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Community Forums, March 2021

The Roll20 Community Forums^(Forum) are provided to allow the community to ask questions, help each other solve problems, and discuss the use of Roll20.

Any general RPG discussion that isn't directly related to Roll20 is not meant to be on the Roll20 Forums e.g. debating Dungeon & Dragons rules or asking for suggestions on character ideas.

(See the Code of Conduct for proper use rules.) | Roll20 Forums link^(Forum)

[edit] General

Info on how the forums and how to use it.

Note: The Forum search isn't great for finding relevant posts, as it doesn't seem to organize the result by how recent they are, so your search might give you links to some outdated thread from 5 years ago, right next to a post made in the last month. The Search results doesn't even show when the posts where made.

• Forum Searching... But Better^(Forum) - tips by Ziechael

[edit] How to Post

1. To post to the Forums you must be logged in to Roll20.
   • If you are logged in, you will see a message in the upper right corner that says Welcome, <your name>.
   • If you see Sign In ▾:
     • Either you need to Create Your Free Account.
     • Or Sign In by clicking the Sign In ▾ label.
2. View the Full Forum by clicking the View Forum » link to the right of the forum name.
3. Click the Post New Topic button at the top right of the Forum's main page.
4. Add a descriptive Topic Title and fill in the body of your post, then click Post Topic to submit your post.
   • Note: If you made an error in the body of your post, you can edit it by clicking the post and selecting the Edit option just below the title. Be sure to click Save Edits when you are done!

[edit] Post Formatting

When posting on the Forums, you have several formatting options at your disposal. Generally, you can get away with just posting raw text as you write it, but there are some times when formatting can help get your point across more clearly.

When posting Macros, Dice Expressions, or API Code Snippets, consider using the Code format option, available by clicking the paragraph symbol ( ¶ ) and selecting it from the list.

Tips: If you copy-paste text from other pages and sites, the the forum post will preserve it's formatting, enabling to style your forum post better than with the built in tools

• Posting Code to Roll20 Forums^(Forum) - GiGs

[edit] Replying

If a post have had no responses in over two months, Roll20 will close that forum post and tell you to make a new thread.

Known Bug: Sometimes if you aren't on the last page of a forum thread, Roll20 will by mistake say the thread is closed, even though it isn't.

Always go to the last page of a thread to see if you can reply to it or not. Responding to an Old Thread in the Forums^(Forum) - Blue64

[edit] Edit/ Delete

You can edit any of your replies, even in very old threads. The forum displays when the post was originally made, and if it have been edited, when the last edit was made.

You cannot edit Thread Titles, but if you ask a Roll20 Mod, they might edit it for you. (One way to have the title updated is to update the first comment in your thread with a clear "please change thread title to 'name of new title' ", and then press the "report" button on that comments, and in the reason say something like 'please update thread title, see comment')

You can "delete" treads and comments you have made. Deleting a reply makes it invisible to others, but you can still see it's original content, and you also choose to Restore a reply, if you want it to be visible again.

Comments & Threads deleted by Forum Moderator can't be restored.

[edit] Tips

List of great tips that improve forum usage.

• Improved Forum Checking^(Forum) - keithcurtis
• Forum Searching... But Better^(Forum) - Ziechael
• Responding to an Old Thread in the Forums^(Forum) - Blue64
• Save Sorted Marketplace Searches — Free or Newest^(Forum) - Mike deBoston
• Easily Repeatable Game Searches^(Forum) - Gen Kitty
• Private Forum Posts to Keep Notes In^(Forum) - Jarren K

• Formatting Forum posts - Copy Roll20 icons from wiki^(Forum) - Andreas J.
• Posting Code to Roll20 Forums^(Forum) - GiGs

[edit] Display Gif

how to make gifs animate properly on a forum post

1) Drag in gif image, finish post as normal.
2) Click preview to get animated popup.
3) Right-click, copy url on animated image
4) Edit post, insert image using copied url
5) Removed dragged in preview image
6) Save.

[edit] Subforums

There are several different forums you may have access to, each with it's own purpose.

[edit] Forum User Tags

Beside a user's name, you may see a rounded colored tag. These help fellow forum users know of the roles a particular poster has.
The following is a list of the forum tags you may come across:

• Roll20 Team
  : The Roll20 Development Team are the individuals responsible for the creation, maintenance, and implementing future improvements of the platform.

• Roll20 Mod Team
  : The Roll20 Forum Moderators only moderate the official Roll20 forums, and paid by Roll20. They aren't developers of Roll20, nor necessary has the same in-depth knowledge of the platform.

• Marketplace Creator
  : This tag is given to user who has supplied creative content to the Roll20 Marketplace. See Also: Category:Marketplace Creator

• Compendium Editor
  : Someone who creates/updates one or more of the Compendiums available on Roll20.

• Forum Champion
  : Community members who have gone above and beyond assisting their fellow users. This badge recognizes their past and continued efforts for the Roll20 community, both on the Forum and elsewhere. They have no moderator abilities on the forum, it's just a title. Read more on: Forum Champion.

• Sheet Author
  : This tag is given to users who has successfully submitted a Community Character Sheet. You can read more about them on Sheet Author, along with see a list of prominent ones.

• API Scripter
  : This tag is given to users who have created an API Script that is available in the API menu. Read more: API Author.

• Translator
  : This tag is given to users who have contributed translations to the main site, through the volunteer Roll20 Translator Program. See Also: Category:Translator

• KS Backer
  : This user tag is given to users who helped launch Roll20 with the Kickstarter Campaign. They have access to Pro features for life.^{[unconfirmed]}

• Pro
  : This user tag is displayed when a user have an active Pro tier subscription.

• Plus
  : This user tag is displayed when a user have an active Plus tier subscription..
  

[edit] Popular Threads

List of some popular, influential & important threads, some which are several years old, or are related to important aspects of Roll20. (list updated Andreas J. (talk) 20:40, 7 March 2021 (UTC))

• Stupid Roll20 Tricks (and some clever ones)^(Forum) - A megathread where clever Tips and tricks are posted. Keith maintains an Stupid Trick Directory^(Forum) on the first page of the thread.
  • Many of the tricks are widely used, and have their own wiki pages, like Map Pins, Invisible Tokens, Chat Menus and Forum Submitted Tricks. Others are mentioned in relevant places like Complete Guide to Macros & Rolls

• Show off Your Style^(Forum) - thread collecting & sharing Stylus snippets to style and customize the looks of Roll20 for yourself. there is an Directory of all snippets on the first page

• Character Sheet Requests Q3 2021^(Forum) - Thread where all request for new Roll20 sheets are collected by the community. There is an index^(Forum) on the first page listing the requests.
  • Check Sheet Requests for tips on making you request as clear and good as possible(improving the odds someone might take on the request)

• Check also the community page: D&D 5E by Roll20.

• UDL Bugs & Feedback^(Forum) - megathread for latest info on UDL, and feedback/bug reports are encouraged to be pooled here.
  • There is an index on the first page that is regularly updated with progress and list of knowns bugs.

[edit] Related Pages

• Forum Voting
• Bug Report
• Community FAQ
• Browser
• Forum Submitted Tricks
• Pro-Subscription