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Table of Contents
Why a Forum........................................................................................................ 4 Why Simple:Press................................................................................................. 5 What is Simple:Press............................................................................................. 6 Setup your Forum..................................................................................................7 Start with creating one or more ser !roups......................................................... " #ow create a new group................................................................................... $% &reate a new 'orum an( a(( it to your group....................................................... $) *(( users to the user group.............................................................................. $5 *(ministrators................................................................................................. $7 *(( a(ministrators........................................................................................... $" Forum +ook , Feel........................................................................................... )% Simple:Press plugins........................................................................................ )!lo.al Settings................................................................................................ )6 !eneral /isplay Settings................................................................................... )0 &ontent Settings.............................................................................................. )" 1em.er settings.............................................................................................. -% 1anage Permissions......................................................................................... -$ Email Settings................................................................................................. -+ogin an( registration....................................................................................... -4 Search Engine 2ptimi3ation 'or your Forum.........................................................-5
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File uploa(er settings........................................................................................-6 4opic Status.................................................................................................... -7 1em.ers 5iew................................................................................................. -0 Hi(e a(ministrators 'rom mem.ers 5iew..............................................................-" Work with your Forum.......................................................................................... 4% Start a topic in a 'orum..................................................................................... 4) 6eply on a topic............................................................................................... 46 *(min .ar....................................................................................................... 40 Su.scri.ing to 5s watching a topic...................................................................... 4" Pri5ate 1essaging............................................................................................ 5% E(it Pro'ile...................................................................................................... 5$ 6eply 2ptions.................................................................................................. 5+ogin 7 +ogout................................................................................................. 54 Erno Hannink...................................................................................................... 56 Free 8n'ormation................................................................................................. 50 9uestions:..........................................................................................................5"

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Wh a Forum
* 'orum is a place on the we. where you can ha5e ;close(< (iscussions with the mem.ers o' your program. =ou can also ha5e close( (iscussions in a close( group on Face.ook. 4his is con5enient 'or people that alrea(y spen( a lot o' time on Face.ook. 4hey (o not ha5e to switch to your 'orum to >oin the con5ersation or ask a ?uestion. 4he a(5antage o' a 'orum o5er a close( group on Face.ook is that you will always ha5e it on your own (omain. =ou are the owner an( keeper o' the content@ the topics an( the (iscussions. For the mem.ers o' the 'orum it will also .e easier to 'in( their (iscussions@ topics they replie( to an( searching in general in your 'orum is easier. * 'orum on your (omain will also .ran( this (omain with you@ with your eApertise. * group on Face.ook will always ha5e the Face.ook look an( 'eel. When Face.ook changes something to the groups that you (onBt like you will ha5e to learn to li5e with it.

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Wh Simple:Press
Wor(Press is my 'a5orite &ontent 1anagement System ;&1S<. 8 ha5e .een working with it since en( )%%5 an( ne5er ha( pro.lems with it. 4he sites 8 .uil( with Wor(Press always gi5e goo( results in the search engines. *ll my we.sites@ hu.s@ .logs are .uil( wit Wor(Press an( 8 only use Wor(Press 'or my clients hu.s@ .logs an( sites. 4here are a num.er 'orum plugins a5aila.le that you can use 'or Wor(Press. 4hese plugins a(( a 'orum to your we.site. For eAample@ 4al.ki 'orums@ ..Press@ Cingiri Forum@ Simple:Press an( more. sing the Simple:Press 'orum 'or your client programs has a num.er o' a(5antages. =ou can create user !roups D 'or each program you start a separate user group =ou can create !roups of forums for specific user !roups =ou can hide admins 'rom the mem.er lists

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What is Simple:Press
Simple:Press is a Wor(Press plugin that you can a(( to your Wor(Press site. 4he latest 5ersion o' this plugin can .e 'oun( on simpleEpress.com =ou can a(( plugins to the Simple:Press 'orum to get some eAtra 'eatures an( there are a 'ew templates a5aila.le. =ou can easily customi3e one o' these stan(ar( templates to your nee(s. 4he .asic theme o' your we.site is use( an( in the page section ;with or without si(e.ar< the 'orum will .e 5isi.le. So the 'orum is style( in your we.site layout. Fy (e'ault a 'orum has: *(mins 1o(erators 1em.ers !uests

We use Simple:Press 5.%. =ou can (ownloa( it here. ploa( the plugin with your 'a5orite F4P so'tware to 7wpEcontent7plugins7@ acti5ate the plugin an( click B8nstall ForumB in the Forum section. 8t will create the (irectory 7wpEcontent7spEresources7 with su.(irectories.
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Setup our Forum

First you nee( to go to the Forum section in the a(min part o' your we.site. &lick Forums in the main menu.

