Forums
Behaviour of the course Forums tool.
Access these settings under Administration > Configuration settings > Forums. This category contains 9 settings, listed below with the title and comment shipped in the platform's settings fixtures (SettingsCurrentFixtures.php).
The variable name in code is shown in monospace. Use it when scripting via the API or when you need to change those settings at a global level by editing
config/settings_override.yaml.
Settings
allow_forum_category_language_filter
allow_forum_category_language_filterForum categories language filter
Add a language filter to the forum view to only see categries configured in a specific language. Requires using the 'language' extra field on the 'forum_category' entity.
Default: false
allow_forum_post_revisions
allow_forum_post_revisionsForum post review
Enable this option to allow asking for a review or a translation to one's post in a forum. When extensively configured, can be used to collaborate with other users in a language-learning forum.
Default: false
community_managers_user_list
community_managers_user_listCommunity managers list
Provide an array of user IDs that will be considered community managers in the special course designated as global forum. Community managers have additional privileges on the global forum.
default_forum_view
default_forum_viewDefault forum view
What should be the default option when creating a new forum. Any trainer can however choose a different view for every individual forum
Default: flat
display_groups_forum_in_general_tool
display_groups_forum_in_general_toolDisplay group forums in general forum
Display group forums in the forum tool at the course level. This option is enabled by default (in this case, group forum individual visibilities still act as an additional criteria). If disabled, group forums will only be visible through the group tool, be them public or not.
Default: true
forum_fold_categories
forum_fold_categoriesFold forum categories
Visual effect to enable forum categories folding/unfolding.
Default: false
global_forums_course_id
global_forums_course_idUse course as global forum
Set the course ID (numerical) of a course reserverd to use as a global forum. This replaces the 'Social groups' link in the social network by a link to the forum of that course.
Default: 0
hide_forum_post_revision_language
hide_forum_post_revision_languageHide forum post review language
Hide the possibility to assign a language to a forum post review.
Default: false
subscribe_users_to_forum_notifications_also_in_base_course
subscribe_users_to_forum_notifications_also_in_base_courseForum notifications from base course as well
Enable this option to enable notifications coming from the base course forum, even if following the course through a session.
Default: false
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