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 >
Pruning users in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell 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 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell 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 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Joomla 3.1 Messaging Tutorial Updated on September 20, 2022 by Brad Markle This guide will show you how to send, read, and configure the messaging component in Joomla. Joomla 3.0 includes a component called Messaging. This Messaging extension allows site Administrators and Super Users to send and receive private messages from within the Joomla administrative dashboard. How to send a New Private Message Log into your Joomla Read More >
Logging into TikiWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The first step in managing your TikiWiki site is to know how to login. Login into TikiWiki is simple. There are no special url’s you need to go to. You simply visit the site and the login link is on the website. This is accessible to anyone on the internet. This article will explain how Read More >
How to create a user group in phpBB 3.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
How to log into DokuWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The first step in administering your DokuWiki site is logging into the Administrative dashboard. Below are the steps to log into your DokuWiki administrator dashboard. Logging into DokuWiki Navigate to your DokuWiki site. At the top right, Click Login. Enter your Username and Password and click Login. Note! If you lose your password or username Read More >
