Discussion forums have several permission settings that apply both to the forum itself and to the individual discussions posted within it.
This guide explains what each permission does and offers recommendations for how to configure them. These recommendations will be appropriate for most workspaces, however please feel free to adjust your permissions depending on your individual requirements for your forum.
You can set permissions when first creating a forum, or you can update them later. To edit an existing forum’s permissions, go to the forum, scroll down to the ‘Actions' menu at the bottom, and select ‘Modify forum properties & permissions’.
Under the ‘Permissions’ section, you’ll find the following options:
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View Discussions
Determines who can see the discussions posted in the forum.
Recommended setting: Members – allowing them to see the discussions. -
Modify the forum
Controls who can rename the forum, change its settings, or delete it.
Recommended setting: Managers + teams, but leave the teams text box empty so only managers have this ability. -
Start Discussions
Specifies who can create new discussions within the forum.
Recommended setting: Members – allowing them to add new discussions. -
Reply to Discussions
Defines who can reply to existing discussions.
Recommended setting: Members – this enables them to participate in discussions. -
Modify Messages
Determines who can edit or delete discussions and replies.
Recommended setting: Managers + teams, and in the teams text box, add 'The message creator'. This allows members to edit or delete their own messages, but not other member's messages.
These recommendations will be appropriate for most workspaces, however if you need to restrict these permissions so the forum is only available for a certain audience in your workspace, please do so. For further guidance on permissions, please see: Managing workspace permissions.