{bb_forum}

Displays a list of Forums.

This module supports Liquid.

Syntax

{bb_forum source="" render="" filter="" sort="" collectionName="" layout=""}

Properties

• source - This parameter identifies the Forum from which to pull the data to render on a web page. If left blank, returns data from every Forum.
• render - The Render parameter selects whether module content is render as a collection or single item. Possible values are item and collection, with default being item.
• filter - These fields and associated values build a filter string as follows: filter="fieldname1:fieldValue1 | fieldname2:fieldValue2"
  Options:
  • id
  • all
  • latest
  • latestTagged
  • random
  • randomTagged
  • tags
• collectionName - The parameter is used to access the collection the Liquid tags.
• emptyMessage - Your custom value that is rendered. Default text is "No items found.".
• layout - Renders the module output using:
  • layout="Default" - sets the layout to the Default module layout;
  • layout="My Custom Layout" - set the layout to use a custom layout template;
  • layout="" - allows you to code a custom layout right within the web page HTML.

Liquid Tags

• {{forumName}} – Name of the Forum with a hyperlink to the detail view.
• {{forumNameNoLink}} – Name of the Forum without a hyperlink.
• {{forumCounter}} – Incremental count of the Forums on the page.
• {{forumExpiryDate}} – Expiry date of the Forum.
• {{forumDescription}} – Renders the description of the Forum.
• {{forumLastPostAuthor}} – User name of the person who last posted to the Forum.
• {{forumLastPostDate}} – Date and time of the last Forum post.
• {{forumPagination}} – Displays an enhanced page navigation of the Forum items. Only works when displayPagination is enabled.
• {{forumPreviousPage}} –
• {{forumNextPage}} –
• {{forumPublishDate}} – Date and time the Forum was published.
• {{forumReadStatus | readImage: "/images/ui/read_image.png" | unreadImage: "/images/ui/unread_image.png"}}.
• {{forumAddFavorite | addImage: "/images/ui/add_image.png" | removeImage: "/images/ui/remove_image.png"}} – NOT SUPPORTED YET.
• {{forumLastUpdated}} – Date and time the last time the Forum was updated by an admin user.
• {{forumNewTopicUrl}}– Renders a hyperlink to create a new topic for the current forum.
• {{forumNewPostUrl}} – Renders a hyperlink to create a new comment for the current topic.
• {{forumSubscribe}} – Renders a hyperlink to subscribe to that forum.
• {{forumPostDate}} – Date and time of the Forum post.
• {{forumPostMessage}} – Content of the post.
• {{forumPostList}} – Renders a list of all posts of a topic.
• {{forumPostReplyUrl}} – Hyperlink to reply to the current post.
• {{forumPostAuthorTotal}} – Renders the total number of posts by the person.
• {{forumPostAvatar}} – Displays the user's avatar image if defined with a users account setting.
• {{forumPostAuthorAlias}} – The alias of the person who made the post.
• {{forumTopicLastPostAuthor}} – Name of the person who last posted to the Forum topic.
• {{forumTopicLastPostDate}} – Date and time of the last post in the topic.
• {{forumTopicList}} – Renders a list of all topics in a Forum.
• {{forumTopicName}} – Name of the Forum topic.
• {{forumTopicViews}} – Total number of times this topic has been viewed.
• {{forumTopicSubscribe}} – Hyperlink to subscribe to the Forum topic.
• {{forumTopicCounter}} – Incremental count of the Forum topics on the web page.
• {{forumTotalPosts}} – Total number of post in the Forum.
• {{forumTotalTopics}} – Total number of topics in the Forum.
• {{forumTotalViews}} – Total number of times topics of the Forum have been viewed.
• {{forumStickyPost | image: "/images/ui/sticky_image.png"}} – Image to signify the Forum topic is designated as "Sticky". Which means the topic will stay at the top of the list of topics.
• {{forumCommentList}} – Renders a list of all comments in a post.