Cross-Board Posting - Overview
This guide covers how to enable, configure, and use Cross-Board Posting in Khoros Aurora communities. It is intended for community administrators and community managers.
Khoros Aurora – v1.0 – June 2026
1. Overview
Cross-Board Posting lets community members start a post from the homepage, any category page, or any group hub page - without first navigating to the right board. A “Create Post” button opens a board picker. The member selects their destination and the standard board-specific editor opens with all board rules applied.
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Capability |
Description |
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Entry points |
Homepage, category pages, group hub pages |
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Board picker |
Searchable, categorized list. Shows only boards the member has post permission on. Categories are expandable folder rows with a › chevron. Direct boards (Blog, KB, Ideas, Events, Forum) show coloured icons. |
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Board-type icons |
Forum = blue, Blog = green, KB = teal, Ideas = orange, Events = red. Category folders = grey folder icon. |
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Footer text in picker |
“Only boards you have access to are shown.” - always visible at the bottom. |
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"Show More" link |
The picker loads boards progressively. Click “Show More” to see additional boards. |
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Content types |
Discussion, Blog, KB/TKB, Ideas, Events - all types supported, driven by the selected board. |
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Button label |
Default: “Create Post”. Configurable per page template via Designer Tool. |
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Post-submit |
After publishing: redirected to the new post. After discarding: returned to the page where the CTA was clicked. |
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Note: Cross-Board Posting is available on Forum, Blog, KB/TKB, Ideas, and Events boards. The /groups listing page does not support the entry point in v1 - see Section 9. |
2. Accessing Cross-Board Posting settings
Navigate to: Admin Panel → Settings → Features → Cross-Board Posting.
Figure 2. Cross-Board Posting settings in the Admin panel (Settings → Features → Cross-Board Posting).The settings page has two toggles:
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Toggle |
What it does |
When to use it |
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Enable Cross-Board Posting |
Master switch. When OFF, the “Create Post” entry point is hidden on every page community-wide. |
Turn ON first before configuring placement. |
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Enable on homepage, all categories, and all group hubs |
Shows the entry point everywhere it is supported. When OFF, configure placement per location. |
Recommended for most communities. |
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Note: Both toggles must be ON for the entry point to appear anywhere. Turning the master toggle OFF instantly hides the button community-wide. |
3. Enabling entry points
Global enable (recommended)
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Step |
What to do |
Notes |
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1 |
Go to Admin Panel → Settings → Features → Cross-Board Posting | |
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2 |
Toggle “Enable Cross-Board Posting” to ON (blue) |
Master switch - required first step |
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3 |
Toggle “Enable on homepage, all categories, and all group hubs” to ON |
Entry point appears on homepage, all category pages, and all group hub pages |
Customizing the button label (Designer Tool)
The button text defaults to “Create Post” and is configurable per page template.
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Step |
What to do |
Notes |
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1 |
Go to Designer → Page Templates |
Available templates: Home, Category Dashboard, Group Dashboard |
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2 |
Select the page template to customize |
e.g., “Home” |
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3 |
Click the gear icon on the hero/banner section containing the CTA |
The section settings panel opens |
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4 |
Update the button text field |
Default: “Create Post” |
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5 |
Click Save & Publish |
Live page updates immediately |
