Forums/Threads disappearing after 30 days

[CrossBones]

How do I allow all forums and threads to stay visable even if no posts are logged in a 30 days period?

[digitalhome]

In admin.

Forum Manager
Edit Forum
Change Default View Age

[Steve Machol]

To update all the forums at once, run this query:

UPDATE forum SET daysprune=-1;

After running that query, update the forum counters:

Admin CP -> Import & Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Forum Information

[CrossBones]

So when a new forum or thread is created I have to change the defult view age?

Is that correct? Isn't there a gobal setting for this?

[Steve Machol]

Yes. There is no global setting for this. It's a per-forum setting. The next version of vB will default to 'View all threads' instead of 30 days.

[CrossBones]

Yes. There is no global setting for this. It's a per-forum setting. The next version of vB will default to 'View all threads' instead of 30 days.

So one last clarification...if I creat a new 'forum' then any threads within that forum will have the setting I chose whether it's 30 days or 30 years. Right?

[Steve Machol]

Yes, that would be the default. However each user can override this setting in their User CP options.

[CrossBones]

Yes, that would be the default. However each user can override this setting in their User CP options.

Thanks Steve.

It's unbelievable how powerful vBulletin is. I'm always amazed.

[Floris]

Thank you for the kind feedback. It is important to us to hear back from our customers how they experience the software so we can keep improving it. Finding the balance between usability, interface, performance and features.