Wix Forum: Adding and Setting Up Your Forum

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Adding a Wix Forum to your site allows you to create a community space where visitors can interact, share ideas, and ask questions. This not only increases engagement but also keeps your audience coming back for more interactive experiences.

For instance, if you run a small gardening business, a forum could enable your customers to discuss gardening tips, share photos of their gardens, and seek advice on plant care, fostering a loyal community around your brand.

A screenshot showing a forum with categories and new posts displayed.

Step 1 | Add Wix Forum to your site

To get started, add Wix Forum to your site.

Wix Editor

Studio Editor

Dashboard

Go to your editor.
Click Add Apps on the left side of the editor.
Search for Wix Forum in the search bar.
Click Add to Site.

After you add Wix Forum, 2 pages are added to your site:

Forum Page: Your main forum page, where forum posts appear.
Members Page: On this page, forum members can view other members of the community, follow each other, see what other members have written – even chat with one another.

Step 2 | Create a category

Categories help keep your forum organized and engaging. Consider the main themes or topics you want to discuss on your site, and create categories based on these ideas. Each category should relate to your overall site content and encourage interaction among community members.

By organizing your forum into clear, topic-based categories, you make it easier for users to find relevant discussions and contribute effectively.

To create a category:

Dashboard

Owner app

Go to Forum in your site's dashboard.
Click Categories on the left.
Click Add Category at the top right.

Set up your category

Set up your category posts

Set up your category comments

Tip:

You can also add subcategories within your categories. Learn more

Step 3 | Customize your forum layout and design

After you've set up some categories, you can then take a look at customizing your forum settings. This will allow you to shape your forum to how you want it. You can customize your general forum settings as well as the layout, display and design of your forum.

To customize your forum layout and design:

Click the Wix Forum app in your editor.
Click Settings.
Choose what you want to do:

Change the layout

Change the display

Customize the design

Click the Design tab.
Click the Navigation menu tab to customize the navigation menu settings:
- Fonts and icons color: Click the color box to choose a color for your fonts and icons.
- Background opacity and color: Drag the slider to change the level of opacity, and click the color box to select a color for your background.
- Divider opacity and color: Drag the slider to change the level of opacity, and click the color box to select a color for your divider.
Click Back.
Click the Text styles tab to customize the text styles settings:
- Font style and size: Click the font icon to customize the style and size of the font.
- Header title: Click the font icon to customize the style and size of the header title.
- Header description: Click the font icon to customize the style and size of the header description.
- Post text color: Click the color box to select a color for your post text.
- Post title: Click the font icon to customize the style and size of the post title.
- Post description: Click the font icon to customize the style and size of the post description.
Click Back.
Click the Icons and buttons tab to customize the icons and buttons settings:
- Button text color: Click the color box to select the button text color.
- Button opacity and color: Click the color box to select a button color and drag the slider to change the opacity.
- Corner radius: Drag the slider to change the corner radius.
- Links and hashtags: Click the color box to select a color for your links and hashtags.
- Comment icon colors: Click the color box to select a color for your comment icons.
Click Back.
Click the Background and borders tab to customize the settings for the background and borders:
- Forum background: Drag the slider to change the opacity and click the color box to select a background color for the forum.
- Posts, categories, and sidebar background and opacity: Drag the slider to change the opacity and click the color box to select a background color for your posts, categories, and sidebar.
- Posts, categories, and sidebar border color and opacity: Drag the slider to change the opacity and click the color box to select a border color for your posts, categories, and sidebar.
- Border width: Drag the slider to change the width of the border.
- Corner radius: Drag the slider to change the corner radius.
Click Back.

What's next?

When you're ready, take a look at the following articles to help build on what you've already put in place. Learn more about:

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