Unable to View Discussion Board Posts

Issue

A student is unable to view posts from other students in a Blackboard Discussion Board, even though the entry page indicates that there are unread posts. When the student enters the discussion board, no posts are displayed.

 

Environment

  • Blackboard

 

Resolution

  1. Navigate to the Discussion Board in the course.
  2. Click on the discussion Forum
  3. Click Display in the upper right. 
  4. Choose Show All

 

Additional Information

If the posts are still not displayed, try clearing your web browser's cookies and cache and/or try another web browser. If issues persist, it may be that nobody in the course has made a post yet.  You could try making post to see if it displays properly. Additionally, you may need to contact your instructor.