Publish community-specific rules that appear in the forum's tab bar.
Where: /forums/{slug}/rules/edit — reachable from an Edit rules button on the public Rules page, or directly via URL.
How to use:
- Open the Rules tab on any forum you moderate.
- Click Edit rules.
- Enter one rule per block, separated by blank lines. Each block becomes a numbered rule automatically — no manual numbering needed. If you add a new rule at position 1, everything renumbers.
- Markdown is supported:
**bold**,*italic*,`inline code`, links, lists, quotes. - Click Save rules.
Worked example:
**Be kind.** Disagree with ideas, not people.
**No spam or self-promotion** unless it's clearly useful to the community.
**Stay on topic.** Off-topic conversation belongs in [General Discussions](/forums/general-discussions).
**Follow the site-wide** [Terms of Service](/terms).
That renders as four numbered cards: #1 #2 #3 #4.
Who can edit:
- Forum owner + any appointed forum moderator
- Any category super-mod whose category contains this forum
- Admins and super admins (site-wide)
Audit: every save writes a forum.rules_updated entry to the audit log with your username and timestamp.
Length limit: 20,000 characters total across all rules. Plenty of headroom for any reasonable ruleset.
Tip: rule-specific anchors (/forums/{slug}/rules#rule-3) are great for moderator replies — "Please review rule #3 of this forum" with a clickable link to the exact rule.