Guides and Tutorials
NOTE:  Guides marked: For Ultimate subscribers and upgrade option * are for paid features.
           To purchase the upgrade options - Admin > Adfree & Upgrades

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Guides for Specific Sections in the Admin Control Panel   (SMF 1.1.*)

Main

• Domain Manager
  
• Edit News
  
• News and Newsletters - For Ultimate subscribers and upgrade option *

Configuration

• Features and Options

         (Basic Settings, Layout and Options, Karma, Signature Settings)

• Karma/Rep Guide

• Custom Profile Fields

         (Includes Examples for Profile Music, Background, Mood, Location, Secondary Membergroup, YouTube Video in Profile etc.)

• Forum Settings

         (Maintenance Mode, Forum Title, Webmaster Email, Cookie Name, etc.)

• Current Theme
• Manage Styles

         (Create and Modify Stylesheets, Customize Images, Custom Tabs, Header/Footer.)

• Gallery Guide
• Links Guide
• Welcome Configuration Guide
• Portal Guide
• Living Avatar Guide
• Webpage Editor Guide

Arcade Admin

• Arcade Guide

         (for SMF Arcade 2.0.11)

Forum

• Boards
• Posts and Topics
• Calendar Guide
• Attachments and Avatars

EzPortal

• EZPortal Guide

Members

• Members
• Membergroups
• Permissions
• Registration
• Ban List

Maintenance

• Maintenance

         (Forum Maintenance, Generate Reports, Moderation Log.)

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Adding Admins/Moderators

• How to Add Board Moderators
• How to Add Administrator and Global Moderator

Godaddy Domain/Nameserver set up help

• Help Setting up a Domain with Godaddy
• Nameserver Help - Godaddy
• Godaddy Nameserver Setup Help

Smileys, Rank Images, Swap Images Guides

• Custom Smiles - For Ultimate subscribers and upgrade option *
• How to replace your Smileys   (Using a Photobucket Account)
• How to use the Smileys you see here at Support

• Setting Up Star File/Rank Images
• How to Use Your Own Rank Images
• Swap Images on Page

Stylesheet Info

• How to Add a Stylesheet
• Stylesheet Index
• Holiday Stylesheet Index
• Stylesheet Making Tips/Helpful Links

Music, Video Guides

• Put Background Music on Your Forum
• A Music Player for your Forum
• How to put YouTube Videos on Profile Page
• Putting a YouTube Video on your forum

Warning System, Rep, Crown Guides

• Thank You System
• Creat a Warning System Using Custom Profile Fields
• Getting a cool rep icon - Uses Karma System

• Add Runescape Crown Next to Name
• A Good Way To Make A Reward System
• Infractions System
• Setting up Rep or Karma

Misc

• RSS Feed Info
• Favicon Guide
• Free Favicon Generator and Hosting
• Get a Free Redirecting Url
• Get a Free Domain with Dns Support
• Custom Status Field
• Spell Checker for your forum
• Making Table of Contents
• Webpage Editor
• Embed Xtra Arcade Games into Forum Posts
• Creating Tables in a Post
• How to Put a Background on Your Forum
• How to Add a Banner

• Dealing With Spam
• Getting Your Forum Ready and Out There
• Tips to Promote Your Board
• 10 Ways to NOT have a successful forum
• Safeguarding your Forum

• Add Imageshack or Imagetrust to Your Forum
• How to Post Thumbnails
• Help with choosing Photobucket links
• Guide to BBCode and Basic HTML
• How to Clear Your Browsers Cache

Some links for color codes:

http://html-color-codes.com/
http://www.december.com/html/spec/color.html
http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/color-blend/
http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/
http://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm#03

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Official Online Guide by simplemachines:  Simplemachines Online Guide

GOOD resource when you are trying to figure out how to do something as an admin or a member.
NOTE:  Be aware there are sections that cover items we do not have here at SMF for Free such as the ability to upload mods, newsletters and other sections.   ALL in ALL it is a GREAT place to start to find out where things are in your Admin Panel and how each area works.

* For Ultimate subscribers and upgrade option - To purchase the upgrade options - Admin > Adfree & Upgrades