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Hey guys! It's been so long since I've been in this community; I've re-registered and made a new forums. It's still as awesome as I remember, but I can't remember how to do some things and I've found some new features that I have no idea how to use. So I'll add a little about what we're doing and why, then you may be able to help me out to my specifications! - I hope!

So, I'm building a gaming community - The point being the boost youtubers. We will be dedicated to boosting peoples confidence so they can actually get the courage to make videos. Most people are scared since they think it won't take off and noone will watch their videos. Hopefully, we can create a relationship with the youtube community and we can get people registering, making more videos, introducing new youtubers and work as a unit. So, hopefully we can get some kind of revenue coming in, so we can pay youtubers eventually to become full time community youtubers and represent us, but we have a problem.

- Can't add a PayPay eZblock to the portal.

This is a custom mod, I understand. I have read about how to install and I just can't make it work.

So, my next problem is another eZblock thing.

When I made a forums before, I could post something in my updates board and it would automatically be put onto the centred part of the forums and you could see it as a newsfeed on the homepage - Does that makes sense? :p I'm super sure there used to be an eZblock for this!


Adding crowns/icons to member groups.

It's frustrating already that you can't colour peoples names, it's only allowed in the 'online user' section at the bottom of the forums, but I want to add icons next to peoples names like this:

Youtuber

So, it would end up looking like this..

Paul

I read the guide to do it, here..

http://www.smfsupport.com/support/smf-for-free-codes-and-support/%28code%29-adding-the-runescape-admin-crown/

But I just can't understand how to do it! I realise this makes me sound like such a newbie, but I just can't seem to get it working.

My main problem is coding on the forums, it's so hard, and I just can't seem to get it.

I also have one more question - I'd like to make a redirect board, to take you to a seperate single webpage, to explain the benefits of donating and supporting our community, but I don't know how to make one. Would this be hosted in with SMF for free if I could possibly make one? And could someone possible tell me how to make it, please? I need a couple.


I have Skype, so if anyone finds it easier to tell me over Skype, I'm all for it.  I'm looking to possibly find some people who are willing to help build these extra features into the forums for me - I understand that is loads to ask, and I doubt that anyone would, but it's worth a shot.



Thank you so much for reading, I hope someone can help me!
Thanks in advance!!

- Paul
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Re: LOADS of questions! Need some of the experts here! :) [LONG THREAD!]
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2014, 03:52:45 pm »
Are you hosted on smfforfree.com or freesmfhosting.com?
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Re: LOADS of questions! Need some of the experts here! :) [LONG THREAD!]
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2014, 03:56:07 pm »
Are you hosted on smfforfree.com or freesmfhosting.com?

I honestly have no idea, I originally typed in 'SMF For Free' on youtube, it took me to a page and then I clicked create a forum and it took me to a website called 'CreateAForum.com' or something, seems to be the same thing as SMF?

EDIT: I just clicked on both of them links, I'm pretty sure its smfforfree.com

http://thegamersspothd.createaforum.com/index.php?action=forum <---- My forums, in case you want to double check. Excuse the messyness of it, it's new :p
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Re: LOADS of questions! Need some of the experts here! :) [LONG THREAD!]
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2014, 04:00:27 pm »
I try to keep createaforum.com support on http://support.createaforum.com which still uses a newer form of SMF.
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Re: LOADS of questions! Need some of the experts here! :) [LONG THREAD!]
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2014, 04:02:21 pm »
I try to keep createaforum.com support on http://support.createaforum.com which still uses a newer form of SMF.

Oh my god. So, the thing I'm using isn't even SMF?

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Re: LOADS of questions! Need some of the experts here! :) [LONG THREAD!]
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2014, 04:06:19 pm »
It is just with a lot of other addons.
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Re: LOADS of questions! Need some of the experts here! :) [LONG THREAD!]
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2014, 04:07:43 pm »
So, how do i get the features like news feed that automatically posts? Seems like there's less addons - Would you advise making a new forum with the actual SMF one to get the features that i want, or?

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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2014, 04:13:25 pm »
If that's what you need then yes. I made most of the addons for SMF by the way as well.
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Re: LOADS of questions! Need some of the experts here! :) [LONG THREAD!]
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2014, 04:21:10 pm »
Did you click on my site? The main things I'm worried about is that I'll lose the nice set of tabs I have at the top.

The main features I'm looking for is EzPortal, so I can have a newsfeed, coloured names(that can be edited), icons next to names and the nice tabs on the top. Also, all links I click on just goes to createaforum.com I don't get how to make an actual SMF forums.

I appreciate all the help you're giving me, by the way.

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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2014, 04:29:59 pm »
ezPortal is installed in the forums. What I suggest is disabled the fancy html editor and turn it off under setttings or when you edit the block and you then use the html code.
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