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Create a Discussion Board

  1. Discussion Boards and Settings

Create a Discussion Board

Forums have received a bad rap over the years as a place for unwarranted venting, however when they’re managed and used correctly, they are a powerful group communication and information tool.

Discussion Boards and Settings

Discussion boards allow members to only receive in-platform notifications (not direct emails) for posts and replies.

Admins can create discussion board forums for any topic, as well as set whether member replies are automatically posted or need approval first. You can also give permission for another admin to be the discussion board moderator.

 

Create a discussion thread

  1. On the left navigation bar, click on Discussions

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  1. Click on New Topic
  2. Fill in the topic name, subject, and write your post in the provided fields
  3. Click Publish

 

Reply to a post

The same instructions apply to an admin and member, whether they access discussions in the admin portal or member portal.

  1. On the left navigation bar, click on Discussions
  2. Select the topic name of the post you want to reply to
  3. Click Reply to this Post

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  1. Write your post, then click Publish

 

Edit discussion settings

To change whether discussion posts are auto-approved or require an admin to approve them:

  1. On the left navigation bar, click on Discussions
  2. Click on the Discussion Settings button on the top right

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  1. Choose your preferred approval option from the overlay

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  1. Save