<strong>Confusion about forums/topics/posts/comments!!</strong>

Hi,

My name is Ernest Perez and I'm trying to start up a b2evolution user/reader support site for a new book I've just published, called "Digital Photo Magic." The book is about simple digital photo retouching editing, and it recommends easy-to-use freeware or cheaper photo-editing software and utilities, as an alternative to PhotoShop cost and learning curve.

I installed b2evolution 6.6.6 stable onto my host at http://www.update4dpm.com/b2evolution/index.php/forum/
(See dpm0.png for my home page)

I built up my test draft of a site using a simple outline. (shown in dpm1.png.)

• Update4DPM is the home page (shown in dpm0.png)
• DPM Software Tools is a Forum, where I've inserted a collection of 5 subcategories. Each of these will include a list of about 2 - 10 or so software title reviewss (from the book), as a Post, with user feedback, Q&A, etc., reserved to Comments.
  After I enter the list of software titles, I will close the Forum to new Posts. But I hope that this still allows the posting of Comments to the existing posts.
• DPM...General Discussion
• Other Software Suggestions
  The last two are simply open forums, for general topical discussion.

dpm2.png - is the entry page to the Photo Software Tools section.

• The top section shows the Welcome Page greeting again, NOT related to this Photo Software Tools section.
  1) HOW CAN I GET RID OF THIS?
• The second part of that page shows the subsections. I really want this selection at the TOP of the page.
  2) HOW CAN I MOVE THE SUBSECTION LIST TO TOP, IN PLACE OF WELCOME? OR CAN I JUST GET RID OF WELCOME HERE?

dpm3.png - shows I selected the High-End Photo-Editing Software section. But it is not a link! That is a part of the Collection under Photo Software Tools, and I have already entered 2 posts here: PhotoShop CC and GIMP. They don't show up anywhere!
3) HOW DO I MAKE THE 2 POSTS APPEAR UNDER THIS CATEGORY?

dpm4.png - Here I tried re-entering the PhotoShop CC item again, this time as a Topic, since there wasn't any button for a new Post. But then when I tried to Save it, I got...

dpm5.png - Error Message, nope, "This Post Type is not enabled."
4) HUH? Well, true, but it was a Topic and not a Post? I didn't have any selection for anything else.

dpm6.png - This is the content list from my Site List. Doesn't show the subsections of the Photo Software Tools section. But, really, they are there.

dpm7.png - For example, here's that earlier Post for PhotoShop CC...

Is there any configuration or master file(s) that I need to add to this?

I'd appreciate any guidance or advice about where I went astray! Obviously, I'm missing something pretty basic. I mean, all I wanted to do was say, "Here's a list of software apps. And here's a Forum for comments, questions, answers, etc." Didn't really need pretty screens, (More...) buttons, MultiPage, and all that. And I have previously run numerous Websites, mailing lists, etc.
5) SO, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

Cheers,
--ernest perez

P.S. Oh, one last thing...How do I post a Sticky Note?