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_keyis 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_editedis 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_repliesset 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)
forum_readonly- readonly mode enabled (1) or disabled (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_parametersfor 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- set cookie with time of last visit to mark new postings (1=enabled/0=disabled)
remember_userdata- function to remember the user data by cookie (1=enabled/0=disabled)
rss_feed- RSS Feeds enabled (1) or disabled (0)
rss_feed_max_items- maximum number of items in RSS Feeds
save_spam- whether to save spam (marked as spam) (1) or not (0) if Akismet is enabled
search_results_per_page- number of search results per page
session_prefix- must be changed if there are several forum installations on the same domain
show_if_edited- show if a posting was edited
signature_maxlength- maximum number of characters allowed in the sugnature
smilies- Smilies (1=enabled/0=disabled)
subject_maxlength- maximum number of characters allowed in the subject
subject_word_maxlength- maximum number of characters of words in the subject
syntax_highlighter- syntax highlighter (1=enabled/0=disabled) (more info)
tags- tags (1=enabled/0=disabled)
tag_cloud- tag cloud (1=enabled/0=disabled)
tag_cloud_day_period- number of days relevant for the tag cloud
tag_cloud_scale_max- maximum word weight fpr the tag cloud
tag_cloud_scale_min- minimum word weight fpr the tag cloud
temp_block_ip_after_repeated_failed_logins- temporarily block an ip after repeated failed logins (1=enabled/0=disabled)
template- name of the template directory
terms_of_use_agreement- whether unregistered users have to agree to terms of use in order to post messages or register
terms_of_use_url- URL to the terms of use
text_maxlength- maximum number of characters in messages
text_word_maxlength- maximum number of characters of words in messages
threads_per_page- number of threads displayed per page
time_difference- difference between server and forum time in minutes
upload_images- image upload (0=disabled/1=enabled for mods and admins/2=enabled for registered users/3=enabled for all)
upload_max_img_height- maximum height of uploaded images in pixels
upload_max_img_size- maximum file size of uploaded images in kb
upload_max_img_width- maximum width of uploaded images in pixels
user_area_public- accessibility of the user area for all users (1) or for registered users only (0)
user_edit- editing own postings disabled (0), enabled for registered users (1), enabled for all users (2)
user_edit_if_no_replies- whether own postings can be edited only if there are no replies yet (1) or can be edited with replies (0)
username_maxlength- maximum number of characters in user names
users_per_page- number of users displayed per page
version- version of the forum installation
very_deep_reply- from which level (number) a reply is handeled as "very deep reply" (affects the indentation)