How to Block a User from Seeing Your phpFox Website When it is in Offline Mode

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 02:53 Written by Stephanie Brown Thursday, 23 May 2013 12:00

This article will show you how to block a user group and its members from being able to access your phpFox website when you have it set to Offline Mode.

When performing an upgrade for your phpFox website, it is good practice to set your site to Offline Mode so that your members will not be able to make updates to the site after you have backed up your database and files.

How to Enable Single or Multiple Columns in the Member Browse for phpFox

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 March 2013 10:37 Written by Stephanie Brown Tuesday, 26 March 2013 12:00

The question on how to view multiple columns in the Member Browse section comes up very often on the phpFox forum.  This article will show you how to enable the single or the multiple column view for the Member Browse section of your phpFox website.

In your AdminCP go to Settings > Manage Settings in the Menu.

How to Enable the “Remove Friend” Link in phpFox v.3.5

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 09:51 Written by Stephanie Brown Friday, 22 March 2013 12:00

This article will show you how to enable the link on member profiles that makes it easier for your members to remove someone from their friend’s lists.

Login to your AdminCP and select Users > Manage User Groups.

How to Determine If a User is Accessing a Web Site Through a Mobile Device

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 12:51 Written by David Bauernschmidt Wednesday, 23 January 2013 12:00

With the explosion of smartphones, tablets and other handheld devices it is becoming more important than ever to determine what type of devices are being used to get to your data.  Furthermore; hiring a development team to build the same application for Apple, Android, and Microsoft is almost only dedicated to companies that are very large or those companies that are willing to lose money until they hit it big.  For the vast majority a solution is to develop a web application that fairly browser independent.  This article is not designed to show you how to build a mobile application (this might come in a later blog) but rather provide you with the first step in this journey.  This sample is to help in identifying whether a user is on your site by a mobile device or through a normal browser.  I have pulled together different parts of the web to provide step by step instructions to do the following:

How To Reset Password of Admin User in WordPress

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 12:00 Written by Anand Narayanaswamy Wednesday, 16 January 2013 12:00

There are several ways to reset password of admin user in WordPress . The easiest way is to make use of Lost Password option.