Copying boards

[tnchuck100]

I have several boards that are duplicated each year. As I see it now you must create a new board and set each of the details each time. I saw no way to replicate permissions and labels from one board to another. Must always be done manually.

Is there a way to copy the structure, permissions and labels from one board to another?

[Craig]

Hi

[ On the categories and boards page under structure ]. If you select a board, you should see a button at the top to 'Duplicate' that board. That will copy the board's information and settings.

Any problems, let us know

[tnchuck100]

Found it! Thanks.

[tnchuck100]

Oops...Problem: It did not duplicate the labels. Did I miss something?

[Brian]

Labels do not get duplicated alongside the board. These will need to be recreated manually.

[tnchuck100]

Logical thinking would indicate that everything in the board except the threads should be duplicated.

Is there any chance this deficiency will be corrected in V6?

[Brian]

Similar to threads and posts labels also have unique IDs and have their own unique table within your forum's database. The likely reason they aren't included in the board duplication process is due to how hungry this process would become in the event that a larger amount of labels are present in the board being duplicated. In other words, the process of duplicating them all could potentially eat up server resources.

However, I'll mark this as a feature request.

[tnchuck100]

Might I suggest the labels be defined in one theme global list. Then in each board you enable the desired labels from the global list. That would make the labels easier to retain when duplicating a board.