Hi,

No, unfortunately there is no integration with the DNN core forums - that module is completely unaware of the ST UserGroups module. I have some ideas for collaboration amongst group members but you would need to customize the core Forums module to do what you want.

This is actually a very common discussion I have with various people – group collaboration.

I use a temporary 3^rd party solution on PokerDIY to try and solve this requirement– see

http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/threadid/2990/scope/posts/Default.aspx

http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/5/threadid/3644/scope/posts/Default.aspx

Bear in mind that the Forums were not built for this purpose – I would estimate about 2-3 weeks work to customize it to suit your needs, but this is an off-the-cuff guess – I have never looked at the Forum source so I don’t even know if it could be done. You could need to write the integration pieces into the module and start with a good design (which I would ask someone from the Forum module to have a look at before you start coding to make sure it is possible). Investigating the source and designing the solution will be half the work, and the coding/testing the other. It’s not a job I would undertake lightly – it’s going to be massive and tricky. Once you have built a dependency into the forum module (core or 3^rd party) then your upgrade path resistance is increased and you’ll pay for this later when you upgrade.

It may be cheaper in the long run to code a custom “lite” version of the Forum to do what you want as opposed to modifying the forums. It depends on your requirements etc.