Difference between revisions of "Forums"
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To add a forum, click on the "Add" button. | To add a forum, click on the "Add" button. | ||
− | To edit an existing forum, select the forum | + | To edit an existing forum, select the forum from the list and click the "Edit" button. |
− | A forum will need a title and a description. You can set a | + | A forum will need a title and a description. You can set a forum visibility to OFF which hides it and all related posts completely, but obviously for a new forum you would want this ON, you can select this by checking the 'Visible' box. Similarly a locked forum can be viewed but not added to, so this should be OFF for new forums; again you can select this by checking the 'Locked' box. |
Only non-administrative users can add topics to a forum, by adding a new post to the forum. | Only non-administrative users can add topics to a forum, by adding a new post to the forum. | ||
If you are an admin user and you need to start a topic, you will need to create an ad-hoc non-administrative user for this purpose. | If you are an admin user and you need to start a topic, you will need to create an ad-hoc non-administrative user for this purpose. |
Revision as of 14:16, 19 July 2012
Use this page to administer forums to allow users to converse and provide feedback.
To add a forum, click on the "Add" button.
To edit an existing forum, select the forum from the list and click the "Edit" button.
A forum will need a title and a description. You can set a forum visibility to OFF which hides it and all related posts completely, but obviously for a new forum you would want this ON, you can select this by checking the 'Visible' box. Similarly a locked forum can be viewed but not added to, so this should be OFF for new forums; again you can select this by checking the 'Locked' box.
Only non-administrative users can add topics to a forum, by adding a new post to the forum.
If you are an admin user and you need to start a topic, you will need to create an ad-hoc non-administrative user for this purpose.