I have a staff section section on my forum
The FID's that I want to exclude from search results are
FID 20 21 44
How can I exclude this from the search results
1. Go to Forums & Posts in ACP
2. Click on Forum you would like to exclude from search results
3. Click on 'Permissions' tab
4. Find usergroup you would like to exclude from being able to search that section on your forum
5. Click 'Edit Permissions'
6. Click 'Miscellaneous' tab.
7. Uncheck 'Can search forum?'
8. Repeat for all usergroups you would like to exclude from having the ability to search that forum.
9. Repeat for all other forums you would like to remove permission for certain usergroups to search.