Managing Forums

Each forum is a separate discussion space with its own title, description, access rules, and notification settings. All forum management takes place in the Forums tab at Administer Site > Forums.

Creating a Forum

1. Click Create Forum (top-right of the Forums list).
2. Fill in the Generaltab fields:
   • Title — The name of the forum as members will see it. This field is required.
   • Description — A short description of what the forum is for. Supports rich text formatting. This field is required.
   • Access Type — Select the minimum account level members must have to see this forum. This field is required.
   • Visibility — Choose Hidden, Visible — Posting Allowed, or Visible — Posting Not Allowed. This field is required.
   • Message Approval — Choose Immediately or After Admin Approval. Defaults to Immediately.
3. Optionally click the Notification Settings tab to configure forum-specific email alerts (see "Configuring Per-Forum Email Notifications").
4. Click Save.

The new forum appears at the bottom of the Forums list. You can drag it to a different position at any time.

Editing a Forum

You can change a forum's title, description, access level, visibility, approval mode, and notification settings at any time.

1. Click the forum's title in the list.
2. The edit form opens on the Update Forum tab with all current values pre-filled.
3. Make your changes and click Save.

After saving, the page returns to the Forums list. A section below the form titled Category Messages lists all posts in that forum. Click any post title to open it for editing.

Reordering Forums

Forums appear in the order you set. Members see them in this order on the public forums page.

1. In the Forums list, find the drag handle icon (the arrows icon) in the rightmost column of any row.
2. Click and drag the row to its new position.
3. Release — the order saves automatically.

Deleting a Forum

Deleting a forum permanently removes it and all of its posts. This action cannot be undone.

1. Click the title of the forum you want to delete.
2. Scroll past the edit form to find the Delete button (below the Save/Cancel buttons, in the second form section).
3. Click Delete.
4. A confirmation dialog asks: "Do you really want to delete this forum?" Click OK to confirm or Cancel to go back.