Help Guide Articles Index

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LINKED INDEX TO COMMON SUPPORT QUESTIONS
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This is a comprehensive linked index to the ProBoards Help Guide posts for the boards: Admins and Moderators, Users and Members, and Support FAQs.


If you're new to ProBoards or the v5 software, there are a few different resources available that can help you get an understanding of the features available to your forum and how they are used. Check out the official Help Guide as this will give you a breakdown of nearly every area of your forum.

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The index is broken down in to the following categories. Scroll down this thread to peruse the categories & links or click on a category to jump to that section.

•Getting Started
•Account Management/Registration/Login
•Account Upgrades
•Avatars
•Bookmarks
•Calendar
•Forum Basics - Setting Up Your Forum
•Forum Management
•Members - Managing & Connecting With Others
•Plugins
•Posts
•Profile Management
•Search
•Security
•Social Media
•Themes
•Threads
•URL/Domain Name

[ProBoards Help Guide]

GETTING STARTED / MISCELLANEOUS

Glossary of Common Forum Terms and Acronyms/Abbreviations Forum Keyboard Shortcuts Keeping A Happy Forum External Resources (Graphics, Fonts, Coding) Understanding SEO

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ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT / REGISTRATION / LOGIN

Understanding the v5 Global Account System Understanding your ProBoards Forum Dashboard Registering a Forum Account Haven't Received Activation Email My Forum Registration Says I Need to be Approved Logging Into a Forum Switching Between Multiple Forum Accounts Forum Admin Account Transfers Forum Admin Account Succession Deleting Your Forum Account Managing Membership - Registration Options Saving a Backup of Your Posts and PM's

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ACCOUNT UPGRADES

Managing My Subscriptions Managing File Storage Managing Attachments Understanding and Managing Ad-Free Disabling the Hosted By Text for Ad-Free Using your Own Domain Name with your Forum Custom Domain - Still Directed to old PB URL After Login

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AVATARS

Linking or Uploading an Avatar Image Adding Default Avatars Changing Avatar Size and Mini-Profile Width

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BOOKMARKS

Using Bookmarks

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CALENDAR

Using the v5 Calendar

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FORUM BASICS - Setting Up Your Forum

Glossary of Common Forum Terms and Acronyms/Abbreviations Forum - Not Loading Properly - Can't Access Admin Area Ad-Free - Disabling the Hosted By Text Avatar - Adding Default Avatars Avatar - Changing Size and Mini-Profile Width Categories and Boards - Creating and Managing Censoring Words Colors & Theme Creator - Using Colors and CSS - Adjusting Content Visibility and Participation Guide Custom Pages - Creating Custom Pages - Adding Widgets Custom Pages - Making it the Forum's Homepage Establshing Your Forum Staff Favicon (logo in the address bar) - Adding Your Own Forum - Adjusting the Layout Template Forum - Adjusting the Font Size Forum - Adjusting the Width Forum - Changing the Title Forum - Editing the Headers and Footers Forum - Managing Themes Google Webfonts - Using and Making Visible for Members Guests - Controlling Forum Access Labels - Creating and Applying Language - Changing your Forum's Language Large Images - Setting the Maximum Display Size Library - Browsing Library - Installing Items Library - Rating and Reporting Items Like System - Enabling/Disabling Members- Modifying Group Powers Members - Preventing the Use of Certain Names Membership - Registration Options Navigation Menu - Modifying and Reordering Navigation Menu - Adding a Button to the Top of Your Forum News Feed - Enabling and Modifying Plugins - Adjusting the Settings Plugins - Adjusting the Permissions Plugins - Enabling/Disabling Plugins - Reordering PM Restriction Based on Post Count Quick Reply Box - Enabling/Disabling Registration - Disabling Registration - Restricting for a Staff Member's Approval Secure Login Page - Changing the Colors Shoutbox - Managing Shoutbox - Visible Only to Registered Members Not Guests Threads and Posts Per Page - Adjusting the Amount Understanding Board Permissions Warning System - Enable/Disable

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FORUM MANAGEMENT

Ad-Free - Disabling the Hosted By Text Add-ons: Understanding and Managing Ad-Free Add-ons: Managing Attachments Add-ons: Managing File Storage Add-ons: Managing My Subscriptions Deleting Posts, Threads, and PMs in Mass Emailing Forum Members Forum - Changing the Title Guests - Controlling Forum Access Guests - Who Are They? Large Images - Setting the Maximum Display Size Maintenance Mode - Enable/Disable Members - Approving or Denying New Accounts Members - Adding and Adjusting Member Ranks Members - Adding Members to Groups Members - Banning/Unbanning Members - Creating and Managing Groups Members - Modifying Group Powers Members - Preventing the Use of Certain Names Membership - Restrict vs Disable PM Restriction Based on Post Count Preventing Forum Content Deletion Report Posts - Reviewing Security Log - Reviewing Shoutbox - Visible Only to Members Not Guests Thread - Bumping to the Top of the Board Listing Thread - How to Lock Thread - Making an Announcement Thread - Making it Fall Thread - Sticking to the Top of the Board Listing Thread or Post - How to Delete Thread or Post - How to Move Transfer Forum Ownership to Another Member URL - Changing the Forum URL

