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 registrations 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:

If you are logged in the main menu usually has a different appearance:

Forum administrators should also note the presence of an additional "Admin" button, which will lead you to a page where you can manage and administrate your community.