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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
 
The Forum App uses a custom element to store site specific configurations.   
 
The Forum App uses a custom element to store site specific configurations.   
 
<!-- The Forum App needs to know the profile element name, unique field, roles, subsite ids, and template ids for the site. -->
 
  
 
The fields for the ptForum Configuration custom element are defined below.
 
The fields for the ptForum Configuration custom element are defined below.
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# '''CS USERS DSN''' - Where the Forums will get the Users and Groups info for Read,Post,Edit and Admin access to the site. (Example: commonspot-users)
 
# '''CS USERS DSN''' - Where the Forums will get the Users and Groups info for Read,Post,Edit and Admin access to the site. (Example: commonspot-users)
 
# '''Forum UI Theme''' - The Forums app utilizes [http://jqueryui.com/themeroller/ jQueryUI Themes] for styling of buttons, etc. There are some pre-installed themes that come with the ADF in the Thirdparty folder.
 
# '''Forum UI Theme''' - The Forums app utilizes [http://jqueryui.com/themeroller/ jQueryUI Themes] for styling of buttons, etc. There are some pre-installed themes that come with the ADF in the Thirdparty folder.
 
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# '''FORUM HOME URL''' - The URL for the HOME link in the forum pages. This can be the Forum home URL to go to the Categories page or the home of your site (Default: index.cfm - default page in the Forums Subsite)
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# '''FORUM TOPICS URL''' - The CS Page for the Topics Listing page
 
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# '''FORUM THREADS URL''' - The CS Page for the Threads Listing page
<!-- # '''ADD_URL''' - Site relative URL for the Photo Add page. (Example: /webadmin/photogalleryadmin/lightbox/Photo-Add.cfm)
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# '''FORUM MESSAGES URL''' - The CS Page for the Messages Listing page  
# '''UPLOAD_FORM_URL''' - Site relative URL for the Photo Upload page. (Example: /webadmin/photogalleryadmin/lightbox/Photo-Upload.cfm)
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# '''NEW MESSAGE URL''' - The CS Lightbox Page that forum users use to add new messages
# '''UPLOAD_URL''' - URL Path on the server to store the uploaded photos. (Example: /_cs_apps/pt_photo_gallery/uploads/)
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# '''NEW THREAD URL''' - The CS Lightbox Page that forum users use to add new threads
# '''UPLOAD_PATH''' - Server Path on the server to store the uploaded photos. (Example: D:/full/path/to/this/dir/_cs_apps/pt_photo_gallery/uploads/)
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# '''MANAGE NEW MESSAGE URL''' - The webadmin CS Lightbox Page to allow forum administrators to create new messages
# '''UPLOAD_DOC_TYPES''' - Photo file types that are allowed to be uploaded. (Example: jpg,gif,bmp,png) -->
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# '''MANAGE NEW THREAD URL''' - - The webadmin CS Lightbox Page to allow forum administrators to create new threads
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# '''SUBSCRIPTION FROM EMAIL''' - The FROM email address for thread subscription post notifications
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# '''UNSUBSCRIBE CONFIRM URL''' - URL for the lightbox unsubscribe confirmation CS page
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# '''UNSUBSCRIBE DASHBOARD URL''' - URL for the user subscription dashboard CS page 
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# '''AUTO SUBSCRIBE USERS''' - Users that will be auto-subscribed when a new thread is created
  
 
[[Category:Forums]][[Category:Site Configuration]]
 
[[Category:Forums]][[Category:Site Configuration]]

Latest revision as of 20:08, 7 September 2010

Back to PT Forum Overview

Overview

The Forum App uses a custom element to store site specific configurations.

The fields for the ptForum Configuration custom element are defined below.

Configuration Fields

There are several Configuration Fields:

  1. CS USERS DSN - Where the Forums will get the Users and Groups info for Read,Post,Edit and Admin access to the site. (Example: commonspot-users)
  2. Forum UI Theme - The Forums app utilizes jQueryUI Themes for styling of buttons, etc. There are some pre-installed themes that come with the ADF in the Thirdparty folder.
  3. FORUM HOME URL - The URL for the HOME link in the forum pages. This can be the Forum home URL to go to the Categories page or the home of your site (Default: index.cfm - default page in the Forums Subsite)
  4. FORUM TOPICS URL - The CS Page for the Topics Listing page
  5. FORUM THREADS URL - The CS Page for the Threads Listing page
  6. FORUM MESSAGES URL - The CS Page for the Messages Listing page
  7. NEW MESSAGE URL - The CS Lightbox Page that forum users use to add new messages
  8. NEW THREAD URL - The CS Lightbox Page that forum users use to add new threads
  9. MANAGE NEW MESSAGE URL - The webadmin CS Lightbox Page to allow forum administrators to create new messages
  10. MANAGE NEW THREAD URL - - The webadmin CS Lightbox Page to allow forum administrators to create new threads
  11. SUBSCRIPTION FROM EMAIL - The FROM email address for thread subscription post notifications
  12. UNSUBSCRIBE CONFIRM URL - URL for the lightbox unsubscribe confirmation CS page
  13. UNSUBSCRIBE DASHBOARD URL - URL for the user subscription dashboard CS page
  14. AUTO SUBSCRIBE USERS - Users that will be auto-subscribed when a new thread is created