Design Discussion Group
For information about how to create or edit a part, as well as the tabs on the Edit Part screen, see Create and Edit Parts.
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From the Design tab, in the Group Name field, enter the main topic of discussion to generate, such as “Reunion 2007.” |
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In the Post New Topic Message box, enter the message to appear on your website to provide users with more information about the discussion topic. For example, enter “Post a new topic for the Reunion 2007 discussion group. Feel free to start a discussion about a reunion event or meeting with friends at your favorite old college hang-outs!” |
Note: The website user’s message box for postings is limited to 3000 characters.
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In the Post New Reply Message box, enter the message to appear on your website for users who post a message. For example, enter “Thank you for participating in the Reunion 2007 discussion! We look forward to seeing you on campus!” |
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If you select Require approval for topics and messages added to this group, topics and messages posted by users with Can Manage rights appear on your website immediately. A user with manager rights must approve other topics. |
Warning: If you do not select this checkbox, all topics appear immediately on your website.
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Under Security Rights, assign Manage rights to roles for discussion group users. To assign Can Manage rights to a role, select its checkbox. |
To include additional users and roles, select Add users and roles.
Note: Managers can approve or delete any messages and topics added to groups. Additional buttons appear on messages for managers. To block the content of a message without affecting replies to the message, click Block. To delete a message and all replies to the message, click Prune. For more information about how to manage a discussion group, see Manage Discussion Group.
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To allow users to participate in the discussion group anonymously, select Allow Anonymous Posting. In the Choose a default display name for an Anonymous poster field, enter the name to appear when an anonymous user posts on the discussion group, such as “Anonymous.” |
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Under Spelling Correction, customize the messages on your website for users who participate in the discussion group. |
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In the Topic With Errors Message box, enter the message to appear if a website user posts a new topic with spelling errors. |
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In the Topic With No Errors Message box, enter the message to appear if a website user posts a new topic without any spelling errors. |
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In the Reply With Errors Message box, enter the message to appear if a website user posts a response to an existing topic with spelling errors. |
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In the Reply With No Errors Message box, enter the message to appear if a website user posts a response to an existing topic without spelling errors. |
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Click Save. You return to Parts. |