During the maintenance of your site, there may come a time when you want to move posts from a guest user and assign them to another. This may be an account created specifically for this purpose, an admin user, or another regular user. You would do this if you have previously purged a member and Read More >
MediaWiki
Getting Started With MediaWiki
- What is a Wiki?
- How To Install MediaWiki
- How To Log In To Your Wiki
- Basic MediaWiki Site Overview
Adding Content To MediaWiki
- How to edit MediaWiki Pages
- Creating an Image Gallery in MediaWiki
- Formatting Images in MediaWiki
- How to Insert Images into MediaWiki
- Adding and removing redirects in MediaWiki
- Deleting and restoring pages in MediaWiki
Changing The Appearance of Your Wiki
- How To Change Mediawiki Skins
- Changing the CSS in MediaWiki
- Inserting a Slideshow in MediaWiki
- Editing the Footer in MediaWiki
- How to Change the Logo in MediaWiki
How to Manage your database in SMF 2.0
Part of your site maintenance should include database backup and optimization. Backing up your database should be done regularly. This is great insurance against any unforeseen instances that may cause you to lost data. The more recent your backup, the less data will be lost. Below are instructions on how to optimize your tables, backup Read More >
Adding / Removing account access features in MediaWiki
MediaWiki by default allows any user to edit, create, and manage the Wiki site. Depending on what the Wiki is designed for, the administrator may want to restrict certain functions from the users. This Article will explain how to remove the create account link, restrict viewing and editing accounts, and page creation. Note! Changing the Read More >
How to manage Categories in SMF 2.0
As your forums grow, you may want to divide them up into different groups, or categories. This helps your users identify what topics will be permitted for each group you design. Below are the steps for manging your categories in your SMF forum website. These include adding new categories and deleting categories you no longer Read More >
Managing User Accounts in MediaWiki
MediaWiki as an open source software that is designed to allow free access to the wiki site. This enables the site to be created by a group of users that have the experience and knowledge required to build the site. MediaWiki by default will allow users to create an account, edit their own profile, contribute Read More >
How to log into MediaWiki
The first step in working with MediaWiki is knowing how to log in. This section of the Getting started with MediaWiki course will explain how to log into MediaWiki. Logging into MediaWiki The first step in building the MediaWiki site is to log in as the administrator and begin configuring the site. The Admin Read More >
How to create a new forum in SMF 2.0
Whether starting off or growing your site, you will need to know how to add new forums to your SMF 2.0 website. Follow along with the instructions below as we walk you through the steps. Creating a new forum in SMF 2.0 Log into your SMF admin dashboard. From the entry page, click Admin from Read More >
Deleting a member’s account in SMF 2.0
When working with your members, you will run across the occasion to delete an account. You may simply want to prune the user list of inactive usernames and banned members. The instructions in this tutorial explain how to remove a user’s profile from your SMF program from within the administration area. How to delete a Read More >
Installing MediaWiki with Softaculous
MediaWiki can easily be installed by using Softaculous in the cPanel Software / Services. When the manual installation proves to be to complicated, Softaculous can give the webmaster an easy way to install that is less time consuming. This tutorial will explain how to install MediaWiki using Softaculous. Installing MediWiki with Softaculous Log into cPanel Read More >
Changing a user’s password in SMF 2.0
As an site administrator/owner it is highly probable you will be doing many functions for your members. Arguably the most common function will be changing passwords. These can be chagned for many reasons, including security or the inability of the user to change it themselves for various reasons. This tutorial will guide you on how Read More >
Installing MediaWiki manually
In the event that MediaWiki cannot be installed through a program like Softaculous or Fantastico, the MediaWiki software will need to be installed manually to the server. MediaWiki can be Downloaded from the Mediawiki site at the following link. MediaWiki 1.20.2 (download) The Version that will be installed is MediaWiki 1.20.2. Make sure the file Read More >
Creating a new user in SMF 2.0
Since the vast majority of users will sign up for your site themselves, there is not a way to create a user directly in the admin dashboard. If you wish to create a new user profile, you will need to do so within the normal registration method as your site visitors. Below are instructions for Read More >
How to log into your SMF admin dashboard
Now that you have installed SMF 2.0 on your account, you can log into the admin dashboard. This is where you will create your forums, add users, and do other general administration of your boards. Follow the instructions below to learn how to log into your SMF 2.0 admin area. Logging into your SMF Read More >
How to install SMF 2.0 with Softaculous
In this SMF 2.0 tutorial we will guide you on how to install the program using the Softaculous installer tool. Softaculous is a special program that installs other programs. This saves you time in setting up details such as databases and uploading files manually. Installing SMF 2.0 with Softaculous Log into your cpanel From your Read More >
How to manually install SMF
In this SMF introductory installation tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install the Simple Machine Forums (SMF) program manually. A manual installation means installing the program without the help of third party installer programs. This typically takes more steps than using installer programs such as Softaculous. Below are the steps to help you get started. Read More >
How to make basic changes to mediawiki skins
In this article we’ll show you the basics on how you can get started with editing skins in mediawiki. To edit the look and feel of the your mediawiki, you’ll need to edit the css file of the current skin you’re using. In this example, we’ll edit the monobook theme, which is the default theme. Read More >
