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 >
How to install SMF 2.0 with Softaculous Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell In this SMF 2.0 tutorial we will guide you on how to install the program using the Softaculous installer tool. Softaculous is a special program that installs other programs. This saves you time in setting up details such as databases and uploading files manually. Installing SMF 2.0 with Softaculous Log into your cpanel From your Read More >
How to install phpBB with Softaculous Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell Welcome to our phpBB introductory installation tutorial. In this article we will show you how to install phpBB 3.0 using the Softaculous software installer tool. This is found in all shared accounts inside the cPanel. Follow the steps below to use Softaculous to install your phpBB 3.0. If you are not hosting with InMotion Hosting, Read More >
How to manually install SMF Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell In this SMF introductory installation tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install the Simple Machine Forums (SMF) program manually. A manual installation means installing the program without the help of third party installer programs. This typically takes more steps than using installer programs such as Softaculous. Below are the steps to help you get started. Read More >
How to manually install phpBB Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell In this PhpBB installation tutorial, we will demonstrate how to manually install phpBB. This means it will be done without the help of any third party installation tools such as Fantastico or Softaculous. There are more steps involved than when using a third party tool as you will need to do steps that are usually Read More >
Completely disabling Comments from WordPress in the code Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress by default has comments enabled for most themes. The comments can be disabled in the WordPress Dashboard Settings > Discussion page; however, this does not remove the comments from the page entirely. What happens when the comments are disabled is, the site will display “Comments are closed”. Comments can be removed completely be Commenting Read More >
cPanel updates in progress across network Updated on August 12, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Update: 12/6/2012 12:35PM EST – At this time all of our shared servers and dedicated servers have successfully had the latest cPanel security updates applied to them. Our VPS fleet of servers is still in the process of having these updates rolled out to them, so if you’re on a VPS server you could possibly Read More >
Allowing Guest access without logging into Moodle Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In Moodle 2.3, there is a Guest user that can access certain areas of the site, even though they are not enrolled in a course. The Guest user will have read only access. Guest users can access the site; however, they still need to login to view anything. Moodle has the capability of turning off Read More >
Customizing the Moodle Frontpage Appearance Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor By default, Moodle 2.3 will show courses and categories on the Front page. This can be removed to display the home page as a website, instead of a list of Courses and Categories. That way, when the website is visited, the Front page will display information about the Moodle site, instead of activities a student Read More >
338: Altering the logo display size on an invoice in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Within PrestaShop 1.5, you have the ability to view invoices. At the top of the invoice there is a header area that includes your company logo. In some cases, this logo may be uncomfortably large, meaning it takes up too much space on the page. PrestaShop has no way to directly adjust the size of Read More >
Installing Moodle with Softaculous Updated on December 12, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When installing Moodle manually, there are a few steps to take that may be time consuming. Softaculous is a great program for installing software on the server. Moodle can be installed through Softaculous with little effort. This eliminates the need to download files, connecting to the server to upload them, and all the other steps Read More >
How to Secure WordPress with WordPress Captcha Plugin Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll discuss how to install and secure your WordPress website with the WordPress Captcha plugin, which can help secure your WordPress forms. The WordPress Captcha plugin can help secure your login form, register form, lost password form, and comments form from unwanted spam bots that might try to register for fake accounts Read More >
Forcing Moodle 2.3 to work over SSL Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When managing a Moodle site, there are reasons to make the entire Moodle site work on an https:// connection. This will make all data transmitted over the site to be encrypted on an SSL connection. To achieve this, the Moodle config.php file will need to be edited and the .htaccess will need to have a Read More >
Clearing or Purging the cache from Moodle 2.3 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When working in Moodle 2.3, there comes a time when the cache will need to be cleared from the server. Cache is a static page that was saved by Moodle. This allows the Moodle site to load faster. When switching themes and making other changes within Moodle, the old theme or code may still continue Read More >
Removing the Guest login button from the Moodle login page Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When setting up the Moodle login for users, the Login as a Guest button displays by default. When the site is set to Auto-login guests, the login as guest button does not need to display, as the guest visiting the site will be logged in automatically. Also, most schools using the Moodle software will only Read More >
How to Enable or Disable Advanced DNS Zone Editor in WHM Updated on October 19, 2023 by Scott Mitchell When managing your cPanel as a web hosting reseller, you may or may not want to allow the individual cPanel accounts to have access to the Advanced DNS Zone Editor. The Basic DNS Zone editor allows the user to choose between two record types, the A record and the CNAME record. Users of the basic Read More >
Using the Zone Editor in cPanel Updated on December 30, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Understanding How DNS Works Domain Name System (DNS) records are used to provide specific, important details for your domain. The simplest way to understand how DNS records work is to use the analogy of a phone book listing. For instance, when you want to call someone, you look in the phone book for their name. Read More >
