Frequently Asked Questions (w/ answers)
Can I use colored fonts in the posts?
Because of our extensive customization options for your themes, admins can change the colors across all areas of their site. And some admins change the theme up from time to time (maybe a seasonal background image, etc.)
Because a background could be white, black, or some color in between, we don't allow members to post in different colors. Because if they posted in red text and you made your background red for the holidays, nobody would be able to read their old posts.
We may come up with innovative solutions to this problem in the future, but for now, all themes have their default font colors and cannot be changed.
How do I add a chatbox or chatroom (or shoutbox or chat)?
A great tutorial for adding a chatango.com chat widget is here:
http://support.lefora.com/2009/02/22/how-to-add-a-chatbox-or-other-widgets/page1/
How do I put a paypal widget on my forum for member donations?
The following code works in a Custom HTML Widget in the sidebar. Replace XXXXXX with your account code.
<p align="center"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XXXXX" class="external" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.paypal.com/en_GB/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online." /></a></p>
What is the difference between Admins & Mods?
All admins have the same level of access and the same level as the founder:
- Admins have FULL access to the admin panel
- Admins can remove or ban a member
- Admins can lock posts
- Admins can delete and mark posts as spam
Moderators do NOT have access to the admin panel:
- Mods can delete and mark posts as spam
- Mods can lock posts
Remove vs. Banning a member?
Removing a member, removes them from your forum, and allows them to join again at a later date. On a public forum with auto approval, this allows the member to return at free well. If membership must be approved, an admin will have to approve the person again, same goes for a private forum.
Removing members is most frequently used in cases where a forum may be a small team and the admin is trying to keep the member roster limited for some reason (maybe game play, a class, etc.)
Banning members usually happens because a member has acted inappropriately on a forum. Because we always thing it's wiser to 'warn' a member of their inappropriate behavior before banning them, we require that you send a 'Warning' first, before banning. You can send a warning from the Admin Panel's membership page. After you send them a warning, the dropdown box next to their name will have a new option - 'Ban'.
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