If you are having issues with your IPDL, you have found the right place. This guide will tell you how to troubleshoot your IPDL (IP Dynamic Lite) settings.
First things first: FAQ's:
I cannot get my IPDL working, why?
The main reason (and the most common reason for this) is likely (but not limited to) your Forums to export articles from...
What this does is "fills" the middle of the IPDL page with partial posts that you correspond this with.
But how can I do this?
Recomended forums to do this with is your News, Annoucements, and Rules forums. Click on those forums, go to your address bar, and find the number at the forum ID at the end. For example: http://name.#.forumer.com/index.php?showforum=2
See the BOLD RED 2? That is what you want. Go to your ACP > System Settings, click on IPDynamic Lite Set-up. Find Forums to export articles from... Separate forum ids with a comma for more than one, and put in 2. If you want to do the same for the other forums, MAKE SURE YOU ADD IN COMMAS AND DO NOT LEAVE A SPACE. Other wise you will have some sort of error page.
My banner won't show up, because?
You'll need to go to your HTML for this, First use www.filehive.com to upload your banner and copy the direct link. Then go to your ACP, click on HTML Templates, Manage HTML. Find IP Dynamic Lite, click on Expand to Edit, scroll down and click on the very first one - MAIN TEMPLATE. Click on Edit Single. Find this code:
Code:
<div id='logostrip'> <a href='{ibf.script_url}' title='Board Home'><img src='{ibf.vars.img_url}/logo4.gif' width="100%" alt='Powered by Invision Power Board' border="0" /></a>
and replace the code in red with the direct link to your banner.
Misc. Items:
Under Show Site Navigation Menu, I put the links and it just goes back to my forum's Index, why?
Here's are exaples:
If you want to add in-forum stuff (like mabe the moderating team, the news forums, etc), you'll need to add this:
For the Moderating Team: {board_url}act=Stats&CODE=leaders [Contact Staff] - That's what it should look like. Do not add http://yourforum.#.forumer.com in there because {board_url} converted to your board URL. The words in bracets - [ ] - is what will show as the link.
If you want to add off-site links (such as your blog, profile, favorite website, etc) You will have to add the entire URL. For instance: www.myspace.com [My Profile]
Kris Forumer
Adding Quick Reply To A Forum
In your Admin CP, click Manage (Forums). Choose Settings for the forum that you want to change. In the last section, change Use Quick Reply box? to Yes. You will have to do this for each forum for which you wish to use the quick reply.
Kris Forumer
Adding Specific Forum Guidelines
Admin CP -> Forum Control -> Manage Forums
To add specific forum rules to a selected forum, click on the Forum Rules icon () on the right hand side of the frame under each forum.
Display method - Select how you'd like to display the specific forum rules.
Rules Title - Enter a title of the rules here.
Rules Text - Enter the rules of the selected forum here.
Click Edit forum rules when you are complete to save your changes.
NOTE: BB Codes will not work when inputting forum rules. You must use HTML.
Kris Forumer
Categories Or Forums Don't Appear?
If your boards forums are not showing up there's 2 ways you can go about fixing this:
Way #1 - Permission Masks
Log into your Admin CP.
Under Forum Control click on the Permission Masks link.
Now click on the Edit link for the permission mask you wish to edit.
Now check mark the permission box's for every forum you wish that user group to be able to Read, Reply, Start, and Upload in.
Once you've completed all the editing click on the Update Forum Permissions link located at the bottom of the page.
Way #2 - Forum Permissions
Log into your Admin CP.
Under Forum Control click on the Manage Forums link.
Now under the forum's name click on the Permissions link.
Now check mark the permission box's for every forum you wish that user group to be able to Read, Reply, Start, and Upload in.
Once you've completed all the editing click on the Edit this forum link located at the bottom of the page.
Incase you've got no clue what the permissions Read, Reply, Start, and Upload mean here's an explaination of each:
Read - Can read over topics in the selected forum. Reply - Can reply to topics in the selected forum. Start - Can create new topics in the selected forum. Upload - Can upload files/attachments in the selected forum.
Kris Forumer
Changing Member Titles Via Admin Cp
Admin CP -> Users and Groups -> Find/Edit/Suspend User. In the box provided type in the user's name and click on the button below it entitled Find Member. From here click on the Edit Details link. Then look for the following option under the heading Member Security Settings: Member Title - Input the member title you wish for the user to have here. Once you've inputed the title click on the link located at the bottom of the page entitled Edit this member.
Kris Forumer
Changing the User Group Colors
Changing the User Group Colors
It is possible to have different formatting for members of different user groups in the active user strip. The active user strip shows all active members and can be located at the bottom of board view. You can use this option to change the color, have the user group in bold, underlined or italic text and more.
ACP -> Manage User Group -> Edit Group
Do this for the user group you want to change the display for. Now, you will see a lot of options.
Step 1: Find "Online List Format [Prefix]"
Type the start tag of the features you want to display. Note that you cannot use BBCode here so you need to use HTML/CSS. Here are some examples on tags that can be used.
Bold:
Quote:
<span style='font-weight: bold'>
Underlined:
Quote:
<span style='text-decoration: underlined'>
Italic:
Quote:
<span style='font-style: italic'>
Change the size:
Quote:
<span style='font-size: 14px'>
Change the thing in blue to change the size.
Change the color:
Quote:
<span style='color:#Hex'>
Replace Hex with the number for the color you want. Here is a good color chart:
and so on. Don't forget the semicolon (;) between the different parts of the code. If you don't have it in the code, it will not work.
Step 2: Find "Online List Format [Sufix]"
The only thing you need to put in that box is this:
Quote:
</span>
Click on "Complete Edit" and you are done.
Kris Forumer
Enable File Uploading
If you wish to allow a user group to attach files (upload) when posting, you'll have to do the following: Admin CP -> Users and Groups -> Manage User Groups. Now click on the Edit Group link located at the right hand side of this screen and find the following option under the main heading Global Settings: POST: Max upload file size (in KB. ) Your going to want to set this option to a reasonable numerical value, such as - 20,000 KB, it really depends on how big of file size's you would like this user group to be able to upload to the board.
You must all do this to enable file uploading on your board: Admin CP -> Forum Control -> Permission Masks. Now click on the Edit link for the user group you wish to be allowed to upload files too the board. Now check off the Upload permission box for every forum you wish this user group to be allowed to upload files in, once you've completed all the forum's uploading permission settings click on the link located at the bottom of the page entitled Update Forum Permissions.
Kris Forumer
How To Add Group Icons
Admin CP -> Administration -> Manage Emoticons
Under the heading Upload an Emoticon to the emoticons directory click on the Browse button and locate the file you wish to upload onto the board (note: this is a MUST, this is currently the only way you can use team icons) once you've located the file triple click on it and upload it. Once you've uploaded it take the file name, examples:
Quote:
moderator.png
Get the filename (in the example above, its moderator) and the extension (in the example above, its .png). Once you've completed that step go to: Admin CP -> Users and Groups -> Manage User Groups and click on the Edit Group link for which ever group you wish to give a team icon too. Now under the heading Global Settings find the following option: Group Icon - In this box input the following code:
Quote:
../emoticons/BoardName/Image With Extension
Legand
Purple Text - Replace with the name of your board (example: teenhome, simpson, chathome, etc).
Gray Text - Replace with the image name and its extension.
