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Follow the steps below to set up wiki-style forums on a community.

Initial setup[]

Note: On some communities, the "Forum:" namespace is in an archived state, due to past usage of the Forum feature. An admin can contact Fandom Staff to have the archived state removed.

Setting up a new wiki-style forum involves copying a set of pages to your wiki. This page describes a basic set-up that adds two forums. Many aspects of this can be customized, but this set-up gives a good place to start.

/* Forum formatting - Algorithm & Splarka */
.forumheader {
	border: 1px solid var(--theme-page-accent-mix-color);
	background-color: var(--theme-page-text-mix-color-95);
	color: var(--theme-page-text-color);
	margin-top: 1em;
	padding: 6px;
}

.forumlist td.forum_edited a {
	color: var(--theme-page-text-color);
	text-decoration: none
}

.forumlist td.forum_title a {
	padding-left: 20px;
}

.forumlist td.forum_title a.forum_new {
	font-weight: bold;
	background: url('https://images.wikia.nocookie.net/central/images/4/4e/Forum_new.gif') center left no-repeat;
	padding-left: 20px;
}

.forumlist td.forum_title a.forum_new:visited {
	font-weight: normal;
	background: none;
	padding-left: 20px;
}

.forumlist th.forum_title {
	padding-left: 20px;
}

Testing the setup[]

To test the forums, you can add welcome messages for each section, similar to those at Welcome to the help desk and Welcome to the watercooler.

See also[]

Further help and feedback[]