ISSUE SUMMARY:
Is there any way to make the default for posts public but keep the members profiles for friends only? Right not the only way to make posts public is to make Profiles public. I would like to make the defaults for posts public but member's profile for friends only. They should not really be connected. Is there anything I can change at a database to do this?

The problem at the moment is most people first log in and see an empty stream. They quickly lose interest. If default posts were public they would have interesting stuff to look at and make friends. Once they person agrees to be a friend then they would be able to see their profile, but not before. At the moment my community is very stagnant and this would help alot.

Hi John,

yes this is possible, you can set profile to friends only, and when you create new status you should change the status privacy to public.

I hope it will help.

hi

yes I am aware of this, but I want the default for statuses to be public. So people do not have to change it.

Hi John,

You need hack the code for this components/com_community/libraries/privacy.php, add this code :

$access = array();

// Initialize default options to show

Hi

Added the line. Logged out and in again and first post was not public. It was still defaulting to friends only.

Hi John,

I am sorry wrong file, this file components/com_community/templates/default/jomsocial/layouts/status.form.php, find this code :

<?php echo CFactory::getUser($my->id)->getParams()->get("privacyProfileView"); ?>

10

Thank you. Can you confirm? I replace that line of code with the number "10"?

yes right, 10 is default number code for public pivacy

Thank you. Last question before I make the change. What do I set the privacy setting for profiles to in admin. Do I set it to friends only? Does this hack make posts public by default and leaves profiles as whatever is in backend.

Thanks so much for your help with this.

this hack only will effected on sharebox, so every user / admin who wanna post a new status, the default privacy will public