Does anyone use an Invision Power Board and know how to administer it?

[rnmcd]

I've read all I can on Forum-forum.com and forumgeeks.com but can't figure out some basic things for this board.

For some reason the new Categories and Forums that I am trying to add don't display on the board itself but they show up in the 'Your Categories and Forums' section of 'Forum Control' in the Administrator Control Panel as being added.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong or what resource I should be using to get an answer. Btw, I am using the free trial version.

 

[minendo]

For some reason the new Categories and Forums that I am trying to add don't display on the board itself but they show up in the 'Your Categories and Forums' section of 'Forum Control' in the Administrator Control Panel as being added.

Set the proper permissions.

 

[dartworth]

just pay for it and have access to all the support you need...

 

[rnmcd]

I will pay for it if I find that it meets my needs. I am trying to decide between Invision Power Board and vBulletin.

 

[RossMAN]

I think I know what's wrong.

Login to cPanel, click Fantastico, click InvisionBoard, UNINSTALL "directorygoeshere" then re-install it again using the same username/password.

Let me know when you're finished.

 

[RossMAN]

Working for me

 

[rnmcd]

RossMAN, I had to go into the :

Forum Control >> Manage Forums >> Permissions then I checked each box for various types of 'forum masks' (whatever they are) then the forums were visible.

Any idea how I change the default Invision Board logo (.gif)...How do you edit the code?

 

[RossMAN]

Login via FTP or login to cPanel (click File Manager) then find the directory which is something like this

public_html/directorygoeshere/html/

Poke around, you're looking for logo.jpg

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: rnmcd
RossMAN, I had to go into the :

Forum Control >> Manage Forums >> Permissions then I checked each box for various types of 'forum masks' (whatever they are) then the forums were visible.

Any idea how I change the default Invision Board logo (.gif)...How do you edit the code?

Why edit the code? Create a new logo to the size specs of the current logo and replace the old logo with the new logo .gif file.

Don't do things the hard way.

Oh, and, by the way, wrong forum.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: rnmcd
RossMAN, I had to go into the :

Forum Control >> Manage Forums >> Permissions then I checked each box for various types of 'forum masks' (whatever they are) then the forums were visible.

Any idea how I change the default Invision Board logo (.gif)...How do you edit the code?

Right click on the current image. Choose properties. URL will let you know where the logo is and what to name it.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Login via FTP or login to cPanel (click File Manager) then find the directory which is something like this

public_html/directorygoeshere/html/

Poke around, you're looking for logo.jpg

Or he can load up the forums, right-click on the logo and go to properties. That will tell him right where the logo is being stored.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Login via FTP or login to cPanel (click File Manager) then find the directory which is something like this

public_html/directorygoeshere/html/

Poke around, you're looking for logo.jpg

Or he can load up the forums, right-click on the logo and go to properties. That will tell him right where the logo is being stored.

D'oh I knew there was an easier way

Thanks Mike and Nik.

 

[rnmcd]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Login via FTP or login to cPanel (click File Manager) then find the directory which is something like this

public_html/directorygoeshere/html/

Poke around, you're looking for logo.jpg

Or he can load up the forums, right-click on the logo and go to properties. That will tell him right where the logo is being stored.

D'oh I knew there was an easier way

Thanks Mike and Nik.

crap I knew that too.

RossMAN, can I get to cPanel on your server? THat's what I need to do in order to edit the code in this forum, right.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Login via FTP or login to cPanel (click File Manager) then find the directory which is something like this

public_html/directorygoeshere/html/

Poke around, you're looking for logo.jpg

Or he can load up the forums, right-click on the logo and go to properties. That will tell him right where the logo is being stored.

D'oh I knew there was an easier way

Thanks Mike and Nik.

Dude you new avatar is freaking me out

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: rnmcd

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Login via FTP or login to cPanel (click File Manager) then find the directory which is something like this

public_html/directorygoeshere/html/

Poke around, you're looking for logo.jpg

Or he can load up the forums, right-click on the logo and go to properties. That will tell him right where the logo is being stored.

D'oh I knew there was an easier way

Thanks Mike and Nik.

crap I knew that too.

RossMAN, can I get to cPanel on your server? THat's what I need to do in order to edit the code in this forum, right.

Yes, re-read the original e-mail I sent to you it has a link to cPanel

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: rnmcd
RossMAN, can I get to cPanel on your server? THat's what I need to do in order to edit the code in this forum, right.

Why would you need cpanel to do that?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: rnmcd
RossMAN, can I get to cPanel on your server? THat's what I need to do in order to edit the code in this forum, right.

Why would you need cpanel to do that?

Because "FTP and notepad" is lost on Ross.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: rnmcd
RossMAN, can I get to cPanel on your server? THat's what I need to do in order to edit the code in this forum, right.

Why would you need cpanel to do that?

Because "FTP and notepad" is lost on Ross.

cPanel is terrible. The only reason I log into it is to create ftp accounts and databases. Other than that, I have no need for it at all.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: rnmcd
RossMAN, can I get to cPanel on your server? THat's what I need to do in order to edit the code in this forum, right.

Why would you need cpanel to do that?

He doesn't.

He can use either FTP or cPanel (File Manager).

 

[rnmcd]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: rnmcd

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Login via FTP or login to cPanel (click File Manager) then find the directory which is something like this

public_html/directorygoeshere/html/

Poke around, you're looking for logo.jpg

Or he can load up the forums, right-click on the logo and go to properties. That will tell him right where the logo is being stored.

D'oh I knew there was an easier way

Thanks Mike and Nik.

crap I knew that too.

RossMAN, can I get to cPanel on your server? THat's what I need to do in order to edit the code in this forum, right.

Yes, re-read the original e-mail I sent to you it has a link to cPanel

I'm in cPanel but I keep getting:
403: IBForums-> Forbidden



EDIT>>> I finally got in! I found the file.

 

[rnmcd]

Holy crap! It looks like a person might need to know alot more than html to make significant changes to this board. I am looking at file 'index.php ' under the main directory and I have no idea how or what to edit.

Does anyone know how to add pictures to the side margins? Do I create frames and insert the pics in the appropriate frame(s)?

 

[rnmcd]

^

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: rnmcd
Does anyone know how to add pictures to the side margins? Do I create frames and insert the pics in the appropriate frame(s)?

Can you give us an example (like another forum) of what you're asking?

 

[rnmcd]

ATOT has banner ads (sometimes they are .gifs or Macromedia Flash) that are similiar to what I want to do. I just want to place pictures in the top and side margins of the forum.

 

[dartworth]

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