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Forum administrators should also note the presence of the "Admin" button, which is not visible to regular users. This button will lead you to a page where you can manage and administrate your community.
Forum administrators should also note the presence of the ''Admin'' button, which is not visible to regular users. This button will lead you to a page where you can manage and administrate your community.  Administrators and moderators also have access to the ''Moderate button'' which leads them to the [[Moderation Center]], where they can carry out moderation tasks on the forum.


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Revision as of 22:24, 28 October 2013

The Main Menu is where the major navigation of a forum is located. The default main menu will contain :

  • Home - Links back to the Board Index
  • Help - Links to a user guide for the forum
  • Search - Links to a search page where you can search for text in posts
  • Admin - Links to the Administration Center
  • Profile - Links to your own profile
  • My Messages - Links to your personal messages index
  • Members - Links to a list of all the registered members on the forum
  • Logout - Logs you off the forum
  • Login - Logs you into the forum
  • Register - Links to the registration page
  • Calendar - Links to the forum's calendar. This will only be shown when the calendar is enabled.

If you are viewing the Main Menu as a guest its appearance with the default theme is as below:

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If you are logged in the Main Menu usually has a different appearance:

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Forum administrators should also note the presence of the Admin button, which is not visible to regular users. This button will lead you to a page where you can manage and administrate your community. Administrators and moderators also have access to the Moderate button which leads them to the Moderation Center, where they can carry out moderation tasks on the forum.



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