Deleting a Shadow Topic
When you've moved a post, you have the option to "Leave a Shadow Topic", which will stay at the previous forum and will link to the topic in the forum. After a while you might want to remove the Shadow Topic or accidentally left it there. Here is a guide on how to delete the Shadow Topic. Go to ...
- Help, my forum has been deleted!
Help!! My forum has been deleted and I did not do it! There are two reasons why your forum could of been removed. Inactivity, your forum will be deleted due to inactivity to keep the server performance to the maximum. Having a lot of unused forums on the servers doesn't really help. Inactivity m ...
- How do I hide myself?
You're wondering how you can hide yourself? There are two ways to do this: Upon login you have an option that you can check which is called "hide my online status this session". Tick the box infront of it and you will be hidden during the period you're online. However, this will be lost once you ...
- My time is off!
Is your time off and not showing the correct time for you. Then you mostlikely have to adjust some settings. There are two settings you have to look into, the standard Board Timezone and your own Timezone. First we will do the default Board Timezone. Default Board Timezone Go to your Administrat ...
- Sending out a mass e-mail
This is a phpBB3 about a feature used by many, but one that also brings some trouble. It's about Mass e-mail! This tutorial has 3 parts: 1) Sending a mass e-mail 2) Settings 3) A small FAQ 1) Sending a mass e-mail [1] Go to your Board Index. [2] At the bottom you will find the link to your Admin ...
- Avatar Settings
1 - Go to your Board Index 2 - Go to your Administrators Control Panel (ACP) by clicking so on the link at the bottom of the page. 3 - You're asked to Re-Authenticate yourself, please do so. 4 - Click on Proceed to the ACP or wait till you get redirected automatically. 6 - Now select the Advance ...
- How to upload my Avatar?
1 - Go to the Board Index. 2 - Go to the User Control Panel (UCP) by clicking on the link, the place of this link variates per style, but it's always around the top. 3 - You will get a new page with on the left hand side a vertical menu with several 'tabs', "Overview" will be opened when you log ...
- Colored Name
[1] Go to your Board Index. [2] Go to the Administration Control Panel (ACP), which can be found at the bottom of the Board Index. [3] Select the Advanced Admin Panel in the upper right corner. [4] Go to the tab called Users & Groups, then the first page that opens is Manage Users. [5] Type in t ...
- I keep getting logged off my forum
Symptoms: After logging into the forum and clicking any link you are logged out and no longer have access to the forums or the UCP. You may still see yourself as 'online' in the board stats but are showing as logged out. If you normally have ACP access when you try and authenticate for the A ...
- Inactive User Reminder
This is a MOD that has been installed by FreeForums and is by default enabled. It sends inactive users a reminder that they've not been active over the passed period and would like to see them back. As a lot of people just want to disable this feature, I will split it up between: » Disabli ...
- Post Approval
Hello everyone, Today's phpBB3 Tutorial is about Post Approval, as I see quite a few people having issues with this setting. There are two ways you can use this tutorial; you do not want your members to post freely on a certain section on your forum. Or your members are getting the message shown ...
- How can I remove my forum?
In order to delete your forum, you can simply log in to the Recovery Console (RC; http://rc.freeforums.org) and then click the 'Delete Forum' link at the top. It will then send you an email confirming if you wish to delete the forum or not. The username for the RC is the name of the forum you cr ...
- How to upload a logo to my forum?
Wondering how you could upload a logo? This guide will explain to you how it's done, for both the Advanced Admin Panel and the Simple Admin Panel. [Simple Admin Panel] We will start of by explaining the Simple Admin Panel. Make sure you're in the Simple Admin Panel, in the upper right corner of ...
- Managing Ranks
Ranks are very convenient when running a forum. They help members of your forum know who does what, and their specific job. Let's say you'd like to make a rank for the Administrators group. Head into your ACP, switch to the Advanced ACP, and click the tab "Users & Groups" at the top. Next, click ...
- How do I change the language of my forum?
[1] Go to your Board Index [2] Click on the Administration Control Panel (ACP) and Re-Authenticate Yourself then click on Proceed to the ACP. [3] Switch to the advanced ACP and in the GENERAL Tab within the SubMenu BOARD CONFIGURATION the second (2nd) Option is called BOARD SETTINGS. [4] The fou ...
- Anonymous User [phpbb3]
The anonymous user is a very important user in PHPBB3. This is the profile that is used by non-logged in members and guests. This is not a user that logs on anonymously nor can anyone log into that profile. You do not want to delete this user as there is no way to recreate this user so it wo ...
- I created a new forum on my board, but I can't see it?
phpBB3 has changed slight from its predecessor, phpBB2, in that while it allows for much more in-depth customization and control over your forum, permissions are no longer applied to forums automatically as they are created. There are several ways to fix this, the first is to Copy Permissions fr ...
- Create a Global Moderator
In the Users and Groups Tab in the advanced ACP select Manage Users. Type in the users name of the member you want to make a global moderator and click submit. In the overview drop down menu choose group. In the group form add the global moderator group to the user. Make the Global Moderator's g ...
- My Domain Name is not Working/has Expired
If you are unable to reach your forum using your domain name or your freeforums.org URL you should check and make sure that your domain name has not expired. Check your second-level domain name information in the Hosting Upgrades for the expiration date. This date will appear here from the ti ...
- Being Logged Off
Being logged off after logging into the forum can give several different errors. If you try to log into the ACP after being logged off you will get the error that you do not have the access to authenticate to the ACP. You or others could experience trying to go to forums and be returned to th ...
