Authors and admins can deactivate the forum and the reaction buttons in a course, and the forum in a path. Users will not be able to comment or react in that course or path anymore.
It is not possible to disable the forum for specific users or groups, only on specific courses and paths.
Deactivate the forum and reactions in a course
- At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
- On the right of a course, click
Edit.
- On the top right, click
Course Settings.
- Disable the option Enable Collaborative Learning.
- Click Disable.
You can reactivate the forum and reactions by enabling the option again.