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Forum Boards and Aliases
Overview
The Discussion Forum module allows you to create multiple forum "boards" enabling you to run separate forums on one installation. Each board can have its own URL, making it possible for you to have separate boards for each site, or even run multiple distinct boards on a single site.
Aliases allow you to use alternative URLs from which to display your boards.
Managing Boards
The "Forum Board Home" tab reveals a drop-down menu to access the forum boards you have setup, as well as a link to "Edit Forum Boards".
Forum Board Management
Board ID
The unique ID for the forum board.
Forum Board Label
The label that is displayed for the forum board.
Forum Board Short Name
The "short name" for the forum board, used in the board= parameter of the Forum tag when running forums through regular templates.
Enabled?
Yes / No. Whether or not the forum board is turned on.
Edit Board
This link will take you to the board's edit preference form.
Delete
This link will delete the board and all forum data contained within it.
Add a New Forum Board?
This link allows you to create a new forum board.
Forum Alias Management
Board ID
The unique ID for the forum board alias.
Forum Board Alias Label
The label that is displayed for the forum board alias.
Forum Board Alias Short Name
The "short name" for the forum board alias, used in the board= parameter of the Forum tag when running forums through regular templates.
Enabled?
Yes / No. Whether or not the forum board alias is turned on.
Edit Alias
This link will take you to the alias's edit preference form.
Delete
This link will delete the forum board alias. The original board and forum data that the alias was pointing to are not removed.
Add a New Forum Board alias?
This link allows you to create a new forum board alias.
Forum Board Alias Details
Forum Board Alias Settings
The Forum Board Alias settings are essentially the same as the General Settings for a normal forum board. The difference is that an existing forum board is selected as the one being aliased. This enables you to display a forum board on different sites / locations within the same ExpressionEngine installation as the normal location.
Forum Board Label
The label that is displayed for the forum board alias.
Forum Board Short Name
The "short name" for the forum board alias, used in the board= parameter of the Forum tag when running forums through regular templates.
Forum URL
The base URL where the forum board alias will be displayed.
Site for Forum
If the Multiple Site Manager is installed, this allows you to determine which Site the forum board belongs to.
Forum Triggering Word
When this word is encountered in your URL it will display your forum. The word you choose cannot be the name of an existing template group.
Enable Forum Board
Yes / No. Whether or not the forum board alias is turned on.
Forum Board Being Aliased
The Forum Board that this Alias points to.