Example: ../emoticons/teenhome/moderator.png Note: Make sure to include the 2 periods at the begining of the link to the group icon or it wont work.
Once you've done the above click on the Complete edit link located at the bottom of the page. The above steps may be repeated to add icons to different user groups.
Kris Forumer
Ipb 2.0 & Shop
There are many questions regarding this. At the time, the "Shop" feature is not available. We are going through the process of selecting certain hacks and "add-ons" to your forum. They may be available in the future. Please don't suggest any hacks to us via PM, or in any forum other than the Feature Requests forum which is closed at this time.
IPB 2.0 Currently we are unsure of us using Invision Power Board Version 2.0. Many people enjoy using version 1.3 instead of 2.0. As of right now, all forums will be created under version 1.3 Final. If we are able to use version 2.0, we will let you know when we are expected to release it at Forumer.com
fSupport Staff
Ipdl Set Up
The following document will provide you with all the configuration of your IPDL (IP Dynamic Light).
Main Heading - Settings
Sub Heading #1 - ENABLE IPDynamic Lite? Setting this option to Yes will enable the IPDL to turn on, setting it to No will turn the IPDL off.
Sub Heading #2 - Page Title? This is whatever you wish the portal link title's to be displayed as.
Sub Heading #3 - Forums to export articles from... For this option select a forum on your board and place the forum number in the box provided, the forum you choose are all the topics from that forum that will be displayed on the portal page.
Sub Heading #4 - Number of Articles to display in the main section For this option select the number of posts on the main portal page you wish to display, by default it's set to 15.
Sub Heading #5 - Enable Recent Articles? This option will be what is displayed on the left hand side of your portal page. It will display the most recent topics, and the number of topics you've set via #4.
Sub Heading #6 - Date format for articles? This is the date format that the articles will form into. The default date format looks like this: m-j-y H:i (for more information click here).
Sub Heading #7 - Max. no of characters to show per article Set this to however many number of characters (letters, numbers, etc) you wish to appear per article on the portal page.
Sub Heading #8 - Enable Recent Discussions? This option allows recently replied or posted topics to be listed if set to Yes. If set to No the recently replied and/or posted topics will not be listed on the portal page.
Sub Heading #9 - Show User / Guest Info box? Set this option to Yes if you wish to the users/guests information box to be displayed on the main portal page. Set too No if you don't want it to be displayed.
Sub Heading #10 - Show online users? Setting this option to Yes will show an online users box on the portal page. Setting this option to No will not show an online users box on the portal page.
Sub Heading #11 - Show search box? Setting this option to Yes will show a search box on the portal page. Setting this option to No will not show a search box on the portal page.
Sub Heading #12 - Enable skin selection choice dropdown? Setting this option to Yes will show a skin selection drop-down menu on the portal page. Setting this option to No will not show the drop-down box. on the portal page.
Sub Heading #13 - Show Poll? Setting this option to Yes will show a poll on the portal page. Setting this option to No will not show the poll on the portal page. Note: You must input the URL to the poll you wish to display in the box provided.
Sub Heading #14 - Show Site Navigation Menu? Setting this option to Yes will show the site navigation menu on the portal page. Setting this option to No will not show the site navigation menu on the portal page. Note: The site navigation menu is all the quick links to the key parts of your board.
Sub Heading #15 - Site Navigation Menu Links Input all the navigation links in this box, this will all be showed on the portal page if you've enabled the option above.
Sub Heading #16 - Show Affiliates / Favoured Sites box? Setting this option to Yes will show your affiliates/favorite sites in a user display box on the portal page. Setting this option to No will not show the display box on the portal page.
Sub Heading #17 - Show Affiliates / Favoured Sites box content This is the box were you may input all the affiliate/site content by using key terms/links and even raw HTML.
Once you've edited all the settings you wish to edit on your IPDL click on the button located at the bottom of the page entitled Submit Changes.
To make a usergroup a Moderator: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Permissions" under, "Group Admin" >>Select the usergroup you would like to make a MOD >>Select: "Look Up Group" >>Under the column that says, "Moderator Status" make the drop-down box say "Is Moderator" >>Hit "Submit"
To make a user a Moderator: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Permissions" under, "User Admin" >>Type in the username of the user that you would like to appoint to be a MOD >>Select: "Look Up User" >>Under the column that says, "Moderator Status" make the drop-down box say "Is Moderator" >>Hit "Submit"
fSupport Staff
Pm Set Up
To get to this section of your Admin CP follow this path: Admin CP -> System Settings -> PM Set Up. Here's a breakdown of each sub title under the main title Settings:
Allow IBF Code in messages? - Allows the tag/code buttons in private messages.
Allow HTML in messages? - Allows HTML in private messages.
Max. number of messages to show per page when viewing message list - Input a number into this box, the number is the number of PM's to be displayed per page (the default is set on 50).
Once you've edited the PM Set Up click on the button located at the bottom of the page entitled Submit Changes.
Kris Forumer
Topic Multi-moderation
It's quite simple actually. With multi-moderation you can add options that let you close a topic, move a topic, and add a reply with a click of a button. You can also add prefixes to topics with this. Here I will explain it to you more:
Go to your Admin CP -> Forum Control -> Topic Multi-Moderation To add options of your own go to the multi-moderation page in your Admin CP and click on Add New Link. Now you will see a new page.
Title for this Multi-Moderation Suite? - This will be the name of the moderation option you add. This is what you will select in the drop down list when using the multi-moderation.
Active in Forums - This is where you select in which forums this moderation option can be used. To select more than one forum simply hold down the CTRL while clicking on the forums you want to moderation option used.
Add to START of topic title - This is where you can change the topic title prefixes, with this you can add letters or change titles for your topic using different codes. To use special effects, use HTML codes like <span> tags. The following example will be a prefix that adds text in blue titled [Hello]:
Quote:
<font color="blue">[Hello]</font>
Add to END of topic title? - This is the same thing, it can add effects to your topic title. Only this is your title's suffix.
Alter topic state? - This is where you can select whether to close, open or to leave your topic state as it is. So for an example, if I were to make a moderation option that is used once a graphic request is filled and I applyied this moderation option after the graphic request is filled it would ethier close, open, or leave the topic state as is.
Alter pinned state? - The same rules apply to this option as for the Alter topic state? setting only this one affects pinned topics.
Move topic? - If you want to move a topic with this moderation option select the forum you want the topic to be moved to from the drop down list. You can select Leave a link to the source topic? If you want a link to still be shown after the moderation option has been applied.
Add a reply to the topic? - If you want to add a reply while doing this moderation option simply add the the text or even HTML in to this box. select Increment poster's post count only if you wish this reply to effect the user’s post count. Be sure to select yes for Enable this reply?, I belive it is common sense as to why.
Once you have completed all that, select Edit Multi-Moderation and you are done.
Now to let your moderators use this option go to your Admin CP -> Forum Control and click on moderators. Once you are there click on Edit,move down until you reach Can use topic multi-moderation? and select Yes.
Kris Forumer
phpBB2 Knowledgebase
phpBB2 documentation
Adding a new Forum / Category
To make a new category: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Management" under, "Forum Admin" >>Look for the "Create New Category" button. >>Type in the name of the category you would like to make in the box to the left of the button. >>Click the "Create New Category" button.
