Here's a weird one gang!

I downloaded, installed, and added the updated standard 'Forum' module from dotnetnuke.com to my DNN site.  This site was recently upgraded to the latest and greatest version of 4.x as of a couple of weeks ago.

Here's my problem so far:

I added the 'Forum' module to the site's 'Home' page, and could never get the 'New Thread' link to appear regardless of the account I logged into.  Admin, Host, new/registered user account, it just didn't matter.

I reviewed all the documentation, and made sure that I'm enabling 'Edit' priviledges for the 'Registered Users' on the Forum module.  Still no luck.

I create a new page and add the module to it, and guess what?  EVERYTHING works just great on the *new* page.  I add a third page and repeat the process?  Again, everything works.

I then suspected that there must be some kind of setting on the home page that is causing this behavior by the Forum module (ONLY on the home page remember...), but I can't seem to locate any feature that made sense or made any difference.

I deleted the Forum module from the Home page, and re-added it hoping that would some how "magically" fix whatever the problem was.  Nada.  No difference.

Some behavior observations:

One weird trait of note is.... when coming into the site anonymously, the module works fine for viewing regardless of what page it invoked from.  No 'New Thread' button is displayed (which is expected because you haven't logged in yet), but the threads act normal and can be clicked on and read just fine.  To repeat... when not logged in, the Forum module works as expected on all 3 pages, including 'Home'.

But... if you log in as *any* user and try to even click on the 'General' discussions link to see what threads exist, the screen blinks and nothing else happens.  The underlying threads aren't displayed (which at least should be happening), and the 'New Thread' button still isn't produced and displayed!

Again... go to any other page that has the Forum module on it (other than Home) and it works just fine.

Any suggestions for this one folks??

Thanks a bunch in advance!

TB

When selecting the 'Settings' option (7th line down) on the menu that appears when you mouseover on the down arrow icon next to the word 'Forum', my permissions look like the following regardless of whether I view it from the Home page (where it doesn't work), or the other pages where the module works:

Permissions:

View Module Edit Module Administrators All Users Registered Users Subscribers Unauthenticated Users Inherit View permissions from Page

I'm laboring under the assumption that changes made to the forum from this menu item affects ANY instance of the forum module on the site... not just the page displaying it at the time you invoke the menu, correct?  Even changes made under the options in the 'Forum Administration' (1st line item) seem to be global for the website.

So....... any more ideas why the permissions set like the above on the forum module are ignored by the home page, but not the other pages?

For the record, when I select 'Forum Administration' / 'Manage Forums/Groups', the settings on the one available forum looks like the following:  (NOTE: I noticed that the Authorized Edit Roles section is "None Specified", but if this needed to be set to 'Registered Users', then no one should be able to current post to the forum from ANYWHERE on the website, right?)

Edit Forum

General Information Enable Forum? If checked, the forum is open for viewing to all those who can see it and posting for all those who are permitted to post. Group: The name of the Forum Group. Forum Name: The name of the forum. Description: A brief description of the forum. Created By: The name of the user who created the forum. Date Created: The date this forum was created. (Read Only) Updated By User: The user who updated the forum last. (Read Only) Date Updated: The date this forum was last updated. (Read Only)

General Settings Forum Type: The type of forum. (News or Standard) Authorized Edit Roles: The roles which its users are permitted to post in this forum. Tip The roles must be listed as an authorized edit role of the module to have the ability to post. (None Specified) Is Role Restricted? If checked, the forum is a private forum and access is restricted to only roles given access via this page. Is Moderated? If checked, the forum is moderated and not a free for all.

Thanks again!

TB