Configuration

  • Log in as admin (with the access data you specified on the installation; the login link is on the top right of the forum main page).
  • After the login a link "Admin" should appear. Click on this link to access the admin area.
  • Click on "Forum settings". A form with the most important configuration settings appears.
  • After editing the settings click on the "OK - Save settings" button below.

Advanced settings

Below the settings form there's a link "Advanced settings". Following this link you get a form where you can change the values of all setting variables:

access_for_users_only
whether only registered users have access to the forum (1) or not (0)
akismet_entry_check
check forum entries for spam with akismet (1=on/0=off, only if akismet_key is set)
akismet_key
key for the akismet service (Wordpress API Key)
akismet_mail_check
check email messages for spam with akismet (1=on/0=off, only if akismet_key is set)
auto_delete_spam
number of hours after spam should be deleted automatically (only if akismet_key is set, 0=disabled)
auto_lock
number of replies after a thread will be locked automatically (0=disabled)
autolink
whether URLs sould be replaced by links (1) or not (0)
autologin
automatic log in possible? (1=enabled/0=disabled)
avatar_max_filesize
maximum filesize of avatar images in kb
avatar_max_height
maximum avatar height in px
avatar_max_width
maximum avatar width in px
avatars
Avatars enabled for postings and profiles (2), only for profiles (1) or disabled (0)
bad_behavior
Bad-Behavior spam protection (1=enabled/0=disabled)
bbcode
BB Codes (1=enabled/0=disabled)
bbcode_code
BB Code for code (1=enabled/0=disabled)
bbcode_color
BB Code for text color (1=enabled/0=disabled)
bbcode_img
BB Code for images (1=enabled/0=disabled)
bbcode_size
BB Code for text size (1=enabled/0=disabled)
captcha_email
CAPTCHA in contact form graphical (2), mathematical (1) or disabled (0)
captcha_posting
CAPTCHA in posting form graphical (2), mathematical (1) or disabled (0)
captcha_register
CAPTCHA in register form graphical (2), mathematical (1) or disabled (0)
count_users_online
Users online count period in minutes (0=disabled)
count_views
Views counter (1=enabled/0=disabled)
deep_reply
from which level (number) a reply is handeled as "deep reply" (affects the indentation)
default_email_contact
whether e-mail addresses of users are contactable (1) or not (0) by default
default_view
no function in current version
dont_reg_edit_by_admin
unnoticed edit of entries by admins (1=enabled/0=disabled)
dont_reg_edit_by_mod
unnoticed edit of entries by moderators (1=enabled/0=disabled)
edit_delay
number of minutes after a posting will be marked as edited when editing (only if show_if_edited is det to 1)
edit_max_time_period
maximum time period a posting can be edited
edit_min_time_period
minimum time period a posting can be edited even if got replies and user_edit_if_no_replies set to 1
email_maxlength
maximum length of email addresses
email_notification_unregistered
whether unregistered users can receive e-mail notifications (1) or not (2)
empty_postings_possible
whether postings without text are possible (1) or not (2)
entries_by_users_only
whether only registered users can post messages (1) or unregistered users, too (0)
flood_prevention_minutes
how many minutes an IP address is blocked from posting again (0=disabled)
fold_threads
whether the threads are folded (1) or not (0) by default
forum_address
URL of the forum
forum_description
a short description of the forum
forum_disabled_message
message displayed if the forum is disabled
forum_email
forum e-mail address
forum_enabled
whether the forum is enabled (1) or not (0)
home_linkaddress
URL of the home link
home_linkname
name of the home link (empty=disabled)
hp_maxlength
maximum number of characters of a homepage address
language_file
name of the language file
last_reply_link
no function in current version
latest_postings
how many latest postings should be displayed in a list on the index page (0=disabled)
location_maxlength
maximum number of characters in location name
location_word_maxlength
maximum length of a word in the location name
mail_parameter
sets additional_parameters for the php mail() function
min_pw_length
minimum number of characters in passwords
name_maxlength
maximum number of characters in user names
name_word_maxlength
maximum length of words
page_browse_range
range of the page browse navigation
page_browse_show_last
whether the last page should be displayed (1) or not (0) in the page browse navigation
profile_maxlength
maximum number of characters in profiels
quote_symbol
character used as quote symbol
register_mode
whether users can register themselves (0), themselves with admin/mod activation or registration only ba admins
remember_last_visit
remember_userdata
rss_feed
rss_feed_max_items
save_spam
search_results_per_page
session_prefix
show_if_edited
signature_maxlength
smilies
subject_maxlength
subject_word_maxlength
syntax_highlighter
tag_cloud
tag_cloud_day_period
tag_cloud_scale_max
tag_cloud_scale_min
temp_block_ip_after_repeated_failed_logins
template
terms_of_use_agreement
terms_of_use_url
text_maxlength
text_word_maxlength
threads_per_page
time_difference
upload_images
upload_max_img_height
upload_max_img_size
upload_max_img_width
user_area_public
user_edit
user_edit_if_no_replies
username_maxlength
users_per_page
version
very_deep_reply

Last modified: 26.07.2008, 23:24  

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