Organization is Key
Picture yourself as a new member visiting your community. Would you stay there if you couldn't figure out what the community was about and why there were tons of forums? Probably not. On this page, you'll learn more about forums and their organization.
Don't Start Out with Too Many Forums
As stated many times in this tutorial, don't have many forums to start off with, as to not intimidate new users. Having many forums may confuse new members ("where do I post?") thus making possible members stay away and not post. As your board grows, then start adding forums to accommodate for the demand.
How Many Forums & Categories Can I have?
You can have a total of about about 250 forums and 250 categories. Unless you run an RPG board for example, it is highly recommended that you do not have such a high number of forums and/or categories even if you have tons of active members and posts per day, .
Categories
ezboard allows you to place your forums into many different categories, helping organization. To categorize your forums, go into the General Settings of each forum. Under Category put in a category name. All forums that you want under that category should have the same category name.
For example: if you have a Britney Spears community and you want the forums "Tour Discussion", "New Album Discussion", and "Rumors Discussion" under the category "Deep Discussion", go into the General Settings of each of those three forums and enter "Deep Discussion" next to Category for each of them.
Ordering Your Forums and Categories
You can order your forums and categories from your Control Center, My Community, and clicking Arrange Forums & Categories. Enter numbers from lowest to highest (the lowest numbers are displayed first) for the categories and then for the forums inside each category.
On the Arrange Forums & Categories page, you can find more instructions (as well as an example) on how to order forums and categories.
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