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##Introduction
This is actually not a guide, but I bring here some ideas and "how-to" for your forum.
This is the example for the Portal of the forum (can be used as main website for the server):
or the main forum categories:
As you can see this is a short domain for the real forum URL:
[Some of you might ask how did I connect the domain to the real url, well continue reading the guide
]
##Create a Forum
First register a new forum at
It doesn't matter whats the name of the forum, it can be "sgwg" or "SgwgMu", the idea is to create the forum, you will be able to change the name lateron (even the domain!!).
After you created your forum, get into your forum through the link InvisionFree provided for you.
Example for the InvisionFree domain: s4.invisionfree.com/Fraps
##Modify By Your Needs
After you logged on the forum with your user-name and password, you will see "Admin CP" option next to your nick name (yeah, in your forum!).
Next thing to do it to get into General Configuration under System Settings category and tick/untick those options:
Then go to Security & Privacy and tick/untick those options:
Then go to Topics Posts & Polls and modify it like this:
Of course those options are recommended by ME so you can modify it how ever you want!
## Adding Forum Sections [such as downloads, forum help etc]
Go to New Category under Forum Control category and create a category named "General"
Create more as you wish, like "Guild" and "General Discussions" etc
Go to New Forum and create under the "General" category a forum named "Server News" "Downloads" "Server Help" etc etc....
Don't forget in the new forum options to add permissions to start/reply/read/upload for any user groups [If you don't want to mess with it just click the + button in the Admin line and Member line].
## Adding a Skin
You can find many skins at -
Q: I found a skin, how to add?
A: Under "Skinning & Styles" category choose the third option "Manage Style Sheets" and copy the CSS code of the skin. Also every skin is provided with footer/header and etc codes, past them to first option under "Skinning & Sheets" to "Board Wrappers".
## Adding a Shoutbox
[ You got a preview at the example forum
Create a topic, at any place in your forum, and see what is the topic number at the Address Bar [write anything in this topic, it will be the first post of your shoutbox!!]. Example:
OK. So we can see this topic number is "1" so remember it. than go to the forum section it is posted at. Example:
Fine, so the topic number is "1" and the forum number is "13", remember those numbers.
Now go to "Board Wrappers" under "Skinning and Style" categoryand past this code to the JavaScript field:
And replace the topic number & forum number at the highlighted places like up there ^^
Now copy this code to the Footer field:
[Recommended in a new line!]
And at "Header & Body" past this line under <% NAVIGATION %> so it will look like this:
Go to your main page and there you got your shoutbox!!!
## Adding a "no-ip" domain
Well, it sounds easy to make, but I guess you understand it wrong. check my example forum and see what I mean, it's like the forum is hosted on "No-Ip" domains, but it is not. [Damn I was so happy when I found it out, and I still don't understand how it works!!].
First make yourself a no-ip domain at
After you created yourself a no-ip domain, choose DSN .
Q: Which IP to write?
A: go to start-> cmd -> and write "ping zX.invisionfree.com" X= the invisionfree server [ can be z1,z2,z3,z4,z5 etc ] and the IP will appear. Copy it into the required IP in the no-ip domain registration.
Now I guess you'll try to get into your forum by this no-ip address. But it doesn't work! why? because the guide is not done yet!
In the Admin-CP on your forum go to "Domain Manager" under "InvisionFree NEtwork" category and put your no-ip domain in the lowest field [example: lordmu.no-ip.com] and click Submit. After few seconds the page will refresh and then choose from the list your domain name [example: lordmu.no-ip.com] and click the "Set Primary Domain" .
You are done making a perfect short domain for your forum!
Try to log-in from your no-ip URL address.
##News Bar - Coming Soon
##Portal Editing - Will Be Continued...
Portal looks like a website + news updating directly from the forum.
Example:
The nav bar has lots of options, also options YOU will decide to have.
Guide Continuation Soon.....
Credits:
Fraps
BlackRose [for shoutbox]
This is actually not a guide, but I bring here some ideas and "how-to" for your forum.
This is the example for the Portal of the forum (can be used as main website for the server):
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
or the main forum categories:
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
As you can see this is a short domain for the real forum URL:
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
[Some of you might ask how did I connect the domain to the real url, well continue reading the guide
]##Create a Forum
First register a new forum at
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
.It doesn't matter whats the name of the forum, it can be "sgwg" or "SgwgMu", the idea is to create the forum, you will be able to change the name lateron (even the domain!!).
After you created your forum, get into your forum through the link InvisionFree provided for you.
