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 :-)
Is it possible to delete threads? I can only delete posts, or the forum system pages, but not threads :(
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Yes, you can delete single posts and have than only the header of the thread availoable -
You can than change the Thread title and summary ( blank it out)
and MOVE it to "hidden" Deleted Thread" group.
NEVER DELETE a ThREAD - it makes holes in the numbering index of your forum…
Have a look on our community site hidden - deletd threads:
http://community.wikidot.com/forum/c-9/deleted-threads
You will see some (unblanked) old posts and a lot of (blanked out) spam if you click on the
order by: last post date | thread starting date
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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!
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.
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
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
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
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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,
LG
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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…)
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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!
Which site?
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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.
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:
[[[forum:job-announcements | jobs]]]
[[[forum:29219 | jobs]]] (it's the number of the category)
[[[forum:c-29219 | jobs]]]
[[[forum:category="29219" | jobs]]]
[[[forum/c-29219/job-announcements | jobs]]]
Well, I'm stuck.
Any suggestion?
Thanks!
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
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I've created the forums and they show but I cant submit comments to them they're just pretty bricks
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
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hey! have the same problem with my forum on http://hyderabadproject.wikidot.com - its just pretty boxes - what did you do??
gracias
What you have created are forum groups. Now you need to add sub-forums (categories) to those groups inside the admin panel.
admin:manage -> forums and discussion -> structure and then look for the "add category" link under each group and remember to save it once you are finished.
Ahhh okay. I had this problem, me too.
Thanks
Please help me! I need quickly to restore an old deleted post.
I moved it in hidden:deleted. now how can I restore it?
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…
? ? ? asking in an very old thread looks you are a spammer!
…do not post external links to your business site(SEO-technic) with a free account, the spam-filter will remove the site, your posts and your account soon.
otherwise you should read the page ,,,
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? ? ? asking in an very old thread looks you are a spammer!
…do not post external links to your business site(SEO-technic) with a free account, the spam-filter will remove the site, your posts and your account soon.
otherwise you should read the page ,,,
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Ok, so I made a forum but clearly I do not know what I'm doing. I added a link to forum:start and the recent posts to the side bar. Great! I click on it and I just get the two categories. Fine. But if I try to make a new thread something pops up wanting me to type in a password for 'Private'. What's that?
need a bit more info please
what site?
if its set to private, i wont be able to see and test.
if i want people to post anonymously, is there a way for them to set up a "temporary handle/screen name" or at the very least remove their IP address from the post?
mmclean has you covered ^
mmclean knows nothing it seems. I am not looking to mask the ip address as that is all any css hack will do. I'm wondering if there is a way within the module to disable the ip address from either being recorded, or being posted to the screen( i.e. when you view source it does not display anyone's ip)
mmclean knows quite a bit. I failed to see the scope of what you wanted. Good luck.
I know, I know….
Many of my users are old and do not want to create an account on ANY system on the world…
Could many users are young and their parents do not want to have them created a lot of accounts wnywhere in the Internet world…
Fact: the account in Wikidot is bound to a unique mail adress
==> I made with my second mail adress ( neccessary ) a little account with user-id like "guest of…" and an easy password (and aplly by password of course) and give away this little "first help" to my personal friends who have never done anything with computers… This works for the first try in our wikidot world.
After some month some of them (not all) detect wikidot and the possibilities… they detect the world of www and 1/3 does no longer need such help… :)
In the ToS are the points:
9. using an identity (account, username, password) of another User or disclosing your own username or password to any third party or permitting any thirt party to access your account;
10. transferring your profile (includes selling) to any third party;
I think, the ToS does not explicitely forbid this method, because the 2. account (most used by myelf for testing purposes) is controlled by myself… I can always change the password and stop any stupid actions of my guests. I believe, this is usable for the learning phase. And I give never away my own account.
But this is discutable …. could be the wikidot team has another meaning of this issue.
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