In the dashboard, go to Discussion Board > Settings > Boards to configure Boards settings.
Boards meta fields (summary)
Select which fields you’d like to display on the Boards summary:
Boards meta fields (archive)
Select which fields to display on the Board taxonomy pages:
Boards orderby
Select which field to order the entries on the taxonomy page.
Boards order
Either ASC or DESC.
Topics
Number of topics to display in the summary.
Show New Topic button on archive
Select where to add a New Topic button on the taxonomy page.