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Feature: Forums #

Discussion forums with categories, question threads and replies. User avatar management, email notifications, moderation and automatic cleanup of old messages.

Installation and Configuration

Via FTP: Upload the forums/ directory into /plugins/.

Via package manager: Select forums from the available plugins list.

Paths:

  • Main plugin: /plugins/forums/forums.php
  • Configuration: /plugins/forums/conf/forums.conf.inc.php
  • Locales: /plugins/forums/locale/

Configuration parameters (forums.conf.inc.php):

| Variable | Default | Description |

|---|---|---|

| $basedatadisplay | 'yes' | Display in management interface |

| $basedisplevel | BASE_LEVEL_USER | Level required to post |

| $ftype | 4 | Plugin type (community) |

| $is_public | 1 | Publicly accessible |

Required SQL tables: forums_question, forums_reponse

Usage

Browsing #

  • Category view with list of active threads
  • Thread view with opening question and nested replies
  • Avatar and level displayed for each participant

Participation (USER level and above) #

  • Open a new thread in a category
  • Reply to an existing question
  • Email notifications to subscribers (optional)

Moderation #

  • Delete threads and replies
  • Manage categories (add, edit, delete)

Automatic cleanup #

Messages older than 90 days are deleted automatically when the plugin loads.

Hooks and Entry Points

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?obj=forums.php                          — Category list
?obj=forums.php&cat=ID                   — Threads in a category
?obj=forums.php&thread=ID                — Thread view
?obj=forums.php&action=new&cat=ID        — New thread (POST)
?obj=forums.php&action=reply&thread=ID   — Reply (POST)
?obj=forums.php&action=delete&id=ID      — Delete (moderator)

Dependencies

  • Beamreactor\Database\SQL
  • Beamreactor\Sanitizer\Parser
  • PHP mail() — for email notifications
  • URL router — for link parsing in messages
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