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Bans

Users who no longer are welcome in your community can be banned from your forum. Bans default to permanent, however you do have the option to apply a temporary ban by setting an expiration date and time.

Adding a New Ban​

Click on the floating action button and select either Member or IP.

FYI

Members can be banned by account, IP, or both. Guests are banned by IP only.

Enter a username and click Next.

ban by member

Modify ban options by including Global ID ban, adding a notation, or setting an expiration. Click the Ban button to save.

ban by member options

Note

The forum offers other direct ways to ban a user. See Additional Banning Methods

Managing Your Bans​

The ban list displays all existing forum bans.

The User and IP columns are sortable. Click on a column title to sort by that column. Click the column title again to toggle between ascending and descending order.

ban list

User
Username of banned member. Guest or IP only bans show as IP Ban.

IP
Banned IP address of user.

Notes
Information pertaining to the ban. Usually a notation that is a reminder of why the user was banned.

Ban List Symbols
Bans with an expiration display a clock icon.
Global Account bans display a house icon.
IP bans display a map point icon in place of a user avatar.

Searching for an Existing Ban​

Click the search icon in the action bar to reveal the search field to type in search criteria. Search yields results from the User, IP, and Notes columns.

Filter Tool
Click the appropriate button to filter by user or IP. You can refine the filtering by using in conjunction with the search feature.

ban filter

Filter Buttons
All bans
Bans by user
Bans by IP address

Modifying an Existing Ban​

Modify an existing ban by clicking the edit icon located at the far right of the ban list item. Make the desired change in the Edit Ban dialog box and click Save.

ban filter

Deleting a Ban​

Click the edit icon located at the far right of the ban. In the Edit Ban dialog box, click the trash can icon and then click Yes to delete the ban or No to keep the ban.

Additional Banning Methods​

Members List​

Viewing the Members list, click on the gear icon and select Toggle Checkboxes. Tick the checkbox of the member to be banned and then click the gear icon again and select Ban Member. A Ban User dialog box will appear with the same banning options available in the Bans section of the admin panel. Even though you can select more than one member, you can only ban one member at a time.

Personal Message (PM)​

Viewing a message made by a member, click on the Message Menu options icon and select Moderate, then Ban Member. A Ban User dialog box will appear with the same banning options available in the Bans section of the admin panel.

Post​

Viewing a post made by a user, click on the Post Menu options icon and select Moderate, then Ban. A Ban User dialog box will appear with the same banning options available in the Bans section of the admin panel.

Profile​

Viewing a member's profile, click on the gear icon to the far right of the member's profile header and select Ban. A Ban User dialog box will appear with the same banning options available in the Bans section of the admin panel.

Reported Posts​

Viewing the Resolve Reported Post dialog box, click on Ban User. A Ban User dialog box will appear with the same banning options available in the Bans section of the admin panel.

Viewing the Reported Posts list, tick the checkbox for the reported post and from the gear icon on the action bar select Moderate > Ban User. A Ban User dialog box will appear with the same banning options available in the Bans section of the admin panel.

Shoutbox​

Viewing a shout made by a user, click on the shout menu options icon and select Ban. A Ban User dialog box will appear with the same banning options available in the Bans section of the admin panel.