To make a new forum: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Management" under, "Forum Admin" >>Figure out which category you want to add this forum too. >>Once selected in your mind, look for the "Create New Forum" button under each category. >>Type in the name of the forum you want to create in the corresponding category box to the category you have selected in your head. >>Hit the "Create New Forum" button.
Forum Options in Detail: **Forum Name: The name that will be displayed on the main forum index. **Description: This is the text that will appear on the main forum index underneath the forum title. **Category: The category that this forum will be added to. **Forum Status: Unlocked= Posting Allowed Locked = Posting Not Allowed **Pruning: This option allows you to choose whether or not the board should automatically delete a set number of days old posts a set number of times a week.
fSupport Staff
Embedding Youtube Videos
You can embed videos. I have before on my site. You must do the following:
Make sure you forum allows HTML.
Then check the HTML Tags in your configuration page under General Admin in the Admin CP.
Notice the HTML codes <embed>, <param>, & <Object>. If you don't allow those tags on your forums, you will not be able to use them, thus making the Youtube video unavailable.
Try the above. Hope it helps. Works for me.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Limez Forumer
Permission Masks
To edit your permission masks, follow these directions in your Administrative Control Panel:
Log in to the Administrative Control Panel
Find 'Forum Admin" (second category in the Administrative Control Panel)
Click 'Permissions'
Choose a forum to edit, then click 'Look up Forum'
Choose a forum from the drop down menu
Click 'Advanced Mode'
From there, choose the permissions for the group you selected.**
Click 'Submit'
You have just edited the permission masks for the selected forum.
** Information: View is to just view the forum, but cannot see or read posts posted in that forum. Read is to view the contents inside that forum. Post is to post messages inside the forum. Edit is to edit own messages. Delete is to edit own messages. Sticky and Announce is function for moderators / administrators. This is to "pin" important threads on the top of the forum, such as rules on the top of the forum. Vote is the ability to vote in polls (if polls are allowed). Polls is to create surveys or polls.
The drop down menus are the possible choices you have to set these permissions in each of the categories that were just described. Here are the definition of the drop down choices:
ALL is everyone (including guests). REG is users who have completed registration. PRIVATE is for private groups (such as a VIP group). MOD is assigned forum moderators and ADMIN is the administrators.**
fSupport Staff
How to Make Private Forums Explained
First, make the forum you want to be hidden.
Now, here is where it gets complicated. To make it viewable to only certain people... do the following:
>>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Permissions" under, "Forum Admin" >>Find the forum you want to hide. >>Hit "Look Up Forum". >>Hit "Advanced Mode" >>Set your settings to these:
View = PRIVATE Read = PRIVATE Post = PRIVATE Reply = PRIVATE Edit = PRIVATE Delete = MOD Sticky = MOD Announce = MOD Vote = PRIVATE Poll create = PRIVATE
Now hit "Submit".
Now, go to: >>"Permissions" under, "User Admin" >>Type in the name of the user that you want to be able to see the forum. >>Hit "Look Up User". >>Hit "Advanced Mode". >>Now, look by the hidden forum... now you can set the things you want that user to be able to do in that forum. (The things we set to "Private" above.) Now, to allow them to do the certain things, change the "OFF"s to the "ON"s. >>Hit "Submit".
fSupport Staff
Making a user an Administrator
Making a user into an Administrator:
There are two things you need to do for this:
>>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>User Admin >>Management >>Look up the user you want to make an administrator >>Scroll down to the bottom and find, "Rank Title" >>Make it "Site Admin"
Then also go to: >>User Admin >>Permissions >>Look up the user you want to make an administrator >>Set the "User Level" to "Administrator"
MAKE SURE YOU TRUST WHO YOU ARE MAKING AN ADMINISTRATOR AS THEY CAN THEN DEMOTE YOU BACK DOWN TO A REGULAR USER.
fSupport Staff
New User Account Activation
Newbie Account Activation 1 - Log into the ACP 2 - Go to General Admin 3 - Configurations 4 - Find 'Enable account activation'
There you will see 'None', 'User', or 'Admin'. When you select user, then a email will be sent to the new member and he/she will click a link. Then their account will be active.
If Admin then the admin of the forum will have to active the account manually.
Most forums would use the User option.
fSupport Staff
Changing Directory Listing
Go to: >> Admin Control Panel >> Click on Account Information on the left side menu >> Change any information you wish. >> Click "Save Changes"
fSupport Staff
How to delete user
* Under User Admin, select Management. * Type in the user name and select, "Look up user" * Scroll down to where it says "Special admin-only fields" * Check the box "Delete This User" * Click the "Submit" button.
fSupport Staff
Administration Panel
Admin Panel
Adding Smiles
Hello all phpBB users,
This how to topic will guide you on how to add new emoticons to your phpBB forum.
Here is a step by step guide:
Step one: Log into your Admin Control Panel found at the bottom of your main index, go to General Admin and click on Smiles.
Step two: Once you have made your way to the smiles page, scroll down to the bottom and click on Create a New Smiles.
Step three: Select in the drop down which smile you want, type in a code you want. (So that when you type that in a message or in a PM, it will show up on the forums.) The :sick: is the code, and the name is the name of the smiley. Figure 1 and 2 shows.
If you want to upload smilies from for system to your board, click on Browse, and select a smiley from your computer and add in the appropriate code.
Figure 1:
Figure 2:
Once you have finished those steps, it is now time to go to your forums and post a testing message using the smiles!
Note: You will have to do these one at a time... To view the new smiles while posting a message, click on View All Smiles"
Have fun!
fSupport Staff
Adding Meta Tags
Meta tags allow search bots from sites like Google and Yahoo! identify what your site is. The description is what you would see when searching for your forum on Google in that little space under the link with the blurb:
Keywords are simply what search engines associate your site with, if a keyword is "free forum hosting," then Forumer would be on the list.
Also, Google totally ignores Meta Keywords.
If you want to use them:
phpBB: 1) Login to your admin CP 2) Click "fSettings' 3) Fill In As Shown:
fSupport Staff
Embedding Youtube Videos
You can embed videos. I have before on my site. You must do the following:
Make sure you forum allows HTML.
Then check the HTML Tags in your configuration page under General Admin in the Admin CP.
Notice the HTML codes <embed>, <param>, & <Object>. If you don't allow those tags on your forums, you will not be able to use them, thus making the Youtube video unavailable.
Try the above. Hope it helps. Works for me.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Limez Forumer
Permission Masks
To edit your permission masks, follow these directions in your Administrative Control Panel:
Log in to the Administrative Control Panel
Find 'Forum Admin" (second category in the Administrative Control Panel)
Click 'Permissions'
Choose a forum to edit, then click 'Look up Forum'
Choose a forum from the drop down menu
Click 'Advanced Mode'
From there, choose the permissions for the group you selected.**
Click 'Submit'
You have just edited the permission masks for the selected forum.
** Information: View is to just view the forum, but cannot see or read posts posted in that forum. Read is to view the contents inside that forum. Post is to post messages inside the forum. Edit is to edit own messages. Delete is to edit own messages. Sticky and Announce is function for moderators / administrators. This is to "pin" important threads on the top of the forum, such as rules on the top of the forum. Vote is the ability to vote in polls (if polls are allowed). Polls is to create surveys or polls.
