The XenForo forum platform allows people to add extra questions for users when they start new threads. These questions help collect important information right from the beginning. Forum managers create these extra questions through the control panel under Forums and Custom thread fields. They work like forms with different answer types such as text boxes, buttons to click, or checkboxes to mark. Users answer these questions when making the first post of a thread. Later posts and replies do not ask for this information again. The XenForo forum platform keeps everything organized by putting these answers in special places. Some answers appear right before the first message. Other answers show up after the first message ends. The rest display above the first post in their very own small area, which stays visible even when readers look at other pages of the thread.
Forum managers decide exactly which forums need these extra questions. They pick which user groups can answer or change the answers later. This helps them collect just the right details from the right people at the right time. The XenForo forum platform makes these custom fields powerful because they gather specific information in an organized way. People running forums use these fields for many purposes. They might ask which product version someone uses, what computer they have, or what exactly they need help with. This extra information makes helping others much easier because everyone knows the important details from the start. The XenForo forum platform helps communities share better information through these custom fields. When users fill them out, other members can understand problems faster and give better answers.
Forum managers decide exactly which forums need these extra questions. They pick which user groups can answer or change the answers later. This helps them collect just the right details from the right people at the right time. The XenForo forum platform makes these custom fields powerful because they gather specific information in an organized way. People running forums use these fields for many purposes. They might ask which product version someone uses, what computer they have, or what exactly they need help with. This extra information makes helping others much easier because everyone knows the important details from the start. The XenForo forum platform helps communities share better information through these custom fields. When users fill them out, other members can understand problems faster and give better answers.
