Step 6 - Order Forum
Now you have prepared all your data, in this step we start to order your forum.
Ordering your Forums.group
You have all the information prepared? Then it is time to submit it to us. The following information will be submitted in this step. Please read through it carefully and we suggest you print this page for reference.
The name of your forum
This should be descriptive and in one long word. If you are migrating from Yahoo Groups, then the name of that group is advised.
For example, a group about dog breading could be called: DogBreading
The description of your group
This should be a few sentences that sums up what your forum is all about. Write it in a way that people interested in your topic will find appealing and inviting to join.
The Forum catagory your group belongs to
We have prepared a list of catagories you can select from and that should be a guide. If you need a special catagory that is not listed, select the closest you can find and you can give your preferred catagory name during the ordering process.
Languages to use
Determine what language the forum should run in. By default, we will use American or British English with options for French, German and Spanish. If you need a different language, we can install any of up to 54 languages, providing they have been updated for phpBB version 3.3. Note that there is a small fee for adding additional languages.
The list of your forum's catagory and forum names
On the first step, you were able to download an Excel template file for you to prepare a list of catagories and forum names to be used on your forum. These help to let your members post about topics they care about. Look at any phpBB based forum to get an idea of what catagory and forum names you need to start with. It will be possible to add names later, but a well designed forum structure will set the tone of the forum. Yahoo Groups had only one catagory - the name of the group. Now you can add a number of related subcatagories to better sort the topics of your forum.
Please upload this Excel file during the ordering process when asted for a file upload.
The hosting plan:
Starting a forum on forums.group does entail costs. We need to manually setup your forum system and subdomain and make sure it is prepared for your members as ordered. We have a free hosting plan where there are still costs for setup and any extras you need and also displays advertising to your members (to pay our costs to host your group). The premium plan costs more, but includes much more and has a lot more useful features. There is no advertising by default, but you could opt to add advertising of your choice to help you reaise money for the forum costs or whatever else. The premium plan also gives you admin control of your forum that gives you much more control.
Select the Catagory for your Forum and click on Cart Button
Category
Romance & Relationships groups, select appropriate subgroups
49.00 €
