Set up and manage forums

Set Up & Manage Forums

What is a Forum?

A forum is an online discussion platform that allows users to hold conversations through posted messages. Forums follow a hierarchical structure where a forum can contain multiple topics, also called threads.

Manage Forums in Power Pages

1. Sign in to Power Pages
2. Navigate to Community → Forums
3. Select New to create a forum
4. Select a forum name to edit
5. Enter required details
6. Click Save & Close

Manage Forums via Content Editor

1. Navigate to the forum parent page on the website
2. On the inline toolbar, select New
3. Choose Child Forum
4. Fill in the required fields
5. Select Save

Key Forum Attributes

• Name – Forum title (required)
• Website – Site to which the forum belongs
• Parent Page – Hierarchy location
• Partial URL – Used for forum page URL
• Display Order – Position in the list
• Publishing State – Published/Draft visibility
• Hidden from Sitemap – Hidden from menus but accessible via URL
• Forum Page Template – Template for forum list page
• Thread Page Template – Template for thread pages
• Description – Forum information
• Thread Count / Post Count – Number of topics and posts
• Last Post – Latest activity

Additional Forum Management Features

• Create forum posts
• Moderate discussions
• Subscribe to alerts

Forum Attributes Used by Power Pages

• Name – Display name of the forum. Used as page title if no separate title is provided. Required.
• Website – The website where the forum belongs. Required.
• Parent Page – The parent webpage under which the forum appears in the hierarchy.
• Partial URL – URL segment for the page. Avoid special characters (?, #, !, %, /). Use letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores only.
• Display Order – Number that decides the forum’s position in listings.
• Publishing State – Indicates Draft or Published mode and controls visibility.
• Hidden From Sitemap – Hides forum from navigation menus but remains accessible via direct URL.
• Forum Page Template – Template used to display the forum list page. Required.
• Thread Page Template – Template used to display individual forum threads. Required.
• Description – Brief details about the forum.
• Thread Count – Total number of threads.
• Post Count – Total number of posts.
• Last Post – Most recent forum activity.