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MEMBERS - Managing & Connecting With Others

Accessing a Member's Profile Approving or Denying New Member Accounts Banning or Unbanning a Member Banning - Understanding Bans Deleting Posts, Threads, and PMs in Mass Emailing Forum Members Giving a Gift - Forum Badges Guests - Controlling Forum Access Guests - Who Are They? Member Groups - Adding a Forum Member Member Groups - Creating and Managing Member Groups- Accessing from the Profile Member Groups - Choosing Which Group to Display on Your Account Member Groups - Modifying Powers Member Ranks - Adding and Adjusting Members Page - Reordering Members Page - Searching and Filtering Membership - Restrict vs Disable PM Restriction Based on Post Count Preventing the Use of Certain Names Registration - Disabling Registration - Restricting for a Staff Member's Approval Tagging Members - How To Viewing a Member's Activity Viewing a Member's Profile and Status Updates Viewing Activity of Members you Follow Viewing your Friends Warning System - Enable/Disable

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PLUGINS

Library - Browsing Library - Installing Items Library - Rating and Reporting Items Plugins - Adjusting the Settings Plugins - Adjusting the Permissions Plugins - Enabling/Disabling Plugins - Reordering

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POSTS

Attachments - How to Add BBCode - How to Use Deleting Posts, Threads, and PMs in Mass Google Drive™ Embed - How to Use Images - Inserting into Posts Keyboard Shortcuts Large Images - Setting the Maximum Display Size Like System - Enabling/Disabling Like/Unlike a Post Linking Directly to a Post Modifying and Deleting your Posts Notifications - When Someone has Liked your Post Participated Button - Enable/Disable Post or Thread - How to Delete Post or Thread - How to Move Post Drafts - Enable/Disable Post Editor - Choosing your Default Post (or Signature) - Adding a Linkable Image Post (or Signature) - Adding Word Links Posts and Threads per Page - Adjusting the Amount Quick Reply Box - Enabling/Disabling Quoting Posts in a Thread Replying to an Existing Post/Thread Reporting a Post to Staff Search - By Date and Time Search - Content Made by Specific Members Search - Finding a Specific Post or Thread Search - Results as Posts or Threads Search - Using Keywords Signature - Adding to your Posts Signatures - Hiding Other Members' Signature Smiley Images - Disable from Displaying in Posts Styling your Posts Tagging Members - How To Timestamp Formatting - How to Change Videos - How to Embed into Posts

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PROFILE MANAGEMENT

Avatar - Linking or Uploading an Image Avatar - Using the Avatar Maker to Create One Birthday - Hiding your Birthday and Age Blocking Specific Members from Interacting with you Modifying your Bookmark Notification Options Deleting your Forum Account Display Name - How to Change Forum Activity - Setting the Sharing Level Gender - Setting and Displaying Gender - Showing/Hiding Giving a Gift - Forum Badges Linking your Personal Website to your Profile Location - Displaying in your Profile Member Groups - Accessing from the Profile Member Groups - Choosing Which to Display on your Account Notifications - Managing your Settings Notifications - Viewing Current and Past Notifications Notifications - When Someone has Liked your Post Online Status - Visible/Invisible Participated Button - Enable/Disable Personal Notes - How to Add Posts - Adding a Signature Posts - Choosing your Default Editor Posts - Drafts: Enable/Disable Signature (or Post) - Adding a Linkable Image Signature (or Posts) - Adding Word Links Signatures - Hiding Other Members' Signature Smiley Images - Disable from Displaying in Posts Social Networking and IM - Adding Links to your Profile Theme - How to Change Timestamp Formatting - How to Change Viewing your Friends

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SEARCH

Displaying Results as Posts or Threads Finding a Specific Post or Thread Finding Content By Date and Time Finding Content Made by Specific Members Finding Content Using Keywords Members Page - Reordering Members Page - Searching and Filtering

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SECURITY

Your ProBoards Global Account Approving or Denying New Member Accounts Banning or Unbanning a Member Birthday - Hiding your Birthday and Age Blocking Specific Members from Interacting with you Censoring Words Deleting your Forum Account Forum Activity - Setting the Sharing Level Gender - Showing/Hiding Guests - Who Are They? Maintenance Mode - Enable/Disable Membership - Restrict vs Disable Online Status - Visible/Invisible PM Restriction Based on Post Count Preventing Forum Content Deletion Reported Posts - Reviewing Reporting a Post to Staff Saving a Backup of Your Posts and PM's Security Log - How to Review Warning System - Enable/Disable Whitelist- How to Add PB to Your Email's Safe List

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