Index: lams_tool_forum/web/WEB-INF/tags/SimplePanel.tag
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diff -u -r006e359251aec69a523bfcaebf359d73612099a9 -r48b47fb432424aa88c4a6f5634f7388586eb6a0c
--- lams_tool_forum/web/WEB-INF/tags/SimplePanel.tag	(.../SimplePanel.tag)	(revision 006e359251aec69a523bfcaebf359d73612099a9)
+++ lams_tool_forum/web/WEB-INF/tags/SimplePanel.tag	(.../SimplePanel.tag)	(revision 48b47fb432424aa88c4a6f5634f7388586eb6a0c)
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 <%@ attribute name="title" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 <%@ attribute name="titleKey" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 <%@ attribute name="titleHelpURL" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="panelBodyClass" required="false"  rtexprvalue="true"%>
 
 <c:if test="${not empty titleKey}">
 	<c:set var="title"><fmt:message key="${titleKey}" /></c:set>
 </c:if>
 
 <div class="panel panel-default">
+	<c:if test="${not empty title or not empty titleHelpURL}">
 	<div class="panel-heading">
 		<div class="panel-title">
 		<c:out value="${title}" escapeXml="true" />
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@
 		</c:if>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-	<div class="panel-body">
+	</c:if>
+	<div class="panel-body ${panelBodyClass}">
 		<jsp:doBody />
 	</div>
 </div>
Index: lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/authoring/advance.jsp
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diff -u -r09350a0b107144c9d0576a87fcdebf32dd07abe4 -r48b47fb432424aa88c4a6f5634f7388586eb6a0c
--- lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/authoring/advance.jsp	(.../advance.jsp)	(revision 09350a0b107144c9d0576a87fcdebf32dd07abe4)
+++ lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/authoring/advance.jsp	(.../advance.jsp)	(revision 48b47fb432424aa88c4a6f5634f7388586eb6a0c)
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 <html:text property="forum.maxCharacters" styleId="max-characters"  styleClass="form-control form-control-inline input-sm"/>
 </div>
 
-<div class="panel panel-default">
-<div class="panel-body panel-body-sm">
-
+<lams:SimplePanel panelBodyClass="panel-body-sm">
 <div class="checkbox">
 <label for="allowRateMessages"><html:checkbox property="forum.allowRateMessages" styleId="allowRateMessages"  onclick="checkRating()"/>
 <fmt:message key="label.authoring.advance.allow.rate.postings" /></label>
@@ -78,11 +76,9 @@
 		</html:select>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-</div>
-</div>
+</lams:SimplePanel>
 
-<div class="panel panel-default">
-<div class="panel-body panel-body-sm">
+<lams:SimplePanel panelBodyClass="panel-body-sm">
 	<fmt:message key="message.posting.limiting" />
 	<div class="radio">
 	<label for="allowNewTopic1">
@@ -136,9 +132,8 @@
 		</html:select>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-</div>
-</div>
 </lams:SimplePanel>
+</lams:SimplePanel>
 
 <lams:SimplePanel titleKey="label.notifications">
 <div class="form-group">