The Forums module lets community members post questions, start discussions, and reply to one another. As an administrator, you can create and organize forums, control who can view and post in each one, moderate individual messages, and configure email notifications.
Getting There
- Log in to your site with an administrator account.
- Click Administer Site in the top navigation bar.
- In the left-hand menu, click Modules, then select Forums.
The Three Sections
Once inside the Forums module, you will see up to three tabs across the top.
Forums
This is the main screen. It lists all of your community's forums in display order. From here you can create, reorder, and open individual forums to edit them.
Messages
This tab lists every post across all forums. You can filter by status (Active, Pending, or Disabled) and click any post to review or edit it. Use this tab to monitor all community activity or work through a queue of posts that need approval.
Settings
Controls site-wide defaults for the Forums module: who can access forums, how many recent posts appear on the homepage, and the global email notification address. This tab is only visible to administrators with the highest access level.