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Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: Toynbee
Date: March 12, 2012, 4:43 pm
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support Hello,
Firstly I must say, I am an absolute beginner when it comes to
forums. I'm aslo a computer dunce which doesn't help.eg: I
don't even know what an EZ portal is.
I have taken advantage of the Create a Forum free for 45 days (I
think it's 45days) in order to teach myself how to set up a
forum. Up until now I've been a member of a forum, but I am
determined to set up my own. I've looked at the
Guide/Tudtorials section and I would be grateful if you could
link me to a thread which may be able to assist me.
Also, whilst trying out various things, I wanted to see what
happens when someone request a basic such as change username.
This message came up:
To change this member's username, the forum must also reset
their password, which will be emailed to the member with their
new username.
I understood that as meaning because I was the one who set up a
test forum, the password I used to set up the test forum I then
had to change. Is that correct? Do I have to do that everytime
someone wants a username chage? Also, the email sent to the
person who wanted their username change included their IP no. Is
that normal?
The other thing I should like to know and I hope you can help
me, is the forum of which I am a member of uses SM2. When I set
up my test forum, the page I was given looks very much like the
forum of which I am a member. Does this mean I do not have to
download SM2 and that it comes automatically with Create A
Forum? Or do I have to download SM2 separately? Can I do it
for the test forum in order to learn it.
I would apprecaite your assistance in this, but be warned I
shall be asking a lot of questions. support
#Post#: 3843--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: xboi209
Date: March 12, 2012, 6:15 pm
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It's ad-free for 45 days which means no advertisements on forums
for 45 days. Your forum will forever as long as you or someone
else continually post in it so that it's not considered
inactive. EZPortal is simply a built-in feature that acts as a
home page for your forum.
For changing a username, the user can alternatively change
his/her display name which will be what people see and the
username is what the user types to log in to his/her account.
However if you still want to change the username, an
administrator must change it for the user and then the forum
will make a random password and email new details to the user's
email address.
Sending the IP address is normal, it's actually done in case
someone is trying to steal someone's elses account.
This service uses SMF 2.0 software and hosts your forum for you
(and for free). No you do not have to download the SMF 2.0
software or even download anything at all.
And go ahead and ask all your questions, we'll gobble them up
and spit out the answers :P
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Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: Toynbee
Date: March 13, 2012, 7:30 am
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--- Quote from: xboi209 link ---
>
> It's ad-free for 45 days which means no advertisements on
forums for 45 days. Your forum will forever as long as you or
someone else continually post in it so that it's not considered
inactive.
--- End Quote ---
That's great, so that means I only have to pay if I don't want
the 'ad's' which I shan't after I have taught myself how to do
it.
--- Quote from: xboi209 link ---
>
> However if you still want to change the username, an
administrator must change it for the user and then the forum
will make a random password and email new details to the user's
email address.
--- End Quote ---
Does that mean, as I was the one to set up the Test forum and
therefore the forum has MY password, I needn't have changed my
password?
--- Quote from: xboi209 link ---
>
> Sending the IP address is normal, it's actually done in case
someone is trying to steal someone's elses account.
--- End Quote ---
But was it the forums IP address which was sent?
--- Quote from: xboi209 link ---
> This service uses SMF 2.0 software and hosts your forum for
you (and for free). No you do not have to download the SMF 2.0
software or even download anything at all.
> And go ahead and ask all your questions, we'll gobble them up
and spit out the answerssupport
>
--- End Quote ---
This is better than I thought. In other words, I am already
using the SMF 2.0 software so it's just a question of teaching
myself how to use it.
Thank you. support
#Post#: 3852--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: xboi209
Date: March 13, 2012, 12:05 pm
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--- Quote from: Toynbee link ---
>
>
> [quote author=xboi209 link=topic=1104.msg3843#msg3843
date=1331594119]
> It's ad-free for 45 days which means no advertisements on
forums for 45 days. Your forum will forever as long as you or
someone else continually post in it so that it's not considered
inactive.
--- End Quote ---
That's great, so that means I only have to pay if I don't want
the 'ad's' which I shan't after I have taught myself how to do
it.
[/quote]
Correct, there are also additional paid options as well such as
removing the "Create your own free forum at CreateAForum.com"
link at the bottom of your forum or stuff like a chatroom
system. You can look at all of the paid options here:
HTML http://support.createaforum.com/upgrades.php
--- Quote from: Toynbee link ---
>
> [quote author=xboi209 link=topic=1104.msg3843#msg3843
date=1331594119]
> However if you still want to change the username, an
administrator must change it for the user and then the forum
will make a random password and email new details to the user's
email address.
--- End Quote ---
Does that mean, as I was the one to set up the Test forum and
therefore the forum has MY password, I needn't have changed my
password?
