What is a shadow topic?
When you move a topic, you have the option of leaving a shadow topic behind. Leaving a shadow enables your members to easily find the topic in it's new forum. All they have to do is click on the topic title, just like they would with a regular topic.
What does a shadow topic look like? How do I tell if a topic has been moved?
Here is an example of some shadow topics.
You'll see that only the topic title and post author columns have information. The other columns just have a dash. and the topics are preceded by the moved topic icon for the skin used by that forum.
How do I create a shadow?
When you move the topic, just check the shadow box.
Do I have to leave a shadow?
No, you don't have to leave a shadow.
Shadows are just a tool to make it easier for your members to find important topics.
For example, here at Support, we will leave shadows when we move a topic to thea more appropriate forum. We don't leave a shadow when we vault spam topics.
What happens if I delete a shadow, will the real topic be deleted too?
I don't like the looks of my forum will all those old shadows, can I get rid of them?
Shadows can be deleted without deleting the original topic. You must delete them by using the check box while on the topic listing page.
Related topics
Moderation using Topic/Forum Tools
Shadow/moved topic images
When you move a topic, you have the option of leaving a shadow topic behind. Leaving a shadow enables your members to easily find the topic in it's new forum. All they have to do is click on the topic title, just like they would with a regular topic.
What does a shadow topic look like? How do I tell if a topic has been moved?
Here is an example of some shadow topics.
You'll see that only the topic title and post author columns have information. The other columns just have a dash. and the topics are preceded by the moved topic icon for the skin used by that forum.
How do I create a shadow?
When you move the topic, just check the shadow box.
Do I have to leave a shadow?
No, you don't have to leave a shadow.
Shadows are just a tool to make it easier for your members to find important topics.
For example, here at Support, we will leave shadows when we move a topic to thea more appropriate forum. We don't leave a shadow when we vault spam topics.
What happens if I delete a shadow, will the real topic be deleted too?
I don't like the looks of my forum will all those old shadows, can I get rid of them?
Shadows can be deleted without deleting the original topic. You must delete them by using the check box while on the topic listing page.
Related topics
Moderation using Topic/Forum Tools
Shadow/moved topic images
