How do you make resurfacing old content in your forum?

[Max Fridman]

I wondered how do you solve this problem, in really large forums where you have guides, well written ones but they became older and older and new users often doesn't search them because initially they don't need them but they would like to read them if they knew their existence.

How do you solve this problem? Custom addons? Internal linking?

 

[Paul B]

Page nodes would be a good use for that.

Either put the guide content in the page, or create a directory listing linking to the original guides.

 

[beerForo]

If prefixes are popular on your site you can make one called guide or tutorial and assign, as well as stick the threads.

 

[alternadiv]

This option isn’t free and would take some time to set up nicely, but maybe the XF Resource Manager?

I’ve been experimenting with it on my dev site. Trying to use its backend functionality with my own custom UI/UX.

 

[alternadiv]

If prefixes are popular on your site you can make one called guide or tutorial and assign, as well as stick the threads.

But this method is quick and easy. Then, you can curate them in a search forum node.

 

[beerForo]

Yes indeed. Something I have not implemented but am aware of. The power of Search Forums. I already mark tutorials with a prefix I just haven't done the SF yet. Perhaps when there's an abundance.

 

[beerForo]

That will be when I switch from stickies to a Search Forum. Because who wants to see 50 stickies?

 

[jeb35]

Make them stickies!!!

 

[Old Nick]

Make them stickies!!!

If you have many and many threads concerned, first page will only be populate of sticky threads

 

[beerForo]

If you purchase the Enhanced Search add-on, the Similar Threads function also helps in this regard.

 

[alternadiv]

Yes indeed. Something I have not implemented but am aware of. The power of Search Forums. I already mark tutorials with a prefix I just haven't done the SF yet. Perhaps when there's an abundance.

I haven’t really implemented search forums yet either.

Between regular nodes, sub-nodes, prefixes, tags, search forums, public navigation header links, widget links… there’s many ways to do what OP needs. Personal preference I guess.

 

[jeb35]

If you have many and many threads concerned, first page will only be populate of sticky threads

Then what about one sticky with all links to threads that are relevant to the subject?

 

[Old Nick]

Hey ! Good idea

 

[beerForo]

You can also have your staff bump old topics if they fall off the radar.