Hello Greg
You are far too modest, I think your response answers more questions for us “Newbies” than anything I’ve seen before. It may be very easy for you guys/gals who do this all the time, but for us First Timers it is a daunting challenge to even start.
Your help is invaluable. Well done.
Was very impressed with your own site, so you will be hearing from me again, just have to sort through all the info you have sent.
Thanks
From: GregChapman [via Nabble Support] [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Saturday, 30 May 2015 12:09 AM
To: E Cig Select
Subject: RE: Embed forum in Weebly Website
Hi Terry,
E Cig Select wrote
if there is a Nabble "how to do" sgheet I would like to be directed to it. I also have a wish list that I would like to have in my forum which I am not sure if they are all possible, but I am sure you will
be able to advise.
Unfortunately, there is no "complete" Nabble documentation and they are not very good at keeping what is available up to date. They tend to regard this forum as they place to sort out issues.
* I would like access to the forum and the ability to read all posts available to any visitor to my website.
I'm not sure I understand what you have in mind with that statement. You, and anyone, can reach your forum through its URL, or the site where you embed it, and "read all posts available to any visitor". Can you re-phrase it?
* To enter a post on the forum I want them to "register"
All you need to do is alter the default User Permissions. I think a post of mine made a while ago might help explain the fundamentals:
http://support.nabble.com/Moderating-free-forum-tp6873076p6873871.html
* I wish to establish a set of Rules that are posted on the site
It is simple enough to post a message that includes your "house rules". You could "Lock" it. That means no one can reply to it. You could "pin" it. That means it will always appear above any others in the list of topics showing on the forum. It would also be possible to create a dedicated area (sub-forum) where all such guidance notes appear.
* I wish any potential member to confirm they have read and agree to the rules prior to being able to register
There is no facility with the standard Nabble product to any kind of check box, which I think is what you have in mind. You would either need to do some NAML coding yourself, or pay for Premium Support and request that enhancement. Nabble's facilities tend to grow in this manner. It is not uncommon for a paying customer to request a feature like that and if it is feasible for the staff they add it to that customer's forum. In some cases they decide it would be popular enough and they add it to the standard Nabble product for all and it appears on all forums.
However, if you have read the "Moderating a Free Forum" post, you'll see you may find that using the "Members" group is an appropriate work around. (If you prevent those in the "Anyone" and "Registered" groups from posting then when those users attempt a post they'll reach a "Request to Access" screen, which provides space to send a brief email to the administrator. You could add a note to your forum's "Description" field warning people that they cannot post they send that request including confirmation they have read your terms and conditions.)
* I would love to prevent the posting of any URL or Email address on the forum
That's not part of the standard package, but possibly could be achieved with some special coding by Nabble. However, I doubt that anything could be done that can truly stop people posting what will be obvious links to humans. How about www seahawk17 ddoott org ddoott uk for example? However, I do recall a request on the Premium Forum which requested links be prevented in signatures. You might care to research that.
* I want to be able to ban members for specific periods including permanently.
There is no process for banning forum users for a specific period. You can, however, ban and unban at will, but it is a manual process.
Banning is something that is tricky. Bear in mind that registration is in the user's hands not yours. So all someone has to do is register with a different address. Again, use of the "Members" group is your work around because you have the power to add and remove users from that group. (Be careful with use of the terms "registered" and "members" within Nabble. They have different and specific meanings.)
You might want to look take a look my forum at:
http://www.seahawk17.org.uk/forum.htm
What you see there is an example of Nabble's "Mixed" application.
In the sub-forum "Announcements and FAQs", to which only I can post (I set the User Permissions for that sub-forum so that only those in the "Administrator" group can post), there are a number of pinned topics including what you might call my "house rules" at:
http://seahawk-forum.968426.n3.nabble.com/Registering-Membership-and-Posting-Rights-tp1628920.html
The "Introduce" Yourself" sub-forum is an example of a sub-forum where every post in pinned, to keep user's posts in alphabetical order. It also explains again the information in the Membership FAQ.
You will also see most areas of the forum use the Description fields to contain general "rules", "guidance" and "instructions" about how posting needs to be conducted in that area. The SeaHawk forum could, perhaps, provide inspiration for the way to build your own forum.
Hope this helps. Feel free to ask more.
Generally, I'd recommend you break your questions into separate topics with appropriate subject lines. This makes it easier for those who come later with similar questions to find the answers on the forum. As it is we're drifting significantly from the "Embed forum in Weebly Website" subject this topic shows at the moment.
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