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vBulletin Add-On's & Template Edits

Hiding Certain Navbar Links From Guests

If you want to hide some of the links in your navbar to guests you can do it by adding an if/else statement to your template code. (Link leads off site) »» Read More

Add Your LinkedIn Account To Your postbit/postbit_legacy

If you have members who have LinkedIn accounts and you want to be able to add their LinkedIn accounts to their postbit or the postbit_legacy, you can use this little mod to do so. It's been tested in 3.8.1 so far, but I'm pretty sure that it would work with most recent copies of vbulletin 3.6X and up. (Link leads off site) »» Read More

Moving Mark As Read & View Forum Leaders Below What's Going On

This is a simple template edit to move the View Forum Leaders & Mark Forums Read links to below the What's Going Box. (Link leads off site) »» Read More

XenForo Add-On's & Template Edits

Placing a login link under the Sign-Up button

To place a login link under the sign up button on your XenForo style follow the following directions: (Link leads off site) »» Read More

Tutorials

Backing Up Your Entire Site & Database Via CPanel

For those who are pretty good with PC's & the internet here is a simple step by step tutorial on backing up your entire website quickly & proficiently. In your CPanel you can utilize some built in options if your host allows for them. Some hosts have caps on what size your site can be before they allow a "Full Backup" from the CPanel. If you have a relatively small site then you should have no problem in using this backup option. (Link leads off site) »» Read More

What Do I Do if I've Been Hacked?

If you are reading this, then there is a good bet you have already said this to yourself or you have said this in the past. There are numerous hackers out there that enjoy hacking various different kinds of web sites. Here are some things that you can do if you have been hacked and you know your way around a CPanel, ftp server & your hosting account. (Link leads off site) »» Read More

Backing Up Your Files Via CPanel

If you have a hosting account on a normal host and have CPanel as your hosting panel you can use this method to back up your physical files on your server quicker than downloading them via a FTP. This is the easy way to create backups of your files that you can either keep in a directory online, download to your hard drive (recommended) or do both. In order to do a full backup of your files in CPanel follow the following steps: (Link leads off site) »» Read More

Software Reviews

vBulletin, A New Leaf? How Would You Rate It?

If you are a forum owner or plan on starting a forum of your own there are numerous choices for forum software online these days. Some options are free while others you pay for the ability to use them on your site. This article outlines the popular forum software vBulletin.This article is a user/administrator view form someone who has used the software for over 10 years. (Link leads off site) »» Read More