Cannot post new topics in merged sub-forum (?)

[Dr.Octto]

My first time setting up a forum.  I cannot figure out how to enable "New Topic" in some sub-forums.

My top-level page has the "Use Sub-Forums to post" message at the upper-left.

However, opening some sub-forums, there is no option for "New Topic" in the upper-left, like I see in other forums.

Out of four total sub-forums, 3 have this problem, while the 4th does not.

What I have noticed is that the 3 sub-forums that don't allow New Topics, they were created by merging a prior sub-forum with a parent.

The 4th sub-forum was newly created and doesn't have the problem.  Creating more new sub-forums also don't have the problem.

In the troublesome sub-forums, for the settings under Users -> Who can view & post, I am set up as an authourized user.  But even if I set "Everyone can view and post", the sub-forum still does not offer the "New Topic" button.

(One workaround, I can get a New Topic is to go to my top-level forum to Options -> Structure -> Create New Topic.  After that, I can go into the Topic and move it to a sub-forum.)

Is there a way to 'fix' these sub-forums?

[Hugo <Nabble>]

Hi Dr. Octto,

Those forums don't show the "New Topic" link because they have a format that is either "Bulletin Board Page" or "Bulletin Category Page". These formats are used to organize sub-forums and don't allow direct posts. You can either delete those forums (and create others) or change their format to one of these formats: "Default View", "Topics View" or "Mixed View". To change a format, click on "Options > Edit > Change format".

Please let us know if you have questions, comments or concerns.

Regards,
Hugo Teixeira
Nabble.com

[Dr.Octto]

Hi Hugo,

Thanks for the clarifications.  I had tried changing the forum formats, but didn't try them all.  Eventually, ended up re-creating the forums and using one of the other formats.

Related, it would be nice to have graphical examples of the various formats in the format options page, which preview the differences between formats.  Not unlike the theme preview on the theme page.

Regards,
Dave

[Hugo <Nabble>]

Thanks for the tip. We will implement the preview soon.

Regards,
Hugo Teixeira
Nabble.com