The drop down menus are the possible choices you have to set these permissions in each of the categories that were just described. Here are the definition of the drop down choices:
ALL is everyone (including guests). REG is users who have completed registration. PRIVATE is for private groups (such as a VIP group). MOD is assigned forum moderators and ADMIN is the administrators.**
fSupport Staff
Changing Directory Listing
Go to: >> Admin Control Panel >> Click on Account Information on the left side menu >> Change any information you wish. >> Click "Save Changes"
fSupport Staff
How to delete user
* Under User Admin, select Management. * Type in the user name and select, "Look up user" * Scroll down to where it says "Special admin-only fields" * Check the box "Delete This User" * Click the "Submit" button.
fSupport Staff
How to Make Private Forums Explained
First, make the forum you want to be hidden.
Now, here is where it gets complicated. To make it viewable to only certain people... do the following:
>>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Permissions" under, "Forum Admin" >>Find the forum you want to hide. >>Hit "Look Up Forum". >>Hit "Advanced Mode" >>Set your settings to these:
View = PRIVATE Read = PRIVATE Post = PRIVATE Reply = PRIVATE Edit = PRIVATE Delete = MOD Sticky = MOD Announce = MOD Vote = PRIVATE Poll create = PRIVATE
Now hit "Submit".
Now, go to: >>"Permissions" under, "User Admin" >>Type in the name of the user that you want to be able to see the forum. >>Hit "Look Up User". >>Hit "Advanced Mode". >>Now, look by the hidden forum... now you can set the things you want that user to be able to do in that forum. (The things we set to "Private" above.) Now, to allow them to do the certain things, change the "OFF"s to the "ON"s. >>Hit "Submit".
fSupport Staff
New User Account Activation
Newbie Account Activation 1 - Log into the ACP 2 - Go to General Admin 3 - Configurations 4 - Find 'Enable account activation'
There you will see 'None', 'User', or 'Admin'. When you select user, then a email will be sent to the new member and he/she will click a link. Then their account will be active.
If Admin then the admin of the forum will have to active the account manually.
Most forums would use the User option.
fSupport Staff
Making a user an Administrator
Making a user into an Administrator:
There are two things you need to do for this:
>>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>User Admin >>Management >>Look up the user you want to make an administrator >>Scroll down to the bottom and find, "Rank Title" >>Make it "Site Admin"
Then also go to: >>User Admin >>Permissions >>Look up the user you want to make an administrator >>Set the "User Level" to "Administrator"
MAKE SURE YOU TRUST WHO YOU ARE MAKING AN ADMINISTRATOR AS THEY CAN THEN DEMOTE YOU BACK DOWN TO A REGULAR USER.
fSupport Staff
Adding a new Forum / Category
To make a new category: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Management" under, "Forum Admin" >>Look for the "Create New Category" button. >>Type in the name of the category you would like to make in the box to the left of the button. >>Click the "Create New Category" button.
To make a new forum: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Management" under, "Forum Admin" >>Figure out which category you want to add this forum too. >>Once selected in your mind, look for the "Create New Forum" button under each category. >>Type in the name of the forum you want to create in the corresponding category box to the category you have selected in your head. >>Hit the "Create New Forum" button.
Forum Options in Detail: **Forum Name: The name that will be displayed on the main forum index. **Description: This is the text that will appear on the main forum index underneath the forum title. **Category: The category that this forum will be added to. **Forum Status: Unlocked= Posting Allowed Locked = Posting Not Allowed **Pruning: This option allows you to choose whether or not the board should automatically delete a set number of days old posts a set number of times a week.
This is basically my wrap-up for the idea of Revingo and Hekker but I've added some of my findings too. And please don't blame me for anything when something goes wrong - read the bottom line first.
4. Write the smiley name in the word box, e.g. _smiley_ 5. In the replacement box put HTML tag <img src='http://your.url.here/path/etc.gif'> 6. Press Submit button
Repeat steps 2-6 for each smiley. Done!
Word (smiley name):
Use letters, digits and underscores only; all other characters are treated as word boundaries and thus will prevent the smiley from being recognised;
[*]Especially, don't use * because this is a special search operator matching any character or string. In extreme case (single *) you would replace all words with a smiley, making your board unreadable;
[*]Chose words which you would never use when writing a post (I would highly recommend surrounding by underscores).
Examples:
good code: smiley _smiley_ 8smiley8 _smiley_01 bad code: smiley: ?smiley? *smiley* [smiley] {smiley} (smiley) @(*0*)@
Replacement (smiley code):
use 'single' quote style in the HTML code. If you use "double" quotes, the smiley will work but you won't be able to see the code in the future (see the picture below).
consider additional attributes in <img src='your.url.here' alt='short desc' border='0'>
alt='short desc'. The text showing up when holding the mouse pointer over the image or when it is not possible to display the image - nice addition for text browser and sight impaired people. Keep it short.
border='0'. Usually Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox (and maybe some more) display a blue box around the image if used in a link (such as [url=check.this.net]_smiley_[/url]). This attribute will prevent them from doing that.
there is 100 character limit for the word and its replacement. If you exceed this limit, the code will be truncated and may prevent internet browsers from displaying your board properly.
BBCode [img]....[/img] won't work because word censors kick in after BBCode already has been parsed and validated.
Additional Notes:
In order to be displayed in a post, the smiley code must be surrounded by spaces or non-letters/digits/underscores (start and end of line will do as well).
[*]This method works regardless of the "Allow HTML" setting in Admin CP and/or User CP.
[*]It is not possible to turn off those smileys by a user (comparing with the usual options).
[*]Unfortunately the users will see neither the smileys nor the codes when posting. Create separate topic about it. If they want new smileys then they will remember the codes in no time.
[*]The word censors scan post body and title as well which allows placing smileys into the title of the topic!
[*]Some Forumers reported that the word censoring smileys do not appear in [quotes] quotes [/quote] but they work fine for me.
If you are not familiar with HTML coding then go to school (this should be the first note).
BIG smile, Tuitam
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How to delete (a) user(s)
* Under User Admin, select Management. * Type in the user name and select, "Look up user" * Scroll down to where it says "Special admin-only fields" * Check the box "Delete This User" * Click the "Submit" button.
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Changing your directory listing.
Go to: >> Admin CP >> Click on Account Information on the left side menu >> Change any information you wish. >> Click "Save Changes"
Now, here is where it gets complicated. To make it viewable to only certain people... do the following:
>>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Permissions" under, "Forum Admin" >>Find the forum you want to hide. >>Hit "Look Up Forum". >>Hit "Advanced Mode" >>Set your settings to these:
View = PRIVATE Read = PRIVATE Post = PRIVATE Reply = PRIVATE Edit = PRIVATE Delete = MOD Sticky = MOD Announce = MOD Vote = PRIVATE Poll create = PRIVATE
Now hit "Submit".
Now, go to: >>"Permissions" under, "User Admin" >>Type in the name of the user that you want to be able to see the forum. >>Hit "Look Up User". >>Hit "Advanced Mode". >>Now, look by the hidden forum... now you can set the things you want that user to be able to do in that forum. (The things we set to "Private" above.) Now, to allow them to do the certain things, change the "OFF"s to the "ON"s. >>Hit "Submit".
Majicman
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User Account Activation
Newbie Account Activation 1 - Log into the ACP 2 - Go to General Admin 3 - Configurations 4 - Find 'Enable account activation'
There you will see 'None', 'User', or 'Admin'. When you select user, then a email will be sent to the new member and he/she will click a link. Then their account will be active.
