Forum: vBulletin Discussion and Questions

Is it possible to use a text file as a signature ? meaning linking a text file hosted somewhere and the contents of the text file is display as text ? I suppose I could use an image consisting of text and edit it when necessary but I would not be able to link the text to a url tia

All of a sudden I'm having alignment problems in my forum. I've made no changes at all, yet the columns with the numbers in them aren't lining up properly (one under the other). What gives? BTW, I'm using 3.8.2 and until this, no problems.

Anyone know of a good mod that will automatically send out emails to inactive users, to tempt them back to your forum? I used to have one by C. Braithwaite, but it got buggy when I upgraded to 3.8.2 so I've been without one for a while. Any suggestions?

Anybody know the best way to embed vids in posts? Did a search in Org and found a few solutions. Just don't know which is the best way to go. Specifically I'm looking to embed widescreen youtube vids. Most of the ones I've seen for VB are of the 4:3 aspect variety. ...

Hya, I am trying to figure out that which of the tables are aren't used by vB 4.0 from older version of vB 3.x.x . some of them which i figured our are 1. postindex 2. regimage and some more i think which i couldn't figure out , now i want to ask that when tables aren't used in vB4.0 ,...

Our vB is 3.8.4 and I'm taking over administration of our group's vB but I have no experience with administering it, so I have some questions for you on an area we've been having to tackle - specifically, other forums marketing to our users by mass PMing them, etc. 1. Is there a way to read...

Please please .....somebody help me.... I'm getting a blank page after making a new thread and posting a reply. How can I troubleshoot it?

I have 7 users with the same ip address. Is this even possible or is it the same person with 7 accounts?

When i post a message or a reply to any message on the site it leaves a Default empty box where your icon is to go .. If i put a icon there it shows the icon but if i leave it blank it puts the word Defualt and a empty box there every time.. Thanks for any help 5Stones

Question from our 'Tech Desk': This is vBulletin 3.7.1 Patch Level 1. I know, it should be upgraded, but getting the site owner to do anything is like pulling teeth... :mad:

Is it possible for an admin to query the database to retrieve a PM?

I have a problem where I cannot access the AdminCP, I can access the ModCP no problems but the AdminCP seems out of order, I get the following message: Does anyone know what has caused this and how to fix it? Thanks for any and all help.

Hi, Recently my website underwent a hosting transfer. The host we were on had horrendous customer service and experienced a lot of downtime this fall. So, in mid-november we made a server switch and have been very happy. Everyhting has been great except with one feature. When we go to trace...

Can someone help me setup a site navigation map in this format? http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/ Bob

how do I change the name of the top 5, instead of white to be black, I refer to a change of theme options.

I have a question about spammers. I've read about reducing it and I already had the email activation and the recaptcha etc etc. I finally put it on admin activation but for some reason a lot of spammers were still getting through and were activating their email! I also have the rules...

I'm having a problem getting my search function to search for words less than 4 characters in length. I changed the search index minimum word length to 2 characters, but this isn't helping. I also entered specific short words as words to be included despite the character limit. Again, no luck. ...

When I login to my adminCP, at the top where it should have links to the Forum Home etc I have the following: ‹¬Ußoâ8~©ÿÃÔÒú�¸Uu§$T,Ð--°º»'ä$&xkì¬ã@ÑÞýï7vèOU»/+!�gæ›ñ|þ§ƒÅ?÷#XÛ�„û/Ÿ&ã
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Dear All, I have just become aware that my site is not always sending out the confirming e-mail to prospective new members. This is a new one for me and I need to obviously fix it. Here is the background. About a week ago I had a prospective new member try to register. I'd get the notice...

i hope its a correct Forum where i can ask that i want to remove that tab "ChatBox Full" showing on navbar and i want that to be in Quick links here is my navbar codes: <br /> <!-- nav buttons bar --> <div class="nav">

I have a problem, I try I transfert my forum vBulletin version 3.8.0 on local server on my pc, i am using xampp for the job I transport the files of forum in the xampp/htdocs/forum… I have created the database and I have made the changes in /includes/config.php, when I go to be connected it...

has anyone tried using constant contact with vb? if so, how did you do it? how did it work? is there a comparable or better program out there? thanks in advance, tammy

Hi, On my forum I have two languages, english and hungarian. I have a blog installed too, but the blog isn't translated into hungarian. I have a hungarian translation of the blog. My question is, if I import that blog translation will it overwrite the entire hungarian (forum) translation, or it...

Hi guys...been a while. Sorry for the absence. I was hoping someone might be able to direct me to something I could use as a mod for my site. I have an irc channel through the mibbit network, but was looking for a mod that could be used with vbulletin to display those chatting in the channel...

Dear VB gurus, I lost the passport of the main nickname of my VB. I tried to retrieve it via my email, but I don’t remember the email because I stayed away from my website and my email for almost 17 months due to studying. I want to go back to my VB’s control panel again. I contacted the...

