The Forums module allows you to integrate forums or comments functionality into your web site and build on-line communities.
You can create either pre-defined forums displayed on specified page or you can create "ad-hoc" forums bound to particular document that allows visitors to post comments on article or ask questions about product.
Supported features include:
- open/close forums
- moderated forums (posts need to be approved by moderator)
- secured forums - only chosen users can read/post items to the forum
- threaded/flat/tree view modes
- subscribe to new forum posts or replies to your post
- avatars (user images) and signatures
- optional CAPTCHA verification if the user is a human, not a spam robot
- forum search
- attachments for posts
- support for inserting images
- BBeditor for formatting forum posts
- quoting
- lock or hide forum/topic
- private messaging integration
- mark as answer
- on-site administration
