[SOLVED] ACP login link missing on forum

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[SOLVED] ACP login link missing on forum

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Hello, everyone. guineapig64 here. 8-)

I logged out of my ACP account after I was done installing my new forum which was roughly an hour ago. I didn't have the time to set everything up at that point. I had no trouble accessing my ACP account after the installation was completed. I come back now to find that the ACP login link is missing from my forum. I can't find it anywhere. What could cause this problem?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much in advance. :)

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Re: ACP login link missing on forum

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The ACP login link is visible only once logged in to the board as a forum administrator. This link is visible in the navbar and at the bottom of the board.
Once you are logged out this link is no longer visible.

You don’t see it anymore once disconnected from the board?
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Re: ACP login link missing on forum

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ssl wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2025 12:42 pm The ACP login link is visible only once logged in to the board as a forum administrator. This link is visible in the navra and at the bottom of the board.
Once you are logged out this link is no longer visible.

You don’t see it anymore once disconnected from the board?
Hello, ssl.

I checked the bottom page of my forum, but I don't see anything. This is all I see from my main index page:

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I don't know if there is any other way to access my ACP account. Is there a specific web address or page that will take me to the ACP account or is this the only accessible way to access the ACP account?

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Re: ACP login link missing on forum

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As I said before
ssl wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2025 12:42 pm The ACP login link is visible only once logged in to the board as a forum administrator. This link is visible in the navbar and at the bottom of the board.
Once you are logged out this link is no longer visible.
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Re: ACP login link missing on forum

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Also note you'll be prompted second time to login when you click the ACP link, there's always second login for ACP after some time of inactivity in the ACP.
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Re: ACP login link missing on forum

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Update: I managed to figure it out. It was all simply due to my own confusion getting to me. :oops: I had to use the member login page and enter my admin login info to bring up the ACP menu. I was under the impression that the ACP menu would be visible without logging in to the forum. I could have sworn the whole time that I was entering my admin login credentials in the member login page correctly but apparently, I was not doing it right. :lol: Thank you all for your help. It was very much appreciated. :)

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Re: [SOLVED] ACP login link missing on forum

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guineapig64 wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2025 12:27 pm I was under the impression that the ACP menu would be visible without logging in to the forum.
When this happens it means that there is a problem with permissions. The administration panel of a forum is only accessible to members of the "Administrator" group and those who have the status "Founder".
This link does not have to be posted to the guests or forum users as it would lead them nowhere.
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