Many site owners wish to enable syndicated feeds for their site content. This broadcasts any new content added to your site to subscribers so they are aware of it almost instantly. This can help bring visitors back to the community to engage in conversation, growing your site and boards more quickly. PhpBB uses the ATOM Read More >
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How to Set DNS Records for 3rd Party Services
In this article, we’ll go over how you can modify your domain’s DNS records, in order to split up your various services between multiple hosting providers. In most cases, the average website owner will have all of their web services with one hosting provider. In some cases though, you might want to split up your Read More >
How to manage post settings in phpBB 3.0
When acting as the administrator of a forum such as your phpBB site, you will want to customize the behavior of posts. This allows a custom feel for your site as well as enabling features you want your members to have access to, or disabling options you want to limit. Below are explanations of the Read More >
How to configure private message settings in phpBB 3.0
One feature you may wish to allow in your phpBB site is the ability to send provate messages. These are much like emails that members can send from one to another without making a public post. As the administrator, you have the ability to adjust settings to customize the behavior of the messages. Configuring private Read More >
Editing avatar settings in phpBB 3.0
Within phpBB 3.0 users have the ability to use avatars, or images, that represent them within the community. As an admin, you have the ability to customize the settings that govern the avatars. These can be settings on size, or limits on which avatars are selectable, or even if avatars are allowed at all. The Read More >
How to manage attachments in phpBB 3.0
With phpBB 3.0, one of the new features regards attachments. Users are now able to add attachments to their posts. The board administrator has the ability to control all the settings regarding the attachments and whether they can be attached at all. There are many settings regarding attachments and images being added to posts. Below Read More >
Managing board settings in phpBB 3.0
The board settings found in the General tab of the ACP allow you to edit the way you govern your boards. This includes name, timezone, and even theme style. Follow the tutorial below to find how to get to the area as well as explanations of the different settings found. Managing board settings in phpBB Read More >
How to back up your database in phpBB 3.0
When maintaining your site, you will want to ensure you keep backups of your files and database. It is also a good idea to back up your files and databases on a regular basis, whether it be every month, week, etc. While it is simple to create copies of files and folders, obtaining a backup Read More >
How to manage your forum logs in phpBB 3.0
Adminstrative access will give you the ability to control the tabs that both you and other administrators have access to. You can cotnrol these by turning them on and off via the ACP. Use the following steps to enable and disable the different tab permissions for your phpBB forum site. Checking your logs in phpBB Read More >
Managing the general tasks phpBB 3.0
As an administrator, you have access to several tasks for the board that you will manage from the System tab. These are general tasks and include things from emailing all board members to bot management and post disapproval message modification. Follow along below as we cover these tasks and what they do for you in Read More >
How to ban a member in SMF 2.0
Part of maintaining a happy and thrivign community online includes dealing with unsavory members. These may be fake members that were set up for spam purposes, or they may be regular members that do not wish to adhere to your community’s standards of conduct. Below is a set of instructions that explain how to ban Read More >
How to configure your SMF 2.0 censored words list
While administering your online community in SMF 2.0, you may want to add some words to a censor list. This prevents users from offending each other or posts possibly getting indexed by search engines under words you do not want them to. Using the instructions below, you will learn how to create your censored words Read More >
Editing your SMF 2.0 Bulletin Board Code settings
When setting up your site, you have a lot of control over what tags and codes you allow your members to use. You may want to allow them to use BBC, also known as Bulletin Board Code. Additionally, you may or may not want them to use HTML in their posts. This can be for Read More >
How to manage your theme settings in SMF 2.0
There are many settings you can use to customize your theme. They include things such as adding custom logos, changing formatting such as width, and several toggle settings where you are enabling or disabling different things. Altogether, these settings give your forums a specific look and feel for your visitors. Below are the instructions on Read More >
How to modify your SMF 2.0 Topic settings
Continuing with our course on forum management, it is important to take into account the different topic settings. These settings are particular to Topics and how you wish to make them behave for your users. Follow along below as we describe how to change the different topic settings in SMF 2.0 Editing your topic settings Read More >
How to manage scheduled tasks in SMF 2.0
The terms scheduled tasks, also called cron jobs, are used to identify a category of code scripts that do not run constantly on the server. Often these tasks are used to perform housekeeping duties such as cleanup or checking on specific activities and are usually set to run at regular intervals, whether it be hourly, Read More >
How to perform routine maintenance in SMF 2.0
When administering your SMF site you will want to keep things running as smoothly as possible. Much like an automobile, there are several things you should do on a regular basis to maintain the running of the site. In this section, we will go over the different maintenance options and how to run them. Performing Read More >
How to adjust signature settings in phpBB 3.0
In many forums, members are allowed to use a signature. A signature is a portion of text that is added to each post a user makes. This may include simple text, images, and links. Depending on the settings, the user may be able to enter HTML or BBcode, which is a special abbreviated HTML code Read More >
How to manage users in membergroups in SMF 2.0
After learning how to create and edit membergroups in SMF, you will want to understand how to add and delete members to the groups. Post base groups do not need to have members added as they are assigned acutomatically as each member obtains the required post count. In order for users to be assigned or Read More >
Managing member groups in SMF 2.0
When dealing with a community site such as SMF 2.0, you may want to create different groups for your members to belong to. Some of them may be based on their function in the community, such as a guest, regular member, special member, moderator, or administrator. These types of groups can only be assigned by Read More >
