How to modify your SMF 2.0 Topic settings Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Editing your SMF 2.0 post settings Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle There are many settings to consider when administering your SMF site. You may wish to adjust settings for your user posts such as allowing Flash, limiting the post size, etc. This can help you with maintaining a consistency in your site and disallowing features that may pose a security risk or increase server load unnecessarily. Read More >
How to manage scheduled tasks in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Complete phpList setup after Softaculous install Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll discuss how you can finish the setup of your phpList installation that you did with Softaculous. Now that you have successfully installed phpList onto your website using the Softaculous installer, there are still a few steps left in order to complete the setup and configuration of the software. We’ll cover setting Read More >
How to perform routine maintenance in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Creating and editing pages in TikiWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Once you have finished installing and logging into TikiWiki, the next step in building your TikiWiki site is learning how to create and pages. This article will explain how to edit and create pages in TikiWiki. Creating and Editing pages Creating and Editing pages is very simply in TikiWiki. This section will explain how to Read More >
How to adjust signature settings in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell 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 create pages in DokuWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Now that you’ve installed DokuWiki, the next thing we’re going to show you how to do is create your first page. We’re going to go over the basics of creating pages, and in future tutorials we’ll go more indepth. By Default, anyone can create pages in DokuWiki. To create a new page, you’ll actually use Read More >
How to manage users in membergroups in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
How to create pages in MediaWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Creating pages in MediaWiki is a simple task. When you search pages and they are not found, you can create MediaWiki pages from the search. You can also create pages by creating an internal link in a page. This article will explain the steps to create pages in MediaWiki with the search and the internal Read More >
Managing member groups in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Joomla 3.1 Search Component Tutorial Updated on September 22, 2022 by Brad Markle The Joomla Search component allows you to do two things – view statistics about what people are searching for on your site and customize the available search settings. In this tutorial, we’ll cover both of these topics, starting first with search statistics. Search Statistics Search Options Search Statistics Enabling Gathering of Search Statistics When you Read More >
User Administration in TikiWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the nice features of TikiWiki is the user friendliness in managing users for the site. Users can be Added, Edited, Deleted and removed in bulk from the system. This article will explain how to manage your TikiWiki users. How to Manage TikiWiki users TikiWiki has a simple way of managing users within the Read More >
How to change ownership of user posts in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
How to manage users in DokuWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor DokuWiki has a simple “User Management” section where the administrator can edit, add, delete, and manage users on the site. When creating a DokuWiki site, it is important that you have the users set to the specifications of your site. Wiki sites are created for the purpose of having contributers add and edit the content Read More >
How to Manage your database in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Joomla 3.1 RSS Newsfeeds Component Tutorial Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle The Joomla 3.0 Newsfeed component allows you to show RSS feeds on your site. Besides using the Newsfeed component, you can also use the Feed Display module to show RSS feeds. The first part of this tutorial covers using the Newsfeed component, and the latter part of this guide will cover the Feed Display module. Read More >
Adding / Removing account access features in MediaWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
