<![CDATA[Customizing FusionBB - Knowledgebase Articles]]> <![CDATA[Need Even More Customizations? FusionBB Dev is the place to go]]> Want to go beyond the topics we have here?
Need a special customization just for your site?



If you're looking for mods for your Fusi]]> <![CDATA[Adding Site Map Functionality to Your Site]]> Adding Site Map functionality can help your users navigate and locate information on your website.

Setting up specific forums (or you]]> <![CDATA[Attitude Indicator]]> Enabling the Attitude Indicator for your site allows your member groups to share their current 'mood'.

Adding site-specific avatars is a quick and easy way to customize your FusionBB site.



Uploading]]> <![CDATA[Custom Pages Creation]]> Custom Pages

Custom pages are static HTML pages you can create on the fly.





To access the Custom Pages screen ]]> <![CDATA[Editing Language Files/Creating New Language Strings]]> Editing and creating new language strings in FusionBB is easier than ever with the built in language editor.



To edit language files or create your own, go t]]> <![CDATA[FAQs: Customizing for Your Site]]> It's very easy to add to or customize the FAQs for your site.


Simply go to:

/fusiondirectory/language /english/faq]]> <![CDATA[Favicon: Customizing for Your Site]]> .ico files are used for pictures on shortcuts/bookmarks in browsers and are displayed when on the actual web page.




]]> <![CDATA[Forums: Creating Forums/Customizing Forum Rules]]> In FusionBB, there are 4 different types of forums you can create and manage:



Categories - a]]> <![CDATA[Group Icons/Status Flags Customization]]> If you want to have special group icons/status flags for certain members of your site, follow these three steps:


1) Upload your group icon/status flag to the]]> <![CDATA[Inserts: Adding and Editing]]> Adding or Editing your site inserts is easy to do!


Simply go to:

AdminCP >> <![CDATA[Lightbox]]> FusionBB version 2.3 added a new feature to images called Lightbox.



There are two ways to use Lightbox on your forums:
 <![CDATA[Manage Custom Site and Forum Permissions]]> Starting with FusionBB 2.2, you now have the ability to add your own custom site permissions.



To configure custom Site permissions: <![CDATA[Menu Item Customizations]]> Please Note:

templates/fusionbb/header _left.php is the header template included and used when you have a left sidebar.

<]]> <![CDATA[My Fusion Tab Customization]]> You can set the tabs/buttons or any language string to what you want to personalize FusionBB for your website.


(The example we'll use]]> <![CDATA[MyPaymentPal: Set-up]]> Seting Up MyPaymentPal.



  • First make sure you have the correct permissions. These settings can be found at:


    <![CDATA[MySQL: Minimum Permission-level for FusionBB MySQL Users]]> If you allow others to access and utilize the FusionBB database table on your MySQL server, be sure to double-check the following:



    • <![CDATA[Particle Boxes: Adding 'Photopost Recent Photos' Content]]> Adding the following code will allow you to create a particle box for Photopost Recent Photos (as well as some code to add the Recent Photos to the Forum Index page, as an alternative).
             <![CDATA[Particle Boxes: Creating Custom Particle Boxes (FBB Ver. 2.2 and newer)]]> Beginning with FusionBB version 2.2, it's very easy to customize your site by adding your own custom particle boxes.




      <![CDATA[Particle Boxes: Creating Particle Boxes (FBB Ver. 2.1 and earlier)]]> You can customize your site by creating your own particle boxes.


      These can be used for quotes, statistics, or even content such as Google's Add Se]]> <![CDATA[Particle Boxes: Moving Particle Boxes (FBB Ver. 2.1 and earlier)]]> Moving the 'generic' particle box from the Main page to the footer_right



      (This box the one that says: "FusionBB features particle boxes. Particle boxes are boxes ]]>             <![CDATA[Need Even More Customizations? FusionBB Dev is THE Place to Go!]]> Want to go beyond the topics we have here?
      Need a special customization just for       your site?



      If you're looking for mods for your Fusi]]>             <![CDATA[Particle Boxes: Moving Particle Boxes (FBB Ver. 2.2 and newer)]]> Beginning with FusionBB version 2.2, it's very easy to customize your site by moving particle boxes around.



      Go to:

      ]]> <![CDATA[Particle Boxes: Removing Particle Boxes (FBB Ver. 2.1 and earlier)]]> You can remove the new user and calendar particle boxes by editing the following templates and removing the related keys:



      Te]]> <![CDATA[Random Quotes: Adding and Editing]]> FusionBB makes it very easy to add new quotes or edit existing ones.


      Random quotes can be added to enhance your site by involving your members through use of th]]>             <![CDATA[Registration Email Customization]]> Personalizing the email that is sent to new users is a great way to welcome them to your community.



      Simply navigate to your langua]]>             <![CDATA[Remember Me Checked By Default]]>
      To have the 'Remember Me' checkbox automatically checked for the users of your messageboards, you can change the following code in the files listed below.
             <![CDATA[RSS]]> In this topic: Setting up a forum for RSS Publication.
      Setting up External RSS Inclusion.
      Troubleshooting Common RSS Problems.]]>             <![CDATA[Sidebars: Keeping Some Users from Toggling Sidebars On/Off (FBB ver. 1.0)]]>
      Note: these instructions apply to FusionBB version 1.0. Later versions of the software include this as an Administrator Configurable feature.

      <]]> <![CDATA[Skins: Assigning a Default Skin]]>

      It's easy to assign a default skin for your FusionBB forum. Simply go to:



      Admin >&]]> <![CDATA[User Registration Field Customization]]> You can easily customize which fields your users are required to fill out upon registration or what fields show in their profiles.




      To edit existing ]]>             <![CDATA[Welcome PT & Email: Enabling and Customizing]]> FusionBB has a basic 'Welcome' PT or email that can be sent out when new members join your messageboards.


      To enable sending a PT or email with the welcome ]]>             <![CDATA[Welcome Text Customization]]> **Please note, in versions 2.3 and earlier, the file and file location are incorrect. This has been remedied in the newer versions.**



      ]]> <![CDATA[Calendar: Managing Holidays]]> (Applies to versions 3.0 and newer of FusionBB)
      ]]>             <![CDATA[BBCode: Editing Your Own Site BBCode]]> (Applies to versions 3.0 and newer of FusionBB)



      <![CDATA[RSS: Populating a Forum From an RSS Feed]]> (Applies to versions 3.0 and newer of FusionBB)



      Popu]]> <![CDATA[MyPaymentPal: Upgrade and Set Up]]> (Applies to Versions 3.0 and newer of FusionBB)