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4he Forum a(min menu on a new Forum

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Start with creating one or more User Groups

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Now create a new group

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4he group we >ust create(. #ow we can a(( 'orums to this group.

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Create a new forum and add it to your group

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&reate a new 'orum D a'ter you selecte( the group:

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EAample o' groups an( 'orums

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Add users to the user group

1anage user groups

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*(( users to the group. 4hese are eAisting Wor(Press users ;mem.er@ author@ e(itor...<

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Administrators
When you ha5e a small mem.ership 'orum it is goo( to .e noti'ie( when someone pu.lishes a post or topic. Set this here.

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!lo.al *(min options

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Add administrators

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Forum Look & Feel

Select a color scheme an( acti5ate your theme

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4his is what the theme o' the 'orum looks like D the .asis is the !enesis theme ;a''<

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With some eApertise o' PHP an( searching the Simple:Press Support Forum you can easily create your own 'orum theme. &opy one o' the themes that comes with the Simple:Press 3ip 'ile. #ow you can personali3e your 'orum theme. 4hese are some o' the mo(i'ications we ha5e (one: Futtons in your hu. or we.site theme colors. =ou can remo5e BHomeB in the .rea( crum.s@ so they will not go .ack to the homepage an( stay in the 'orum section. =ou can remo5e all kin( o' 'orum in'ormation on the .ottom 'or the users an( keep it 5isi.le 'or the a(mins. 6emo5e the a(ministrators 'rom the mem.ers list

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Simple: ress plugins

SimplePress has a num.er o' cool plugins that you may want to a(( to your 'orum.

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Plugins we use 4he Admin Bar helps to manage the a(ministrators post.ag o' new 'orum posts an( posts awaiting mo(eration as well as a(( optional *kismet support to help i(enti'y an( ?uickly (eal with spam posts Custom Profile Fields E 'or creating custom pro'ile 'iel(s "ditor #Tin MC" $ %ich Te&t' E 6ich 4eAt E(itor using 4iny1&E similar to what Wor(Press is using. File (ploader #usin! Plupload' D you nee( this when you want to uploa( (ocuments 'or your program mem.ers an( you want your mem.ers to uploa( their home work. =ou can limit maAimum uploa( 'ile si3e. Post %atin!s E 'or allowing rating o' posts Pri)ate Messa!e S stem D so mem.ers can sen( each other (irect messages. Profile *ispla Control E a plugin that a((s an a(min panel 'or turning o'' pro'ile elements ;e(it 'orms< Subscriptions E 'or allowing su.scription o' topics Ta!s D you can a(( a topic 'or each topic Topic Status E *ssign a status to topics 'rom a selecte( list

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Watches E allowing watching o' topics Who+s ,nline E showing who is online aroun( your 'orum When your 'orum grows in si3e or is more open these plugins are help'ul: Profanit Filter E 'or 'iltering pro'anity or other key wor(s out o' post content %emo)e Spam %e!istrations E remo5ing spam registrations ;users who registere( .y ne5er poste(< %eport Post E reporting a post with ?uestiona.le content@ let the mem.ers help you to keep it clean.

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Glo!al Settings
Since we ha5e a((e( an( acti5ate( the E(itor ;4iny1&E E 6ich 4eAt< plugin@ we can make that (e'ault 'or the 'orum mem.ers.

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4his is what the mem.ers see while using the 4iny1&E e(itor

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General "isplay Settings

=ou can select thum.s up7(own or Stars ratings 'or topics ;Post 6atings plugin<.

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Content Settings

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#em!er settings
=ou can set (e'ault user groups new mem.ers are automatically a((e( to. 4his is important when you use mem.ership plugins like 1em.erWing.

