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Sakai 23 - Discussions: How do I modify forum template settings?
How do I modify forum template settings?
Modify Template Settings to control the default settings of newly-created Forums and Topics. These settings can be overridden for a specific Forum or Topic.
Forum and Topics already in place will not be affected by changes to Template Settings.
Go to Discussions.
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Select Discussions from the Tool Menu of your site.
Click Template Settings.
![Image of template settings button](/images/group278/134468/f7539dc4-c4d6-4a05-84a8-5f9bb7cc221c.png)
Select posting settings.
![Image of posting settings](/images/group278/134468/a636e0ca-ab32-4bf3-86aa-534312149085.png)
- Moderate topics in forums: select Yes to configure the Forum such that all messages posted within must be approved by the instructor before other students can see them.
- Require users to post before reading: select Yes to require users to post their own response first before they can view other messages posted previously.
Select availability settings.
![Image of availability setting](/images/group278/134468/eaa0f30d-1642-481f-bd59-0ec41ea9179b.png)
- Select Show Immediately to allow the new Forum to be available to students immediately after creation.
- Select Specify dates to open (show) and/or close (hide) to configure the Forum to be available during specific dates. .
Activate automatic marking as read.
![Image of automatically read messages setting](/images/group278/134468/66187f12-7e46-4374-9271-5b3879e573d2.png)
Select Yes to provide students with an option to mark all messages within a conversation, or thread, as read.
Modify Permission Level.
![](/images/group278/134468/353c6381-cd1a-402c-b71c-93e600699dfc.png)
- Click the Permission Level menu that's associated with a role for which you'd like to change the permissions.
- Select a new Permission Level.
In the example, the Teaching Assistant is provided with the Owner role for the new Forum.
Or, create a custom permission level.
![](/images/group278/134468/ffd22052-c7ca-459c-a262-04e768012594.png)
- Click the Customize menu that's associated with a role for which you'd like to change the permissions.
- Select new permissions for the role as needed.
Click Save.
![Image of save button](/images/group278/134468/9bd84b6e-0e3e-47fd-8f85-14442a8c0ee5.png)