SMF2.1:Boards and categories

Work in progress, expect frequent changes.

Please see SMF1.1 Boards, SMF2.0 Boards, or SMF2.1 Boards and Categories depending on which SMF version you are using.

This page allows administrators to create, edit, re-order, or remove, Categories and Boards. You can also access board permissions from one of these pages.

Create New Category

On this page you can create a new category to represent one or more boards on your forum. The options are as follows.

Order - Choose the appropriate order, from the dropdown menu, in which you want this category to appear, relative to the other categories.
Full Name - Type the name for this new category.
Description - Enter a description for this category. This will appear just below the category name, at the top of the list of boards in the category.
Collapsible - Checking this box allows your users to hide the list of boards in this category. Only the category name and description remains visible.

When you finish making your choices, click the Add Category button in the bottom, right corner.

If you need to edit a category, after it is created, click the "Modify" text link, which is immediately to the right of the category name, on the Modify Boards page.

Modify Boards

In this section, administrators can create, edit, re-order, or remove boards.

Add Board

In the bottom, right corner of each category, at the bottom of the list of boards, you can find the Add Board button. Clicking that opens a new page of settings, under the heading New Board. The options are described below.

Category - Choose the category, within which you want to place this new board.
Order - There are two dropdown menus. In the first, choose Before, After, or Sub-board of. In the second one choose the appropriate board. If you are making the first board in a category, this option will not appear.
Full Name - Type the name you want for this new board.
Description - Enter a description for this board. HTML is not allowed, but certain BBC codes are. They are listed beside the field.
Permission Profile - Choose which board permission profile you want to assign to this board.
Allowed Groups - For each membergroup, choose whether you want to Allow access, Disallow access, or Deny access to this board. Note that if the administrator has not allowed the Deny setting, it will not be available here. Likewise, if the administrator has not allowed Post Count-based groups, those membergroups will not show up here.
Moderators - Enter the moderators who have been assigned to this board only, not global moderators. Also, be sure to enter the moderators' username, not their display name.
Moderator Groups - Enter any groups which have moderation privileges on this board. This does not include post count-based groups, or hidden groups.

Modify

Selecting the modify link enables changing the following things about the board:

Category - Move the board into a different category.
Order - Choose the order of the board within the category.
Full name - The name displayed on the board index.
Allowed Groups - All the groups which are allowed to view the board.
Moderators - A list of members who are the local moderators of this board.
Redirect to a web address - If the board contains no topics, it can be turned into a link to another web site.
Count Posts - If checked, then posts on this board will count towards members' post counts and forum stats.
Board theme - This board can have a theme which differs from the forum default theme, and from the member's selected theme.
Override Member's Theme - Tick this option if you want this board's theme to override the choice of theme made by members of the forum. This option is only visible if the default theme is not selected from the menu.

Settings

The Settings page of the Boards section of the Administration Panel allows you to set some basic settings involving the boards. The following settings are present on this page:

Membergroups allowed to manage boards and categories - Check the boxes for which groups you would like to have the ability to manage the boards and categories. Meaning they can edit, create, and delete boards and categories.
Count child's posts in parent's totals - Checking this option will mean that posts and topics in a board's child board (sub-board) will count toward its totals on the Board Index. This does not include grandchild boards (sub-subboards).
Enable recycling of deleted topics - Checking this will make it so your forum "recycles" deleted topics and posts. The relevant statistics are updated when posts are deleted and the deleted posts are no longer visible where they were before. However, these deleted posts can be viewed for reference in the board you specify in the setting directly below this one.
Board for recycled topics - Select a Board you wish to store deleted posts in. Choose a board to act as the recycle bin. If this field is left blank, posts will not be recycled.
Allow boards to be ignored - Checking this option will allow users to select boards they wish to ignore.

Permissions

For more information about permissions take a look at Board Permissions and Permissions.

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