href="http://{path:view_new_topics}">{lang:view_new_topics}</a>  ·  <a href="http://{path:view_active_topics}">{lang:view_active_topics}</a>  ·  <a href="http://{path:view_pending_topics}">{lang:view_pending_topics}</a>  ·  <a href="http://{path:mark_all_read}">{lang:mark_all_read}</a>  
</div>
    </div>
{/if}
{include:main_forum_list} <====
{include:visitor_stats}
{include:forum_legend}
</div>

Yet the main_forum_list is outside the logged_in so I would think it would always display.

Also, as a side note, within Forum Table Heading, the first div is

What’s confusing is hardcoded display: none. If it’s not going to be rendered why code it? Or is this related to come Javascript within that page? Is it somehow related to the Forum list not displaying?

Anyone who has any thoughts on how best to pursue this, please toss me your 2 cents. Thanks

Mark

Also. I just noticed that when logged in as User Admin, the + / - toggle for the Visitoy stats does not toggle. It stays on -. That could be a clue.

To the best of my knowledge there was some previous customization in the layout of the forum. Maybe something got zapped by mistake?

Is that’s the case, then what might be the best strategy for finding and filling that hole? Going back to square one for customizing is probably not a budget option.

ChiefAlchemist,

What version and build of both EE and the discussion forum are you using?

Is that’s the case, then what might be the best strategy for finding and filling that hole?

Does the them look very similar to the default theme?
On the forum main index template you could compare what you have to the same file from a fresh download of the default forum theme.

Whether you can see the forums or not is based on the permissions you set in the forum preferences. So go through the Forum and category permissions in the control panel and switch off any guest access

I am not sure it is possible to switch off forum stats for visitors but you can definitely hide all those forums lists for guests.

Let me know how you get on.