Message Types are an extra tag that are added on to a Forum Category or Discussion when it is posted to help further categorise its content.
These are useful as they can be filtered on Forum pages so that only those Categories or Discussions of the chosen Type are shown.


Message Types can only be Added through the Message Type Admin by Site Administrators, accessed via the Main Navigation Menu, by clicking Members Area > Forum > Message Types.

  1. Add New Message Type: Add a new Message Type that Users can select when adding a new Discussion or Category. (See: Adding a Message Type)
  2. Message Type Name: The name of the Message Type as it will appear in the 'Search by Type' dropdown list for the user to select when adding a new Discussion or Category.
  3. Edit Message Type: Amend the details of the selected Message Type.
  4. Delete Message Type: Deletes the Message Type from the system - it will no longer be selectable when adding a new Discussion or Category.