I'm not sure if this is in the correct forum to post but it applies to both expended and simplified screens.
The attached screen print compares 2 forums. woForo on the left and the other one on the right.
As you can see, on the right it is like an executive summery where I can see few forums at glance with a one liner topic in each forum and the stats including un-read topics that are highlighted.
On the left I have to scroll and scroll...
I'm not sure if this feature exists in wpForo that I missed or perhaps an idea for a new template to be included in the future.
Thank you
Most forum platforms show the forum description, it's easy to see and read. The way to show them as ToolTip or pop-up window is not available in wpForo yet. So I'd recommend just be a bit laconic when you're writing forum description.
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