Forum Functions that you should know about. All of them, with explanations will be posted here. ;)
BBCodes
All of the BBCodes bar, you can find before posting a new topic or a post.
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B - Means BOLD. Example how it works: bold
I - Means ITALIC. Example how it works: italic
U - Means UNDERLINED. Example how it works: underlined
S - Means STRIKE OUT. Example how it works: strike-out
Of course you could use them, all in one: all-in-one
Glow - Glows the text. Example: glow
Marquee - Moves the text. Example: this-text-is-moving
Alignment
Preformatted Text
This text is aligned by Preformatted Text
since, WW2 Ended... Nazis and Soviets
Left Align
This text is aligned by Left Align
since, WW2 Ended... Nazis and Soviets
Center align
This text is aligned by Center
since, WW2 Ended... Nazis and Soviets
Right Align
This text is aligned by Right Align
since, WW2 Ended... Nazis and Soviets
Horizontal Rule
This works like this
Changing the font size of letters
Example -- 11 pt
Example -- 12 pt
Example -- 13 pt
Example -- 14 pt
Changing the font face of letters
Comic Sans MS
Verdana
Arial
Calibri
Times
(http://forum.imperialhero.org/int/Themes/default/images/bbc/flash.gif) Insert flash. Inserts a .SWF by it's link.
(http://forum.imperialhero.org/int/Themes/default/images/bbc/img.gif) Insert image. Inserts a .jpg .bmp .jpeg .... image file by a link.
(http://forum.imperialhero.org/int/Themes/default/images/bbc/url.gif) Insert hyperlink. Inserts a hyperlink Tom likes pancakes (http://Tom likes pancakes)
(http://forum.imperialhero.org/int/Themes/default/images/bbc/email.gif) Insert a mail hyperlink. Inserts a hyperlink mail example@ex.com
(http://forum.imperialhero.org/int/Themes/default/images/bbc/ftp.gif) Insert a FTP link. Inserts Insert a FTP link. (ftp://Insert a FTP link.)
Tables
Superscript
Subscript
Insert a teletype. Teletype
Insert a code. Code
Insert a quote. Quote
Insert a list.
Forum posting functions
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Mark Read - Marks all topics in a board that you are in as already read.
Notify - Notifies you about new topics in a board with a p.m message.
New Topic - You can post a New Topic in that board you are in.
Topic functions
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Notify - Notifies you about new posts in a topic with a p.m message.
Mark Unread - Marks this topic Undread.
Send This Topic - You can send this all topic content to a friend of you'rs with an e-mail.
Print - You can print all topic continent.
Main functions, users functions
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Home - Forum home.
Help - All forum help.
Search - Useful function. You can find anything by writing a word.
Profile - Customize your profile look, signature, birth day, e-mail, MSN, etc..
My Messages - Your account inbox.
Members - All forum members list. You can find there members by writing a name of them.
Logout - Logouts you from forum, ends your session at it.
You can mark all topics already read in forum
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/4207/markall.png)
Users online
(http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/9591/statsyl.png)
Pressing on example 10 Guests, 5 Users, will throw you all users that are online (just not hidden), and shows what topic they are watching, or what they are doing.
Users Online table shows, what users are active in past 15 minutes, Most Online Today users, Most Online Ever users (date goes here).
Forum stats
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Forum stats are showing: How much posts forum has, topics, members, latest member.
Latest post, and it's time.
View the most recent posts on forum - views you most recent posts on forum.
Pressing on [More Stats], gives you all forum stats. There are: how much topics, users, posts, biggest poster of forum etc..
Customizing forum
You can Collapse Categories.
Example, here you can collapse General Category :
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1985/collapse.png)
You can Expand Categories.
Example, here you can expand Turkey Forum :
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2484/expandw.png)
You can collapse/expand any categories you want in this forum.
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Here was a big sum of Forum Functions.
By Maeof