Reference - forum properties

When editing forums, you can adjust the following parameters:

General
Forum display name	The name of the forum that will be displayed on the website.
Forum code name	The name used in your code.
Description	Description of the forum displayed on the website.
Forum base URL	The URL of the page where the forum is placed, for example: ~/MyForums/GeneralForum.aspx This is used by the system when creating URLs leading to the given forum.
Forum unsubscription URL	URL of the page where users can unsubscribe from the forum.
Advanced settings
Forum is open	Indicates whether the forum is visible and can be accessed.
Forum is locked	If enabled, users cannot add new posts to the forum, but the forum is still accessible for viewing.
Require email addresses	Indicates if post authors must enter their email address.
Display email addresses	Indicates if visitors can see email addresses of post authors.
Forum type	User can choose – when creating a new thread, users can choose from the following two types. Discussion forum – forum threads use a standard discussion format where users reply to previous posts. Question-Answer forum – in forums of this type, the initial post of a thread is usually a question and the replies are attempts to answer it. The forum includes a voting feature that allows users to mark individual replies as helpful answers. Once a post receives the amount of votes specified in the Minimum votes to mark post as answer property, the post is designated as a valid answer and displayed accordingly.
Minimum votes to mark post as answer	Minimum number of votes that a post must receive to be marked as an answer in Question‑Answer type forum.
Maximum image side size	Maximum size of a side of an image in pixels. If a larger picture is included in a forum post, it will be resized so that its larger side is equal to the entered value.
Attachment max. file size (kB)	Maximum file size of forum post attachments in kilobytes.
Security
User can edit own posts	Indicates if users are allowed to edit their own posts when the posts are already on the forum.
User can delete own posts	Indicates if users are allowed to delete their own posts when the posts are already on the forum.
Use security code (CAPTCHA)	Indicates if forum posting requires users to pass CAPTCHA validation. This feature can help avoid spam in the forums.
Editor settings
Enable WYSIWYG editor	Indicates if visitors can use the WYSIWYG editor for entering text. For security reasons, we strongly recommend setting the value to No for public forums.
Enable links in posts	Enables BB code for links.
Enable images in posts	Enables BB code for images.
Enable quotes in posts	Enables BB code for quotes.
Enable code snippets in posts	Enables BB code for code snippets – monospaced text.
Enable bold font in posts	Enables BB code for bold fonts.
Enable italics font in posts	Enables BB code for italic fonts.
Enable underline font in posts	Enables BB code for underlined fonts.
Enable strike font in posts	Enables BB code for strike-through text.
Enable font colors in posts	Enables BB code for colored text.
Double opt-in
Enable double opt-in	Specifies whether users need to confirm the validity of their email address before subscribing.
Approval page path	Defines the path of the page that has the Forum subscription confirmation web part on it, which is used to confirm subscriptions.
Send double opt-in confirmation	Determines whether to send an email when a user successfully approves their subscription.

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