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Sometimes there are situations where you may end up needing to remove existing an forum from a Dupal website. This is common when you change the focus of content or merge content together. Below is a very simple tutorial that explains how to delete an existing forum in Drupal.<\/p>\n

How to Remove an Existing Forum in Drupal<\/h2>\n
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  1. Log into your Drupal admin dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. From the the topmost menu bar, select Menu<\/strong>.
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Next, from the second menu bar, select the Extend<\/strong> option.
    \n    \"Click<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. We are now brought to the Extend<\/em> page where you will see a list of all the available modules. Look for the Forum<\/em> module and then click on the module Description<\/em> to the right. For the Forums<\/em> module, it should say Provides discussion forums.<\/strong>. Once clicked a small section should expand underneath. Now you should see a link entitled Configure<\/strong>. Click on that link to continue.
    \n    \"Click<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. You are now taken to a page where you will see the list of existing forums. Next to each forum you will see a button named Edit Forum<\/strong>. Click on the button that is for the particular forum you wish to work with.
    \n    \"Click<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. This next screen contains all the settings for your particular forum. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and in the right hand corner you will see a Delete<\/strong> link. Click this link to begin the deletion process.
    \n    \"Click<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. After clicking the Delete<\/strong> button, you will now be presented with a confirmation statement. Note that deleting the forum will remove all threads and posts associated with it. If you are certain you want to delete the forum, click on the Delete<\/strong> button.
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