If Admin then the admin of the forum will have to active the account manually.
Most forums would use the User option.
If you have any problems with the above, then please pm a mod or myself.
Jake
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Making A User An Administrator
Making a user into an Administrator:
There are two things you need to do for this:
>>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>User Admin >>Management >>Look up the user you want to make an administrator >>Scroll down to the bottom and find, "Rank Title" >>Make it "Site Admin"
Then also go to: >>User Admin >>Permissions >>Look up the user you want to make an administrator >>Set the "User Level" to "Administrator"
MAKE SURE YOU TRUST WHO YOU ARE MAKING AN ADMINISTRATOR AS THEY CAN THEN DEMOTE YOU BACK DOWN TO A REGULAR USER.
Majicman
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How To Create A New Forum And Category
To make a new category: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Management" under, "Forum Admin" >>Look for the "Create New Category" button. >>Type in the name of the category you would like to make in the box to the left of the button. >>Click the "Create New Category" button.
To make a new forum: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Management" under, "Forum Admin" >>Figure out which category you want to add this forum too. >>Once selected in your mind, look for the "Create New Forum" button under each category. >>Type in the name of the forum you want to create in the corresponding category box to the category you have selected in your head. >>Hit the "Create New Forum" button.
Forum Options in Detail: **Forum Name: The name that will be displayed on the main forum index. **Description: This is the text that will appear on the main forum index underneath the forum title. **Category: The category that this forum will be added to. **Forum Status: Unlocked= Posting Allowed Locked = Posting Not Allowed **Pruning: This option allows you to choose whether or not the board should automatically delete a set number of days old posts a set number of times a week.
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How To Edit A User
How to edit a user VIA the Admin CP: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Management" under, "User Admin" >>Type in the username of the user that you would like to edit >>Select: "Look Up User" >>All the options available for you to edit on that user, are listed there. Change what you want. >>Hit "Submit"
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How To Ban (a) User(s)
To ban a user: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Ban Control" under, "User Admin"
Now, you have three options:
1.) Ban one or more specific users - Use this to ban someone by username.
2.) Ban one or more IP addresses or host names - Use this if the user continues to register different usernames. Find the user's IP address and enter it into the box. You can find the IP address of the user by going to a post by the user and click the "IP" button.
3.) Ban one or more email addresses - Use this if you would like to prevent anyone from registering using the certain e-mail that you would supply.
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Adding Members To A Group
First, have one or more groups created to use. See the 'Adding User Groups' topic for instructions on setting these up. In order for members to apply for a group, you must have that group set as 'open' in its settings. Now what I recommend doing is creating a topic about your various groups, telling members how to apply. Here are those instructions:
Click 'User groups' at the top of your forum. You should have a list of open user groups displayed. Select a group that interests you, and click 'View Information' next to that group. The new page will show you who is already in that user group, and give you the option to apply.
Alternatively, you could set yourself as the group moderator via the group set-up in your Admin Control Panel. Then just head to your group in the Usergroups section of your board, and you should see the options to open/close/hide the group from members and assign members to that group.
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Creating A New User Group
Log in to your Forumer phpBB board to begin, and navigate to your Administrator Control Panel. Now, under the Group Admin heading, click 'Management. Now click Create new group.
Here, input the new group's settings. A small description of each option:
Group Name: The name of this new group, such as 'Special Members'.
Group description: A short description of the group that members will see when applying for the group.
Group moderator
Group status: Select whether members will be able to apply for the group, whether it is closed, or you can select 'Hidden' to hide the group from members' view.
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Edit Permission Masks
To edit your permission masks, follow these directions in your Administrative Control Panel:
Log in to the Administrative Control Panel
Find 'Forum Admin" (second category in the Administrative Control Panel)
Click 'Permissions'
Choose a forum to edit, then click 'Look up Forum'
Choose a forum from the drop down menu
Click 'Advanced Mode'
From there, choose the permissions for the group you selected
Click 'Submit'
You have just edited the permission masks for the selected forum.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How Can I Make My Avatar A Hyper Link?
If you wish to change all users avatars on the board to hyper links (note: the hyper links in the avatar will link to the members profile) follow this path: Admin CP -> Skins & Templates -> HTML Templates -> Manage HTML. From here click on Topic View Section then scroll down until you find the Post Entry line, to the right of that click Edit Single. Now in the templates find the following text:
Can I change the URL to my forum? Negative, Forumer does not allow you to change the URL to your forum. This is why you need to carefully choose the name you want before you create the forum.
When will Forumer upgrade to phpBB3? We will upgrade when the software is stable and when it is in its final release. Forumer will not use the new software when it's still in BETA because it is too buggy.
Ok, but when will it be released? You can look at their website at www.phpbb.com for updates.
Follow the steps. You'll need at least 500 fBucks for purchase. Please note: When filling in your URL, you only need the board name, not the http://, server number, or the .com .
The directory stats are incorrect. Yes, there is a problem with the new directory at this time.
Does Forumer offer any upgrades that I can pay for? Unfortunately, no.
phpBB vs. IPB? For starters, we recommend that you use phpBB. This software is very, very simple and easy to use. However, there aren't many modifications available for you to use.
If you want more modifications, and more of a challenge, then we recommend that you use IPB.
Does Forumer support modifications for the phpBB forums, such as Forum Cash, Store and Arcade? Unfortunately, not at this time. There are, however, modifications for phpBB forums located at www.fmods.com . Registration is required to view the database.
Can I obtain a backup of my forum? Forumer does create backups of forums to ensure no data is lost should anything happen, although these backups are not available to members.
Can I use other skins on my forum? No, you cannot install custom skins or request skins. The only skins you are able to use at this time are the pre-installed ones available in your Admin CP.
Can I have avatar galleries? No, these are not possible at this time.
Is t possible to have sub forums? Not at this time no.
Kris Forumer
How can I guarantee that my forum can never be cracked?
How can I guarantee that my forum can never be cracked?
You can't. What you can do is make sure that its as hard as possible for it to be cracked. Crackers and hackers are easy to bore, often if a target is secure enough they will give up and move on.
One of the first, most basic and yet most vital steps you should take is creating a secure password. Here is your checklist for your password, you should be able to say yes to every one:
My password has more than 6 characters (ideally 7, 11 or 13)
My password contains no words found in a dictionary
My password contains at least one number (1-9)
My password contains at least one symbol (£ or * or @ ect.)
My password contains UPPER and lower case letters
This makes your password very hard to brute force. You should never use the same password on two related things, this makes it rediculously easy for crackers to hit multiple forums.
Also, always counter the obvious. NEVER write your password down, NEVER give your password to anyone, NEVER trust anyone who claims to be forumer staff on your own forum.
Kris Forumer
A Step By Step Guide To FPortals
OK you may want to know what is FPortal & how to use it, i will take you on a Step By Step guide on how to set it up
(1) Go into your Admin CP and select "fportal" from there do the following steps
* Welcome Message: Type a welcome message like "Hello And Welcome To My Forum"
*Number of News: This is the number of announcements will show on your portal, best to set it to 3 as you don't want to clutter up your portal
* News length: This is for the amount of characters that are in one announcement, i have mine set at 300
* News forum(s) & Poll forum(s): Here comes the tricky part, what you need to do is make a new forum called say "Portal Stuff" and make that forum hidden from all members, then open the forum you just made and in the address bar you will see the address something like this: http://www.myforum.com/viewforum.php?f=44, now copy and paste the forum ID (the one shown in blue) into the to boxes called "News forum(s)"and "Poll forum(s)" and then you have finished that part .
