How to Change a Member’s User Group in phpFox

Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 January 2013 12:00 Written by Stephanie Brown Tuesday, 8 January 2013 12:00

This article will show you how to manually move a member from one user group to another.

You will come across a time when you will need to manually change the user group a member belongs to.  This could be due to the fact that you want to promote a member to your staff user group.  You can do this easily via the admincp.

Login to your phpFox admincp, and select Users > Browse Users.

How to Add and Manage Announcements in phpFox

Last Updated on Thursday, 13 December 2012 12:00 Written by Stephanie Brown Thursday, 13 December 2012 12:00

This article will focus on adding and managing Announcements in your phpFox website.

From time to time, you may find that you want to say something to all or part of your community.  The easiest way to do this is with an announcement.

Add Announcements

In order to add a new announcement, in your admincp, select the Modules menu and select Add New under the Announcement heading.

How to Manage the ShoutBox in phpFox

Last Updated on Monday, 10 December 2012 06:57 Written by Stephanie Brown Monday, 10 December 2012 12:00

This article will focus on editing the settings for the ShoutBox in phpFox.

In your admincp, select Settings > Manage Settings

How to Manage Report Categories in phpFox

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 November 2012 12:48 Written by Stephanie Brown Monday, 26 November 2012 10:01

This article will focus on managing the report categories that your members will choose from when submitting reports on the content on your phpFox website.

As your phpFox website grows, you will have a difficult time monitoring all the content that your members post.  The report feature allows your members to report content to you, the site Admin, that they feel needs to be brought to your attention.

The default report categories may or may not be suitable for your website, you may want to edit, delete or add to them.

How to Manage Social Sites Your Users Can Share in phpFox

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 November 2012 12:43 Written by Stephanie Brown Wednesday, 21 November 2012 10:01

This article will focus on managing which social sites your members can share content to.

One of the easiest ways to get new traffic and members to your site, is to allow your members to share your site’s content on their social networks.  You may want to add or remove the ability to share to specific social networks.

In your admincp, select the Modules menu.  Under the Share module, select Manage Social Sites.