Forum Settings

250px\|Input field	Explanation
Forums Enabled	Check the box to enable forums.
Relative Date And Time Formatting	Check the box to enable the relative date and time formatting (e.g. 2 hours ago, a month ago).
Show Customers Post Count	A value indicating whether to show customers the post count.
Allow Guests To Create Posts	Check the box if you want to allow guests to create posts.
Allow Guests To Create Topics	Check the box if you want to allow guests to create topics.
Allow Customers To Edit Posts	A value indicating whether customers are allowed to edit posts they have created.
Allow Customers To Delete Posts	A value indicating whether customers are allowed to delete posts they have created.
Allow Customers To Manage Forum Subscriptions	Check the box if you want to allow customers to manage forum subscriptions
Topics Page Size	Set the page size for topics in forums e.g. '10' topics per page.
Posts Page Size	Set the page size for posts in topics e.g. '10' posts per page.
Search Results Page Size	Set the page size for search results e.g. '10' results per page.
Forum Editor	Forum editor type. BBCode Editor Simple Textbox WARNING Not recommended to be changed in the production environment!
Signature Enabled	Check the box if you want customers to specify a signature. The signature will be displayed below each forum post.
Allow Private Messages	Determines whether private messages are allowed.
Show Alert For PM	Shows an alert for new Private Messages.
Notify About Private Messages	Indicates whether a customer should be notified about new private messages.
Forum Feeds Enabled	Enables the RSS feed for each forum.
Forum Feed Count	The count of topics to be included n the forum feed.
Active Discussions Feed Enabled	Enables the RSS feed for active discussion topics.
Active Discussions Feed Count	The count of topics to be included in the active discussion feed.