* Number of recent topics: this feature shows the most recent topics on the left hand side of the portal, i have set mine to 20.
* Last seen users on forum: this feature shows the last members to of logged onto your forum, i have mine set to 5.
* Home,Board_navigation, Statistics, total_topics, Comments, Read_Full, View_comments, Post_your_comment, Welcome, Register_new_account, Remember_me, View_complete_list, Poll, Log-in_to_vote, Vote and No_poll: these options allow you to change the wording of things like instead of saying "Statistics" you can change it to "Forum Statistics" and so forth
* Navigation_Panel_Text: this allows you to add things to your "Board Navigation"box like a hit counter
* Link_Panel_Text: this is were you can add links to other sites and even have your affiliation box.
Now once you have done that and are happy with it, tick the first option "Configure main page" and then when some one goes to your forum they will see your portal, have fun
We highly recommend you keep this option enabled on these skins as this will help prevent users from using programs to mass-register a bunch of usernames.
Skins that WILL NOT work with the Visual Confirmation Box
Ash Retro Charcoal2 ColdSteel Conundrum Dookie Flowers Dookie Summer FI Apple Blue FI Apple Green FI Apple Pink FI Black FI Black 3D Blue FI SubSilver Shadow Iris Iris Expanded Play SmartBlue Space Dookie SubDookie SubTeal
The FAP (Forumer Admin Panel) system has been fixed and has been simplified.
There has been some serious problems with this feature such as users not able to register and many confusions about this system. Limez and myself have spent the last month testing throughly to find possible causes.
Now, I would like to take the time to introduce the changes made and guide you through the FAP as well answer some FAQ's... ----
What is the FAP and what does it do?
The FAP stands for Forumer Admin Panel which you can log into here. This is a feature for all servers and both IPB and phpBB, which is used if your forum is hacked into or if you demote or ban your admin account. All Forumer boards set up within the past year will have automatically registered you for the FAP account.
What are my FAP login details?
Your log in details will be the same as your log in details you chose at the time when setting up your forum. If you still are unsure, you will need to check your e-mail account you used when setting up your Forumer.com forum. Please note that there is no way to change the owner e-mail address associated with the owner account of the FAP. ----
Release notes:
Removed ability for forum admins to register for an FAP account. We have found out that this is a risk to take. From now on, only owners of the forum will be able to register an FAP account. Added remove IP ban list option to the FAP account panel. If a hacker IP bans you, you can check the box. That will remove ALL IP's from your ban settings. We recommend that you keep a back up of IP's that you have banned just in case there are any trouble makers. Added password auto generators for 'Make Admin' feature. Lets say that a hacker demotes, and deletes all of you staff and leaves himself, you can go to your FAP account, select the only account left (which will be the hacker), choose "Make Admin" and his pass word will be reset to a random password. Then, you can begin to reconstruct your board and get things back on track.
You can also use this to reset your password if you should forget it.
Please note: Although the FAP is a good source of protection, we still highly recommend that you keep a back up dummy account at your forums. We still ask that you take caution when accepting applications for staff positions and admin positions. Only hire staff that you know and trust, especially for admins.
For those of you who are using an older forum. (Created more than 2 + years ago), you need to register for an FAP account before your forum is hacked.
Kris Forumer
Promoting your forum
So you have just finished making your forum and want to get members, Right? of course you do. and how go you get members i hear you ask, advertise, advertise, advertise.
OK you want to get your forum out there so the first step is to post a thread in the Show Off section here at forumer but please read the rules before posting
So.. finally got around to making your first Forumer forum, eh? Or maybe you just got hacked and don't want it to ever happen again. Either way, this tutorial was made just for you. After you are done with this, your Forumer forum will be more protected, as well as giving you the peace of mind so you can worry about other things more important in life. (like finals)
Part 1- Securing All Your Topics and Posts
The first thing you should do is to ensure that no matter what happens, only you (the admin) can delete entire topics. Since you can never trust 100% the actions of anyone but yourself, it is best to setup a "trash can" at your forum, where all things your staff delete. That way if one of your staff members go wild on your forum, or if that staff member made a bad choice, you can undo it.
To setup your trash can now, please see my Forumer Documentation article for more instructions.
Part 2- Securing Your Password
Whether you are using phpBB or IPB, if you use a small password that is in the dictionary, then a common method used by hackers called "brute force" can hack it. Brute Forcing a password is simply a program that tries to login to your admin account using every word in the dictionary. About 60% of users on the internet use passwords out of the dictionary so they can remember it. This is a dangerous idea, and here are some pointers to protect your account. NOTE: Users of phpBB 2.0.19 can also configure an option in their admin CP that would stop hackers from trying more than a certain amount of passwords before they must wait however long you choose. For the purposes of this article, I will not explain this in detail. However, if you want to set it up, please see the bottom of this article.
Your password should be at LEAST 6 characters long
Try to integrate at least one number into it
Spaces help, too
A password such as "apple" would take minutes to hack by brute-force, but a password as simple as "apple10" would take much longer, because dictionary brute-forcing assumes the word is copy/paste from the dictionary.
Part 3- Make a Backup Admin Account
Should you fail to make a good enough password, and your forum is hacked, be sure to setup a backup admin account that wouldn't be easily discovered. Meaning, try to setup another user account like "support" instead of "admin backup" to ensure that the hacker will not delete that user before you can login. Setting up a backup admin account, although such a simple task, is often not thought of by forum owners.
Example: Make a username called "bob" with the member group "power user". Setup the "power user" group to be able to access the admin CP. Do NOT give "bob" the same password as your main account, make it a very long password such as:
495u43jfigsdf94mg
and save it in an email and send it to yourself. Why do that, you may ask. This way, this extra admin account won't get hacked, that way you have less security holes in your setup plan.
Part 4- NEVER Have More Than ONE Admin!
Besides hacked forums, the top way to lose your Forumer forum is at the hands of a fellow admin. NEVER make another admin at your forum, no matter how much you may trust them. Making another admin account is such a large risk. They can easily wipeout your entire forum while you sleep, so not even recovering your account would save you then. Bottom Line: More than one admin account is just plain stupid.
Part 5- FORUMER ADMIN PANEL (FAP)
To further protect your forum, setting up an FAP account BEFORE your forum is hacked will protect you no matter what happens. Forumer FAP allows you to register yourself as owner of your forum, and thus you will be able to recover your admin account should the worst happen.
Click here to setup your FAP account today! Click here to ask for help with FAP!
NOTES:
How To Setup Anti-Hacker Protection on a phpBB forum
1) Login to Admin Control Panel of your forum 2) Scroll down to "General Admin". 3) Click "Configuration". 4) Edit "Allowed login attempts" and "Login lock time" to your needs. Recommended: 5 and 30, respectively.
Well, that's it, I hope you didn't expect more.
-Mark A Markeez14 Tutorial For Forumer.com
Kris Forumer
Making Music Play On The Forum Index
Thanks so much to EBSkater for writing this:
Okay, log in as an admin. Go to your Administration Panel.
