Aurora: Configure category settings

Most settings that you can configure at the community level can also be adjusted at the category level. Settings at the category level apply to any nested places, such as boards or other categories, unless you change settings at a lower-level place. If you configure a setting at the category level to be different from the community level, a PARENT OVERRIDE marker is displayed beside the setting to indicate that you’ve overridden its inherited default.

The Category Settings page contains sections for Category Information, Content Features, Display Settings, Inbox, Moderation, and Escalations. Many settings are toggles to turn on or off a feature, but other settings may require additional selections. When available, links to more information regarding a feature or setting have been provided.

Note: To edit category settings, you must have the Edit category settings permission.

To configure settings for a category:

Note: Not all sections may be available depending on which features have been turned on in your community.

1. Go to Settings > Community Structure.
2. For the category whose settings you want to configure, open the Options menu and click Edit. Alternatively, you can use the place picker on any settings page to access the category’s settings.
3. Adjust settings in the Content Features section:
   • General
     • Content Workflow
     • Read-only mode
     • Time limit to edit posts: Click Edit to set the time limit that members have to edit their posts.
   • Accepted Solutions
   • File Attachments
   • Forums
   • Media
     • Image uploads
     • Embed external videos
     • Video uploads
   • Tags
4. Adjust settings in the Display Settings section:
   • Hide category in place widgets, place picker menus, and search
5. Under Inbox, adjust the Send invitations via option that allows members to send group invitations either via the community Inbox (Members Only) or Email (Members and Non-members).
6. Adjust settings in the Moderation section:
   • Spam management
   • Content moderation defaults
7. Adjust settings for Escalations.

Related topics:

• About categories