Frequently Requested Modifications
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This is an index of modifications (mods) that people look for quite often and a few others that might be interesting as well. Feel free to add modifications to this list.
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Extra features
- How do I add a basic portal page to my board? Miniportal
- How do I add an advanced portal page to my board? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=10544
- How do I add a private messaging system to my board? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9035
- How do I add an image gallery? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8008
- How do I add a calendar to my board? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=6354
- How do I create subforums? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8381
- How do I add a chatbox to my board? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8174
- How do I allow my users to invite others to my forums? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8007
- How do I add a wiki to my community? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=7201
- How do I add an IRC chatroom to my forum? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=7655
- How do I add a cash / bank system? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8988
- How do I add a spellcheck to my forums? Add a spellchecker
- How do I bridge between my forum and a mailing list? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=10253
- How do I allow users to post links to a links page? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=10901
- How do I add an arcade to my board? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=10882
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Posting, BBCode, & Smilies
- How do I add buttons to insert BBCodes and smilies into posts? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=6217
- How do I stop my custom smilies from being resized in the post editor? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?pid=60262#p60262
- How do I easily add custom smilies to my forum? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=5942
- How do I allow administrators to include PHP in posts? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8862
- How do I hide text from guests? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?pid=47441#p47441
- How do I allow users to include Quicktime or RealVideo in posts? Add quicktime and real video bbcode
- How do I allow members to post polls? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=6788
- How do I allow members to post attachments? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=7096
- How do I allow users to upload images with posts? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8829
- How do I prevent double posting? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=11062
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Administration, Privacy, & Security
- How do I better control the creation / demotion of admins and moderators? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8544
- How do I block known spammers from accessing certain parts of my forum? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8941
- How do I control access to the userlist? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9520
- How do I allow users to login with an alternate name? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9690
- How do I track admin activity? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8868
- How do I collect board usage statistics? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8025
- How do I add additional post moderation controls? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=8101
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Ajax
- How do I quickly preview posts before submitting? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9911
- How do I preview topics on forum pages? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9813
- How do I insert quote text into the quick reply box? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9295
- How do I add a live check of username availablity? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9293
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Profile Additions & User Preferences
- How do I easily add extra user profile fields? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=11752
- How do I allow users to vote on the expertise of themselves & others? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9802
- How do I allow users to specify their gender? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?pid=54246#p54246
- How do I display a counter of profile views? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9636
- How do I allow members to give each other karma / points? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=10162
- How do I let users determine how to sort posts? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9831
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Appearance
- How do I add a header logo? Add a logo to the header via css
- How do I add a "Posted by user" icon? Add icon to last post column
- How do I make post / reply buttons images? Replace post/reply buttons with images
- How do I add online / offline icons next to posts? Add online/offline icons to posts
- How do I change post status indicators? Changing post status indicators
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Tweaks & Misc
- How do I display signatures only once per topic? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?pid=42099#p42099
- How do I improve PunBB's new post indicator system? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=6101
- How do I display a listing of active topics? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=4160
- How do I generate additional RSS feeds? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=6586
- How do I add rank / star icons? Add rank icons (bug fix added April 20, 2006)
- How do I add a log in box over the header? Add a login form over the header
- How do I provide users with a custom URL with which to refer new users? http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=9648
--Pogenwurst 13:57, 4 June 2006 (GMT)
