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# FE Frontend Control

ForumEngine (FE) provides many options that help admin can control his site’s content better.

#### **1. New post notification number**

When a new thread or reply is posted in your FE, the post notification number will be increased 1 more. It will hide as soon as admin reads a new post.

![](https://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/56c6e208c697915005a72a5f/images/571453c4c697911a6f039d13/file-QbmrYFzqvM.png)

The unread post will be marked to a different background with others. Admin can get the overview and manage the content very convenient.

#### **2. Close thread**

A thread is closed that means all users can’t give any reply more and it shows on your site until you use “**Delete**” thread to remove it out your site.

![](https://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/56c6e208c697915005a72a5f/images/571453f4c697911a6f039d14/file-CqrAAnfqJO.png)

Just click the “**lock**” icon to close one thread, admin can view lock icon in many places: the threads list, single threads, and pending threads list.

#### **3. Approve thread**

Admin needs to approve thread when a user posts a thread at the first time or he enabled the pending thread option in **Engine Settings > Settings > content**.

The approved icon will be shown on the pending threads list and single thread page. Just click the approved icon and it will show on the all posts list.

![](https://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/56c6e208c697915005a72a5f/images/5714542090336027966767b4/file-RioYhQKtxp.png)

#### **4. Delete thread**

If the admin doesn’t want to show the thread anymore, he can press the delete icon. The delete icon will be shown in many places: all posts list, the pending threads list, and single thread page.

![](https://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/56c6e208c697915005a72a5f/images/5714543a90336027966767b5/file-rfbdTQyTZg.png)

Just click the trash icon to delete a thread. That’s all.