For a site that is no longer accepting new content, you might want to put it into "read only" mode, keeping the content available online for users but preventing users from logging in or posting new content. You will also want to optimise the site to remove unnecessarily functionality for...

For a private site where no forum content is visible to guests, the easy way to hide everything is to simply deny "View" permission to Unregistered / Unconfirmed users. However, the end result is a little messy as guest visitors get presented by an unhelpful error message "You must be logged-in...