Discussion — module overview#
A forum. Visitors start topics and reply to each other. The module is deliberately simple — no parameters, no saved searches, no expiry.
What it consists of#
| Part | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Categories | how the forum is divided; a category can be disabled and topic creation in it charged for |
| Posts | topics and replies alike |
| Reported posts | what visitors flagged as inappropriate |
| Tariffs and payments | post visibility and payments |
| Module settings | listings, image upload, approval, who may write |
The settings are under Diskuze → Nastavení.
Approving and confirming posts#
In the settings you decide whether a new post may go on the site at once or has to wait for something:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Automatické schvalování (automatic approval) | on: the post is published without your approval. Off: it waits until you approve it with the Schváleno (approved) switch in the post's edit form |
| Přihlášený uživatel musí potvrdit odkazem z e-mailu (logged-in users must confirm by the email link) | on: a logged-in author gets an email with a link and the post is published once they click it. Off: confirmed at once |
| Nepřihlášený uživatel musí potvrdit odkazem z e-mailu (users who are not logged in must confirm by the email link) | the same for an author who writes without logging in |
Approval (you) and confirmation (the author) are two different things, and a post is published once both are satisfied. The switches decide only at the moment of posting — posts already in the forum are neither hidden nor published by changing them. Details in Posts.
A topic and a reply are the same thing#
The most important thing about this module: a post and a thread are one and the same. A reply is a post that has a parent post. The nesting makes the tree.
That is why everything can be moved
A reply can be moved under another topic, or turned into a topic of its own. You only change its parent post.
Who may write#
Set for the whole module, not per category:
| Option | What it restricts |
|---|---|
| Posts for logged-in users only | starting topics and replying |
| Comments for logged-in users only | comments under a post |
| Ratings for logged-in users only | the thumbs |
Per-category permissions do not exist
You cannot make one category public and another members-only. Either the whole forum is open, or the whole forum is for logged-in users.
What the module does not have#
| Missing | Substitute |
|---|---|
| Locking a thread | turn Allow comments off on the post, or deactivate it |
| Paid entry to the forum | only starting a topic in a paid category and visibility are paid for |
| Post expiry | posts stay forever |
A forum is about moderation, not configuration
The module deliberately offers little. The work is done by going through reported posts regularly, not by adjusting settings.