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The first control panel you see when you click on the Category and Forum Management link is the Category Manager. This control panel allows you to create, edit, remove and reposition the categories of your forum.
At the top of the page is a form that will allow you to add a new category. When you are editing a category, the form's values will be filled up with the category's properties allowing you to edit them.
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Category Name
The name of the category.
Description
Description of the category, this text will appear adjacent to the category name.
| NOTE: You can put raw HTML into this field. |
Collapsible
Whether or not the users can collapse this category on the front page.
Default view
Whether or not this category will appear collapsed or uncollapsed by default on the front page.
Insert position
Where to insert the category, below or on top of all the other categories in the forum.
Below the form there is a list of all the existing categories in the forum. This list contains links that allow you to edit the category, delete the category, change its position in the category list and edit the forums inside this category.
Edit Forums
When you click on this link you will be taken to a forum management page, allowing you to manage the forums assigned to this category.
| WARNING: Empty categories without forums won't appear in the forum's index page. |
Edit Category
Edit the category options and properties.
Delete
Clicking this link will delete the category and all of the forums assigned to it.
Change Position
Clicking on the change link will allow you to change the order in which this category is displayed on the forum's pages.