Note - This topic has been updated to reflect changes in vB 5.3.0. This document may get edited frequently so please check back every so often if you are interested in tips and tricks.
This thread will be used to share some interesting tips and ticks with the community. It will be maintained by support staff so if you have found a neat trick please post it in its own topic and we'll copy or link to it. I just want to keep this topic clear of off-topic chatter.
Tips
After creating your vBCloud account I suggest you do the following-
Tricks
More will be coming. Enjoy!
This thread will be used to share some interesting tips and ticks with the community. It will be maintained by support staff so if you have found a neat trick please post it in its own topic and we'll copy or link to it. I just want to keep this topic clear of off-topic chatter.
Tips
After creating your vBCloud account I suggest you do the following-
- Go to your Admin CP -> Settings -> Options -> Site Name / URL / Contact Details. Be sure you enter a name for your forum as this will be used in welcome emails sent to new users. Also check out the other settings on the page, you may have interest in later.
- Set your timezone (the timezone for your Administrator account.) When creating your account the timezone is not set so you get the default Western Europe timezone. In the front end (your forum) click on the drop down menu by your username on the top right of the page, choose User Settings. Click on the "Account" tab and scroll down to Time Zone settings and set your timezone. This will make sure the times are correct when you are logged in. You can also check other settings under the Account and Profile tabs you may want to edit.
- Set the default timezone for your entire forum. (While each user can have a custom timezone the forum timezone is used for guests so choose a timezone most of your visitors will likely be in) In Admin CP -> Settings -> Options -> Date and Time Options you can set the default timezone. Also check out the other settings here if there is more you wish to customize.
- If you want larger and more detailed image attachments - Adjust the maximum dimensions and file sizes for attached files and images. Go to the Admin CP -> Attachments _> Attachment Manager. You should edit each of the Image file types (JPG, GIF, and PNG) and increase the max height and width to larger values. I suggest 2048 for each I also suggest increasing the max file size. 2MB would equal 2097152 bytes which is a decent value in my opinion. This is also a good time to add extensions for any other file types you want to allow uploading of.
Tricks
- Although you don't have FTP access you can upload custom images in the Admin CP using the vBCloud File Manager -> Manage Files page. The purpose of this is to allow you to upload images you can use in CSS and Style Variables to customize the look of your site.
- You can also use this option to upload a custom favicon (this is the small image that appears next to the website URL in most web browsers.) By default this is a vBulletin logo. A favicon file should be a small 16x16 or 32x32 pixel PNG image. It must be either 8 bit (256 colors) or 24 bit of color depth. Upload the image and then copy the URL to the image and paste in the facivon Style Variable. The favicon Style Variable is accessible in Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> Style Variable Editor (for your style) -> search for favicon. Highlight the favicon style variable and on the right side of the page paste in the full URL to the png image you uploaded. Now this will be the favicon on the front end pages of your site. (Note- Admin CP pages will continue to have the default vBulletin favicon, these cannot be changed.) For more details on changing the favicon click here.
More will be coming. Enjoy!
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