Categories and forums

The forum structure is set in the Forums tab, Manage forums screen. A new forum contains a sample category and forum, with a welcome topic: rename or replace them.

Create a category or a forum

1. Enter the name, then click “Create new forum”.
2. Choose the Forum type: Category (a heading that groups forums), Forum (where people post) or Link (to another address).
3. Choose the Parent forum: the category or forum that will contain it.
4. In Copy permissions from, choose an existing forum whose rights suit you. Without permissions, your members can neither read nor post in the new forum.
5. Save.

A Forum password can also be required to enter it.

Order and delete

The arrows in the list change the order of forums. When a forum is deleted, phpBB asks whether to move its topics to another forum or delete them.

To fine-tune rights, see Groups and permissions.