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#anage

ermissions

8n the menu Permissions D 1anage Permissions you can a(( permissions like uploa(ing 'iles to the Permission Sets. 4hese are the (e'ault settings 'or BFull *ccessB

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4his is how you can gi5e the permission set BFull *ccessB more permissions so they can uploa( their home work@ (elete own posts@ sen( pri5ate messages an( watch topics.

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$mail Settings
4hese settings allow you to tailor emails sent to new users 'ollowing registration to your site an( 'orum. =ou ha5e 'ull control o5er .oth the Email Su.>ect +ine an( the content o' the Email 1essage.

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Login and registration

When people can register an( login on your Forum@ or point them to the ;pai(< registration options.

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Search $ngine %ptimi&ation for your Forum

=ou nee( this when you ha5e an open Forum

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File uploader settings

*5aila.le when the File ploa(er plugin is acti5ate(. 8ncrease maAimum 'ile si3e an( a(( eAtensions like (ocA@ Als@ o(t or what you nee( the mem.ers to uploa(.

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'opic Status
* B4opic Status SetB is an optional list o' 'lags E or BstatusB that a topic can go through. For eAample@ i' your 'orum is use( as a support tool@ a new topic coul( .e 'lagge( as@ 'or eAample@ B#ew 8ssueB. 4he 'irst response coul( change the state to B nresol5e(B an( when the pro.lem is (ealt with@ B6esol5e(B.

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#em!ers (iew
1em.ers can look at the mem.ers in the 'orum@ using the B1em.ersB .utton

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)ide administrators from mem!ers (iew

For some 'orums@ trust an( pri5acy is really important. *s the program manager you can mentor a small group o' people. When the topics that you co5er in your program are pri5ate you want only the mem.ers to see each other. For eAample you (o not want the mem.ers to see a(ministrators. 4his can .e (one with styling. 8n (iscussion with the (e5elopers o' Simple:Press each user group has its own css class. 4his way you can hi(e speci'ic classes in the style sheet. &lass G sp sergroupEa(mins *(( to the theme in HwpEcontentHthemesHyourEthemeHstyle.css /* Hide admins from Simple:Press */ .spUsergroup-admins {display: none; } #ow the a(ministrators are not 5isi.le in the mem.ers 5iew.

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Wor- with our Forum

4his is how the 'orum looks when you are logge( in as a(ministrator.

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4his is what the 'orum looks like when you are logge( in as mem.er. 4his person is mem.er o' user group one an( not any other groups.

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Start a topic in a forum

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Enter the 4opic

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*(( (ocuments to topic

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4his is what this topic looks like in the 'orum

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*eply on a topic
* mem.er can reply to a topic an( uploa( 'iles@ 'or eAample home work

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4he reply with the attache( home work poste(

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Admin !ar
Here you can get a ?uick up(ate on what is happening in the 'orum. nrea( post: the num.er o' posts you (i( not rea( since your last 5isit. &lick BIiew new postsB to rea(.

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Su!scri!ing to (s watching a topic

When you su.scri.e to a topic@ you are noti'ie( o' all new posts to that topic. When you watch a topic@ you are really >ust 'lagging the topic as something you want to come .ack to or want to watch. 4here are no noti'ications. *((itionally@ a(mins can set a watch on a topic 'or other a(mins in or(er to in(icate to the other a(min they nee( to look at that topic.

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ri(ate #essaging
Sen(ing a mem.er o' the 'orum a (irect message. +ike sen(ing an email. 4he Pri5ate 1essaging plugin nee(s to .e installe( an( acti5ate( 'or this option.

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E(it in'ormation an( settings in you pro'ile. +ike pro'iles 'or social networking sites@ signature ;message .elow each reply<@ a5atar. 2ptions 'or posting@ time 3one@ e(itor.

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6eply with a automatic signature an( pro'iles 'or social networking sites. 4his makes it easier 'or mem.ers to connect with you in other networks an( to connect with other mem.ers that complete( their personal pro'ile.

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*eply %ptions
=ou can +ock a topic a'ter you a((e( a reply or topic. =ou can pin a post so it shows as the 'irst post in a 'orum. E(it the time stamp o' a post@ i.e. gi5e a post an earlier (ate. Su.scri.e to this topic@ recei5e messages in your email in.oA when replies are poste( Watch the topic@ it will .e in your watch list. =ou will not get email up(ates.

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Login + Logout
+ogin to the 'orum on your 'orum page to reply an( post topics.

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+ogout

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