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Topic Author Column

The Topic Author Column macro displays the name of the topic author within a column. You can choose between three options of how to display the names of the topic authors: link, user picture, or plain text. The heading of the column can be customized to suit your needs.

  1. Go to a space with a forum, and click on the page in which it is located. Select Edit.

  2. Click inside the Forum macro on the page.

  3. Click the Insert More Content icon, and select Other Macros.

  4. Type author into the search bar, and select the Forum - Topic Author Column Macro.

    forum topic author column

  5. Complete the desired fields.

    • Topic Author Format Format for displaying topic authors.

    • Topic Author Column Heading Heading for the topic author column in the forum.

  6. Then, click Insert.

The column is added to the forum table.