Setting Up the Forum

Blocking Users

Should there be any reason for a user's access to the Forum tool to be revoked, this is possible with the blocking functionality. When a blocked user attempts to open the Forum tool, they will be presented with an error, citing the reason that they were blocked.Blocking a UserTo block a user, the...

Forum - Setting the Terms and Conditions

Whenever a user attempts to access the Forum tool for the first time, they are presented with a page that lays out the terms and conditions that must be agreed to before progressing, typically explaining the rules that must be followed when participating in the forums.The text that is displayed h...

Creating and Moving a Category

Categories are a simple organisational feature in the Forum tool that allows for the grouping together of forums. This article provides information on the process of creating and rearranging these categories.Creating a CategoryTo begin, first open the Forum tool (found under the Communication sui...

Forum Censorship

The Forum tool has the ability to censor certain words and phrases, whereby those specified terms are replaced with a preset text, when it is detected within the text of a message or thread title.These terms and their replacements can be configured by Administrators, by first opening the Forum to...

Creating a Forum

Forums in the Forum tool refer to the organisational component that is stored within a category, and holds threads. These forums are particularly useful in that they also contain targeting selectors, allowing for selective access to your users.To begin the process, first open the Forum tool (foun...