Create a forum user

You can create forum users, which you then use to define memberships to a forum.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_communities.forum_admin

About this task

A forum user is a set of users and user groups. Forum users are reusable. Multiple forum users can be used in any given forum.

Note:

Before creating a forum user, check whether an existing forum user matches your requirements.

Table 1. Types of forum user

Public	Public users can view the community without logging in. By default, public users have content_read access to questions and answers in public forums.
Registered	Users who have signed up to the community and accepted the Terms & Conditions. Once logged in, their access to forum content depends on the permissions set up for each specific forum.
Custom	Specific users and user groups that are added as members to the current forum user.
Membership	A group of members who have joined a specific forum. Once logged in, their access to forums depends on the permissions set up for each specific forum.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Community > Administration > Forum Users.
2. Click New.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Table 2. Forum User form

   Field	Description
   Name	Name of the user.
   Description	Description of the user.
   User type	Type of user.

4. Click Submit.
   The forum user is created and added to the Forum Users list.

• Add members to a forum user
  Add members to a forum user. Members can be individual users or user groups.