.. include:: ../Includes.rst.txt


.. _introduction:

Introduction
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.. _what-it-does:

What does it do?
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This is a forum and commenting system in list and tree view.
It is the oldest forum/message board extension in TYPO3. It is not aimed at competing with other
board products which feature a lot community like features with user profiles. However a front end
user login may be used to limit read/write access by simply access-restricting the very board
elements and pages used for display and submission of data. Use this extension in combination with a
front end user registration extension.


.. _screenshots:

Screenshots
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List type forum:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. figure:: /Images/Introduction/ListType.png
   :width: 500px
   :alt: list type forum

   The forum topics and entries are listed in a table format.

Tree type forum:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. figure:: /Images/Introduction/TreeType.png
   :width: 500px
   :alt: tree type forum

   The forum topics and entries are listed in a tree format with a plus symbol.


Requirements:
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PHP 8.0, TYPO3 12.4, extension div2007 1.16.0 and extension tslib_fetce 0.8.0 are the minimum requirements.


Support:
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You can get support and installation service for this extension at https://jambage.com/kontakt/forum/forum.html .