Solved How to create a separate announcements category?

No. Not this way. I just want to create an announcement page in the next tab,not on the first forum page. I hope u get me this time???

vikey90 wrote: i just want to create an announcement page in the next tab ...

i'm sorry, but I don't understand. The "next tab" ... The next "tab" of what, please?

I am assuming that you know how to

(1) Create sections and categories in Kunena; and
(2) Create menu items in Joomla.

Have I assumed correctly?

Yes,i know that,thanks. But what im trying to say is i actually wanted to create an announcement page.I guess showing with an image will be better.So,that way,you might get what i was asking for.Thanks in advance.

This is easy and these are the steps you need to take:

1) Using the Kunena Category Manager (in the backend), create a new category and call it "Official Announcements and News about CSO"

2) Give the category a description. Perhaps something like

We encourage everyone to subscribe to this category to receive important news by email about the latest news from this website.

3) Save the category and publish it.

4) Go to the front end of your forum, login and post a topic in this category.

5) If you do not want your users to comment on the topics in this category, go back to the Kunena Category Manager and edit the category, go the Category Settings tab and set Locked = Yes. Save the changes.

If you would like to have this category open in a new browser tab, add a new menu item in the kunenamenu menu with the following settings:

Menu Item Type = [Kunena Forum] Show Category
Category Id = Official Announcements and News about CSO
Menu Title = Announcements
Target Window = New Window With Navigation

Save the menu item. Go to the front end (refresh the page) and you should see your new "Announcements" menu item in the Kunena menu at the top of your forum page.

Thanks!! I didnt thought it would be this easy. Thanx Sozzled. It was of great help.

Im in the final verse of creating my forum and i have created a forum page and Announcement page.Where announcement page is given a category which i dont want to be displayed in forum page.I know by default forum page will have all the categories i create,but i want it so.
Can it be done????
Thanks in advance.