Repository and objects: Forum

Default settings for forums - Introduction

In ILIAS, you can globally predefine forum properties in the administration dialog under the Forum entry. you want to access the global forum settings.

Click on Administration in the main menu.
Select the Repository and objects entry from the context menu.
Click on the entry Forum.
ILIAS automatically opens the Settings tab, where global configurations can now be made.

Displayed information in forums - Overview

In ILIAS, you need to configure global forum settings to determine which information should be displayed to users in the post overview of a forum.you want to configure the information displayed in the forum overview.

Go to the forum in the administration.
ILIAS automatically opens the Settings tab, where global configurations can now be made. Select the setting Displayed information the desired setting here:
- New, Read, Unread
- Read, Unread
Select the desired variant and confirm your configuration by clicking the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner.

Activate forum statistics

In ILIAS forums, automatic forum statistics are kept by default. You can carry out different configurations at global level and want to activate the forum statistics.

Go to the forum in the administration.
ILIAS automatically opens the Settings tab, where global configurations can now be made.
Select the setting Activate forum statistics and activate the checkbox.
Confirm your configuration by clicking the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner.

Note: Please note that the use of a captcha restricts the accessibility of your installation.

Allow anonymization of forum posts

ILIAS forums also offer moderators the option of switching communication to "write with pseudonym", i.e. if this option is activated, registered users can write posts in this forum using an alias or without stating their name. Even the moderator cannot identify forum participants.

Go to the forum in the administration.
ILIAS automatically opens the Settings tab, where global configurations can now be made.
Select the setting "Write in forums with pseudonym" and activate the checkbox.
Confirm your configuration by clicking the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner.

Note: A manual change by the moderator is possible under the "Settings" tab in the respective forum. Please note that forum posts that have already been anonymized will remain anonymous even after a changeover.

Attach files in forums

It is possible for participants to store files in a forum or a post. You can select Allow attaching files in all forums or Allow attaching files in selected forums.
You want to activate the attachment of files in all forums.

Go to the forum in the administration.
ILIAS automatically opens the Settings tab, where global configurations can now be made.
Select the Append data setting here and activate the checkbox. Choose from:
- Allow attaching files in all forums
- Allow attaching files in selected forums
Confirm your configuration by clicking the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner.

Note: If Allow attachment of files in selected forums is selected, the moderator can specifically activate the attachment of files in the respective forum settings. For new forums, attaching files is disabled by default.

Have forum sent notifications

The global configuration of forum notifications can be made in the administration, so that forum participants can choose to be notified of new posts. you want to activate the sending of forum notifications.

Go to the forum in the administration.
ILIAS automatically opens the Settings tab, where global configurations can now be made.
Select the setting Send forum notifications and activate the Chexbox.
Confirm your configuration by clicking the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner.

Note: If you activate this function, an ILIAS-internal e-mail will be sent to those users who wish to be notified when a new post is made on certain forum topics. This can be done immediately or at certain intervals (defined on the server).

Attach files to forum notifications

Files can optionally be attached to forum notifications. The configuration can be carried out centrally in the administration and you want to activate the attachment of files to forum notifications.

Go to the forum in the administration.
ILIAS automatically opens the Settings tab, where global configurations can now be made.
Select the setting Attach files to forum notifications and activate the Chexbox.
Confirm your configuration by clicking the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner.

Note: Please note that file attachments must be saved separately for each notified user if they are also delivered as an internal message. This can result in very high disk space usage on the server.

Activate captcha for anonymous forum users

The Catpcha fulfills the following function: Anonymous users must pass a captcha before submitting an entry when using this option.

CAPTCHA [...] is an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. This means: "Fully automated public Turing test to distinguish between computers and humans".

Forums can be set so that anonymous participants without an ILIAS account can also post in them (see Activate public area). Unfortunately, there are many so-called "spambots", i.e. sabotage programs that automatically fill publicly accessible input options on websites with unwanted content. You can use Captcha to prevent such spambots from constantly appearing in your public forum and having to be removed by you.

You want to activate the captcha.

Go to the forum in the administration.
LIAS automatically opens the Settings tab, in which global configurations can now be made.
Select the Captcha setting here and activate the checkbox.
Confirm your configuration by clicking the Save button in the bottom right-hand corner.