Settings - Frontend

Once you have checked the General Settings and have saved any changes that you may have made, then move on to the Frontend Settings. If you have not already done so, then click the "Frontend" Tab shown on the left. Here you can configure the core sections of AgoraPro which control the appearance and some functions of your Forum on the Front-end.

1. Default Style; here you can decide which AgoraPro Theme that you wish to use on your Forum. The "Starter" Package only includes the default Neo Theme, so if you wish to use a different Theme, these will have to be installed separately. How to install Themes will be described in the "Add-Ons" section of this documentation. The "Standard" and "Ultimate" Packages include other Themes based on Neo with different color variations. To change the Theme, simply click on the Dropdown button and choose the Theme that you wish to use.
2. Default View; this is how your Forum will be displayed on the Frontend. You have the choice between "Forum" and "Topic" view. The Forum View will display all Categories and the Forums in those Categories. The Topics View will show only the Topics that are available in the Forum. The Topics will be shown in order of the last activity in the Topic, so the newest Topics or Topics with newest Posts will be shown first. Regardless what is set here, the users will only be able to view the Categories and Forums that they have permission to view. The Permissions will be explained more in depth in the "Forums" Section. Also, your Users will be able to switch these views in their Profile, or by clicking on the view switcher in the AgoraPro Menu.
3. Topics per Page; Here you can set how many Topics will be shown on each page. If there are more Topics then what is set here, they will be shown on a different page and can be accessed using the Pagination links shown above and below the forum. Registered Users can also change this setting in their Profile.
4. Posts per Page; The same as the "Topics per Page" setting, this controls how many Posts will be shown on each page. Registered Users can also change this in there Profile.
5. Time Format; here you can set how the Time is shown on the Frontend by entering the appropriate PHP Time Format that you wish to use.
6. Date Format; this is to set how the Date should be displayed to your users. This is done by entering the PHP Date format that you wish to be displayed.
7. Enable Full Names; here you can decide whether Usernames or Real Names are displayed to users and visitors of your Site. If set to use Real Names, the name that the user entered when registering on your Site through Joomla will be shown. If User Names (Nicknames) is chosen, the name that the user entered as their User Name will be shown. This setting is reliant on Joomla and only what your users have entered when Registering will be shown.
8. Censoring;
9. Links in New Window; Here you can decide how links that are posted will be shown when they are clicked on. When set to "Yes" the link will be opened in a new Browser Window or Tab, and the user will remain on your Site. If set to "No" the link will be opened in the current Browser Window taking your users away from your Site.
10. Captcha for Guest;
11. Topic Subject Display Limit; This will set how many characters will be displayed in the Topic Titles. If this is less than what is set for the "Topic Subject Field Limit", then it will be truncated down to this amount of Characters except for on the Topic Page. The Topic Page will then show the original length of the Topic Title.
12. Remember Last seen Post; when this is set to "Yes" then the last post that a user has read will be "remembered" by AgoraPro. When the user then clicks on a Topic they will be taken the last post that they have read. This is also the post that will show in the Pop-up under the "Last Post" Column when hovering over the Topic Title. The User will see that a new Post has been made in that Topic or Forum when they look at the Icons that show if new posts have been made, but they will not see the new posts until they enter the Topic and scroll down below the last Post that they have read. Setting this to "Yes" will not take the user to the first "Unread" Post in the Topic. When set to "No", then the user will see the newest post that was made in the Last Post Column, and will be taken to the Last Post made when clicking on that link. When the Topic Link is clicked on in the "Topics" Column, then the user will be taken to the first Post in that Topic (Topic Starter).
13. User Data Right Align; you can decide if the user Data should be shown on the Left or on the Right of Posts that have been made. The User Data is the block where the Avatars are shown next to posts. When set to "Yes", that block is shown to the right of the post, when set to "No" it will be shown on the left.
14. Show User Information; this is to set whether or not some of the User Information will be shown underneath the Avatar. This includes Website URL, E-Mail, and Birthdate if the user has entered these in their Profile. When set to "Yes" this info will be shown, when set to "No" this info will be hidden.
15. Show User Post Count; this is to set if the User's Post count will be shown underneath the Avatar when reading the Posts in a Topic. Set to "Yes" the post count will be shown, if set to "No" the number of Posts a User has made will be hidden.
16. Quick Post; when this is set to "Yes", it is possible for your users to make a reply in a topic without having to first click on the "Reply" button. The reply Field will then be shown underneath the last Post made in the Topic, and at the bottom of each page in the Topic. When set to "No", then a reply is only possible when the user clicks on the "Reply" button underneath the Posts.
17. Quick Jump; This will show the "quick jump" dropdown when set to "Yes". This will provide the users with the possibility to quickly navigate from one forum to another without have to first go to the index or Category Pages. If this is set to "No", the dropdown will not be shown.
18. Quick Jump Footer; no longer available
19. Topic Subject Field Limit; Here it is possible to limit the number of characters that can be used for the Topic Subject. Setting this too high may cause the Forum Layout to break. It will also make the users think about what they want to add as a Topic Subject and at the same time keep it short and descriptive.
20. Topic Description Field Limit; this will limit the number of Characters that can be used when entering a Topic Description when starting a new Topic.
21. Topic Description Display Limit; This will limit the amount of characters which will be shown for the Topic description in all areas except for when viewing the Topic.
22. Latest Post Tooltip Limit; This is to set how many characters will be shown in the Pop-Up which shows the last posts made in "Latest Post Column".
23. Breadcrumbs Item Limit; this is to limit the amount of links that will be shown in the AgoraPro Breadcrumbs. This is especially useful if you have Categories, Forums and Topics with longer names, or if your Forum is set up with Sub-Forums and Sub-Sub-Forums.

When you are finished and everything is set the way that you like, then confirm your settings by clicking on "Save". The next are that will be explained is the Board Info Area.