OK - here’s a post I am about to put up on my forum to explain to folks how to read forum topics and make sure they are reading everything. Can you confirm this is accurate? Is there a better way to explain this? Also, I’m not clear on what happens to suggested topics when there are no unread or new topics available.
Here’s how best to catch up on all posts on discourse. I did some exploring on the site-wide and personal settings, and also learned about a recent software update that affects this.
###How NEW and UNREAD work
- Look for NEW in the top menu to see new topics. You can specify in your preferences what NEW means to you personally. If you want to really be sure to catch everything that is being discussed, set this to “Consider topics new when you haven’t viewed them yet” and also specify categories that you want to watch for new topics.
- Look for UNREAD in the top menu to see unread posts in topics you are watching. Again, you can specify in your preferences which categories are watched for unread posts. But as you read and participate in topics you will automatically start watching them.
###Suggested Topics
As you read and get to the bottom of topic discussions, discourse will provide you with topics you may want to read next, under the labelSuggested Topics. This list will contain topics with unread posts first (with unread counts indicated) then new topics (clearly labelled as new).