To add a forum to your website, simply go to step 3. Outline. Click on the page under which you would like the forum to appear then click to the right New Page. A pop up window will appear with a number of selections, from here you can click “Forum” and give it a customised name if you wish. Finally click on Ok. Please do not forget to click on Save before clicking Continue.

 

 

To edit your forum, simply navigate to step 4. Content and click in the menu bar where your forum is located or select it from the drop-down menu.

 

You now have the opportunity to add a title to your guestbook as well as a description. Click over the default text to enter your own.

 

In the sidebar to the left under the tab Contents you have the possibility of defining how many threads per page are permissible, the maximum number of threads, the number of entries per page, the overall maximum number of entries, the default text format to be utilised, the font colour and the table colour.

 

Furthermore, you can specify whether an entry in the forum requires the input of a security code. This is a picture in which a letter/number combination is contained. Visitors must now enter this combination in the specified field before their thread can be left. Using this method effectively stops automated spam messages appearing on your website.

 

 

A new post can be created by you personally or by visitors on your website. Simply click on the Create new thread button.

 

Once one or more threads have been created, they will appear in the following list.

 

If entries are made in your forum that you would like to delete, you can do so by viewing the messages at step 4. Contents and clicking on the trash bin to the right of the message. If you would like to contact the person that left the message, you can click on their name which will provide you with their email address.