Example for the InvisionFree domain: s4.invisionfree.com/Fraps
##Modify By Your Needs
After you logged on the forum with your user-name and password, you will see "Admin CP" option next to your nick name (yeah, in your forum!).
Next thing to do it to get into General Configuration under System Settings category and tick/untick those options:
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
Then go to Security & Privacy and tick/untick those options:
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
Then go to Topics Posts & Polls and modify it like this:
Code:
Number of topics per forum page [COLOR="Red"]25[/COLOR]
Number of posts needed to make a 'hot topic'? [COLOR="Red"]25[/COLOR]
Stop shouting in topic titles? [COLOR="Red"]Yes[/COLOR]
Remove excess exclamation/question marks in topic titles? [COLOR="Red"]Yes[/COLOR]Of course those options are recommended by ME so you can modify it how ever you want!
## Adding Forum Sections [such as downloads, forum help etc]
Go to New Category under Forum Control category and create a category named "General"
Create more as you wish, like "Guild" and "General Discussions" etc
Go to New Forum and create under the "General" category a forum named "Server News" "Downloads" "Server Help" etc etc....
Don't forget in the new forum options to add permissions to start/reply/read/upload for any user groups [If you don't want to mess with it just click the + button in the Admin line and Member line].
## Adding a Skin
You can find many skins at -
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
Q: I found a skin, how to add?
A: Under "Skinning & Styles" category choose the third option "Manage Style Sheets" and copy the CSS code of the skin. Also every skin is provided with footer/header and etc codes, past them to first option under "Skinning & Sheets" to "Board Wrappers".
## Adding a Shoutbox
[ You got a preview at the example forum
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
]Create a topic, at any place in your forum, and see what is the topic number at the Address Bar [write anything in this topic, it will be the first post of your shoutbox!!]. Example:
Code:
http://z6.invisionfree.com/Katherina/index.php?[COLOR="Red"]showtopic=1[/COLOR]
Code:
http://z6.invisionfree.com/Katherina/index.php?[COLOR="Red"]showforum=13[/COLOR]Now go to "Board Wrappers" under "Skinning and Style" categoryand past this code to the JavaScript field:
Code:
<style type="text/css">#shoutcontent { width: 100%; height: 150px; overflow: auto; }
.smallpost { font-size: 10px; font-family: Verdana; }</style>
<script language="JavaScript">
var shoutboxfid = '[COLOR="Red"]THE FORUM NUMBER HERE[/COLOR]';
var shoutboxtid = '[COLOR="Red"]THE TOPIC NUMBER HERE[/COLOR]';
var guestshouts = 0;
var viewlink = 0;
</script><script language="JavaScript" src="http://209.85.48.10/6539/182/upload/p60304.ibf"></script>Now copy this code to the Footer field:
Code:
<script language="JavaScript" name="IPB Shoutbox 2.0: Build-E" src="http://209.85.48.10/6539/182/upload/p3831679.ibf"></script>And at "Header & Body" past this line under <% NAVIGATION %> so it will look like this:
Code:
<% NAVIGATION %>
<div id="shoutbox"></div>Go to your main page and there you got your shoutbox!!!
## Adding a "no-ip" domain
Well, it sounds easy to make, but I guess you understand it wrong. check my example forum and see what I mean, it's like the forum is hosted on "No-Ip" domains, but it is not. [Damn I was so happy when I found it out, and I still don't understand how it works!!].
First make yourself a no-ip domain at
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
. I chosed muforum.hopto.org .After you created yourself a no-ip domain, choose DSN .
Q: Which IP to write?
A: go to start-> cmd -> and write "ping zX.invisionfree.com" X= the invisionfree server [ can be z1,z2,z3,z4,z5 etc ] and the IP will appear. Copy it into the required IP in the no-ip domain registration.
Now I guess you'll try to get into your forum by this no-ip address. But it doesn't work! why? because the guide is not done yet!
In the Admin-CP on your forum go to "Domain Manager" under "InvisionFree NEtwork" category and put your no-ip domain in the lowest field [example: lordmu.no-ip.com] and click Submit. After few seconds the page will refresh and then choose from the list your domain name [example: lordmu.no-ip.com] and click the "Set Primary Domain" .
You are done making a perfect short domain for your forum!
Try to log-in from your no-ip URL address.
##News Bar - Coming Soon
##Portal Editing - Will Be Continued...
Portal looks like a website + news updating directly from the forum.
Example:
To view the content, you need to sign in or register
The nav bar has lots of options, also options YOU will decide to have.
Guide Continuation Soon.....
Credits:
Fraps
BlackRose [for shoutbox]
