Forum Groups - Users Must Join to View Content - has no effect?
 

What I would like is to have a group with non-member viewable pictures (registered users). Only members of the group would be allowed to add pictures. The group is to be set up as invite-only.

Part of the problem is trying to understand Groups. I think that Groups = Social Groups = Permission Groups = Group Permissions. The term "Social Group" is used in the online documentation. The term "Group" is used in the vBulletin->Settings->Options->Group Options. Usergroups use the term "Group Permissions". And finally, under a user's "MyProfile" the term "Permission Groups" is used. Are all of these related to "Social Groups"?

I think they are, but if not that may be part of my problem.

I have set up the UserGroup permissions for Registered users so that they can "View Groups".

In the vBulleting->Settings->Options->Group Options I have set the "Allow Join-To-view groups" option.

When creating my group, I leave the option "Users must join to view content" unset. I also set the group to invite-only. Members of the group can see the pictures. But the Registered users that are non-members cannot. It would seem not setting "Users must join to view content" in a group implies that non-members could view the contents of the group. My experience is that it does not matter what is set. Non-members cannot see the pictures either way. Is this a bug, or do I not understand what this option means?