UBB.Threads7 - Gallery Forums 101
July 29, 2007
Introduced in UBB.Threads 7.2, Gallery Forums allow you to designate forums to allow users to post images which appear in a "photo gallery like" display, where there is a central image, and several secondary images for discussion.
Setting Up
A gallery forum is just like any other forum, only it's designated as a photo gallery, it can be in a subforum, or even BE a subforum itself You can have "Sub-Galleries" if you like as well.
To setup a Gallery Forum:
1. Go to the "Gallery Settings" …
Setting Up
A gallery forum is just like any other forum, only it's designated as a photo gallery, it can be in a subforum, or even BE a subforum itself You can have "Sub-Galleries" if you like as well.
To setup a Gallery Forum:
1. Go to the "Gallery Settings" …
Documenting Un-Documented BBCode
July 20, 2007
Well, I know this says it's documenting undocumented bbcode, but I figure I'll just do a basic "what is" on each one and some basic syntax.
Be sure that you "nest" your bbcode properly; an example:
GOOD:
This will have multiple elements.
BAD:
This will have multiple elements.
You need to terminate the tag as it is called, in the closest order.
Lists - Allows you to create a list, each level of a list will have a bullet which you can change on each list by defining the list tag as …
Be sure that you "nest" your bbcode properly; an example:
GOOD:
This will have multiple elements.
BAD:
This will have multiple elements.
You need to terminate the tag as it is called, in the closest order.
Lists - Allows you to create a list, each level of a list will have a bullet which you can change on each list by defining the list tag as …
How do I backup my forums?
July 14, 2007
The recommended method is listed below; this is not the only method but it's what tends to go the fastest (especially with larger forums). We only recommend using the built in "backup database" tool as a last resort as it'll take forever to run on even a moderately small forum.
Please Note: MySQL File Creation times, Compression Times, Extraction Times, and Download Times will vary based on Server Resources, Database and Archive size, and Internet Connection Speed.
MySQL Backup in Unix or…
Please Note: MySQL File Creation times, Compression Times, Extraction Times, and Download Times will vary based on Server Resources, Database and Archive size, and Internet Connection Speed.
MySQL Backup in Unix or…
How do I configure Avitars for my forum?
July 11, 2007
Navigate to the Avatars Configuration (CP -> Membership -> Profile Settings -> Avatars Tab) and select the options you wish to have enabled:
[*]Allow Remote Avatars? - Do you want users to be able to link to avatars from "off-site" locations (their own site, other peoples sites, free image hosts, etc)?
[*]Allow Stock Avatars? - Do you want users to be able to utilize the "pre-installed" avatars on your server (Generally located in image/avatars/)?
[*]Allow Uploaded Avatars? Do you want user…
[*]Allow Remote Avatars? - Do you want users to be able to link to avatars from "off-site" locations (their own site, other peoples sites, free image hosts, etc)?
[*]Allow Stock Avatars? - Do you want users to be able to utilize the "pre-installed" avatars on your server (Generally located in image/avatars/)?
[*]Allow Uploaded Avatars? Do you want user…
How do I stop leachers from linking my content?
July 1, 2007
One quick and easy trick in Apache to block users from leaching your images (or other files) from your web space is with mod_rewrite; the rule I'm going to share with you today will block image leachers and file leachers from raiding your bandwidth.
Each site you wish to add will have its own line, and will be prefixed by "RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !"
Blocking Image Hotlinkers .htaccess entry:
# Start UGN Specific Hosts #
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !38.99.95.240 [NC]
RewriteCond %{HT…
Each site you wish to add will have its own line, and will be prefixed by "RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !"
Blocking Image Hotlinkers .htaccess entry:
# Start UGN Specific Hosts #
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !38.99.95.240 [NC]
RewriteCond %{HT…
How do I customize my moderator permissions?
June 30, 2007
The Control Panel in 7.x has an option in the Moderator Settings (CP -> Moderator Settings -> Moderator Permissions) which allows you to customize your moderator permissions on a user by user basis.
The available options are as follows:
Is Moderator (are they a moderator?)
Moderated Forums (how many forums do they moderate? (this is a set field and is not an option as it tallies the forums they're set to moderate))
Lock Topics (Can they lock topics?)
Move Topics (Can they move posts to ot…
The available options are as follows:
Is Moderator (are they a moderator?)
Moderated Forums (how many forums do they moderate? (this is a set field and is not an option as it tallies the forums they're set to moderate))
Lock Topics (Can they lock topics?)
Move Topics (Can they move posts to ot…
This is quite simple to do in Apache with your .htaccess file (if you don't have a .htaccess file in your web root, you can add one).
The following is what I use on my site to accomplish this:
# Allow Re-Writing
RewriteEngine on
# Redirect non-www URLs to WWW
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^site.tld$
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.site.tld/$1 [QSA,L,R=301]
Simply replace "site.tld" with your domain on the two lines that it's mentioned, insert into your .htaccess file, and upload to your s…
The following is what I use on my site to accomplish this:
# Allow Re-Writing
RewriteEngine on
# Redirect non-www URLs to WWW
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^site.tld$
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.site.tld/$1 [QSA,L,R=301]
Simply replace "site.tld" with your domain on the two lines that it's mentioned, insert into your .htaccess file, and upload to your s…
Search Engine's seem to get "stuck" on my site...
June 22, 2007
There are various places in which search engines can get stuck, such as the calendar (as it increases indefinitely); there are some robots.txt entries that you can add such as:
robots.txt
User-agent: *
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=calendar
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/calendar
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/calendar.html
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showday
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showday
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showday.html
Disallow: …
robots.txt
User-agent: *
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=calendar
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/calendar
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/calendar.html
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showday
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showday
Disallow: /forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showday.html
Disallow: …
How do I BLOCK search engines?
June 22, 2007
Well, there are several options if you're in the boat that you want to block Search Engines from crawling your forums all together.
A good "first step" is to disable SE Friendly URLs, myself I don't like doing this, it's much easier on the eyes and the urls look ugly.
Please note however that this will NOT block search engines, it'll simply make it more difficult for them to crawl your content; so it's not an end-all be-all suggestion.
If the Search Engine respects robots.txt standards,…
A good "first step" is to disable SE Friendly URLs, myself I don't like doing this, it's much easier on the eyes and the urls look ugly.
Please note however that this will NOT block search engines, it'll simply make it more difficult for them to crawl your content; so it's not an end-all be-all suggestion.
If the Search Engine respects robots.txt standards,…
This issue is caused when the referrer variable in your browser is blocked and unable to be read by the UBB software; this is an issue with a security application on your computer; it can be several things, including:
1. Internet Security Suites, such as Norton Internet Security.
2. Firewalls, such as Zone Alarm
3. Virus Scanners
4. You may be posting from a site which is not in your "allowed sites" list (multiple domains, viewing from a non-www variant of your forum, etc); you can…
1. Internet Security Suites, such as Norton Internet Security.
2. Firewalls, such as Zone Alarm
3. Virus Scanners
4. You may be posting from a site which is not in your "allowed sites" list (multiple domains, viewing from a non-www variant of your forum, etc); you can…