Then, "Forum Admin" -->> Management.
Okay, now, select "Edit" on your first forum (forum, not category). Make sure it's your first forum, because this loads first (for dial-up, I know, I have personal experience). Don't worry about the fact that it's your first forum, the code'll be hidden.
Okay, now that we have that part done, upload your music file. I've heard that Google offers free hosting, but I don't know how large, or what the max file transfer size is. I also know that Yahoo Briefcase (http://briefcase.yahoo.com) lets you do some online hosting, up to a max of 30MB, but again, I don't know the max file transfer limit (I personally use MIDI's, so I don't have to worry about large music files).
Well, once you've uploaded your music, get the URL of it. That's the URL that you would enter if you wanted to download the music DIRECTLY.
Now, along with the music's absolute and direct URL, and the Admin panel in the correct area, we're ready.
Make sure that HTML is allowed on your board (though I don't know if this would actually make a difference, haven't tested it, but I will soon), via this -->> Admin Panel -->> General Admin -->> Configuration -->> User and Forum Basic Settings -->> Allow HTML. Make sure the radio button is on "Yes".
Now, back on the editing your forum area, paste this code into the "Description" box:
<embed src="ENTER YOUR MUSIC URL HERE" hidden="true" border="0" width="310" height="45" autostart="true" autoplay="true" loop="true" volume="100%">
By the way, do I really have to tell you where to paste your music URL? Please say no.
Once that is done, confirm your changes and now you have music playing!
By the way, your music will only work on the index page. I am just starting to learn BB coding, so if I find a code to embed music into your pages, I'll make sure to let ya' know! Until then, happy foruming!
EBSkater
EXTRA!
Okay, now that we've established that music does indeed play, let's examine the code a little more.
Appearance If you change the word "true" to "false" after "hidden", then a music control will appear on your forum, in whichever forum you placed the coding in. This will enable your users to start and stop the music. Please note that if your users are on dial-up, the controls may not show up for quite some time, after everything on your page has loaded (not good )
Now, when it's visible, the border, width and height options can all be edited to change the appearance of the controller.
Autostarting If you want your music to start immediately once your page has loaded, make sure that the "autoplay" has the value of "true". If you want to make it so that your visitors must push a button to start it, make sure that the value is "false". (If you have this value set to "false" and you don't have the controller visible, your viewers can't start the music, and won't even know there's an option! Don't forget!)
Looping If you want your music to repeat over and over, make sure the "loop" value is "true". If you want it to play once, then stop, change the value to "false".
Volume Add the percentage of the volume that you want it to play. 100% is the loudest, and 1% is almost Muted.
Go to the forum that contains the topic with the posts you want to split
Down in the lower right-hand corner of the page, click the "Moderate this forum" link
Click on the topic that contains the posts you want to split
On the right hand side, under the "Select" column check the boxes next to the post(s) you want to split.
At the top of the page, enter the new topic title and which forum you want the topic to be located at
Click the Splict Selected Posts button
Hope this helps!
Kris Forumer
phpBB2 Flash Tutorials
Video tutorials to answer frequent phpBB2 questions.
Backing up and restoring databases
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Banning members
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Censoring words
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Configuring your board
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Creating a new topic
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Creating a poll
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Creating and managing forums
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Creating announcements
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Editing a user profile
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Editing your user profile
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Installing phpBB
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Managing groups
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Managing ranks
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Managing styles
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Registering a user account
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Replying to a topic
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Sending private messages
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Setting forum permissions
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Setting user permissions
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Using the Search function
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Skinning
Skinning
Selecting A New Skin
Due to the new extreme styles mod that has been installed on your Forumer forum, it is now easier than ever to change your skin and set new defaults.
To select a skin for your board: >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. >>Go to "Menu" under, "Styles Admin" >>Choose "install styles" >>Find the skin you would like to Install >>Click "Install" (or "Preview" if you'd like to preview the skin first.)
To set your board's default skin: >>Go to, "Menu" under "Styles Admin" >>Choose "change default style" >>Find the skin you want to make your default and choose "set default"
If you want all the users on your board to use that skin, choose "switch all users to this style" after you make it the default.
Kris Forumer
How To Add A Custom Banner
How to add you own custom banner (logo): >>Enter the Admin CP by clicking the link at the bottom of your forums index page. Go to: -Styles Admin -Menu -Change Logo -Find your skin and choose "Change Logo"
You either upload your own banner, use the default, or link to another banner.
Kris Forumer
Admin, Moderator and Registered Users Colors
Since I have been seeing a lot of support tickets asking for this, I have finished up testing and I can varify that this is possible.
Note: The username colors will only be visible on the main index page and on the active users list, the colors will not show up on posts.
Here are the steps to get going:
Log into your Admin CP found at the bottom of your forum
Find Styles Admin, click on Menu
Click on edit styles data
Choose the skin you want to edit, click on edit. (You can only edit one skin at a time)
Scroll down to Font Colour 1, Font Colour 2, and Font Colour 3.
Put in a HEX color code in the box. Ex: DC0000
If you are not familure with the HEX color codes, here is a list of them.
Font Colour 1 is the member color, Font Colour 2 is the moderator color, and Font Colour 3 is the admin color.
Scroll down and click submit, and are are done.
Kris Forumer
How to Re-Color subSilver *Warning: Includes Lots of Pics*
How to Re-Color subSilver A tutorial by Imoen
Does it ever bother you when you visit another forum and you see they are using the same default style as you? So you want to make your forum unique, with a style no one else has, then this is the tutorial for you!
This tutorial is designed to show you, step by step, with helpful pictures, how to create your own custom styles, by re-coloring subSilver.
When you finish, you can create great looking styles like this one:
The first thing you do is go into the admin panel and under Styles Admin click Create.
In the Theme Name box you name your new style. In Template choose subSilver. Leave Background Image blank.
Background Colour changes the outside part of the background. The red in this picture, shows you what the Background Colour changes.
Text Colour changes all the text on your forum, this isn't just on the index. The red in this picture, gives you an idea, of what the Text Colour changes.
Link Colour similar to Text Colour changes all the links on your forum, this isn't just on the index just like the Text Colour. It also changes the very top board of the boards. The red in this picture, gives you an idea, of what the Link Colour changes.
Visited Link Colour changes the color of any links you have visited. You can get an idea of what it would change by the same picture as the next one (only instead of hovering your mouse over it, you have already viewed that board).
Hover Link Colour changes the color of what any links your mouse is hovering over. The red Test Board 1, gives you an idea of what this changes.
Leave Active Link Colour blank.
Table Row Colour 1 changes the main part of the board, on the left side, this also changes the color of the every other post you make (starting with the first post). The red in this picture, shows you what the Table Row Colour 1 changes.
Table Row Colour 2 changes the sames as Table Row Colour 1, only on the right side, this also changes the color of the every other post you make (starting with the second post). The red in this picture, shows you what the Table Row Colour 2 changes.
Table Row Colour 3 changes the bottom part of the top of the boards. The red in this picture, shows you what the Table Row Colour 3 changes.
Leave Table Row Class 1, Table Row Class 2, and Table Row Class 3 all blank.
Table Header Colour 1 changes the color of the border between the outside background and the front background. The red in this picture, shows you what the Table Header Colour 1 changes.
