This is the Enterprise theme view of the widget.

Enhanced view

Simple view

Description

Purpose

This widget displays forum threads in either a detailed or simple fashion, sorted and displayed by the options that are configured.

Where it works

This widget works on forum home pages and forum post pages.

Configuration

Enable the widget

  1. Navigate to Control Panel Dashboard > System Administration > Site Administration > Widget Studio > Enable/Disable widgets.
  2. If it is not already present in Allowed widgets, move the widget from the Not Allowed Widgets column to the Allowed Widgets column.

Place and configure the widget

  1. Click Edit Page, then select and place the Forum - Thread List widget.
  2. Click Configure on the widget menu bar. The configuration dialog appears.

  3. You can change the following options in this widget:
    1. Widget title - Click Change and enter a new title for the widget.
    2. View type -
      1. Enhanced - Displays title, posting date and time, author, and number of replies.
      2. Simple - Displays only the names of the posts.
    3. Include discussion threads - You can select this option alone or with the next option. Displays only posts included in forums that have been designated discussion forums.
    4. Include question and answer threads - Can be selected singly or in combination with include discussion threads. Displays only posts included in forums that have been designated Question and answer forums.
    5. Sort by-
      1. Date/time posted - Lists the most recently posted item first.
      2. Number of replies - Lists the item with the most replies first.
      3. Number of views - Lists the item with the highest number of views first.
      4. Topic (alphabetical) - Lists items by topic title, alphabetically.
    6. Sort order -
      1. Ascending- List in an alphanumerically ascending manner (starting with 1 and/or A).
      2. Descending - List in an alphanumerically descending manner (starting with the last number and/or Z).
    7. Show only popular threads - Shows only posts which meet the popularity criteria set forth in Global Forum Settings. For example, the threshold number of replies or views a post must achieve before being considered "popular."
    8. Select group/forum to pull content from - Start typing the name of the group or forum where you want to pull content from. If you don't specify a group, it defaults to the current group.
      Include forums in selected group's sub-groups - If you select this option, the group's sub-groups will also become part of the list. (Note that if you selected "Show only popular threads," these posts will only display if they meet the criteria.)
    9. Number of items to display.
  4. Click Save to exit the dialog.
  5. Click Save Page.