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 >
How to log into MediaWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
Adding a new category in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
How to create a new forum in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Install phpList manually Updated on June 7, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll review how to install phpList manually onto your php website hosting. phpList is used for easy web based email marketing, and allows you to do direct email marketing to your users. If you’ve been looking for a great way to send out email blasts, for opt in email marketing, phpList is Read More >
Creating a new forum in phpBB 3.0 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Install phpList with Softaculous Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll cover how to install phpList with Softaculous. phpList is a popular open source newsletter manager that will allow you to setup and manage multiple mailing lists for your domain from a centralized web accessible location. Softaculous is an easy 1-click application installer that should be available to any shared hosting customer Read More >
Embedding a Youtube video in Moodle Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor There are many instances that require a Youtube video to be added to your Moodle website. Moodle has the HTML feature that allows different HTML scripts to be placed on the site. This is where a Youtube video can be inserted. This article will explain how to insert an Youtube video in the Moodle 2.3 Read More >
Installing TikiWiki through Softaculous Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor On our shared hosting accounts, Softaculous is available for installing scripts and programs for free. TikiWiki is available in Softaculous for free. The program is located in the Portals/CMS section of Softaculous. This article will explain how to install TikiWiki using Softaculous. Installing TikiWiki with Softaculous Log into cPanel If you are not installing TikiWiki Read More >
Installing TikiWiki manually Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor TikiWiki is a free open source program designed to make a Wiki site on your server. If for whatever reason, TikiWiki cannot be installed through Softaculous, TikiWiki can be uploaded manually and installed on your server. This article will walk through the steps in setting up TikiWiki on your server. The version we will be Read More >
Installing DokuWiki Manually Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor DokuWiki is an open source software designed to bring wiki based software with less server tasking capabilities. What this means is, DokuWiki has less processes required to run the software that allow the server to run faster and more efficient. The major benefit to DokuWiki is the fact that all the files that run DokuWiki Read More >
Installing DokuWiki with Softaculous Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When installing DokuWiki manually, it can be time consuming and frustrating when complications arise. Softaculous is a program that allows the webmaster to install software easily. DokuWiki is a program that is available in Softaculous for install. This article will explain how to install DokuWiki using Softaculous. Installing DokuWiki with Softaculous Log into cPanel Click Read More >
Deleting a member’s account in SMF 2.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
