The Forums module uses the following database tables:
• | Forums_Forum - contains forums and their settings |
• | Forums_ForumGroup - contains forum groups and their settings |
• | Forums_ForumModerators - contains information about forum moderators |
• | Forums_ForumPost - contains forum posts and information about them |
• | Forums_ForumRoles - contains information about forum permissions |
• | Forums_ForumSubscription - contains information about forum subscriptions |
• | Forums_Attachment - contains forum post attachments and information about them |
• | Forums_UserFavorites - contains favorite posts of users |
The Forums API is provided by the following CMS.Forums namespace classes:
• | ForumInfo, ForumInfoProvider - these classes provide functionality for managing individual forums |
• | ForumGroupInfo, ForumGroupInfoProvider - these classes provide functionality for managing forum groups |
• | ForumPostInfo, ForumPostInfoProvider - these classes provide functionality for managing forum posts and threads |
The following topics show examples of how these classes can be used:
The API programming and Kentico CMS internals section of this guide contains more API related information, so please refer to it if required.
For detailed API documentation, such as a list of all methods from the classes above, please refer to Kentico CMS API Reference that is a part of your Kentico CMS installation and can be accessed through the programs folder in Windows Start menu.
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