Topics – Details

The topic details allow you to edit the general settings for the topic and the list of associated posts.
The various fields have the following meanings:
Table 98: Entry field for topics

Field name
Description
Field type
Example
Subject
Topic title
Entry field, alphanumeric
Forum etiquette
Permit further posts
No further posts can be added to this topic, even if users have sufficient permission.
Option button
 

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The table lists all the posts for the topic. If visitors report that a post is suspected of being spam, the post is marked with the icon. As well as the username, the IP address of the computer from which the post was submitted is also displayed.
You can sort the table by column. For more details, see Sorting using column headings, above.
You can also create your own posts here. To create a new post, proceed as described in Adding records, above.
To delete a post, follow the steps described in Deleting entries, above.
Batch processing commands are available to manage the table entries. For an introduction to this, see Batch Processes in Tables, above. The following specialised actions can be performed:
Table 99: Specialised batch processing commands for forum posts

Command
Comment
Delete Suspected spam marker
The marker that identifies a post or topic as being spam is deleted.

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