Subscriptions, Notifications & Search

Subscriptions

Users can follow individual threads or entire rooms. Managed by OForum_Notify.

• Follow thread — notified of every new reply
• Follow room — notified of every new thread in the room
• @mention — auto-creates a notification for the mentioned user

Notification delivery: in-forum bell dropdown (database-driven) + optional email.

Notification Bell

The in-forum notification bell appears in the forum header. Clicking opens a dropdown of recent notifications. Unread count badge clears on click.

AJAX action: of_mark_notifications_read

Full-Text Search

Managed by OForum_Search. Searches thread titles and reply content.

Filters available:

• Room filter
• Thread type filter
• Date range filter
• Sort: relevance / newest / most-replies

Shortcode: [oforum_search] renders a search box anywhere.

SEO

Managed by OForum_SEO:

• DiscussionForumPosting JSON-LD schema on every thread page
• Breadcrumb BreadcrumbList schema on room and thread pages
• Auto-generated sitemap entries for all public threads
• <meta name="robots" content="noindex"> on closed threads (optional, configurable)