Flip any forum between the group-style community presentation and the classic thread-list layout without losing any data.
Where: /admin/forums/{id}/edit
How to use:
- Open Admin → Forums and click Edit on any forum.
- Scroll to the Community-style presentation row (the highlighted panel).
- Toggle the checkbox on or off.
- Click Save Changes.
What switching does:
- Checked (community mode): the forum shows the cover banner, icon, member tabs, and rules tab at the top. Uses
is_community = 1. - Unchecked (classic mode): the forum reverts to the traditional thread-list layout with the page-header style. Cover, icon, member count, and Rules tab are hidden from the public view.
What does NOT change:
- Uploaded cover and icon files remain on disk and in the database.
- Brand color remains set.
- Membership rows (invited / requested / member) remain intact.
- Visibility (public / listed_private / hidden) is independent and unchanged.
- Forum rules (
rulescolumn) remain stored and are reachable at/forums/{slug}/ruleseven when community mode is off (the Rules tab just isn't in the header nav).
Reverting: re-check the box and save. The community header reappears with every detail exactly as it was.
Authority: the checkbox only renders in the admin form when the acting user has role >= 5 (super admin). Regular admins don't see it and the field is preserved untouched on save. For non-admins, the toggle lives at /forums/{slug}/settings (moderator-level).
Audit: the change is captured by the generic forum.updated audit entry on save.