Admin Panel

Topic Commander

Topic Commander gives you a side-by-side view of any two subforums so you can browse, select, and move topics in bulk without opening each one individually. It is the fastest way to reorganise content after a board restructure.

Topic Commander screenshot

The two-panel layout

The page is split into a left panel and a right panel. Both panels work identically and independently. Each one starts by showing the full subforum list, grouped by category, with the topic count next to each subforum name.

Click any subforum name to open it in that panel. The panel switches to a topic list, showing each topic's name and its post count. Click [..] to go back to the subforum list.

Selecting topics

Click a topic row to toggle its selection. Selected topics are marked with [x]; unselected topics show [ ]. You can select as many topics as you need across the panel before applying an action.

Actions

Move → / ← Move
Moves all selected topics from one panel to the subforum open in the other panel. Both panels must be showing a topic list (not the subforum index) for the Move buttons to become active. After a successful move, both panels reload to reflect the new state.
  • Select topics in the left panel, then click Move → to move them into the subforum open in the right panel.
  • Select topics in the right panel, then click ← Move to move them into the subforum open in the left panel.
Open
Re-opens selected topics so members can post in them again. Use this to lift a lock placed by the Close action.
Close
Locks selected topics so members can no longer post replies. The topics remain visible and readable — only new posts are prevented. Useful for archiving completed story arcs or pinned announcements that should not be replied to.
Delete
Permanently deletes all selected topics and their posts. This cannot be undone. Double-check your selection before clicking Delete.

Typical workflow — moving topics

1
Open the source subforum in the left panel by clicking its name.
2
Open the destination subforum in the right panel.
3
Click the topics you want to move in the left panel to select them.
4
Click Move →. The topics are moved and both panels refresh.