How to Use the Dolphin 7.1 Files Module

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 02:03 Written by Mscott Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:00

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

Once we have the module installed, users can access it by clicking “Files” on the main menu bar of the site. It is configured from the admin menu by clicking “Modules” and then “Files” in the administration section of your website.

How to Make Your Own Theme – PART 7

Last Updated on Saturday, 9 March 2013 03:34 Written by TJ Marsh Monday, 11 March 2013 12:00

Now that we’ve covered the basics, it’s time to step into new territory and do some experimenting of your own. For this particular theme, I will continue the customization by modifying the following template files:

How to Use the Dolphin 7 Host Tools

Last Updated on Saturday, 4 August 2012 12:12 Written by Mscott Sunday, 5 August 2012 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s article, we’re going to talk about the Dolphin “Host Tools,” what they are and how to use them. The tools can be accessed in admin by clicking “Host Tools” under “Tools” on the left column menu.

The tools are divided into 4 sections:

Audit

How to Turn Off the Built in Dolphin 7 Security Module

Last Updated on Friday, 20 July 2012 03:59 Written by Mscott Thursday, 26 July 2012 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s article, we’ll discuss how to disable the built in security (phpids) that comes with Dolphin 7. It has been known to generate multiple false positives and block users trying to perform legitimate site functions.

We’ll start by logging into the admin section of our website. Now click “Settings” on the left side menu. Then click “Advanced Settings” and “Security”. Under this tab you will see two options that need to be set to “-1”. The options are “total security impact threshold to send report” and “total security impact threshold to send report and block aggressor”.

How to Change the Template on Your Dolphin 7 Website

Last Updated on Friday, 20 July 2012 03:58 Written by Mscott Tuesday, 24 July 2012 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s article, we’re going to talk about how to change the template on your Dolphin 7 website.

Let’s start by logging into our favorite FTP program and uploading our new template to the /templates directory. For today’s example, I’ll use the “Dark” template. When we’re done it should look like this:

/templates/tmpl_dark

Now we’ll log into the admin section of our website and change the template. This can be done by clicking “Settings” on the left side menu. Then “Advanced Settings” and “Template”.