Forums:
Blogs:
Forum Basics:
Step 1: Go to your forum (ex. username.madmooseforum.com)
and login using the username and password provided in your welcome
email. You are already listed as the Administrator. Once you login,
click on the "Go to Administration Panel" link found at the bottom
of each page.
Step 2: Open the General Admin/Configuration
page and verify your forum settings. You should enter a site title
and subtitle describing the nature of your site. You may also change
the site language and default theme. Your forum is currently set
with medium security. Each new member will need to activate their
membership before posting by responding to an email notice. You
may increase security by changing the "Enable account activation"
setting to "admin". after which, all new memberships will need to
be activated by you, the administrator. Setting this feature to
"none" or turning off the Visual Confirmation feature is NOT recommended
and will allow anyone including spambots to freely register and
post to your board.
Step 3: Next, you may setup your
categories and forums. Open the Forum Admin/Management page and
replace the test category and forum by deleting or editing them
with new titles. You may create one or several categories and fill
them with as many forums as you like. When you create a new forum,
write a detailed description and assign it to a category. Go to
the main page and test your forum by posting a welcoming message
to your members. You may further customize each forum's permissions
(Forum Admin/Permissions). We DO NOT recommend setting any forum
permission to "Public" as this will allow anonymous guests to post
without registering.
Step 4: You are now ready to post
threads and manage the threads of your members. No additional options
need be changed unless you understand the nature of the option.
Feel free to experiment with the settings, but edit the advanced
configurations with care. If you run into trouble, don't worry...
our techs are happy to help out.
Step 5: Experienced administrators
may continue configuration by setting up forum moderators, group
permissions or creating new color themes. Instructions can be found
in each admin section and in the manuals linked above.
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Blog Basics:
Step 1: Begin by accessing your control
panel login page (ex. username.madmooseblog.com/wp-login.php) and
enter the username and password provided in your account verification
email. Your weblog is pre-configured so you are ready to start posting
as soon as you login.
Step 2: To post an entry, login to
the control panel and click on the "Write" link. On the
resulting page, type in the title and body of your message. Click
the "Publish" button to post the new entry to your weblog.
That's it! You've posted your first blog entry. Click the "View
site" link at the page top to view your updated blog.
Step 3: To fine tune your blog settings,
go to the "Options" page to enter a website title and
subtitle, customize your user profile or setup comment restrictions
etc.
Changing the theme: You may continue
customizing your blog by choosing a theme. Go to the "Presentation"
page and click on any of the pre-installed theme links. Click the
"View site" link at the page top to view your updated
blog.
Links to detailed instructions are located on the Dashboard page
of your control panel. If you have additional questions not answered
here or in your control panel, please contact
us.
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