Forum

The "Forum" application template provides you with an application that allows portal users to exchange information on a wide variety of topics.

Thematic sorting

The following options are available for structuring topics thematically: Forum and threads

A forum represents the highest unit for thematic sorting. A separate forum could be set up, for example, on topics such as "New Office Software". A new forum can be created (only) by portal users with the "Manager" role.

Below a forum there are threads. Here you can create topics within the main topic. For example, on the topic of "New Office Software", a thread could be created with the topic "Documents". Threads can be created by all portal users.

Forum contents

A thread contains posts. Posts contain the actual content of a forum.

Each post is assigned to a thread, which in turn is assigned to a forum.

Any number of forums, threads, posts

You can create as many forums, threads and posts as you want in the "Forum" application template.

Actions in the portal

Create thread

Step-by-step guide

To create a new thread, proceed as follows:

  1. Go to the "All Forums" page.

  2. Click on the title of the forum for which you want to create a thread.

    You will be taken to the forum for which you want to create the thread.

  3. Click CREATE NEW THREAD.

    The window for creating the new thread is displayed.

  4. Create a title with a meaningful description of the thread.

  5. Click on SAVE.

    You are taken back to the thread overview.

    Your newly created thread is displayed.

Create post

Step-by-step guide

To create a new post, proceed as follows:

  1. Go to the "All Forums" page.

  2. Click on the title of the forum where you want to create a post.

  3. The thread overview appears.

  4. Click on the thread for which you want to create a post.

    This takes you to the page where existing posts are displayed and where you can create new posts.

  5. Click on NEW POST.

    The window for creating the new post is displayed.

  6. Create the post.

  7. Click on SAVE.

    You will be taken back to the page with existing posts.

    Your post is now displayed.

Quote post

When you create a post, you can refer to another post that has already been created and quote its content in your post.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Click the icon in the post you want to quote.

    A dialog with the post is displayed.

  2. Enter your text below the quoted post.

  3. Click on SAVE.

    The post you created will be displayed along with the quoted post.

Share link to post

You can copy the link to a post and then send it via a medium of your choice.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Click on the icon () in the post whose link you want to copy or share.

    A dialog appears with the link or URL to the post.

  2. Click on the - icon ().

    The link is now on the clipboard.

    You can now paste it into a medium of your choice.

View own activities

The "My Activities" page displays the posts and threads you have created.

Create forum

In the "Manager" role, you have access to the "Administration" page. There you can create new forums.

Title

Create a title for the forum here. This is displayed on the "All forums" page.

Category

Assign a category to the forum. The category is displayed on the "All forums" page. Specifying a category makes it easier to find forums via the "Search" page, among other things.

Description

(Optional) Here you can enter more details about the thread. Using a meaningful description makes it easier for other users of the forum to find relevant threads and posts.

Moderators

Moderators are authorized to delete all posts in a thread as well as entire threads.

The arrow buttons can be used to move moderators from the left pane ("Select Moderators") to the right pane ("Selected Moderators "). After saving, the moderators moved to the right will be set as moderators for the forum.

Click the Save button to create a forum.

Edit forum

In the "Manager" role, you have access to the "Administration" page. There you can edit forums.

Click on the pencil icon. Make the desired changes in the dialog box.

Delete forum

In the "Manager" role, you have access to the "Administration" page. There you can delete forums.

Click on the icon.

Click on DELETE.

Add category

In the "Manager" role, you have access to the "Administration" page. You can create new categories there. When you create forums, you need to assign them to a category. This makes it possible to find forums.

Enter a title and ID in each case. You can use any characters for the ID.
The ID cannot be changed once it has been saved.

Sequence

You can enter numbers in the Order field. You can control the sorting of the categories via the order of the numbers.

Edit category

In the "Manager" role, you have access to the "Administration" page. There you can edit categories.

Click on the pencil icon. Make the desired changes in the dialog box.

Deactivate and delete category

In the "Manager" role, you can deactivate categories on the "Administration" page.

To do this, click on pencil icon (edit) next to the category to be deactivated.

Move the slider to the right.

Once you have deactivated a category, it is no longer available for selection. At the same time, the system checks whether the category is still being used in the application. If this is not the case, the category is deleted automatically.

In the "Manager" role, you have access to the "Administration" page. There you can delete categories.

Click on the icon.

Click on DELETE.

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