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[Solved] Getting Started; customizing my board
Topic Started: Sep 3 2009, 05:05 PM (481 Views)
paulshobby
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Never run a board like this before. Much more complicated that Google and Yahoo groups. Want to figure out how to do a few things.

1. On the registration page I want to give some admonisions. That is, I want to impose some limits on what members can pick for handles. Can I do this?

2. Looked like I could set it so a moderator has to approve every new registration?

3. Want to put some words, pictures, and links on the boards home page?

4. Want to change the colors. Looked like I could edit a style sheet, the last of the skin options?


Concerned about the 16Meg limit. If we get many members that could become a problem. Can I archive old posts and stash them somewhere else. This kind of a board does not need to have most old posts kept around. OK?


Concerned about all the features this system offers. New members could come in and do stuff I was not expecting. I want to turn as much as possible off.

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Paul
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Lindsey
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This question appears to be about InvisionFree, not ZetaBoards. It's now been moved to the appropriate InvisionFree support section. Thank you.
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paulshobby
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Yes, I am using Invision Free, not Zeta Boards. Sorry if I posted in the wrong section.

We are limited to 16Meg of memory. I have one post, but it still says I am using zero memory. So does the 16Meg limit only apply to things like pictures and attachements, and posts don't count?

Because this is a recovery oriented forum, I want to be more restricted than most other boards. I want to keep it to text only.

Not seeing a way to hide the member list. It does look like emails are concealed.

Looks like there are two ways for members to contact each other, sending emails and PM's?
This blogspot explains what my board is to be about.

http://chance-to-survive.blogspot.com/

Two people joined yesterday and I have no idea who they are. If they came in from the above blogspot, then they know what it is about. If they came in through this support forum, or from the rest of the Invision system, then they wouldn't know.

I want to keep it so that only members can read the posts. Doing that, I'm not sure how much of a front page I still get to have for guests. I'd like to have some front page. I'd also like to have some specific instructions for those who try to register. I want to constrain what people pick for handles.
I continue to explore the system and I am pleased. I'm sure its going to work out for us. I am drawing some tentative conclusions and I also have forumulated new questions.

1. Am I able to appoint someone as co-equal admin, someone I could even hand over all control to, and then resign?

2. Looks to be no way of hiding the membership list, or even the list of who are the Moderators and Admins.

3. Looks like I can require moderator approval of each and every post. I need this here.

4. Does text in posts count against our 16 Meg limit, or only pictures and attachements?

5. For this forum I have it set so only members can read it. But I still want guests to see something. I also want to give some instructions before people register. So I see in the skins area, "Edit Wrapper", "Images", and "Style Sheets"

Images is not so important now. Style Sheets doesn't seem like it would change it. So I study Edit Wrapper. Seems that putting stuff in the Body does it. But it comes out very low on the page. Is this the only way? I would rather be able to put something higher on the front page, and on the registration page. I know the ads also have to be there. If I fiddled with the Style Sheet could I change this?

6. Don't even see a way to display a title, except Edit Wrapper.

7. As far as the stye / font of what I put in Edit Wrapper, seems like I either have to use Font or Inline Style, or make new rules int he style sheet. Any altering of the style sheet is of course tricky, as I don't really know how it is all used.

8. Guess I should look at some other people's boards, open ones, and see how it is done.

9. The "About This Board" is not open to non-members. Wish I could alter that.

10 "Portal" is not really needed because this board won't have many Categories or Forums. I find Portal a confusing name. I tried to change it. Seemed that I could not. Probably would like to just remove it.
Edited by paulshobby, Sep 5 2009, 07:05 PM.
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paulshobby
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Looks like so long as I have it set so that you have to log in to see the board content, then the only way I can give some information to guests, is by putting stuff in the Board Wrapper, in the HTML Body. It displays at the bottom of the screen.

Even the About this Board, does not work if people are not logged in.
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Tony
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The best way to learn is to do. Play about with a test board so you become used to the settings and features.

We have some documentation here you can have a read through: http://if.invisionfree.com/forum/16/
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paulshobby
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Both excellent ideas.

Thanks
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