Add-on design flaws:
1. When adding forums there is an option missing, to not show them on forums_list. If a user adds a group forum this gets instantly shown on forums_list and that is the last thing you want, since this it effects how your main page looks and you don´t want to have a well sorted and arranged forums_list with an endless list of public visible group forums - or visible group forums at all. by now the only way to avoid that is, to restrict visibility for the forum node. But if you do that, the next problem arises:
2. When you have restricted the visibilty of the category where your group forums go to, the navigation on breadcrumb in /groups/[test.1]/discussions looks like Groups > [Main forums category] > [Groups forum name] > [Social group name] with the corresponding links. That makes no sense, since when you have restricted visibility for the [Main forums category] the user is redirected to the forums_list, but won´t find any groups. Also, when browsing the [Social group forums] the breadcrumbs should only link to the forums section within that particular group, like [Social group name] > [Discussions] > [Social group forum name / internal category] > [Social group thread title]. That way people don´t get confused and all links stay in that single group, providing the user easy navigation.
3. Sidebar. When you have set up a sidebar in your main forums threads, the sidebar also shows on all group forum threads. This is consuming a vast amount of space there, since the navigation sidebar to the left is already there and the width of the thread itself shrinks to a tiny little and hard to read text. There really is the need for an option, to completly disable the sidebar in group forums and I would like to urge you, to implement this.
4. If you have set up the first forum in a social group, there is no obvious and easy to reach link to add a second and third. Please add a persisting "Add forum" button to the top right in the Discussions section, because under the settings wheel normal users will never find that option
1. When adding forums there is an option missing, to not show them on forums_list. If a user adds a group forum this gets instantly shown on forums_list and that is the last thing you want, since this it effects how your main page looks and you don´t want to have a well sorted and arranged forums_list with an endless list of public visible group forums - or visible group forums at all. by now the only way to avoid that is, to restrict visibility for the forum node. But if you do that, the next problem arises:
2. When you have restricted the visibilty of the category where your group forums go to, the navigation on breadcrumb in /groups/[test.1]/discussions looks like Groups > [Main forums category] > [Groups forum name] > [Social group name] with the corresponding links. That makes no sense, since when you have restricted visibility for the [Main forums category] the user is redirected to the forums_list, but won´t find any groups. Also, when browsing the [Social group forums] the breadcrumbs should only link to the forums section within that particular group, like [Social group name] > [Discussions] > [Social group forum name / internal category] > [Social group thread title]. That way people don´t get confused and all links stay in that single group, providing the user easy navigation.
3. Sidebar. When you have set up a sidebar in your main forums threads, the sidebar also shows on all group forum threads. This is consuming a vast amount of space there, since the navigation sidebar to the left is already there and the width of the thread itself shrinks to a tiny little and hard to read text. There really is the need for an option, to completly disable the sidebar in group forums and I would like to urge you, to implement this.
4. If you have set up the first forum in a social group, there is no obvious and easy to reach link to add a second and third. Please add a persisting "Add forum" button to the top right in the Discussions section, because under the settings wheel normal users will never find that option
