General tab

Here, you can edit properties of the currently edited forum:

Forum display name

The name will be displayed on the website.

Forum code name

The name used in your code.

Description

Description of the forum displayed on the website.

Forum base URL

URL displayed when the user accesses the forum; e.g. ~/MyForums.aspx

Forum unsubscription URL

URL of a page where users can unsubscribe from the given forum.

Forum is open

Indicates if the forum is visible and can be accessed.

Forum is locked

If checked, new posts can't be added to the forum, while the forum is still accessible for viewing.

Require e-mail address

Indicated if e-mail address should be required from the post author.

Display e-mail address

Indicates if the e-mail address of the post author should be visible for other visitors.

Enable WYSIWYG editor

Indicates if the visitors can use the WYSIWYG editor for entering text.

Use security code (CAPTCHA)

Indicates if the user needs to retype the security code displayed as an image - this feature helps you avoid spam in the forums.

Forum type

•	User can choose - when creating a new thread, user can choose from the following two types

•	Discussion forum - typical discussion on a given topic

•	Question-Answer forum - forum where the initial post is a question and the following ones are trying to answer it, with helpfulness voting feature

Minimum votes to mark post as answer

Minimum number of votes that a post must receive to be marked as answer in Q-A forums.

Maximum image side size

Maximum size of a side of an image in pixels. If a larger picture is included in a forum post, it will be resized so that its larger side is equal to the entered value.

Attachment max. file size (kB)

Maximum file size of forum post attachment in kB.

User can edit own posts

Indicates if users are allowed to edit their own posts when the post is already on the forum.

User can delete own posts

Indicates if users are allowed to delete their own posts when the post is are already on the forum.

Enable URL macros in posts

Enables BB code for URLs.

Enable image macros in posts

Enables BB code for images.

Enable quote macros in posts

Enables BB code for quotes.

Enable code snippet macros in posts

Enables BB code for code snippets - monospaced text.

Enable bold font macros in posts

Enables BB code for bold fonts.

Enable italics font macros in posts

Enables BB code for italic fonts.

Enable underline font macros in posts

Enables BB code for underlined fonts.

Enable strike font macros in posts

Enables BB code for strike-through text.

Enable font color macros in posts

Enables BB code for colored text.