--- label: 'Creating threaded discussion forums' top_level: true ---
{% trans %}A forum is nested hierarchy of discussions, where users post topics and comment on them.{% endtrans %}
{% trans %}The forum hierarchy consists of:{% endtrans %}
{% trans %}The forums and containers in the hierarchy are implemented as terms in a hierarchical taxonomy vocabulary. The topics are content items posted in forums (not in containers), and replies are comments on each topic item. Deeply nested hierarchies of forums and containers are generally difficult for users to understand and navigate, so it is recommended to keep your hierarchy simple.{% endtrans %}
{% trans %}The core Forum module supplies a content type called Forum topic, along with associated comment type and taxonomy vocabulary. As with other comment types, you can configure comments on forum topics to be threaded or unthreaded. See the related topics listed below for specific tasks.{% endtrans %}