{"id":2564,"date":"2013-03-29T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T20:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/03\/29\/307-create-user-ranks\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T10:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T15:59:55","slug":"create-user-ranks-phpbb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

When working with users in your phpBB board site, you may wish to segregate users into different ranks. Ranks are simply titles that are achieved when a user has posted a specific number of posts. They are more or entertainment than anything and do not grant special privileges in and of themselved. In the instructions below, we will show you how to create user ranks in your phpBB 3.0.<\/p>\n

Creating user ranks in phpBB 3.0<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Log into your phpBB admin dashboard<\/a>.\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. From there, click on the Users and Groups<\/strong> tab.\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \"select<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    From the Users and Groups<\/em> admin page, find the left hand sidebar and locate the Users<\/em> category. From there, click on the Manage Ranks<\/strong> link to take you to the user rank management screen.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \"click<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    On the Manage Ranks screen you will see a list of existing user ranks. The only default rank is Site Admin<\/em>. Click on the Add New Rank<\/strong> button to begin creating your new user rank.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \"insert<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Next is the Rank settings page. Here is where you customize your new rank.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Rank Title<\/th>\nName your new rank.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Rank Image<\/th>\nSelect an image for your title (if available)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Set As Special Rank<\/th>\nRanks of this type not automatically achieved and must be assigned manually by an admin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Minimum Posts<\/th>\nThe number of posts where the rank becomes active. Will not display if \u2018Set As Special Rank<\/em>\u2018 is enabled.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \"new<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Once you have your settings configured, click the Submit<\/strong> button to save your new rank. After receiving a success message your new rank will appear in the rank listings.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When working with users in your phpBB board site, you may wish to segregate users into different ranks. Ranks are simply titles that are achieved when a user has posted a specific number of posts. They are more or entertainment than anything and do not grant special privileges in and of themselved. In the instructions Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phpbb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0 | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking to create user ranks so your users can have some fun? Find out how in this phpBB 3.0 tutorial.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0 | InMotion Hosting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Looking to create user ranks so your users can have some fun? Find out how in this phpBB 3.0 tutorial.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-03-29T20:45:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-11T15:59:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott Mitchell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scott Mitchell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scott Mitchell\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/d850efb28ef3573db7d24b0d8fa9eaed\"},\"headline\":\"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-03-29T20:45:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-11T15:59:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/\"},\"wordCount\":265,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"phpBB\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/\",\"name\":\"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0 | InMotion Hosting\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-03-29T20:45:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-11T15:59:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"Looking to create user ranks so your users can have some fun? Find out how in this phpBB 3.0 tutorial.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png\",\"width\":217,\"height\":224,\"caption\":\"Click here to view the larger image\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\",\"description\":\"Web Hosting Support & Tutorials\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"InMotion Hosting\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/d850efb28ef3573db7d24b0d8fa9eaed\",\"name\":\"Scott Mitchell\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/scott\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0 | InMotion Hosting","description":"Looking to create user ranks so your users can have some fun? Find out how in this phpBB 3.0 tutorial.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0 | InMotion Hosting","og_description":"Looking to create user ranks so your users can have some fun? Find out how in this phpBB 3.0 tutorial.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/","og_site_name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","article_published_time":"2013-03-29T20:45:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-03-11T15:59:55+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Scott Mitchell","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@InMotionHosting","twitter_site":"@InMotionHosting","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scott Mitchell","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/"},"author":{"name":"Scott Mitchell","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/d850efb28ef3573db7d24b0d8fa9eaed"},"headline":"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0","datePublished":"2013-03-29T20:45:10+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-11T15:59:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/"},"wordCount":265,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png","articleSection":["phpBB"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/","name":"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0 | InMotion Hosting","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png","datePublished":"2013-03-29T20:45:10+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-11T15:59:55+00:00","description":"Looking to create user ranks so your users can have some fun? Find out how in this phpBB 3.0 tutorial.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_phpbb_users-and-groups_create-new-user-rank_select-manage-rank.png","width":217,"height":224,"caption":"Click here to view the larger image"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/create-user-ranks-phpbb\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to create and manage user ranks in phpBB 3.0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","description":"Web Hosting Support & Tutorials","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization","name":"InMotion Hosting","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"InMotion Hosting"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/d850efb28ef3573db7d24b0d8fa9eaed","name":"Scott Mitchell","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/scott\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"primary_category":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2564"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95026,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions\/95026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}