ADI: Adding and Setting Up Wix Forum
Build and interact with your online community by adding Wix Forum to your site. Post discussion threads, get your site members involved in conversations, comment and share posts, videos, reactions and more.In this article, learn more about:
Adding and setting up Wix Forum Frequently asked questions (FAQs)Adding and setting up Wix Forum
Click Add on the top bar inside ADI. Click Apps. Scroll down to Forum and click Add.
Note: A new page is added to your site called Forum. Access this page from the Pages menu at the top left. Hover over the app and click Manage to create new forum posts, edit posts, and delete posts. Click Design to select a different layout for your forum.  Click the More Actions icon  and click Settings to open the forum settings.


 Set up your forum by customizing the following:General SettingsChoose what you want to customize:
Forum Name: Update the name of your forum.  Forum Description: Describe what your forum is about. Your forum name and description are displayed in the main category list header. Main Page: When you have multiple categories, you can choose to display a post list or a category list on your forum's main page. Sort Posts By: Click the dropdown to choose a criteria such as Most Viewed, Most Liked, or Newest to sort each forum post. Display: Choose which display elements to show with each forum post. Deselect the blue checkmark on the right for the elements you don't want to appear. Show New Posts: Enable or disable the toggle to display or hide new and related posts. Post Auto-Suggest: Enable or disable the toggle to display or hide suggested similar posts. Forum Menu: Enable or disable the toggle to allow site members to log in from the forum. Member Signup Settings: Click the Member Signup button to update the member settings of your site. Note: these options apply to your Member's Area only.Category ListYour forum's main page displays the category list by default. You can change the text of your category list banner in your forum's general settings.Choose what you want to customize:
Header: Show or hide the forum's header and banner image. Subcategories: Show or hide any subcategories from your main category list.Note: To customize your category list you must have more than one category in your forum. To add, edit or rearrange categories first preview your site, click the Settings icon  at the top right of the forum and select + New Category.Post ListEach category of your forum has its own page and post list that displays every post in that category. 
Header: Select or deselect the blue checkmark to show or hide the post list's page header and banner.
Note:  If you want to edit the content of a specific post list banner you can do so from preview or from your live site.
    
Preview your site. Click the Settings icon  at the top right.  Click the More Actions icon  beside the category where you want to change the post list banner content. Click Edit.  PostsWhen someone posts to your forum, they see a toolbar at the bottom of the text box with options of different elements they can add to their post. 


Select or deselect the blue checkmark beside the elements you want to show or hide in the post's toolbar.

FAQsClick a question to learn more about using Wix Forum.How do I create a new post in my forum?Create new posts to share ideas, start an online discussion and keep your users engaged.
Go to your forum page in ADI. Click Manage. Click Create New Post.You can edit a post at any time, even after it is published. Just click the More Actions icon on the relevant post and click Edit post. How do I delete Wix Forum?You can delete and remove Wix Forum from your site at any time. Deleting Forum also removes all of the Forum features and pages.
Click Add on the top bar inside ADI. Click Apps. Hover over Forum and click Delete. Click Delete again to confirm.