FREE FORUMS are now available from CISwebdesign.co.uk

The sample forum on this page shows some of the features that are available

• The Test Forum One is moderated i.e. if you post to this forum, the post must be approved by the moderator before it goes live on the forum
• The Test Forum Two is open i.e. if you post to this forum, the post goes live on the forum immediately
• User subscription is not required for either forum, for the purposes of this sample. However a live forum can be user based if required

Basic Features

• Unlimited Forum Groups
• Unlimited Forums
• Expanded user profile with options for user bio, photo and avatar
• User ranking options
• User online indicator
• Built in email sending to protect email addresses.
• Manage look and feel with CSS
• Create moderated or open forums
• Mark users as trusted to auto approve moderated posts.
• Users can subscribe to topics and forums
• Security sensitive search capabilities
• 3 Different Posting options - Plain Text Box, ActiveEditor (allows you to control toolbar options, DNN HTML Editor Provider.

Flexibility

• Individual settings for each forum.
• Enable or disable HTML formatted text.
• Enable or disable uploading attachments or images.
• Close a forum temporarily.
• Choose how to display user name with posts - User Name, First Name, Full Name
• Templates to control formatting for user post information and system emails.
• User level settings: Disable Signature, Disable Avatar, Monitor user, Trusted User.

Security

• Control individual forum access with Roles
• Several different security options
  • Open for All Users
  • Allow Anonymous users
  • Open for Registered users
  • Open for Specific role
• Option to make a forum hidden to viewers without access
• Select or Create a role for moderators

Attachments

• Ability to store attachments in database or file system.
• Enable or Disable attachments per forum.
• Control how many attachments are allowed per forum.
• Control file types that are allowed per forum.
• Specify max file size per attachment.
• Images files are automatically displayed in-line.
• Non-images are displayed as a link to download.
• Images are automatically re-sized to your height and width parameters if specified.