How to prune forums in phpBB

This entry is part 20 of 30 in the series phpBB Tutorials

Pruning a forum allows you to remove topics which have gone unused for a specific length of time to save on resources and reduce clutter.

Assuming you have already logged into phpBB. Click on the Forums link found on the main menu.
How to prune forums in phpBB
Then click on the Prune forums link found on the left side of your screen, under Manage forums.

You will see a screen like this below, select a forum and click on the select a forum button at the bottom.

You will see a screen like this below.
Enter the age of the topics you wish to prune and click the submit button and finally click YES to confirm.

That’s it, the forum has been pruned to our specifications. You now know how to prune forums in phpBB.