Welcome to the "How do I..." section. This section is intended to serve as a reference for common actions that administrators wish to perform. It is divided into sections, with a list of "How do I..." type questions under each section.

Contents

• Top page (topics, colors, ...)
• Page layouts, subtopics, and messages
• Posting privileges
• User accounts
• Moderators and groups

Top page (topics, colors, ...)

• How do I add a top-level topic to the board?

    Terminology: Definition of a topic
    SU getting started tutorial: Adding topics
    Board Manager: Topics

• How do I change the color scheme of the board?

    Board Manager: Board appearance

• How do I remove the "Powered by Discus" link?

    Board Manager: Main message

• How do I change the board logo?

    Board Manager: Title message

• How do I add/remove a topic description?

    Board Manager: Topics (see properties)

Page layouts, subtopics, and messages

• How do I change the layout of a page?

    Moderator getting started tutorial: Page layout
    Page Manager: Page layout

• How do I add a subtopic to a page?

    Moderator getting started tutorial: Adding subtopics
    Page Manager: Subtopics

• How do I add an external link as a subtopic?

    Moderator getting started tutorial: Adding subtopics
    Page Manager: Subtopics

• How do I delete (move, rename) a subtopic?

    Page Manager: Subtopics

• How do I delete (move, edit) a message?

    Page Manager: Messages

• How do I determine the IP address of a poster?

    Page Manager: Messages

• How do I determine who "Anonymous" is?

    Page Manager: Messages

• How do I make new subtopics appear on the top?

    Options Manager: Order of items

Posting privileges

• How do I enable (or disable) public posting?

    Moderator getting started tutorial: Posting privileges
    Access Manager: Posting privileges
    Access Manager: Advanced settings

• How do I enable profanity filtering?

    Options Manager: Profanity filter

• How do I disable anonymous posting?

    Access Manager: Posting privileges
    Options Manager: Conversation/message options

• How do I require posts to be pre-approved?

    Access Manager: Advanced settings

User accounts

• How do I add user accounts?

    User Manager: Adding users

• How do I change a user's password?

    User Manager: Editing users

• How do I enable the user self-registration feature?

    User Manager: User self-registration

Moderators and groups

• How do I add a moderator to the system?

    SU getting started tutorial: Adding moderators
    Moderator Manager: Adding moderators

• How do I give editing privileges to a moderator?

    Group Manager

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