🧭 How to Use the Realm-Crafting Forum
Welcome to the Realm-Crafting Forum!
This quick guide will help you understand how the forum works. It's not like traditional forums — it’s cleaner, lighter, and easier to use, but very powerful. Here's how to get the most out of it.
🧩 Forum Structure & Philosophy
Unlike classic forums with nested categories and subforums, this forum uses tags instead.
🔹 Tags work a bit like hashtags on social media.
🔹 All discussions are shown in a single feed by default, but you can filter by tags to view only specific types of topics (e.g. questions, bugs, suggestions).
📝 Creating a New Topic
You can post in two different ways:
✍️ Method 1: From the main discussion feed
Click the "New Discussion" button at the top-left.
Select the appropriate tag: Is your post a question? A bug report? A suggestion?
Fill in your title and message. The clearer your title and message, the more likely you are to receive helpful responses.
💡 Tip: A well-written topic helps everyone!
⚡ Method 2: From within a tag view
- If you’re browsing a specific tag (e.g. "bugs") and click "New Discussion", the tag is automatically selected for you.
Choose the method you prefer — both work great!
💬 Writing Messages & Formatting
When writing a message, you can use the formatting toolbar (bold, italics, code, quotes, etc.). Hover your mouse over the buttons to see what each one does.
📢 Mentions & Notifications
👤 Mentioning users
To grab someone's attention, use @username — for example: @Dad72.
They’ll receive a notification about your message.
🔔 Notifications
When someone replies to your topic or mentions you, you get a live notification (no refresh needed).
If you're viewing the topic, the reply appears in real-time.
💾 Drafts & Scheduling
Need time to finish your post?
📬 Replying to a Topic
There are two ways to reply:
🔄 Method 1: Reply directly to a specific user
Click "Reply" on their message. This will create a ping (mention) and notify them directly.
💡 Method 2: Use the reply box at the bottom
This sends a general reply without pinging anyone — unless you manually add a mention.
💗 Reactions & Solved Topics
🎉 Reacting
React to messages with 👍, ❤️, 😕, etc.
Encourage helpful users — it means a lot and motivates them to keep helping.
✅ Mark as Resolved
If someone solves your problem:
Click “Select as Best Answer” on their reply.
This marks your topic as solved, shows a green checkmark, and displays the answer at the top of the post.
This helps other users with the same issue find solutions quickly.
🧭 Navigating the Forum
When you’re inside a topic:
🧭 A small arrow at the top-left shows a panel with recent topics under the same tag.
📌 You can pin this list to keep it open while browsing.
🏷️ Click a tag at the top of a topic to see other topics with the same label.
🏠 Click the Realm-Crafting logo to return to the full list of discussions.
📬 Private Messaging
You can privately message other users in three ways:
📨 Method 1:
👥 Method 2:
📇 Method 3:
Click on a user’s profile.
In the sidebar, click “Chat Privately” to view or start a new private conversation.
⭐ Subscribed Discussions
The "Subscribed" section lists all the topics you’ve:
Created
Replied to
Reacted to
Use it to keep track of everything you're involved in.
🙋♀️ Need Help?
If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Everyone here is friendly and helpful. There’s no such thing as a stupid question — if you're wondering something, chances are someone else is too.
You can comment under this tutorial or create a new topic.
We’re here to help!
