Glossary
Key Forumera terms and concepts explained.
Core concepts
What a forum is, how it differs from chat and social feeds, and how Forumera structures forums for long-lived discussions.
Topic- or workflow-based areas inside a forum where related threads live.
A focused conversation about one topic inside a board, made up of an opening post and replies over time.
An individual message inside a thread, written with the editor and stored as part of a long-lived conversation.
A lightweight label you attach to threads to show status or type, such as Question, Bug or Solved.
A high-level grouping of boards inside a forum that helps organize related topics together.
Membership & roles
A signed-in user who belongs to a forum, with roles and permissions that control what they can see and do.
A member with full control over a forum’s configuration, structure, membership and advanced tools.
A member focused on keeping conversations healthy and on-topic by handling reports and acting on content.
A named bundle of permissions assigned to members that controls what they can see and do in a forum.