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Discussion forums

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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This tutorial will explain how discussion forums work in Conversr, and how best to organise them.

Nuances of forum integration

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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Composr supports integration with a number of forum systems through our forum driver system. We discuss any issues here.

Advanced forum settings

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
30th Apr 2018
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Regular
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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This tutorial covers more advanced forum configuration.

Add a Sub Forum to your Composr Forum

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By:
Jim Davidson, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Nov 2014
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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Forums can be small or large, but you need to think about the structure and the user experience. Thankfully Composr makes it very easy for us to create forums.

Setup a Private Members Forum in Composr

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By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Jun 2013
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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Composr works extremely well as a base for a community website and a common task you may face is wanting to set up a private members area of the website. If you are an owner or moderator for a large community you may find this useful.

Basic forum moderation

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By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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This tutorial explains how to moderate topics and posts under Conversr, and how post approval works.

Keeping on track of busy forums

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By:
Philip Withnall
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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It can get hard to keep up with all the discussions if you've got an active community. See how Conversr can help.

Changing the Composr Forums

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By:
Jim Davidson, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
31st Oct 2014
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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As my test site is going to be a community, we need somewhere to hang out and exchange views and ideas, the ideal place is a forum. I'll step through the setup.

Setting Up a New Composr Forum

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By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
31st Mar 2013
Edited:
24th Mar 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
Tags:

One of Composr's core features is the forum. Composr forums include many of the common forum features found within other well-known forum systems. This tutorial covers the basics.

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