[/quote]
Sorry I don't think I understood that. If you're changing your
username, the forum will email you a new password that you must
use. The forum will not accept the old password after changing
your username.
--- Quote from: Toynbee link ---
>
> [quote author=xboi209 link=topic=1104.msg3843#msg3843
date=1331594119]
> Sending the IP address is normal, it's actually done in case
someone is trying to steal someone's elses account.
--- End Quote ---
But was it the forums IP address which was sent?
[/quote]
I believe it's the IP address of the user trying to change the
username.
--- Quote from: Toynbee link ---
>
> [quote author=xboi209 link=topic=1104.msg3843#msg3843
date=1331594119]This service uses SMF 2.0 software and hosts
your forum for you (and for free). No you do not have to
download the SMF 2.0 software or even download anything at all.
> And go ahead and ask all your questions, we'll gobble them up
and spit out the answerssupport
>
--- End Quote ---
This is better than I thought. In other words, I am already
using the SMF 2.0 software so it's just a question of teaching
myself how to use it.
Thank you. support
[/quote]
Exactly, plus when there's an update available, you don't have
to do anything, the creator of this service updates everything
for you.
#Post#: 3918--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: Toynbee
Date: March 23, 2012, 2:50 pm
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--- Quote ---
> Sorry I don't think I understood that. If you're changing your
username, the forum will email you a new password that you must
use. The forum will not accept the old password after changing
your username.
>
--- End Quote ---
Oops! Sorry. The penny has finally dropped. I did warn you
I'm a computer illiterate. support
Sorry, I also have another question I would most like to ask
and this is the one which caused me to think if I could set up
my own forum in the first place and it is this;
I got so ticked off with the divisions on the forum of which I
am a member, I wondered if it is possible to keep them apart?
eg: Say I was setting up a forum about music, and the
Pro-Country Music fans and Anti-Country Music fans were
continuously at loggerheads and I want to keep them apart, is it
possible to create 2 boards. 1) Pro-Country & 2) Anti-Country?
If so how would I go about it? I've already tweaked around with
the Membergroups and that's not working unless of course I'm
doing something wrong.
What I should like is to prevent one group of members posting in
a boards which I would prefer them not to. I thought this was
what membergroups were for, but it isn't. Unless of course once
again I am doing something wrong.
Can you please help?
#Post#: 3937--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: xboi209
Date: March 24, 2012, 4:10 pm
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You'll need to create a new board and set who can post in it.
#Post#: 4104--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: Toynbee
Date: April 9, 2012, 5:57 pm
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I've worked out how to set up membergroups. But how do I get
rid of this?
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=portal.jpg
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=portal.jpg<br
/> I know it has something to do with the ex portal.
#Post#: 4105--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: xboi209
Date: April 9, 2012, 6:10 pm
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Configuation > Layout Settings > Theme Settings > Set "Number of
recent posts to display on board index" to 0
#Post#: 4107--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: Toynbee
Date: April 10, 2012, 5:43 am
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xboi209
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HTML http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e105/CommentCrazyGirl/Smileys%20Sayings/Thanks%20Occasions/thankyou-1.gif[/img]<br
/>so very, very much.
#Post#: 4108--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newbie Looking for Advice
DIR By: Toynbee
Date: April 10, 2012, 7:47 am
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Ooops sorry, back again. Look, please allow me to clarify once
again, although I have been a member of forums, I've never
before attempted to set my own one up and I have made many
errors. By the way, using the Create A Forum for free, I did
previously did experiment with two others and I'm hoping that
with no one posting on them they shall be eventually deleted
that is unless I can delete them.
Meanwhile this is the forum I'm keeping and I am almost there:
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=forum1.jpg
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=forum1.jpg]Screenshot<br
/>1
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=forum2.jpg
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=forum2.jpg]Screenshot<br
/>2. It still needs tweaking, but I'm almost there.
I've now become unstuck regarding the gallery. I've surfed this
support forum and have taught myself how to download a gallery.
I think I have it right: Gallery = Add a Category = Sub
Category. Parent Category is the Tudors. Title, name of subject
then the Gallery Icon url. Incidentally, I'm using my
photobucket account. Hope that is alright?
This is what it looks like:
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=gallery1.jpg
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=gallery1.jpg]Main<br
/>Category
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=Sub-groupgallery.jpg
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=Sub-groupgallery.jpg]then<br
/>sub category:
The object of this gallery is to enable members to pick an
avatar from the gallery if they so choose. However, the pics
I've already downloaded are not showing up in the
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=avatargallery.jpg
HTML http://s1049.photobucket.com/albums/s388/RMGallery/Queries/?action=view¤t=avatargallery.jpg]Avatar<br
/>Gallery. Why is that?
The object of the gallery is not to have members add to it.
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