I have an issue, a possible member contacted me regarding registration I have the word sex in the email banning list along with aggressive email banning set yes. This persons company / domain is his last name starting with sex. VB rejects this, I do not want to remove sex from the list, is...

I was wondering how I would go about making the sub-forums/child forums display vertially on the forum home page like you guys have here. Thanks :)

Dear Members i reserve a domain name and hosting space from godaddy.com Already i have 3.8.4 version of VBulletin But now i don't know at all How to set up this forum in my godaddy ! and How can i create database ? is there a guide (PDF) or video explain that ? i have FTP account to...

simple questions. What significance is the live link shown with the product? What does it mean if there is a line thru the product? Thanks, Steve

When you're backing up your vB database, find another place to save it to, in addition to your server! Trust me on this! I managed to delete an entire 2-month old site (one of mine thank gawd) via the WHM on my vps. Not just the site and db, but the entire account. I cried for nearly an...

Help! How do I set up one forum as accessible to only members with a certain number of posts? I want it to be invisible to all other users. Step-by-step, please; I tried adding a new usergroup, then setting up a promotion based on post count, but it didn't work. TIA!

Dear All, My name is Richard Eger. I am a new member to the site. I have been running my website, Luftwaffe Archives and Records Group (www.lwag.org) since 2000. The site provides a service to history researchers in WW II German aviation that will help them find relevant information to...

Is it possible to make a custom open within the UserCP (where you select the time zone etc etc) that allows you to disable text in your header/navbar? but only if a member is part of a specific usergroup? Example: Donate Button/Text Link in the Navbar/Header which would be able to be turned OFF...

Hi, Our forum has been getting pretty hard the past several weeks with the spammers that sign up as all numbers in their handle. They seem to be pretty persistant. Is their anything we can do to slow down these spammers? :shake:

Is it possible to let Smods be able to edit user profiles (i.e homepage, location, etc etc) If so how would I go about setting this up? Thanks.

Is there a way to get a random Slogan/Quote to be displayed in either the header (to the right of the image) or maybe just on the forum home page its self? I thought about adding some famous quotes just the kind that make you think, I thought i would a good way to see what people thought about...

I am looking for the latest tag cloud script for vb 3.8 any ideas/links? Thank-you

This week, subaruoutback.org came under an orchestrated spam attack posting homophobic hate speech and pornographic images. (Do a search on "lemon party" but be advised it isn't pretty.) OK, members banned, messages deleted, the fires are stamped out. Some of these guys made the fundamental...

I'm not talking about images, I'm talking about titles, such as mine "Moody Admin". Do you permit your members to use custom titles right from the start? Or after x number of posts are made? I know that some sites use the custom user title as incentive to post, and after so many posts, they...

Everytime I post, the post is made but instead of going from the reply screen to the next one, i get this: "Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 10485760 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 122880 bytes) in /home/austinur/public_html/forum/includes/class_dm_user.php on line 1240" What does this...

Where is the AME CP located? I want to install DJ's AME (Auto Media Embedding) XML Media Definitions for AME 2.5 (Delta) and it says, These XML Files must be imported through your AME CP In the admin panel, I dont see no ame cp. Is this a plugin/mod that I have to download or enable?

Do you use a homepage aka portal for your forum/website? If so, what do you use? html? vbadvanced? Wordpress? Joomla? Something else? What do you put on your homepage? If you don't like using a homepage, why not?

I have a slight issue with my search function on my board. We have game reviews for all types of platforms (PSP, XBOX, NDS etc) however when you search PSP it doesnt find ANY and I KNOW there is some because I done some myself as well as others. Can someone help me out?

Hey I have 3.6.8 running and I was looking to upgrade to 3.8.2 So I done all the prep work, DB backup etc etc.... I uploaded the NEW vB files to the server overwriting the old ones then when I go to do the upgrade.php script I get an error saying something like this: DB Error .datastore...

Just wondering what is everyone's thread view to replies ratio. It's a statistic I've never though about but it just hit me tonight. I seen two threads with exactly 21 replies and 92 views. So, I'm sitting around 4.5 views per reply. Now that I got another statistic to spin around in my head, I...

For whatever reason, the two members - me and Dan - are not showing on the members list, even tho I have it enabled for both usergroups. I'm sure that I'm missing something... any ideas?

We have a problem "user" who keeps signing up under different email accounts and user names- we keep banning him, but he keeps coming back. Is there a way we can ban a specific IP address? Thanks for your time!

Is there any way to insert a .doc file or spreadsheet or any type of formatted document into a new thread? If I do a simple copy paste from Word to a new thread, it becomes blah, plain text. There must be some way of getting it in without re-creating it with the text tools provided by vBulletin? ...