AdminCP

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AdminCP:

Include vBulletin manual link
IP Search
IP Banning (and how to use it sparingly, and why)
Change User Profiles
Assign Usergroups (includes Prisoner)
How to Mod and De-Mod (including de-mod to registered user) (include Y 2 Jake's way)
Add Forum, and the options
How to set up own vbulletin board to test things
No new mods (secret: vB4)
How to log into to AdminCP login page (.htaccess)
Reverse Infractions
Delete Infractions
Delete personal Infractions (fringe benefit)
How the Avatars work (I plan on uploading more)
All-Stars
Power Moderators
Any Questions?

 

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vBulletin Administrator Manual

If you ever have a question, the first thing I recommend is checking the official vBulletin manual. Most everything in the Administrator Control Panel is discussed and explained. I'll provide some additional major things here, but most everything can be answered there.

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html?manualversion=30608602

 

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How to do an IP Search

AdminCP -> Users -> Search IP Addresses

 

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IP Banning

AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> vBulletin Options -> User Banning Options

Once there, you can insert the IP address you wish to ban. If you wish to ban a range of IPs, just leave out the last octet of the address. So, instead of banning 127.0.0.1, you would ban 127.0.0 and that would ban every IP address from 127.0.0.0 to 127.0.0.255 and no one with that IP could access the forum.

However, use IP Bans sparingly and with caution. In today's Internet world, with so many Dynamic IP internet providers, and with the proliferation of web proxies, IP bans just aren't really a good option. Throw in the fact we have the Spam IP blocker, and there's really VERY little reason to ban an IP. If anything, with our Alternate Account checker, it's more helpful NOT to ban an IP.

I recommend banning an IP only when there's a major annoyance.

 

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Edit User Profiles

There are a couple of different ways to do this.

1) Go to their User Profile on the forum, and click "User Options". It will take you directly to the user's profile, and you can edit anything on the page.

2) AdminCP -> Users -> Search for Users -> Enter User Name

 

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Assign User Groups

AdminCP -> User Manager (the user's profile)


In the top right corner of the User Manager, there will be a dropdown box to change the User's Primary User Group. This is how we make users a member of the Staff, promote Staff to G-Mod, or create members of the Prison, or any group we wish to put them in. I don't think I've ever used the Additional User Group option.

 

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Add Moderators

AdminCP -> Forums & Moderators -> Forum Manager

Once you click on the Forum Manager, all the forums on WZ will display on the right side of your screen. To add a moderator, go to the section/forum which you wish to add the moderator, and in the dropdown box under the Moderator column, choose "Add Moderator".

In the Moderator Manager screen, you will need to input EXACTLY the name of the user you wish to make a Moderator. Additionally, underneath the name field, you want to change that user's Primary User Group to Moderator. If the user is already a moderator of a different forum, select "Do Not Change User Group".

The user should now be a moderator. Always double check though, against the Forum Leader list on the main forum page.

 

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Remove Moderator

There are two ways to do this.

1) AdminCP -> Forum & Moderators -> Show All Moderators

Find the moderator you wish to remove. You can then select to remove that user from a specific forum, or if removing him completely, click the link that says "Remove This Moderator From All Forums".

2) AdminCP -> Forums & Moderators -> Forum Manager

Find the forum you wish to remove the moderator of. In the Moderator column of the Forum Manager, select the name of the Moderator you wish to remove. Once you click on the name, you should get the Moderator Manager screen, at the top of which gives you the option to remove the moderator from the forum.


No matter which method you use, if you're removing a Moderator entirely, you're not finished. You have to re-assign that user to the Registered User list, otherwise they won't be able to create threads or vote in polls anymore. So, go to their User Profile, and change their Primary User Group to "Registered User".

 

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How to Add or Delete Forums

AdminCP -> Forums & Moderators -> Add New Forum

Pay attention to all of your options here. They are pretty self-explanatory, but easy to make a mistake with. The option to make a forum with post count on or off is in the last section entitled "Count Posts Made in this Forum Towards User Post Counts". Other than that, make sure you put sub-forums underneath their "parent" forum. Make sure you have chosen whether you want a forum or a category.

But the main thing to remember is that any mistakes here are usually pretty easy to fix.

To delete the forum:

AdminCP -> Forums & Moderators -> Forum Manager

Under the Controls column, click the dropdown menu for the forum you wish to delete, and select "Delete". Very simple.

 

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How to Login to the AdminCP

1) You can either go through the "User Options" link on a user's profile, or scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on the "Admin" link at the bottom.

2) You will then a white screen with a gray box, asking for your credentials to login to the AdminCP. This is called a .htaccess box and is a safety measure to prevent people from hacking our accounts, and then getting into the AdminCP. You should have your .htaccess login credentials tucked away safely so no one can see them.

3) Once you provide your .htaccess credentials, you will then be sent to the vBulletin AdminCP login screen. Put in your forum user name and your forum password and login.

 

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How to Reverse Infractions

Go the the poster's user profile. When you see the list of Infractions, go to the Details column where it says "View". Click on "View" and you will then be in the User Infraction screen where you can Reverse the Infraction.

 

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How to Delete Infractions

AdminCP -> User Infractions -> View Infractions

Fill out the fields in the User Infraction Manager and do the search. Once done, there will be a link giving you the option to delete a specific Infraction.



As a side note, as an Administrator, you have the opportunity to delete your own Infractions. I recommend it, consider it a fringe benefit of the position.

 

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Modifications and Plugins

At the current time, we do not have the ability add modification to the board. If there is a mod we feel we need, Buffaloed is our source on that.

However, and this is to be kept a tight-lipped secret, not shared with even the G-Mods, there have been plans to upgrade our forum to the latest version of vBulletin. There is no timetable for this, however, it has been planned, and because of this, any new modifications to the board need to be important. Modifications make upgrading the forum more difficult, so we only want the ones that are necessary.

 

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Avatars

The avatars are hosted in two different locations. The original avatars are hosted on the server, and the ones we've added in the last year or two are now hosted on Photobucket. You can find the thread discussing the Photobucket accounts here:

http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=65962


While I ask that you request before adding any avatars, I will go ahead and show you how to add them. We don't want to add too many on these Photobucket accounts, because if we do, then we'll use up to much bandwidth and they won't be available for a period of time.

AdminCP -> Avatars -> Avatar Manager

You may want to create a new Avatar category first, which you can do at the bottom of the Avatar Manager screen. Or you can add to an existing category by clicking on it. Then click the link to add the new Avatar. You will need to give the Avatar a title (try to make the title fit on one line in the Avatar selection on the front end of the forum) and you will need to specify the "Avatar File Path". This is where you put the Photobucket link. Choose the category you want the Avatar in and the Display Order, and you are good to go.

 

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How to Assign a Power Moderator

First you need to change the member's primary user group to Power Moderator. Then follow along with this thread.

http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=71342