Comments for page "Forums: A step by step guide"

Re: Restoring a post

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:19:32 +0000

Okay I solved the problem, but please add a section to explain how to restore deleted posts… It isn't too easy especially to newbies…

Restoring a post

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:10:16 +0000

Please help me! I need quickly to restore an old deleted post.

I moved it in hidden:deleted. now how can I restore it?

Re: arrgh forums

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:59:49 +0000

I see your categories created for every group - this is OK so…
( I can only write on your site in the per page discussion "forum category" - no idea why….

I do not understand your question … is it solved now?

Regards
Helmut

arrgh forums

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:12:21 +0000

I've created the forums and they show but I cant submit comments to them they're just pretty bricks

Re: How to link a specific category in the forum?

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:47:09 +0000

You have to use the full name of the category-start pages: i.e.:

From our community forum:

http://community.wikidot.com/forum/c-19/general-community-discussion

or | forum cat19

How to link a specific category in the forum?

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:39:42 +0000

Hi,

I'm trying to insert in the home page of my site a link to a category I created in my forum called "Job Announcements", but I cannot do it.

Here's what I've already tried:

Well, I'm stuck.
Any suggestion?

Thanks!

Re: Can I completely delete my forum and start over?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:14:18 +0000

Welcome to the club!!! :-)

you need to have a read of this:-
http://community.wikidot.com/howto:forums-fixing-them

Once you have it working again, move any unwanted Categories and or threads to the HIDDEN bit.
i think you will find all the old stuff will re appear.

Re: Can I completely delete my forum and start over?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:04:02 +0000

http://fr337.wikidot.com

Re: I seemed to have set up one thread, how do I start another?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:42:43 +0000

Are you talking about
- Threads ( "create a new thread" Button)
or
- Categories (Site manager - Forum & discussion - Structure - add_category Button ( in the group where you wanted…)

Re: Can I completely delete my forum and start over?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:39:26 +0000

Which site?

Can I completely delete my forum and start over?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:25:49 +0000

I created two categories and one thread inside one of the categories. I went back to edit my original post, and went ahead and did it despite the warnings. Now of course the whole forum is dysfunctional. I'd like to completely de-forumize my site and then start over. But can't find a way to do so. Help? And thanks in advance!

I seemed to have set up one thread, how do I start another?

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:19:54 +0000

Okay, we are making progress, thanks to all who helped.. I have the forum now appearing in the SIDE!! and it seems to work. But I am unable, or don't know how, obviously, to start new threads. I, in fact, want to move the thread I started under Alumni to the new category Thesis students. Well, yeah, yesterday I did figure out how to make a category for thesis students, so now I have two categories… but I can't figure out how to open new threads…

https://greenwriting.wikidot.com/forum/start

advice?

thanks,

Re: Forum Start page

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:53:45 +0000

When I click on your www.prosoc.wikidot.com on list all pages and than on forum categories
- I get only the hidden standards..

BUT NO ONE "OWN" Category.

You should never change the forum start pages itself!
they are only start ( module) commandos for the forum search on your site.. depending on your setup.

Have you setup your "groups" and "categories" in the site manager -?

http://community.wikidot.com/howto:forum-step-by-step -Helmut

Re: Forum Start page

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:29:46 +0000

black. or Blank ?

I would think you have not set up your forum correctly.
No categories set up

have another read of Step 4. - set up the structure

Forum Start page

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:06:29 +0000

I followed the directions and created a forum but when I go to the forum start it is a black page and when I choose to edit it I get a warning saying that I shouldn't if I want the forum to work. Can someone clarify it more on how to get it actually started?

Thanks,
Skunkmastere XXII

Re: Module ForumCategory & ForumThread Usage Clarification

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:58:34 +0000

These posts are held in a page with the[[module ForumThread]].
the threads are in a page that has the [[module ForumCategory]]

they arn't in the documentation cos you can't do anything with them… but they are crucial to the working of the forum.

If you click the source button (top of the side bar in the middle,) you will see what i mean.

http://community.wikidot.com/howto:forums-fixing-them

Module ForumCategory & ForumThread Usage Clarification

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:21:32 +0000

Can you please clarify [[module ForumCategory]] and [[module ForumThread]] usage? For me, specifiying those two modules as shown without parameters, gives error messages “No forum category has been specified.” resp. “Invalid thread.”.

The modules documentation lists modules
* RecentPosts — displays recent forum posts
* Comments — put comments below page content; a cool one!
* MiniRecentThreads — displays recent forum topics
* MiniActiveThreads — displays most active forum topics within some time period
* MiniRecentPosts — displays recent forum posts
but neither lists [[module ForumCategory]] nor [[module ForumThread]].

Any help appreciated. Thank you so much!

Deleting Posts

Tue, 15 May 2007 23:21:59 +0000

Reading the community forums, it seems that it is rather easy, if not paying strict attention, to delete a thread or category and render the forums inoperable.
You can move threads and categories, you can edit them, you can hide them in a "hidden Area" but please be VERY careful when deleting them!. Better still… DON'T :-)