Glossary

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.

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.

A private conversation between members that happens outside of public boards and threads.

An alert that tells a member something relevant has happened, such as a new reply, mention or direct message.

A read-only snapshot of older threads that preserves important discussions while keeping them separate from active content.