forum link on top menu

I wanna have a link to forums on Top menu. How can I create it?
Any response is appreciated in advance. Sorry to be a newbie!

open views/catalog/topmenu.cshtml

add the following

@if (Model.ForumEnabled)
        {
            <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Boards")">@T("Forum.Forums")</a></li>
        }

after the:

 @foreach (var topic in Model.Topics)
    {
        <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Topic", new { SeName = topic.SeName })">@topic.Name</a></li>
    }

should look like that

<ul class="top-menu">
    @Html.Widget("header_menu_before")
    @{
        var rootCategories = Model.Categories.Where(x => x.IncludeInTopMenu).ToList();
    }
    @foreach (var category in rootCategories)
    {
        @RenderCategoryLine(category, 0, false)
    }
    @foreach (var topic in Model.Topics)
    {
        <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Topic", new { SeName = topic.SeName })">@topic.Name</a></li>
    }
 @if (Model.ForumEnabled)
        {
            <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Boards")">@T("Forum.Forums")</a></li>
        }
    @if (rootCategories.Count == 0 && Model.Topics.Count == 0)
    {
        //no categories or topis to display? in this case let's diplay some default menu items (should we?)
        <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("HomePage")">@T("HomePage")</a></li>
        if (Model.RecentlyAddedAffiliatesEnabled)
        {
            <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("RecentlyAddedAffiliates")">@T("Affiliates.NewAffiliates")</a>
            </li>
        }
        <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("AffiliateSearch")">@T("Search")</a></li>
        <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("CustomerInfo")">@T("Account.MyAccount")</a></li>
        if (Model.BlogEnabled)
        {
            <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Blog")">@T("Blog")</a></li>
        }
        if (Model.ForumEnabled)
        {
            <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Boards")">@T("Forum.Forums")</a></li>
        }
        <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("ContactUs")">@T("ContactUs")</a></li>
    }
    @Html.Widget("header_menu_after")
</ul>

Go to Admin panel

Configuration -> Settings -> Forum Settings

Set the Forums enabled setting to true

On Menu binding there is one check that if category and topic is showing on menu then it will not show forum so if you want to show even that then you have to add below code in below file.

But on Views\Catalog\TopMenu.cshtml

Add below code just above the @Html.Widget("mob_header_menu_after") line

@if (Model.ForumEnabled)
        {
        <li><a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Boards")">@T("Forum.Forums")</a></li>
        }

How would this apply to Contact Us?

I'm having trouble understanding how I can input the Forum and Contact Us forum in the corresponding Topics (Pages)

JoeyAK wrote:

Could you please explain in detail what exactly are you trying to accomplish in regard to forums and contact us page?

I'd like to do the same as OP but for Contact Us page

JoeyAK wrote:


Go to: Nop.Web/Views/Catalog/TopMenu.cshtml


Add this:

<a href="@Url.RouteUrl("ContactUs")">@T("ContactUs")</a>

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