Use My Topics in QC Live Forum

My Topics gives a signed-in member a paginated list of accessible QCLF Topics they authored. It is based on the stored Topic author ID, not browser history or a client-side cache.

The list uses the same visibility safeguards as the other personal Browse views.

Open My Topics

  1. Sign in to QC Live Forum.
  2. Open My Topics from the Browse tabs.
  3. Use the Topic rows to reopen your authored Discussions or live Topic records.
  4. Use pagination when your authored Topic count exceeds one page.

What Appears

QCLF selects Topics whose author_id equals the current Joomla user ID, but only inside Categories the user can currently access. The Topic must also be approved, not deleted, and in published or archived state.

That means a stored pending/rejected/deleted Topic is not automatically exposed just because you created it. Access changes can also remove a previously visible Topic from My Topics without deleting its record.

Current Ordering and Pagination

My Topics uses database-backed counting and 20 Topics per page. Pinned Topics sort first, followed by most recent activity and then Topic ID.

Rows retain normal Topic type, dates, status pills, unread marker, Message/activity count, and Section/Category location.

What My Topics Does Not Mean

  • It does not grant edit/delete/moderation authority; those actions still use the Category ACL and current Topic state.
  • It is not the same as Following; an authored Topic can appear in My Topics whether or not you follow it.
  • Guest-authored Topics are not tied to a signed-in Joomla author ID and therefore do not become that account’s My Topics entries later.

Community Discussion

Want to compare forum workflows, share practical QCLF tips, or discuss how other Joomla site owners use this feature? Visit the QC Live Forum Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific entitlement problems, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.