Table Header Colour 2 changes the color of the border that goes around the boards. The red in this picture, shows you what the Table Header Colour 2 changes.
Table Header Colour 3 changes what is shown in red in this picture.
Leave Table Header Class 1, Table Header Class 2, and Table Header Class 3 all blank.
Table Cell Colour 1 changes the color of the quote boxes.
Table Cell Colour 2 changes the color of the front background, and also the border inside the boards. The red in this picture shows you what the Table Cell Colour 2 changes.
Leave Table Cell Colour 3 blank.
In Table Cell Class 1 type row1, and in Table Cell Class 2 type row2. Leave Table Cell Class 3 blank.
In Font Face 1 type Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, in Font Face 2 type Trebuchet MS, and in Font Face 3 type Courier, 'Courier New', sans-serif.
In Font Size 1 type 10, in Font Size 2 type 11, and in Font Size 3 type 12.
Font Colour 1 changes the color of the copyright. The red in this picture, shows you what the Font Colour 1 changes.
Font Colour 2 changes the color of the mod color. The red in this picture, shows you what the Font Colour 2 changes.
Font Colour 3 changes the color of the admin color and also changes the text on the very top part of the board (not shown in picture). The red in this picture, shows you what the Font Colour 3 changes.
Note: These might change other small sections not on the index that I have not mentioned, I recommend just playing around with different colors, to see what changes after you have the index how you want it. If you use this guide you take full responsibility for any damage caused to your forum.
There are other things you can do with your custom style, like change the fonts, ect, but I am not going to go into that. This is meant to be a simple guide, on how to give your forum a new look.
**The styles used in the examples were both created by Dumdadum.
Kris Forumer
How to add rank images
Make a new username. For the avatar for that username, use the Rank Image you want to use.
Now, copy everything following the .com. So the direct path to that image would be: /images/avatars/majicmantest/16871675742165568756ec.gif
Now, keep that copied and log in with your admin username/password. You can paste that text in the Rank Image box and it will work because that would be relative to the phpBB root path.
I do not mean for you to actually use the image path I said above... I was simply describing how to do it on your board.
If you have any questions regarding this documentation, please post it in the correct phpBB support forum.
Majicman
Kris Forumer
How to insert a favicon
Hello,
You may be wondering what is a favicon? A favicon is just web slang for "favourites icon", this is displayed next to the sites name, bookmark list, in a tab or in the URL navigation bar. This depends on many factors like your browser version. Favicons do not show up in Internet Explorer 6, so I recommend you install Mozilla Firefox for a faster, more secured way of browsing.
To make a favicon, your favicon must be in .ico format, otherwise it will not work. *Only tested with subSilver
1. Firstly, you need to create an image in a graphics editor like Adobe Photoshop, Paint.net or even Paint (included in all standard Windows installations). If you cannot make a favicon, then you may request one here, but make sure you follow the guidelines here. The size is very small to create something, so you keep detail to a minimum.
2. You should then save your image in a .png, .gif or .jpg format.
3. Visit this website, browse for your image and press 'Convert'.
Then right click on the image generated and save it.
4. Upload your .ico file to here. (I am not affiliated with them in anyway)
5. Copy the URL to your uploaded .ico file (next to 'Direct Link')
6. Now go to your ACP > General Admin > Configuration > Site description and paste <link rel="shortcut icon" href="<b>URL</b>" />
replacing URL with your .ico URL you copied earlier.
7. Hit submit and you are all done.
You should now have a favicon up and running with your Forumer Forum!
Stop Guest's From Posting > Log into you Admin CP > Go to 'Forum Admin' > Click on 'Permissions' > Select the forum you wish to use > Click 'Advance Mode' > On post and reply, click REG > Then finally click submit
This will stop the guest's from posting and replying to the forum to selected.
If you would like to do that to all of your forums, it's better to do them as you create your forums. So you don't have to go back and forget about one forum. And guest's start posting in that forum.
If you have any problems with anything above, please post your questions in the appropriate forum.
two things to keep in mind: 1. Your image is has to be 16 x 16 pix. 2. It has to be an Icon file (a .ico file) 3. Not all browsers support this feature!
To add one to your Forumer.com Forum board you have to 1. upload the Icon file to a web site 2. link it to your forums board in the HTML Templates section. Here's how : Admin CP ->Skins & Templates ->HTML Templates -> Manage HTML ->Global HTML Elements ->Board Header (logo, links, etc)
Add the following code to the top of the existing code in that template. MAKE SURE you only ADD it to the top of the existing code and not replace the existing code.( A good idea here to make a backup of your existing template code before you do any changes)
Code:
<HEAD> <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="complete URL to your Favicon" type="image/x-icon"> </HEAD>
Now Click the 'Update Templates' Button.
Kris Forumer
Turning Your Board On/off
Go to your Admin CP -> Board Settings -> Board on/off
Turn the board offline? - Yes/No toggle.
The offline message to display - Here you can input your message you want to have displayed once your board is offline. Also please note that a login in box will be displayed for those who have permission to log into the board even when it is offline.
Kris Forumer
Enabling HTML in posts
How to Enable HTML in posts
It is possible to allow raw HTML to be posted in your forum. Here is how to do it. To enable HTML in posts, you need to allow your user group to post it as well as allow it to be posted in the forum you want to put it.
Step 1: Allowing a User Group to post HTML
ACP -> Users and Groups -> Manage User Groups
Now click on "Edit Group" next to the user group you want to be able to post raw HTML. "Admin" is the default name for your own user group.
Then scroll down to "Can use [doHTML] tag?". Set this to "Yes" and click on "Complete Edit".
Step 2: Changing a forums settings
ACP -> Forum Control -> Manage Forums -> Settings (on the forum you want allowed user groups to post raw HTML
Find "Allow use of the [doHTML] tag?". Set this option to "Yes". Click "Edit this forum".
Caution!
Although the damage is limited by the filtration of the script tag, damage can still be done. Be careful about who you allow to post raw HTML. It is great for guidelines and important posts by the administrator and most things can be worked around.
Rememer to post valid HTML if you are using it, to ensure that it works as it should.
If you want to post flash, use the flash BBCode which is described here. If you want to post videos, you can upload them to Filehive or Photobucket.
Kris Forumer
Adding Meta Tags
Meta tags allow search bots from sites like Google and Yahoo! identify what your site is. The description is what you would see when searching for your forum on Google in that little space under the link with the blurb:
Keywords are simply what search engines associate your site with, if a keyword is "free forum hosting," then Forumer would be on the list.
Also, Google totally ignores Meta Keywords.
If you want to use them:
IPB: 1) Login to your admin CP 2) Click "fSettings" 3) Fill In As Shown:
Kris Forumer
Adding Forum Moderators
Go to your Admin CP -> Forum Control -> Moderators. Now just simply check each box of the corresponding forum you want moderated. After you are done selecting go to the drop down box. Either choose a Single Member or Member Group. Once chosen click Add a moderator to the selected forums. Just follow the simple instructions after that, in your Admin CP.
Kris Forumer
Bulk E-mailing
We call this Bulk E-mailing. It's a simple process that sends a e-mail of your content to all the selected user groups of you're board. To use the bulk e-mail function follow this path:Admin CP -> Users and Groups -> Bulk Email Members from here you may bulk email your members by configuring the form below. Click the 'Quick Help' link for more information. You may send on
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