How to Create a new forum in SMF

SMF stands for Simple Machines Forum. It is open-source forum software that allows us to create and manage forums with minimal knowledge of programming. As the name suggests, the SMF forum is built for simple machines, it means that SMF is very lightweight and it can run on servers with low resources.

If you do not know what exactly is an Internet forum or Message board, It is kind of a website where people can register and discuss specific topics in forms of threads and comments. Unlike chat rooms, Message boards and forums contain detailed discussions and the content posted on the forums or message boards might be moderated.

In this short tutorial, we will learn how to create a new forum in SMF. It allows us to create and manage multiple boards from a single admin panel. So, it is going to be easy for us to create a new forum. Considering you have access to your SMF admin panel, we can get started with the actual tutorial.

Create a new forum in SMF

First of all, login to your SMF admin panel and look for the Admin option given in the main navigation bar and click on it. We can manage members, configurations, boards and much more in the admin section.

Now, in the sub-menu in the admin section, find the forum options and click on the Boards option from the drop-down. Here is the screenshot of this step to make it easier to understand.

On the Boards section, you will find a list of boards you have in your forum. At the bottom-right corner of the page, you will find a link with the anchor text Add Board. Click on it.
It will lead you to a form in which you have to fill up the information about your new board. Fill up the information according to your requirements.

After filling up the required information, click on the Add Board button given at the bottom of the form to create a new board in your SMF.

Now, in the Boards section, your new board will appear. If you want to edit it anytime in the future, you can click on the Modify option corresponding to the board, just like the following screenshot.

So, this is how we can create a new SMF forum. If you are stuck at any point in this process, please let us know in the comment section given below. We will get back with the help as soon as possible.