How to edit group permissions in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Editing user permissions is a simple, but important task for administrators. When you have a large group of users or members, you may want to divide them up into groups. These groups may have different permissions allowing the members different access to specific areas, or allowing them to do specific things. However, you may want Read More >
Inserting internal and external links in DokuWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Due to the nature of DokuWiki code, inserting a link that navigates internally and externally is done differently than other programs. Where most sites allow standard HTML code to be inserted, DokuWiki has its special code to create navigation. There are 2 types of links, internal and external links. Internal links link to a page Read More >
How phpBB Community Software Works Updated on October 30, 2023 by Scott Mitchell phpBB is a very popular online bulletin board. Before you install phpBB and jump into it, you may want to first go over how forum software works. Forum software is designed to help you build an interactive community with users, or members. Visitors will come and sign up so they can participate in discussions with Read More >
How to use the menu plugin in DokuWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor DokuWiki has a plugin called the “menu” plugin that will allow you to place a custom navigation menu in your pages. This menu has nice icons separated out to each menu link catagory. The “menu” plugin that primarily works in the Wiki page code. The following article will explain how to use the “menu” plugin. Read More >
How to censor words in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell Whenever you deal with a community of users, there is always a risk of one person offending another with specific words. While you can moderate every post or require all posts to be approved before being allowed to display, this can become very time consuming and tedious, even if you share the work with other Read More >
Editing permission roles in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell When dealing with administrators, moderator, and users, you notice there are many levels of each. Editing the permission roles in phpBB allows you to customize the default roles provided or even create new roles within the existing categories. This way you can further customize the behavior of different users within your community. How to edit Read More >
How to add the Featured Links menu in the TikiWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor TikiWiki has the featured links module that is pre set to display links in a menu on your site. This menu can be added anywhere to your site. In this article, we will add the featured links menu module to the footer of your TikiWIki site. Steps to add the Featured Links menu to the Read More >
How to assign moderators to forums in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell In the beginning, you may be able to administer your forums by yourself. As your community grows, however, you may want to begin assigning individual moderators or moderation groups to your forums. You can assign moderator privilges to either indivirual users or groups, and you can assign moderators either globally, or to individual forums. Below Read More >
Editing the TopBar, SideBar, and Footer with TikiWIki Modules Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When setting up the Sidebar, TopBar, and Bottom footer sections in your TikiWiki site, you will need to add and remove modules from the site. The Sidebar, TopBar, and Footer sections store their functions in the modules. The modules can be customized and place in particular locations on the site. The following tutorial will explain Read More >
Copying forum permissions in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell As you manage your community and help it grow, you will likely add forums and categories to your site. You may want to use the same permission setup on a new forum that you already have on an existing one. PhpBB allows you the ability to copy forum permissions from one forum to another to Read More >
How to change forum level permissions in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell When creating your community you may end up working with many forums and categories. You may want to change permissions on the forum level to allow specific users and groups to have certain abilities and access. Below we describe how to change your phpBB forum permissions for your chosen forums in your community website. Editing Read More >
Removing the DokuWiki footer buttons and text Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor DokuWiki by default will have buttons and the License text at the bottom of each page. In Most cases, the buttons are not desired on the site. You also, may not want the license text there as well, depending on the type of wiki you are building. This article will explain how to remove the Read More >
Editing the Footer in MediaWiki Updated on February 3, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Important: The Footer Manager extension for MediaWiki no longer exists and has been archived. MediaWiki has default links at the bottom of the page as well as a Powered by MediaWiki logo. These can be added and removed from the site to suit your needs. To remove and add the links at the bottom, you Read More >
Changing theme preferences in TikiWiki Updated on February 23, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor TikiWiki by default has the theme options set to the Tiki developers preference. This article will explain how to change the default theme options such as the Fixed layout, Title and subtitle, shadowing, navigation, effects, and font type. Important! When making theme changes, you may need to Clear your browser cache to see the changes Read More >
Managing spambot countermeasures in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell Automated spam is very prominent across the web. Spammers employ bots, or automated programs, to crawl the web and inject forums and blogs with comments pointing back to their desired links. Employing anti-spam processes, known as spambot countermeasures, in your phpBB site can help reduce the amount of automated spam junk you get in your Read More >
Send a message to a list in phpList Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll go over how you can send a message to a list in phpList now that you should have a few list setup. If you don’t have any lists setup you can read our previous article on how to manage lists in phpList, as the 2nd section covers creating a new list. Read More >
How to upgrade TikiWiki from 9.2 to 9.3 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor New versions of TikiWiki are being released frequently. In the event you find your Tiki web site out of date, you can always download the latest version and upgrade the installation. When upgrading TikiWiki, you will need to backup your database and files. This will prevent any loss of data during the upgrade process. The Read More >
Using private lists in phpList Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll talk about using private lists in phpList. A private list can be used internally to help funnel or control your users into more specialized lists, and users won’t be able to choose to subscribe to a private list on their own. A public list would be one that you create and Read More >
How to Configure User Registration Settings in phpBB 3.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When customizing your site and its behavior, you do not want to forget the user registration settings. From within the administrative dashboard in phpBB, you can tailor the settings for such features as password width, username width, the number of posts a user must hit before no longer being considered ‘new’, etc. This article discusses Read More >
How to change the TikiWiIki logo Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor New TikiWiki web sites will have the default Tiki image for the logo. This can be changed by uploading your own custom logo to the server. In order to know where to upload the logo, the path to the file location will need to be discovered. Also, to retain the correct image dimensions and type, Read More >
