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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 13, 2010 13:53:37 GMT -5
WHo knows anything about setting up a PHPBB forums for my website?
Im not quite ready to launch some forums but I want to get the set up out of the way at least and I don't know anything about customizing this stuff.
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Post by Yvondith on Sept 13, 2010 15:22:50 GMT -5
I do. I can install for you if you'd like, or give you some tips on customization.
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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 13, 2010 19:54:01 GMT -5
well i have it installed, but its that ugly blue theme. I dont know how to install themes. www.officeninjacomics.com/forums is the link. also, can i remove the stupid phpbb logo on the top left? |
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Post by Yvondith on Sept 13, 2010 20:36:03 GMT -5
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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 13, 2010 22:29:32 GMT -5
Thanks, I will have to mess around with it. I just havnt had a lot of time, but now I want to get it out of the way.
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Post by Yvondith on Sept 14, 2010 0:49:59 GMT -5
I'd just browse the themes, and then read up on how to install it. If you find it too difficult, (which I doubt) you can either give me your FTP login info or whatever else I might need, and I will install it for you. I should be as simple as uploading files to your phpBB3 folder though. phpBB is the leading free forum software, and has been for years. So, there are TONS of resources for it. If I wasn't so attached to the simplicity of Proboards I'd consider switching to phpBB again. But alas, free and simple is a good thing, and it suits our needs perfectly.  Making a new theme on Proboards is a snap thankfully.  |
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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 14, 2010 1:36:58 GMT -5
I dont know why I thought PHPBB cost money. Then I was talking to my host (Friend from work who is awesome for hosting my site at the moment) and he said it was part of the software I could install.
I worry about opening up a forum community, but I think if the comic becomes popular enough it will be a good thing. I just dont look forward to maintaining the stupid thing. Oh well I assume it will be quite some time before i have enough followers to do a community.
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Post by Yvondith on Sept 14, 2010 1:43:24 GMT -5
Maintaining is no big deal until you get a lot of people. I don't really have to do much of anything for our boards here. The bots were a hassle though. I enjoy being a mod or admin though, I've been doing it since I really got into the internet 10 years ago. If you don't wanna do an entire board, or moderate it, I would be happy to add a forum on our boards devoted to your comic, if you would want to lead them here instead. I don't mind smacking people around with the mod stick.  |
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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 19, 2010 4:17:38 GMT -5
That is a thought. I needto think about this. Oddly enough I am starting to get a wee bit of traffic. I have had close to 200 unique visits since I have launched. I wonder where those people came from
i have thos host and the software and stuff, I don't have a problem putting up forums on my site. Maybe I can talk you into joining the community to whack some sense into people if they get too rowdy!!! Hahahahahaha
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Post by UltimateCloud on Sept 19, 2010 4:58:15 GMT -5
That is a thought. I needto think about this. Oddly enough I am starting to get a wee bit of traffic. I have had close to 200 unique visits since I have launched. I wonder where those people came from Can you set up Google Analytics? It's free and will tell you pretty much everything you'll ever need to know about how people got to your site, including the keywords they use in search engines. Very easy to set up too, so there's no reason not to use it as part of your site tracking. |
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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 19, 2010 13:35:55 GMT -5
Hmm, I will look into that. GOod idea!
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Post by Office Ninja on Sept 20, 2010 13:11:27 GMT -5
Thanks UC, it was a pain getting it integrated into the site, but I think this will be a VERY nifty feature!
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Post by UltimateCloud on Sept 20, 2010 13:47:37 GMT -5
Google Analytics is awesome. It might be free, but it's used by professionals everywhere. It's pretty easy to use too, but if you ever need any help just let me know. |
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Making a new theme on Proboards is a snap thankfully. 
