Getting Started

It's easy to get started with Alfreton Forums. Knowing some of the basics will help.

Viewing the Forum Boards

The forum is split into sections called "Forum Boards". Each board has the blue header and can be viewed using the plus or minus sign at the right hand side of the board.

The forum is organised into 5 main boards as follows...

1. Alfreton Community & News
   Local Community Info, News in and around the Alfreton Area
2. Alfreton Classifieds - Wanted and For Sale Items
   Want to buy, swap or sell something? Buy and sell things locally and list ebay items too.
3. Health and Fitness in Alfreton
   Beauty, Sports, health and fitness, local shops, retailers, suppliers, food and diet, recipes, health warnings, therapists, hairdressers, salons, etc.
4. Alfreton Business
   Advertise your products / services. Local business networking. Training & Employment vacancies etc.
5. Alfreton Lifestyle
   Things that you like to do with your spare time. Walking, Gardening, Shopping, Reading, Writing.

Each board then has a number of forum subjects.

Quick Navigation

You can quickly select the board that most interests you by using the board category selector. Go to the home page and top left where you see the drop down box which says "Board Categories", simply select the board or board subcategory and click the "Go" button. You will only then see the area of the forum you have chosen.

When you have finished, click on the home page logo (top left) which reads "Often Forum" and then you will be back to viewing all the forum boards.

Register First

You cannot write new forum articles or respond to existing ones unless you register first.

The fastest way to register is to click the blue "Connect with Facebook" Logo on the home page.

If you don't have a facebook account, then click the registration link under the login area and create yourself a new account.

Creating an Article / Forum Post

First go to the homepage (click on the home page logo (top left) which reads "Often Forum") - You should see all the forum categories, subjects and sub-headings - i.e. Business, health, headlines, for sale etc etc.

Decide which category area is most applicable to the post you wish to write and then click on the subject header or if you wish to reply to someone else's post click on the title of the post and you will get a Grey "Reply Topic" button or, if you are creating a new post, you will see a grey button called "New Topic" on the left hand side of your screen.

Clicking on either the "Reply Topic" button or the "New Topic" button will open up the editor and using this screen, you can write a subject header for your post, embed images, write and add hyperlinks too.

If you have problems understanding how to create a post after following the instructions above then please do contact us.