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Applies to: Jamroom 7.0+ Last verified: 2026-10-24

Table of Contents:


What it does
Where forums live
Setting it up
Using the forum
Global Config
Quota Config

  • What it does

    Forum adds a discussion forum to a profile. Members start topics and reply, follow topics to be notified of replies, and attach files. Admins and the forum's owner can pin and lock topics, and move them between categories.

    ACP > Modules > Profiles > Forum

  • Where forums live

    Like other items, a forum belongs to a profile: yoursite.com/(profile)/forum. Most sites have one main forum on a site profile, but any profile in an allowed quota can have one.

  • Setting it up

    1. In Quota Config, check Allowed on Profile for the quota of the profile that will hold the forum, and Can Post to Forums for the quotas whose members may post.
    2. On the forum's profile, the owner opens the forum's settings. There they can set up categories, forum auto lock (lock topics older than a number of days) and blocked users who can't post.

  • Using the forum

    • Following: members follow a topic to be notified of new replies. With Auto Follow, posting in a topic follows it.
    • Pin and lock: a pinned topic stays at the top; a locked one takes no more replies.
    • Solutions: with Enable Solution Button, topics can be marked with labels such as solved, which show in the topic list. Useful for a support forum.
    • Signatures: with Allow Signature, members can add a signature to their posts, under Your Settings in the forum.
    • RSS: each forum has an RSS feed.

  • Global Config

    General Settings

    Setting What it does
    Add to Timeline Forum posts create timeline entries (default: off)
    Enable Editor Uses the editor for replies (default: off)
    Allow Private Profiles Users with a private profile can post (default: on)
    Post Wait Timer Minutes a user must wait between posts (default: disabled)
    Edit Protection After this long, users can no longer edit or delete their post. The forum owner and admins can. (Default: disabled)
    Auto Follow Creating or replying to a topic follows it (default: on)
    Follow Update Single Notification once there are new replies, or Notify on Each Post

    Page Settings

    Setting What it does
    Topics per Index Page Topics per page (default 10)
    Posts per Topic Page Posts per page in a topic (0 = all on one page)
    Post Sort Direction Oldest first (default) or newest first

    Attachments

    Setting What it does
    Max Attachments Files per post (default: no limit)
    Max Attachment File Size The largest attachment (default 2 MB)
    Allowed File Types File extensions allowed, comma separated

    Solution Support

    Setting What it does
    Enable Solution Button Lets topics be marked with a solution label (default: off)
    Solution Options One label per line, as text|color, such as solved|#CCFF99

  • Quota Config

    Setting What it does
    Allowed on Profile Profiles in this quota can have a forum
    Can Post to Forums Members can post in forums (default: on)
    File Attachments Members can attach files (default: off)
    Allow Signature Members can have a forum signature (default: off)
    Allow BBCode Signature Signatures can use BBCode (default: off)

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