Subscribing to Forums or Threads

IBS 2.7 > Class Discussions

You may find it helpful to subscribe to a forum or to a particular thread within a forum. Subscribing allows you to be notified by email whenever a new post is added to your forum or thread. This will help you to read and respond promptly to new posts, without constantly having to log in to Class Discussions to see if there is anything new. Subscribing to a thread or forum also places the subscribed item in your User Control Panel (User CP) under "Miscellaneous" in the menu on the left side of the screen. You may find that this helps you to locate your own forum(s) more quickly.

Subscribing to a forum
When you subscribe to a forum, you will be notified whenever a new thread is posted to that forum. To subscribe to a forum:

1. Enter the Class Discussion forums and navigate to the forum you want to subscribe to.
2. In the top right corner of the list of threads, click Subscribe to this forum.
   

Subscribing to a thread
You can also choose to subscribe to a particular thread within a forum; when you do this, you will be notified whenever a new reply is posted to that thread. This may be helpful when there is an ongoing discussion within a thread that you want to follow. Note that subscribing to a forum (or subforum) does not automatically subscribe you to the threads within that forum. You must subscribe to each thread separately if you want to be alerted when new replies are posted.

To subscribe to a thread:

1. Enter the Class Discussion forums and navigate so that you are viewing the thread you want to subscribe to.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Subscribe to this thread.
   
3. On the next screen, be sure to select the option for Instant Email Notification. Then click the Subscribe to Thread button.

Changing your email address
You must have a valid email address on file in your user profile if you are using subscriptions. To edit your email address:

1. Near the top of any screen in the Class Discussions, click User CP.
2. Scroll down to see the Your Profile section of the User Control Panel menu.
3. Click Change email and follow the instructions on the screen to enter or change your email address.

Unsubscribing from a forum or thread
If you change your mind about your subscription choices, you can unsubscribe. You can follow the same steps outlined above; the indicated links will now say "Unsubscribe" instead of "Subscribe".

Or, to quickly unsubscribe from several items at once, you can use the User Control Panel.

1. Near the top of any screen in the Class Discussions, click User CP.
2. Scroll down to see the Miscellaneous section of the User Control Panel menu.
3. Click either the Subscribed Threads or the Forum Subscriptions link. 
   
4. You will see a list of your current subscriptions. Select the one(s) you want to unsubscribe from and click Unsubscribe.