PhpBB WP

We have installed a new PhpBB forum for the blog, and we have covered the Setup of PhpBB forum from BlueHost account in our last post. Agenda of this post is to cover the things that a new user needs to perform over a newly installed forum.

Change the Username, Email and Password

When you first login into your forum, you should change the default username (admin) and password.

In the administration panel from the general tab>> Quick access >> Manage users

In the select user page, enter admin as the member to be searched.

Now you are on the overview page of the admin user, all the changes highlighted in red squares (username, email and Password) need to be made.

Remember: When these changes are submitted you will automatically be logged out, now login again with the new username and password.

Board Configuration

After the Authentication changes, we are now moving to the Board configuration. From the general tab>> Board configuration>> select Board settings

Here you can determine the basic operation of your board, give it a fitting name and description, and among other settings adjust the default values for time zone and language.

These are some of the basic settings that need to be implemented at the earliest on a newly installed forum. And note that most of the settings are covered in the general tab itself.

If you want a Twitter “Follow” badge on your forum check our post on Floating Twitter “Follow” Badge on PhpBB Forum.