Rookie Administrator Boot Camp - answers to your questions (or maybe just mine)

[vestaviascott]

Hopefully this helps a few new VBulletin owners like me...

Basic Board Setup Questions:

1) Enable WYSIWYG rich text editor for the post editor (Unanswered)

2) Use a default avatar for all new registrations (Answered - see below)

3) Set the default "board time" to match your local time (Unanswered)

4) Reorder the daunting list of menus in the left sidebar (Unanswered)

5) Change the default thread order for all new users to oldest at top, newest at bottom (Unanswered)

6) Require a mimimum post count before unlocking forum extras like signature links (Answered - see below)

7) Allowing users to change their own username based on your set criteria - once a month, year, lifetime, etc... (Answered - see below)

8) Figuring out how to hide the "New Thread" button for users in a group denied "new thread" permissions on that forum (Unanswered)

9) Change the forum logo to your own (Answered - see below)

10) Change the header background color (Unanswered)

11) Add or change the alert message at the top of the forum (Answered - see below)

12) Add a link button to the top menu bar (Answered - see below)

13) Make the stealth, practically hidden, password reset feature usable - already receiving support emails from my test user group on this one (Unanswered)

14) Extend the default session timeout from 15 minutes to something that won't frustrate users to leave your board (Answered - see below)

15) Change the default "Quote" style in posts (I like the one used here, my forum default is much different)

16) Is there a Custom CSS file that I can use to Tweak forum look and feel? If so, where?

Answers as I find them:

1) Unanswered

2) I installed the GeekyDesigns mod found here > https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=227947

3) Unanswered
I can set the default time offset for new user registrations, however, the official board time at the bottom of the forum home page is still a mystery

4) Unanswered (and maddeningly unordered)

5) Unanswered

6) Answered > http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...-count-to-post

7) Answered > http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/produ...sername_change

8) Unanswered

9) Answered > http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...-to-forum-logo

10) Unanswered

11) Answered > go to "Notices > Notices Manager > Add New Notice"

12) pending answer

13) Unanswered

14) pending answer

15) Unanswered

16) Unanswered

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Little help here?