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Installation

This process is the same as for Perch's first-party apps...

  1. Download the tar.gz file
  2. Extract the archive, or open in your favourite GUI
  3. Copy the yb_forum directory in into .../perch/addons/apps. For you convenience the tar.gz file has the addons/apps folders so if your OS merges folders on copy you can merely copy addons from the tar.gz into the perch folder. 
  4. Add 'yb_forum' to apps.php in perch/config. Add it after perch_members. (If you don't have the Members plug in from Perch download and install it now, yb_forum depends on it).
  5. Log in to your Perch control panel. You should see YB Forum under Apps. Click on this now.
  6. Go to settings in the Perch control panel, confirm the settings under YB Forum and click Save.

Settings

Posts require moderator - When a post is created it is given the status of 'Submitted', an entry will be placed in the topic's post list saying that the post is waiting for moderation

Notify Moderator of Posts not requiring moderation - Where a post does not require moderation because either moderation is off globally or the user belongs to a non-moderated group an email can be sent anyway

Email address of moderator - Destination of moderation and notification emails

Remove Deleted Posts - If the post's status is set to 'Deleted' it will be removed from display but not the database. To remove it from the database make set this value and ensure that you have enabled scheduled tasks.

Remove Topics with no posts - If a topic has no posts it can be autodeleted after a period by setting this.

Tag of users not requiring moderation - Members with this tag will not require their posts moderating. 

Other Notes

Topic Create/Edit form submission

The system will redirect after a form submission to a path you can set as a hidden form item. After a topic edit it will go to  'postlistredir' and after a form creation it will go to: 'postcreateredir'

Post Create/Edit form submission

The system will redirect after a form submission to a path you can set as a hidden form item. 'postlistredir'

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