Apps-Software

This tutorial will show you how to send private messages in SMF. 1) Go to My Messages. 2) Click New Message. 3) Type in the recipient’s username. 4) Enter a…

SMF lets you attach a poll to an existing topic or a new one. Let’s see how to do that now. 1) Browse to any board. 2) Click Post New…

This tutorial will show you how to reply to an existing topic in SMF. 1) Browse to any topic. 2) Click Reply. You can change the subject if you like.…

To moderate a topic, you must have moderator or administrator priviledges. 1) Browse to any post. The moderator options are down here at the bottom of the page. 2) Let’s…

Let’s learn how to create a new topic in SMF. 1) Browse to any board. 2) Click New Topic. 3) Type a Subject. 4) Enter your content here. 5) You…

This tutorial will show you how to backup a database in SMF Keeping a backup of your database is important in case something happens to your forum or the server…

Occasionally, you may need to restrict some users from being able to access your forum. You can do this using the Ban List feature. 1) Go to Admin. 2) Click…

Permissions give different levels of access depending on which group the member is assigned to. 1) Click Admin. 2) Go to Permissions. Here is a list of all the membergroups…

This tutorial will show you how to add membergroups in SMF Membergroups can be assigned by an admin or rely on the number of posts a member has made. Let’s…

This tutorial will show you how to change member registration settings in SMF 1) Go to Admin. 2) Click Registration. The first tab lets you register a new member, which…

If you have your forum set to closed registration, you, as the admin, will need to register new members manually. 1) Go to the Admin panel. 2) Click Registration. 3)…

This tutorial will show you how to manage members in SMF It’s important to know how to manage members in case you need to make changes to any of their…