Technical Support

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Message Boards

This FAQ is aimed at site administrators to help them configure and use the message boards. For more specific information or general user information, refer to Control Panel Help or Message Board Help.

1. How can I create new message boards?
2. How can I display my message boards on my website?
3. How can I change the colors used in my message boards to match my website?
4. How can I purge old messages?
5. How can I add an image to the top of my message boards?
6. How can I add a URL link to my message boards to link back to my website?
7. How can I change the header and description text at the top of my message boards?
8. How can I specify the names and limits for the ranking system?
9. How can I set the number of topics to display per page?
10. How can I require users to log in before viewing my message boards?
11. How can I require users to log in before posting to my message boards?
12. How can I have all posts to my message boards emailed to me?
13. How can I censor profanity in my message boards?
14. How can I specify the default view for messages?
15. How can I allow users to delete threads?
16. How can I require all messages to be approved before they are visible to my users?
17. How can I designate users to act as moderators for my message boards?

To create new message boards, log into your Control Panel and go to the Services / Message Boards / Maintenance page.

To include your message boards on your website, add a URL link (i.e. <a href='UrlToYourMessageBoards'>Message Boards</a>) to a page on your website and set the "href" parameter to the URL of your message boards. To find out the URL of your message boards, log into your Control Panel and go to the Services / Message Board / Options page.

To change the colors used in your message boards to match your website, log into your Control Panel and go to the General / Appearance page.

To purge old messages, log into your Control Panel and go to the Services / Message Boards / Purge page.

To add an image to the top of your message board index, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and enter the URL to your image into the Header Image field.

To add an image to the top of a specific message board, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Maintenance page, edit the particular message board, and enter the URL to your image into the Header Image field.

To add a URL link to your message board index, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and enter the URL to link to into the Header Link field.

To add a URL link to a specific message board, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Maintenance page, edit the particular message board, and enter the URL to link to into the Header Link field.

To change the header and description text at the top of your message board index, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and edit the Title and Description fields.

To change the header and description text at the top of a message board, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Maintenance page, edit the particular message board, and edit the Title and Description fields.

To specify the names and limits for the ranking system, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and edit the various Rank X Name and Rank X Minimum fields.

To set the number of topics to display per page, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and select the preferred value from the the Entries Per Page drop down list.

To require users to log in before they can view your message boards, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and check the Login Required box.

To require users to log in before they can post to your message boards, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and check the Login To Post box.

To have all posts to your message boards emailed to you, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and check the Email Posts box.

To censor profanity in posts to your message boards, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and check the Censor box.

To specify the default view for messages, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and check or uncheck the Use Tree View box.

To allow users to delete threads, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and check the Delete Threads box.

To require all messages to be approved before they are visible to your users, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Message Boards / Options page and check the Require Approval box.

To designate users to act as moderators for your message boards, log into your Control Panel, go to the Users / Maintenance page and edit the user you would like to designate. On the Permissions page of the User Profile, select Moderator for Message Boards.