I am using the free version of hte forums and am trying to add catagories to the page. I add them from the side bar control panel but they are not showing up on the actual forum- Am I missing something? any help is appreciated!
How can I create a new category for my Message Forums?
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1. Log into Bravenet and click "Message Forum"
2. Click on the Forum Manager button on the top left
3. Click on Category Manager
4. Click on the Add Category button
5. Enter the title and description of your new category, and then click on the Submit button
You must create a category and then place a forum inside the category.
Under "Forum Manager" use Manage Forums to create a forum and place it in your categories. You MUST have at least one forum in each category in order for the category to display.
I guess i have it all backwards, not sure why this is confusing to me. I filled out a few categories and saved those.
Now ive gone into create forums and started created multiple forums but its not really making any sense. I only want ONE forum with MULTIPLE categories. Any other options for me to figure this out? I tried doing what you said but nothing is happening. Sorry I never have troubles like this but this has me baffled.
I think I figured it out. It wasnt defaulting me back to the index, so i never had a chance to view this screen. Thats probably what confused the other person as well. All i was seeing was my default bravent screen. Maybe something to look into.
You need to go the other way, one category with multiple forms.
A category is simple a holder of forums, forums is where you can post. So a category is useless without a forum.
Also, after saving the service simple returns you to the page you were on. I see how that could cause confusion, but it would also cause confusion and frustration for people if the editors took them to a different page.
