How do I... - DISCUS Administration Instructions

How do I...

DISCUS Administration Instructions

Welcome to the "How do I..." section. This section is intended to serve as a reference for common actions that administrators wish to perform. It is divided into sections, with a list of "How do I..." type questions under each section.

Contents

Top page (topics, colors, ...)
Page layouts, subtopics, and messages
Posting privileges
User accounts
Moderators and groups
Customizations and "skins"

Top page (topics, colors, ...)

How do I add a top-level topic to the board?
  Terminology: Definition of a topic
  SU getting started tutorial: Adding topics
  Board Manager: Topics
How do I change the color scheme of the board?
Board Manager: Board appearance
How do I remove the "Powered by Discus" link?
Board Manager: Main message
How do I change the board logo?
Board Manager: Title message
How do I add/remove a topic description?
Board Manager: Topics (see properties)

Page layouts, subtopics, and messages

How do I change the layout of a page?
Moderator getting started tutorial: Page layout
Page Manager: Page layout
How do I add a subtopic to a page?
Moderator getting started tutorial: Adding subtopics
Page Manager: Subtopics
How do I add an external link as a subtopic?
Moderator getting started tutorial: Adding subtopics
Page Manager: Subtopics
How do I delete (move, rename) a subtopic?
Page Manager: Subtopics
How do I delete (move, edit) a message?
Page Manager: Messages
How do I determine the IP address of a poster?
Page Manager: Messages
How do I determine who "Anonymous" is?
Page Manager: Messages
How do I make new subtopics appear on the top?
Options Manager: Order of items

Posting privileges

How do I enable (or disable) public posting?
  Moderator getting started tutorial: Posting privileges
  Access Manager: Posting privileges
  Access Manager: Advanced settings
How do I enable profanity filtering?
Options Manager: Profanity filter
How do I disable anonymous posting?
Access Manager: Posting privileges
Options Manager: Conversation/message options
How do I require posts to be pre-approved?
Access Manager: Advanced settings

User accounts

How do I add user accounts?
User Manager: Adding users
How do I change a user's password?
User Manager: Editing users
How do I enable the user self-registration feature?
User Manager: User self-registration

Moderators and groups

How do I add a moderator to the system?
SU getting started tutorial: Adding moderators
Moderator Manager: Adding moderators
How do I give editing privileges to a moderator?
Group Manager

Customization and "skins"

How do I select a "skin" for my board?
Template Manager: Introduction to Skins
Discus Template Gallery [External]
How do I manually edit template files?
  Template Manager: Template Editor
  Discus Support Center [External]
  Discus Support Forum [External]

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