Help me....

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

Thank you very much Very Happy

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

Sorry for bugging you guys so much....but how do I make user groups and make the group appear under the people's names? Also how do I admin someone?

Again sorry for all the dumb questions

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

To admin someone: go into the user's permissions and there's a selection box to make them admin.

To make groups: go into "Group Admin" --> "Management".

Ranks: you can't make the group name show up under the username, but you can create "ranks": "User Admin" --> "Ranks". To assign a rank to someone follow same procedure as for changing username but scroll down the page to a rank selection box.

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

Yeah...this totally helped.

One more thing then I swear I'll leave you in peace (for a while anyway Very Happy

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Quick reply....can someone tell me how to do it...I have the mod but I don't know what to do with it.

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Unless you have FTP access to the server which hosts the board you won't be able to install it. Do you?

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

its on phpbbhost.org....so I'm guessing yes.

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Installing a MOD involves editing phpBB's PHP files to add functionality to the board. Do you feel up to that?

Also do you know how to edit files (HTML, PHP, whatever) and upload them to phpBBHost?

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

Nope.....I don't know how to edit any of that. But if I'm told what to do it won't be a problem. I'll just follow instructions, besides thats the only one I want to install.

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

One more question for now....how do you get pips under a person's name?

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Find a simple text editor which you can use to open PHP files. Notepad will do if you're on Windows. Make sure that you know how to open PHP files with Notepad if that's what you're using (download all the phpBB files from phpBBHost via an FTP client and open them as a test).

As to the pips, you'll have to upload the images you want to use via FTP, and then add them via the "Ranks" page under "User Admin".

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

Thanks...I just linked to off site ones.

One more stupid question. I can't figure out how to put people into user groups....how do I do it?

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Click "User Groups" on the menu at the top of each forum page. Then select the appropriate group and add the users via the page that comes up (textbox at the bottom of the page).

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

OK...got it.

I have a problem with my signature...it won't show up at all. I have turned it on but it still won't show.

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

There's an option in your profile: "Always attach my signature:" however it's not retroactive. You have to edit previous posts to add your signature to them.

Junior WebHelper Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 18

Oh...thats why then.

Thanks