Per-forum settings
Each forum in AdminCP > Forums > Nodes carries Forum Layouts settings on its edit page. They control how the forum participates in the alternate layouts.
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Display in fluid view | On | When off, threads from this forum do not appear in the fluid view's flat list and the forum is hidden from the sidebar filter. |
| Display in card view | On | When off, the forum has no card on the card view. |
| Card full-width | Off | Promotes the forum's card to a full-width row on the card view. Useful for a flagship section. |
| Node colour | #888888 | Accent colour applied to the forum card and other layout chrome. Any valid CSS hex string. |
| Cover image | (none) | Image used as the cover on the forum card. PNG/JPG/WebP. Falls back to a node icon when not set. |
Cover images
Cover images upload through the per-forum edit page and store their metadata in xf_node.mc_forumlayouts_cover_image_meta. The crop and dominant-colour metadata is reused to render a cohesive card without re-deriving it on every request.
When no cover is uploaded:
- If SV/FontAwesomeNodeIcons is active, the node's configured icon is used.
- Otherwise the node's first letter is rendered against the configured node colour.
Display flags vs the AdminCP options
The per-forum display flags only have effect for layouts that are enabled in the AdminCP options. Disabling Enable card view at the option level overrides every per-forum Display in card view flag.