FROM email address 

Default: <empty>

Define the email address, which will be used to inform users about new topics and posts.

If this value is empty pforum will try to use the email address from $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['MAIL']['defaultMailFromAddress']. If this location is not set, too, sending a mail will fail with an exception.

FROM email name 

Default: <empty>

Define the senders name, which will be used to inform users about new topics and posts.

If this value is empty pforum will try to use the email address from $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['MAIL']['defaultMailFromName']. If this location is not set, too, sending a mail will fail with an exception.

view.templateRootPaths 

Default: Value from Constants EXT:pforum/Resources/Private/Templates/

You can override our Templates with your own SitePackage extension. We prefer to change this value in TS Constants.

view.partialRootPaths 

Default: Value from Constants EXT:pforum/Resources/Private/Partials/

You can override our Partials with your own SitePackage extension. We prefer to change this value in TS Constants.

view.layoutsRootPaths 

Default: Value from Constants EXT:pforum/Resources/Layouts/Templates/

You can override our Layouts with your own SitePackage extension. We prefer to change this value in TS Constants.

persistence.storagePid 

Set this value to a Storage Folder (PID) where you have stored the records.

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.storagePid = 21,45,3234

settings.auth 

Default: 1 (no authentication)

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.auth = 2

Define, if creation of new topics and posts needs an authenticated frontend user or not.

• Value: 1: No authentication. Everyone can create topics and posts. We prefer using it in intranet environments.
• Value: 2: An authenticated frontend user is needed to create topics and posts.

settings.emailIsMandatory 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.emailIsMandatory = 1

If activated a further input field will be displayed where the user has to insert a valid email address. Useful in case of auth = 1. The email address will be added to pforum own user record.

settings.usernameIsMandatory 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.usernameIsMandatory = 1

If activated a further input field will be displayed where the user has to insert a username. Useful in case of auth = 1. The username will be added to pforum own user record.

settings.useImages 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.useImages = 1

If activated two additional upload fields will be added to the form of new topics and posts.

settings.uidOfAdminGroup 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.uidOfAdminGroup = 14

By default you, as an administrator, have to modify or delete topics and post record in TYPO3 backend. With this setting you can define a frontend usergroup which should act as an administrator to edit and delete records in frontend view.

settings.uidOfUserGroup 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.uidOfUserGroup = 26

If authentication is required auth = 2 you have to define a frontend usergroup which is allowed to create new topics and posts.

settings.pidOfDetailPage 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.pidOfDetailPage = 26

By default all detail view are displayed on the same page of the forum record list. For design reasons it may make sense to define a special detail view page.

settings.topic.hideAtCreation 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.topic.hideAtCreation = 1

By default every new topic created over frontend is directly visible. If you want to prevent that you can activate that option and an administrator has to review that topic first.

settings.topic.activateByAdmin 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.topic.activateByAdmin = 1

By default hidden records can only be activated by a backend editor. If you want your frontend administrator to enable hidden topics you should activate this option here.

settings.post.hideAtCreation 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.post.hideAtCreation = 1

By default every new post created over frontend is directly visible. If you want to prevent that you can activate that option and an administrator has to review that post first.

settings.post.activateByAdmin 

Default: 0

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.post.activateByAdmin = 1

By default hidden records can only be activated by a backend editor. If you want your frontend administrator to enable hidden post you should activate this option here.

settings.new.uploadFolder 

Default: 1:user_upload/tx_pforum/

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.new.uploadFolder = 2:dropbox/pforum/

Only valid, if you have activated useImages. Define the default storage location for uploaded images in frontend context.

settings.image.* 

Default:

settings.image {
  width = 120c
  height = 90c
  minWidth = 120
  maxWidth = 120
  minHeight = 90
  maxHeight = 90
}

With these values you can manipulate the topic and post image size.

settings.pageBrowser.itemsPerPage 

Default: 15

Example: plugin.tx_pforum.settings.pageBrowser.itemsPerPage = 10

If there are a lot of records the pagebrowser will help to navigate through all these records. Define the max amount of records to be displayed on a page.