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 >
How to delete a user account in phpBB 3.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
Installing MediaWiki with Softaculous Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor MediaWiki can easily be installed by using Softaculous in the cPanel Software / Services. When the manual installation proves to be to complicated, Softaculous can give the webmaster an easy way to install that is less time consuming. This tutorial will explain how to install MediaWiki using Softaculous. Installing MediWiki with Softaculous Log into cPanel Read More >
Changing a user’s password in SMF 2.0 Updated on January 23, 2024 by Scott Mitchell As an site administrator/owner it is highly probable you will be doing many functions for your members. Arguably the most common function will be changing passwords. These can be chagned for many reasons, including security or the inability of the user to change it themselves for various reasons. This tutorial will guide you on how Read More >
Installing MediaWiki manually Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In the event that MediaWiki cannot be installed through a program like Softaculous or Fantastico, the MediaWiki software will need to be installed manually to the server. MediaWiki can be Downloaded from the Mediawiki site at the following link. MediaWiki 1.20.2 (download) The Version that will be installed is MediaWiki 1.20.2. Make sure the file Read More >
How to change a user’s password in phpBB Updated on March 11, 2022 by Brad Markle 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 >
Copy an account from another server with the cPanel password Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll go over how you can copy a cPanel account from either your previous cPanel host, or another server of ours. To you InMotion VPS or dedicated server with root access set up, and just the cPanel account password of the account you’re copying over. These steps should work for copying an Read More >
Creating a new user in SMF 2.0 Updated on January 23, 2024 by Brad Markle Since the vast majority of users will sign up for your site themselves, there is not a way to create a user directly in the admin dashboard. If you wish to create a new user profile, you will need to do so within the normal registration method as your site visitors. Below are instructions for Read More >
How to create a user in phpBB 3.0 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 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 SMF admin dashboard Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Now that you have installed SMF 2.0 on your account, you can log into the admin dashboard. This is where you will create your forums, add users, and do other general administration of your boards. Follow the instructions below to learn how to log into your SMF 2.0 admin area. Logging into your SMF Read More >
How to Log into Your phpBB Dashboard Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
The Joomla search feature finds your Contacts Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle When you are using the Joomla Contacts Component, the search feature on your site will allow you to search through your contacts. For example, we have a contact named Student A and Student B. As you can see in the screenshot to the right, searching our site for student brings back both of these contacts Read More >
How to disable blogging features in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Because WordPress is a blogging software, WordPress themes come default with blogging features. Many people use WordPress as a Content Management System, so the blogging features in WordPress are undesirable for those who want just a basic website. There is always more than one way to do this; however, this article will explain how throug Read More >
