# Create & Manage Forums

**Use Forums to publish categorised topics that users can comment on and react to.** If you have multiple apps assigned to your account, each app will have its own, contained forum.&#x20;

## Creating a Forum

**When creating a Forum you will be able to provide a title, formatted content, a publish time, and selected categories.** Target individual [groups](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-LkZMh7HTpHtgrDm7Uox/s/8KmjGGrMuLKdozy30EEJ/) or all users with access to the app.&#x20;

**Once a Forum is published, users are notified via push notifications.** If you do not want users to be notified you can select the Disable Notification option.

## **How to create a Forum**

1. **Open Chat & Forums.** If you have multiple apps, select the app to which you will publish.
2. **Select Forum on the left-side menu.**
3. **Select the plus icon in the toolbar menu, then select New Forum Post.**
   1. **Add the Forum Name.**
   2. **Add the feature image (minimum 1024x768px).**
   3. **Write a description in the post text space.**
   4. **Provide Alternative Text (Optional).** This text will be used in post listings and search results.
4. **Slide to** [#categogory-and-settings](#categogory-and-settings "mention"). Complete the required details.
5. **Slide to Targeting.** Select and deselect the groups that will be able to view this post.
6. **Save.**

## Forum Category & Settings

**Publish Date & Time**\
When the Forum must become available on the app.

**Categories**\
Assigned Forum categories. You can create categories using the Manage Categories feature.

**Resources**\
Resources to include in the Forum. Resources can be PDF, images, video, or audio files.

**Disable Notifications**\
Selecting this option disables new Forum post notifications to users.

**Targeting**\
Make the Forum available to selected groups or all users with access to the app.

## Manage a Forum

**Once a Forum is created, you can update and manage it at any time.** To do this select the options icon on the Forum you wish to update.

**Pin Post**\
Keeps the Forum at the top of the list.

**Manage Users**\
Manage users in a Forum. See [moderating](https://everyday-digital.gitbook.io/chat-docs/moderating#manage-users).

**Lock Forum**\
This will prevent further messages from being sent or received. You can unlock again at any time.

**Update**\
Opens the Forum editor.

**Archive** \
Select the archive option to unpublish the Forum and archive. You can restore a Forum at any time.

**Delete**\
Select delete to remove the Forum completely, including comments, media and logs.
