Forum:Sticky threads

Is it possible to sticky a thread? You know, in non-wiki based forums, some threads always are at the top, even if they don't have new answers. Is this possible to do with wiki software? I know you could just link the threads, but that would make the threads appear two times, and last author, new replies and last edit won't show then. Can you help me? Thanks! – Smiddle / talk 18:47, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Nope, I think this isn't possible with DPLforum extension. And it's just good MediaWiki isn't like some forum software, it's good to keep them separated. :) --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 18:54, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I guess I'll have to link them then. – Smiddle / talk 18:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Other option is add a 2nd category to that thread, and created another DPL for that specific category combine with the previous one then put it at the top and that should do, thought you will have to keep them maintained of users adding that category to their own believes on what should be important. --Cizagna (Talk) 02:24, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
 * My upgraded versions of the Forumheader allow topic shadowing (placing one topic in multiple forums), Technically you could create a Stickies forum and hide it from the standard list, then add a DPLForum to the top of each page with category= and category=Stickies, and add notcategory=Stickies to the normal DPLForum area. Then whenever you want a sticky just start it in the normal forum, and add it to the stickies forum using |Stickies after the forum name. Actually, that's not the only thing my upgraded Forumheader does, there's also the post link, and the fact that it can generate Forumheaders for the topic index to solve the age old issue of the header on the index looking different from the topics. But most of my templates add dozens of features like that, just look over Anime:Category:Templates to find plenty of useful extra templates. ~Dantman(talk) tricks Apr 30, 2007 @ 03:26 (UTC)

You can have sticky threads
The replies by Cizagna and Dantman set out ways to do it. Maybe a bit brief for some readers to follow. See the new section http://help.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Wiki-style_forums#Sticky_threads. — Robin Patterson (Talk) 12:59, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, but i think the way depicted there is not complete.
 * Doing it like that will list two times the stickied threads.
 * The normal thread forum part would need to use "notcategory" to not show what is already in the stickies. — TulipVorlax 15:12, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Doesn't Forum:Help desk give you a good illustration on how to create sticky threads? Read the source code and follow what it does. After all the wiki-style forum is too primitive for wide-range uses which scares a lot of new users away. Integration is the way to go. Currently you may consider using some free forum hosting services, and redirect your users to there. --MyBrute Resource Center@Ronga 16:25, 14 May 2009 (UTC)