Forum Actions

Also available in Deutsch^[link1], Español^[link2], Français^[link3], Русский^[link4], 简体中文^[link5]

With the forum actions you can create a forum within a defined cluster of your wiki.

Non-mandatory options and parameters are enclosed in [square brackets].
When using the actions please remove the square [ ] brackets from the parameters to make it work.
Numerical values are given without and strings with quotation marks, max=10 and page="PageName".

1. Global settings

The config value forum_cluster defines the namespace where the forum is located. This is necessary to provide a unique path.

2. Actions

These actions work only within the defined forum cluster.

2.1. forums

shows sub-forums list
{{forums [pages="subtag1, subtag2, ..."]}}
pages – to create multilevel forums this optional parameter passes a comma-delimited list of tag names of pages that must be considered sub-forums, and not topics.
Tags must be absolute (not relative). If you define pages, it must be done for all sub-forums and topic pages.

2.2. topics

shows forum topics list
{{topics [pages="subtag1, subtag2, ..."]}}
pages – when creating multilevel forums this optional parameter passes a comma-delimited list of tag names of pages that must be considered sub-forums, so topics under these cluster sub-pages will not be displayed. Tags must be absolute.

3. Permissions

3.1. Meta pages

Important

The permissions for comments on all forum meta pages, those having the action {{forums}} or {{topics}}, must be empty.

e.g.

Settings for Forums meta page permissions

3.2. Topic pages

The engine sets special permissions for the topic pages, you usually create them with the topics action, it recognizes them over the name space.

$read_acl	= '*';
$write_acl	= $user_name;
$comment_acl	= '$';
$create_acl	= '';
$upload_acl	= '';

Notice the empty create_acl. The topic action shows only pages with empty create_acl as topics .

4. Handler

You must be a member of the Moderator group to use the moderation tools.

4.1. Moderate forum

4.2. Moderate topic

5. Example

To have multiple forums you can create sub-forums within the forum cluster:

Page	Action
Forum	`{{forums pages="Forum/Discussion,Forum/National"}}`
Forum/Discussion	`{{topics}}`
Forum/Discussion/Topic1
Forum/Discussion/Topic2
Forum/National	`{{forums pages="Forum/National/Deutsch"}}`
Forum/National/Deutsch	`{{topics}}`
Forum/National/Deutsch/Topic1
Forum/National/Deutsch/Topic2

Forum

Forum/Discussion
forum topics action

Links

[link1] https://wackowiki.org/doc/Doc/Deutsch/Aktionen/Forum
[link2] https://wackowiki.org/doc/Doc/Español/Acciones/Foro
[link3] https://wackowiki.org/doc/Doc/Français/Fonctions/Forum
[link4] https://wackowiki.org/doc/Doc/Русский/Действия/Форум
[link5] https://wackowiki.org/doc/Doc/简体中文/Actions组件/论坛