(04-28-2019, 09:15 PM)Serpius Wrote: Make an identical group to Awaiting Activation but give them the necessary permissions to view whatever forums is required.
Serpius, the confusion is that a user who has not yet registered is a guest. So, effectively, they do not have a user group or a place in the promotions system at all. All they have is an IP address.
@OP if you want something like that, you are going to have to either: a) let them register (become awaiting activation) but require further steps (read: custom plugin) before they are sent the verification email. or b) generate a temporary link that allows the user to see a message (read: advanced custom plugin)