Answers.Body: <p>According to a 2007 <a href="https://forum.civicrm.org/index.php?topic=1645.0" rel="nofollow">forum post</a> by Donald Lobo (a CiviCRM founder): For efficiency purposes the acl role needs to be assigned to a static group.</p>
  
  <p>Perhaps the <a href="https://civicrm.org/extensions/civirules" rel="nofollow">CiviRules Extension</a> will allow you to add your users to a static group(?)</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I saw that 2007 post when I was googling this. I just wondered if anything had changed since then? I'll check out that extension...thanks!
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Answers.Text: This IS supposed to work now: https://forum.civicrm.org/index.php?topic=34981.0
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Body: <p>I'm using CiviCRM 4.5.8 and WordPress. I want people to only access the data for their state. I was going to use ACL to do that. I set up a smart group for Wisconsin, but there's no check box for Access Control. I can only check Mailing List. What's up with that? Thanks in advance!</p>
  
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Title: Why can't Smart Groups be assigned the Access Control group type?
ThreadText: # Why can't Smart Groups be assigned the Access Control group type?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-04)
  
  I'm using CiviCRM 4.5.8 and WordPress. I want people to only access the data for their state. I was going to use ACL to do that. I set up a smart group for Wisconsin, but there's no check box for Access Control. I can only check Mailing List. What's up with that? Thanks in advance!
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-04. Score: 3
  
  According to a 2007 [forum post](https://forum.civicrm.org/index.php?topic=1645.0) by Donald Lobo (a CiviCRM founder): For efficiency purposes the acl role needs to be assigned to a static group.
  
  Perhaps the [CiviRules Extension](https://civicrm.org/extensions/civirules) will allow you to add your users to a static group(?)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I saw that 2007 post when I was googling this. I just wondered if anything had changed since then? I'll check out that extension...thanks!  
  > **username_0**: This IS supposed to work now: https://forum.civicrm.org/index.php?topic=34981.0  
  > **username_0**: In fact, I think it does work! I found it helpful to follow the steps found here: https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-15662  
  
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