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Message Boards Configuration Reference

Configuration settings for the Message Boards app are divided in Settings and Notifications. To access the Message Boards app’s configuration screen,

Open the Site Menu (), expand Content & Data, and go to Message Boards.
Click Options () in the top right corner → Configuration.

Settings

Configure general preferences for the Message Boards app, including posting permissions, thread formats, user ranks, and RSS feed options.

General Tab

Name	Description
Allow Anonymous Posting	Allows guest (non-authenticated) users to post threads.
Subscribe by Default	Subscribes users by default to threads they participate in.
Message Format	Provides a drop-down menu to select BBCode or HTML as the editor.
Enable Report Inappropriate Content	Enables users to report threads for Terms of Use violations.
Enable Ratings	Enables users to rate threads.
Thread as Question by Default	If enabled, the first threads are always questions and subsequent threads can be marked as answers; disabled by default.
Show Recent Posts from Last	Provides a drop-down menu to select how many previous posts appear based on time: 24 Hours, 7 Days, 30 Days, or 365 Days.

Thread Priorities

Name	Description
Default Language	The instance’s default language is set to English and cannot be modified here.
Localized Language	Select a supported language from a drop-down menu; Administrators can set ranks in different languages.
Name	Enter the priority level’s name.
Image	Enter the priority level’s icon; use a full URL or a relative path to the theme.
Priority	Enter the priority level; higher numbers indicate greater importance. List them in descending order.

User Ranks

Message Boards users can configured to have a visible rank based on the number of posts they contribute.

Name	Description
Default Language	The instance’s default language is set to English and cannot be modified here.
Localized Language	Select a supported language from a drop-down menu; Administrators can set ranks in different languages.
User Ranks Text Area	Enter the user ranks in the text area.

RSS

Name	Description
Enable RSS Subscription	Toggle RSS subscriptions on or off.
Maximum Items to Display	Select the maximum number of items to show in the RSS feed.
Display Style	Choose how threads appear: as an abstract, full content, or title only.
Format	Select the feed format: Atom 1.0, RSS 1.0, or RSS 2.0.

Notifications

Customize email templates and sender details for notifications sent when threads are added or updated.

Email From

Configure the sender details for automated notifications related to message board activity.

Name	Description
Name	Enter the forum owner/moderator’s name.
Address	Enter the forum owner/moderator’s email address.
HTML Format	Select if the email should be in HTML format.

The Message Added Email tab contains the template for emails sent when a new message board thread is created. Use FreeMarker placeholders to dynamically insert thread-specific information, such as the message subject, user details, and URLs.

Expand the Definition of Terms menu to view available placeholders (e.g., [$MESSAGE_SUBJECT$], [$MESSAGE_BODY$]) and learn how they pull data and metadata from each thread to automate email content.