TWIKI.NET Discussion Forum Application Add-On

This discussion forum application is contributed by , a company cultivating, nurturing and advancing TWiki as the leading open source enterprise wiki.

The discussion forum application is hosted in a dedicated Forum web
Members of the TWikiAdminGroup can create new forums
Anyone can create a new discussion topic in a forum
Anyone can add a new comment to an existing discussion topic

Screenshot of forums table and forum topics table

Add-On Installation Instructions

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this add-on. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the add-on on the server where TWiki is running.

Download the ZIP file from the Add-on Home (see below)
Unzip TWikiDotNetForumAppAddOn.zip in your twiki installation directory. Content:

File:	Description:
`data/TWiki/TWikiDotNetForumAppAddOn.txt`	Add-on topic
`pub/TWiki/TWikiDotNetForumAppAddOn/*.png`	Documentation images
`data/Forum/*.txt`	Forum web with discussion forum application

Test if the installation was successful:
- Go to the Forum web and create a new discussion topic in the Sandbox forum

Add-On Info

Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = TWIKI.NET discussion forum application

Add-on Author:	TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny
Copyright:	© 2007-2008, TWIKI.NET
License:	GPL (GNU General Public License) and TWIKI.NET Software License (dual license)
Add-on Version:	11 Apr 2008
Change History:
11 Apr 2008:	Allow INCLUDE of forum in another web; minor UI tweaks
19 Oct 2007:	Validate Title field
15 Oct 2007:	Initial version
TWiki Dependency:	TWiki 4.0
Other Dependencies:	none
Perl Version:	N/A
Add-on Home:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/TWikiDotNetForumAppAddOn
Feedback:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/TWikiDotNetForumAppAddOnDev
Appraisal:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/TWikiDotNetForumAppAddOnAppraisal

Related Topic: TWikiAddOns

-- TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny - 11 Apr 2008

PackageForm
TopicClassification	AddOnPackage
TestedOnTWiki	4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.0
TestedOnOS	OsLinux, OsSolaris, OsMacOsX OtherUnix
ShouldRunOnOS	AnyOS
InstalledOnTWikiOrg	Yes
DemoUrl	Sandbox.DiscussionForum
DevelopedInSVN	Yes
ModificationPolicy	ContactAuthorFirst
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