How do I setup Hierarchies?

Plan your forum layout first, because you do not want to be altering anything later, as some have reported losing their data when 'updating' categories/forums. Get it right then leave alone. The hierarchies can be setup from Admin -> Forums -> Management and can be set to a depth of two levels.

  1. Category are the labels.
  2. Forums are where you post the messages.

Example:
  1. Use the create new category button to first create the categories Test category 1, and Test category 2.
  2. Use the create new forum button to create the forums Test Forum 1 (#1), and Test Sub Forum 1 (#2).
  3. Now to create a sub-forum Test Forum 2 under the Test Sub Forum 1 forum.
  4. Create a new category Test sub category 1, this allows the creation of a first sub-forum, Test Forum 2 (#3) (shown in pink).
  5. By repeating the action above, again a category first, Test sub sub category 1, then a forum, Test Forum 3 (#4), will create a second level sub-sub-forum (shown in green).
  6. When creating a forum use the category drop down list to choose which category to place the new forum under. Of course you can have as many forums under a category as you wish.

  1. How do I completely disable posting in the main forum when there are Sub-forums above it?
  2. The only way that this is possible is to restrict the main (holding) forum to ADMINs only. This will stop all other user levels from posting.