EZPortal GuideView a working Demo here:
http://geoworld.smfforfree4.com/All Blocks setup except: Classifieds, Store, Tag Cloud, Articles, Download System, and Poll EzBlocks
Screenshots:
I Access EzPortal Admin1. Go to your
admin panel.
2. Scroll Down to
EzPortal.
3. Click
Settings.
II Settings1.
Enable Portal Home Page, or not.
Remember, in EzPortal you can have blocks on all of your pages, inclusing the Forum, Gallery, Boards, etc.
2.
Custom Homepage Title Give the Home Page a name if you wish to use it.
This isn't the Tab name, but the name displayed at the top of your browser.
3.
Hide admin delete/edit buttons. Hides delete/edit images on ezblocks.
4.
Shoutbox settings: should be self explanatory Enable Shoutbox
Show date on shoutbox
Show shout history link
Hide says on shoutbox
Hide admin delete shout entry
Number of items to show per page on shoutbox history
Show BBC box icons for shoutbox
Show smilies on shoutbox
Shoutbox refresh time in seconds (Enter zero to disable)
5.
Allow EzPortal.com to collect stats on your Portal Set as you wish
III ModulesThere are no modules to install.
IV EzBlock Manager1. Click Add EzBlock where you want your block to be.
2. You now pick which one you want.
The following EzBlocks are available: (setup for each explained further down in the Guide)
HTML, Board News, UserBox, Poll, Recent Posts, Recent Topics, Recent Webpages, Search, Theme Select (contains only the default theme so not needed), Members Online, Shoutbox, SMF Arcade, SMF Articles (not installed), SMF Gallery, SMF Gallery Random Image, SMF Links, SMF Classifieds (if you purchased it), Downlaod System (not installed), SMF Store (if you purchased it), and Tag Cloud (not installed), Stats, Recent Members, Top PostersV Changing a Column's widthTo change the width of a column, go to EzBlock manager, then find the column on the block list and click Edit Column.
EzBlock Settings
Block Title: The Name that will appear on top of the block.
Column: Where you want it to appear on selected pages, Left, Center, Right, Top, Bottom
Icon: The icon that will show up on the block.
Visible Areas (at the bottom of the block settings if you edit it after creation): what pages the block will be visible on.
Permissions: Who can view the block.
EzBlock Managers: Who can edit the block.
User Can Collapse this EzBlock: Whether or not a member can minimize a block, like using the subtraction sign on you browser.
Board News Settings Block Title: Type a Title for the Block
Icon: The icon that will show up on the block.
Select Board for News: Select the Board(s) you want the news displayed from. To selct multiple boards, please hold control and click on all of the ones you want.
Number of News Items to show: How many News articles will appear.
Number of characters to show per entry: The number of letters and symbols to show before stopping the article, they can still go to the actual topic to read the full article.
HTML EzBlock Settings Block Data: Put your HTML code here.
UserBox Settings No block-specific settings.Poll EzBlock Settings Poll Topic ID: The Topic number of the poll the block is to show. For example, this is topic number 25774, it will be in the URL of the topic.
Recent Posts EzBlock Settings Number of Posts to show: The number of recent posts that will be listed in the block.
Format: Vertical or Horizontal. This is the format in which they will be listed.
Vertical is recommended for the left and right column, Horizontal for the center column.
Recent Topics EzBlock Settings Number of Topics to show: The number of recent topics that will be listed in the block.
Format: Vertical or Horizontal. This is the format in which they will be listed.
Vertical is recommended for the left and right column, Horizontal for the center column.
Recent Webpages EzBlock Settings Number of WebPages to show: The number of recent webpages to show.
Search EzBlock Settings No block-specific settings.Theme Select EzBlock Show Preview Image: Whether it will preview the theme or not.
There is only one theme to choose from Stylesheets can not be chosen from this blockMembers Online Settings Format: Whether it will be a vertical or horizonatal block.
Shoutbox Settings Number of Shouts to show: How many recent shouts will be displayed, this is also the block you shout
from.
SMF Aracde EzBlock Settings Arcade Block Type: Whether the block will show a random game, or if it will show the Latest Scores. This is technically two blocks.
SMF Galley EzBlock Settings No block-specific settings.SMF Gallery Random Image Settings Number of Images to show: the number of pictures to be displayed.
Number of Items per row: The number of items in each row. So, if you put 4 for the previous, and two here, it will be a box of four.
SMF Links EzBlock Settings Number of Links to show: The number of links to be displayed.
SMF Classifieds EzBlock Settings SMF Classifieds is a paid upgrade, don't use it if you don't have it! Number of Listings to show: The number of Classifieds listings that will be displayed in the block.
Number of items to per row: The number of items there will be in a row.
Type: This block can be four different blocks. It can show the most recent, most viewed, most commented, or featured listings.
SMF Store EzBlock Settings This is paid upgrade, DO NOT USE UNLESS YOU HAVE BOUGHT IT! Number of Products to show: The number of products that will be displayed.
Number of Products per row: The number taht will be in each row of the listings.
Type: This block can be four different blocks. It can show the most recent, most viewed, most commented, or top rated products.
Recent Members Ezblock Settings Configure number of members to show, show memberlink color, show user's avatar and layout options
Top Posters Ezblock Settings Configure number of posters to show, show memberlink color, show user's avatar and layout options
Stats Ezblock Settings No block-specific settings.The following blocks are not installed - do not use them:
SMF Articles EzBlock Settings Not Installed, DO NOT USE THIS BLOCK.Download System EzBlock Settings This system is not installed, DO NOT USE THIS BLOCK!Tag Cloud Settings SMF Tags is not installed! DO NOT USE THIS BLOCK!VII Page Manager