vBulletin Manual - Forum Manager

The forum manager, accessible via Forums & Moderators > Forum Manager, is where you will do the majority of forum management. When you enter this section, you will be presented with a screen similar to this:

Each row in the table is a forum in the database. In the first column, Title, you will see the name of the forum; clicking the name will allow you to edit the forum’s information.

The next column, Controls, allows you to:

Edit Forum – this takes you to a page where you can edit each of this forum’s settings.
View Forum – this displays the forum on the front end, allowing you to see threads that have been posted in it.
Delete Forum – this allows you to remove the forum from the database. If this forum has any child forums, they will also be removed.
Add Child Forum – takes you to the Add New Forum page with this forum automatically selected as the new forum’s parent.
Add Moderator – allows you to specify a new moderator for this forum.
Add Announcement – allows you to create a new announcement to be displayed at the top of the forum.
View Permissions – displays the Forum Permissions Manager and scrolls to this forum
Moderators (x) – this simply displays the number of moderators for this forum. It is not a clickable link.
List of Current Moderators – following this will be a list of the forum’s current moderators. Selecting one allows you to edit him or her.
Add Moderator – this allows you to specify a new moderator for this forum.