How to Change the Admin News Feed in Social Engine

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 December 2012 12:01 Written by Andrew Cross Tuesday, 18 December 2012 12:00

First, you need to find out what rss feed you would rather look at other than Social Engines. I chose CNN.com for this example. This means you can have the more important Feeds direct to your panel without leaving your site.

Next
Go to /application/modules/Core/widgets/admin-news and open Controller.php find the line

How to Manually Reset an Admin Password in SocialEngine 4

Last Updated on Sunday, 16 December 2012 12:00 Written by Andrew Cross Sunday, 16 December 2012 12:00

If the administrator password is forgotten and the associated email account is inaccessible, the password can be manually reset through the MySQL database.

Solution
To reset an administrator password:

How to Make the Blog Title Accept More than 32 Characters in SocialEngine 4

Last Updated on Friday, 14 December 2012 12:00 Written by Andrew Cross Friday, 14 December 2012 12:00

Here’s a little tutorial on how to change from the default 32 characters in blog title to a larger value , say 64.
By default , in SE 4.1.4 a blog title can have a maximum of 32 characters , and if a title with more than 32 characters is entered , it will be accepted , but when viewing the blog , the title will be truncated to 32 characters.
To fix this (and also for the forum ) do the following :

Edit this —-

How to Add Snow Effects To Your SocialEngine Website

Last Updated on Wednesday, 5 December 2012 07:42 Written by Andrew Cross Friday, 7 December 2012 12:00

As Christmas and winter are just around the corner, why not add some snow to your SocialEngine Site or any site you run

This is a JavaScript-driven snow effect that can be easily added to any web pages.

It is free for use, and easy to set up.
A single JavaScript file provides the functionality required.
No images are used for the snow effect.

How to Hide the Menu for Non-Members in SocialEngine 4

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 December 2012 03:16 Written by Andrew Cross Wednesday, 5 December 2012 12:00

Would you like to hide the main menu for non-members? If so, instead of hiding just a few things from non-members through the settings of each plugin, it’s better to just hide all! This way, non-members can only access portal page if set-up correctly. You can use this trick to do so:

Find: /application/modules/Core/widgets/menu-main/

Edit File: Controller.php

Find the following code: