How to Create a Board in SMF Forum Updated on August 16, 2021 by Christopher Maiorana 1 Minutes, 31 Seconds to Read Now that you know how to create categories in your SMF forum, it’s time to create some boards. Boards are where all the magic happens. A board is where your users can submit topics for discussion. This is what a forum is all about, creating discussions and discourse from the crowd. Don’t worry about a rowdy crowd just yet, you are going to learn all about moderating and managing content in later tutorials. For now, you are going to create a board under a chosen category. Scalable VPS Infrastructure, Fully Managed When shared hosting can't handle your traffic, VPS delivers dedicated resources that scale with demand. Our team manages the technical complexity while you manage your business. NVMe Storage High-Availability Ironclad Security Premium Support VPS Hosting Step 1. Click Admin The Admin section of your SMF forum is where most of the magic happens. Step 2. Under Forum click Boards If you prefer to not use a dropdown you can just click Forum anytime. Step 3. Select Add Board Be sure to click Add Board under the proper category. This can be changed later, but it’s always best to be precise. And as you can see, you can also move boards once you have created them under the category. Step 4. Fill in all of the key information about your new board Pay close attention to the assignment of Allowed Groups. These are the groups of users who will have access to this board. It can be public or private to a select group of users. (Later tutorials in the series will help you learn all about groups, privileges, and how to assign certain users access as appropriate.) That’s it! You now know how to create a board in SMF forum. This article is part of the complete SMF education channel. The Simple Machines Forum (SMF) suite of tools allows to create, moderate, and manage a lively forum with multiple users contributing all kinds of content. Be sure to visit and bookmark the SMF education channel, as more content will be appear there from time to time. Share this Article CM Christopher Maiorana Content Writer II Christopher Maiorana joined the InMotion community team in 2015 and regularly dispenses tips and tricks in the Support Center, Community Q&A, and the InMotion Hosting Blog. More Articles by Christopher Related Articles Creating a new user in SMF 2.0 Changing a user’s password in SMF 2.0 Getting Started Guide Online Forum Bulletin Board How to manage your theme settings in SMF 2.0 How to install a new theme in SMF 2.0 How to Require Admin Approval For New Users in SMF How to Move and Split Topics in SMF SMF Security Tips – How To Secure Your Forum How to Block User With The SMF Ban List How to manually install SMF
