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[[Image:Blue-l.png|left|75px]] If you requested forums be activated when your site was created, the BBPress plugin was activated and a Private Forums Index page was created for your site. Discussion forums should be set to private to protect student data. </div> | [[Image:Blue-l.png|left|75px]] If you requested forums be activated when your site was created, the BBPress plugin was activated and a Private Forums Index page was created for your site. Discussion forums should be set to private to protect student data. </div> | ||
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====To create a new discussion forum==== | ====To create a new discussion forum==== | ||
# Access the Admin Dashboard of your site and go to '''Forums > New Forum''' | # Access the Admin Dashboard of your site and go to '''Forums > New Forum''' | ||
# Title your forum and add a description if you like. | # Title your forum and add a description if you like. | ||
# Set the forum visibility to '''Private''' so that only registered users of your site (your students) have access to view or post to this forum. | # Set the forum visibility to '''Private''' so that only registered users of your site (your students) have access to view or post to this forum. | ||
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====Forum Attachments==== | ====Forum Attachments==== | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 7 March 2016
To create a new discussion forum
- Access the Admin Dashboard of your site and go to Forums > New Forum
- Title your forum and add a description if you like.
- Set the forum visibility to Private so that only registered users of your site (your students) have access to view or post to this forum.
Forum Attachments
- Attachments (or file uploads) can be uploaded with a forum post or reply.
- This functionality is handled by activating the GD bbPress Attachments plugin.
- For faculty using sites.evergreen.edu this should be pre-configured if you chose the Forums Template when you requested a site.
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