Community Documentation

Create a forum

Last updated May 4, 2010. Created by karschsp on June 7, 2005.
Edited by LeeHunter, AjK, cel4145. Log in to edit this page.

Users can post topics to forums. Forums can appear below other forums in a hierarchy, or can appear in containers.

  1. Click administer » forums.
  2. Click the add forum tab.
  3. Type in a forum name.
  4. Type in a forum description. This will show up below the forum name when users visit the forum section.
  5. Select a parent.
    • You can choose either a forum or a container to be a 'parent' for a forum. If there are no containers or existing forums to choose from, you will only see <root> as the option, meaning it will be at the top of the forum hierarchy.
  6. Select a weight. Higher numbers means the container will sink down in the list, lower numbers mean the container will rise up.
  7. Click the "Submit" button.

NOTE: Make sure you set the proper permissions at admin > user > permissions to allow users access to read and post to the forum.

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