1. Include Static Templates

1. TypoScript → Includes

   • In the backend, go to Template on your root page and click Info/Modify → Constant Editor or Edit Template Record.

   • Under Includes, add in this order:

     1. Modules (modules)
     2. Forum (forum)
     3. Forum – Bootstrap 5 Stylesheet (forum)

   • Save the template.

Info:

The Bootstrap 5 Stylesheet template provides all required CSS classes as variables, so you can easily adjust your design via TypoScript without overriding Fluid templates.

2. Create a Page of Type “Forum”

1. In the Page Tree, create a new page “Forum” and set the Doktype to “Forum”.

2. Insert the Forum plugin on that page.

3. Plugin FlexForm:

   • Configure here whether and which tags (question categories) should be used.

   • For each forum topic, create one such page:

     • All questions and answers belonging to that topic will be stored under this page.
     • The association is handled automatically via the plugin configuration.

3. Frontend Users and Access Protection

• Login Required

  • Creating questions and posting answers is only possible when the user is logged in.

• Protect Entire Forum

  • If the entire forum should be visible only to logged-in users, set an access restriction on the page level for the appropriate frontend user group.

Info:

The frontend user records are provided by the EXT\:modules extension. Make sure it is installed and configured.

4. Special Features

• Deleting Questions & Answers

  • A question or answer can only be deleted as long as the question is not marked as “Answered.”

• User Profile Page

  • If you need a dedicated profile page for users, add it via the Modules plugin and include it in your page tree.

5. Verify & Test

1. Create a test user and log in on the frontend.
2. Create a new forum page and a topic (tagging).
3. Test creating and deleting questions/answers—as both a logged-in and non-logged-in user.
4. Check the styling: if necessary, adjust the Bootstrap variables in the Static Template.

With these steps, you have everything in place to get your TYPO3 forum up and running. Good luck!