How to Secure your BoonEx Dolphin Site

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 April 2013 04:33 Written by Henry Soria Saturday, 23 February 2013 12:00

Here are some basic tips to secure your BoonEx Dolphin website.

1) During your installation you must create an administrative profile

Don’t create a profile called “admin” but rather your nickname or first name as “henry”.

This prevents to distinguish the administrator (root) and fraud in connection (however, it is always possible with the admin ID ’1′, but we shall see in another tutorial).

2) Rename the “administration” directory by another name

Managing Email Subscriptions in Dolphin 7.1

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2013 11:56 Written by Mscott Saturday, 23 February 2013 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s blog we will discuss the Dolphin 7.1 email subscription system. This system lets people subscribe to your site without actually joining. This is perfect for newsletters or other promotions you might want to email to anyone who is interested in your site.

The “Subscription” block is available in the admin page builder system and can be placed on the homepage of your site.

How to Create Polls in Dolphin 7.1

Last Updated on Monday, 18 February 2013 03:37 Written by Mscott Wednesday, 20 February 2013 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s blog I’ll show you how to add polls to your Dolphin 7.1 website. By doing this you can get input from your users on a variety of topics. Before we begin we need to install the polls module. A step by step guide on installing the Dolphin 7.1 base modules can be found here:

Once we have the module installed, we can access it by clicking “Polls” on the main menu bar of the site. Polls in Dolphin 7.1 are added from the user side of the website and not from the admin.

Using Google Search with Your Dolphin 7.1 Website

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 February 2013 11:36 Written by Mscott Sunday, 17 February 2013 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s blog I’ll show you how to use the “Google Search” module with your Dolphin 7.1 website. Before we begin, we need to install the module. A step by step guide on installing the Dolphin 7.1 base modules can be found here.

Once we have the module installed, we can modify the settings by clicking “Google Site Search” under the “Modules” menu on the left side of the admin area. Several options can be modified to select how the results appear.

How to Add a Forum to Your Dolphin 7.1 Website

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013 02:23 Written by Mscott Wednesday, 30 January 2013 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s blog, I will show you how to use the included Forum module to your Dolphin 7.1 website. Before we begin, we need to install the forum module. A step by step guide on installing the Dolphin 7.1 base modules can be found here.

The forum in Dolphin 7.1 is moderated from the user side of the website and not from the admin. To begin the configuration click “Manage Forum” on the “Forum” tab that should now be on the main menu bar.