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 >
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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 >
Pruning users in phpBB 3.0
Part of the administration duties on your forums is to regularly get rid of inactive members. This process is known as pruning. Pruning your members is done via the Administrative Control Panel (ACP). You can prune your memberbase based on a few different variables such as their last activity date, post count, etc. The instructione Read More >
How to enable and disable access tabs in your ACP for phpBB 3.0
As an administrator you will have control over what features the moderators, users, and administrators have access to. You can enable or disable the different tabs for each of these groups via the Administrator Control Panel (ACP). Users of each group will then only have access to each tab tab is enabled for their aprticular Read More >
How to discipline users in phpBB 3.0
Punitive actions on members As your member base grows, you will have all sorts of visitors. Most will be well mannered and follow the rules, while others will be spammers or make trouble in the forums by not following your guidelines. You have a couple of different options for penalizing your site members. You can Read More >
How to create a user group in phpBB 3.0
When working with users in your phpBB board site, you may wish to segregate users into different groups. Default groups such as Moderators, Admin, Users, Guest, etc. already exist. However, you may want to create your own groups, possibly so that they can have access to specific areas or have special permissions on certain forums. Read More >
PhpBB 3.0 – Forum Pruning
What is forum pruning? As your forum community grows, you may wish to remove older posts from your boards. This is known as pruning and shares the term with gardening, where you remove dead or useless branches to improve the bush or tree. Pruning forums refers to the removal of posts and topics that meet Read More >
Adding a new category in phpBB 3.0
A ‘Category’ is a special type of forum. Think of it as the parent container of the forums under it. PhpBB allows unlimited subforums, but the category is the top of the chain. Learn how to add a new category in your phpBB site by following the instructions below. How to create a new Category Read More >
Creating a new forum in phpBB 3.0
One of the basic features of a board administrator is to create new forums for your users in your phpBB board. The ability to create forums is only found in the Administator Control Panel, so only those with access to that panel can do so. Forums are ‘containers’ that house the topics and replies. They Read More >
How to delete a user account in phpBB 3.0
When working with your userbase in your phpBB site, you will want to purge your list from time to time. This helps you remove inactive users or users that you have banned previously, etc. Below are the steps that guide you on learning to delete a user account from your phpBB administrative dashboard. Removing a Read More >
How to change a user’s password in phpBB
When administering your forum members you will perform many actions from time. One of the most common tasks is changing the user password. Perhaps they forget or you need to do so for security reasons. Follow the steps below to learn how to reset a member’s password in phpBB 3.0 Changing a user’s password in Read More >
How to create a user in phpBB 3.0
Users are the members of your site that will help you build your community by creating and responding to conversations within your community. By default, there is not a way to add a user in the admin dashboard of phpBB 3.0, so the purpose of this tutorial is to show you from a user’s perspective Read More >
How to Log into Your phpBB Dashboard
In this tutorial: Dashboard Types Login to your Admin Control Panel (ACP) Login to your Moderator Control Panel (MCP) Understanding the Dashboard Types After successfully installing your phpBB 3.0 program either manually or with Softaculous, you are ready to log into the dashboards for the first time. As an administrator of a phpBB 3.0 site, Read More >
How to install phpBB with Softaculous
Welcome to our phpBB introductory installation tutorial. In this article we will show you how to install phpBB 3.0 using the Softaculous software installer tool. This is found in all shared accounts inside the cPanel. Follow the steps below to use Softaculous to install your phpBB 3.0. If you are not hosting with InMotion Hosting, Read More >
How to manually install phpBB
In this PhpBB installation tutorial, we will demonstrate how to manually install phpBB. This means it will be done without the help of any third party installation tools such as Fantastico or Softaculous. There are more steps involved than when using a third party tool as you will need to do steps that are usually Read More >
Getting Started Guide Online Forum Bulletin Board
This article will assist you with getting started adding an online forum / bulletin board to your website. What is a Forum? A forum is an online discussion board / bulletin board. It allows your users to post topics, and then for the rest of the forum community to read and respond to those topics. Read More >
