This particular module is for setting up web forums or discussion groups similar to the many that can be found on the web. RunYourSite© Forum Module makes it is easy to manage user-generated content.
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site. It is the modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin board, and a technological evolution of the dialup bulletin board system.
The Forum Module can be used to build bonds with your visitors and interest groups will easily form around a topic's discussion, subjects dealt with in or around sections in the forum.
This module is broken into 6 sections:
General Settings - This section contains general settings used within the forums module, items such as Threads Per Page, Posts per Page, Popular View Status, and many more. We will not discuss any of these options, however you can look at each of the items and view the detailed help on them using the "?" icon next to each heading
Manage Forums & Groups - This section is where you can add/remove forums and groups as well as modify settings for existing forums.
Forum Users - This is where you can modify user information for individual forum users
Word Filters - This is where you can modify input from the user to filter out bad words, as well as to filter out various script objects as well.
Gallery & Emoticon - This is where you can modify the forum's integration with the gallery for images and emoticons
Statistics & Rankings - This is where you can set user post ranks, statistics calculation information and post rankings
Below is a sample screen of the Forum Module when you first install it and a sample screen of the form to add a new discussion to the forum.
