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Admin
User
You need to log in as an administrator to
perform administrative functions, which means either
the default "admin" username, or a username
in which you were bestowed administrator rights on
the forum. Default login is
user: "admin"
pass: "admin"
It is strongly recommended that you change the
admin password to something more secure. And of
course, make sure to remember your password, and to
keep it safe.
Admin
Privilege
There
are many things that the admin can see that other
members (even moderators) cannot see. This includes
obvious access to the admin center, but there is a
lot more! Administrators can directly modify any user
profile (the << modify >> link will show up when viewing
a member's profile). Also, the administrator privileges
allow you to be able to directly delete or modify
anyone's messages! Administrators can see ALL private
categories on the forum and can see the IP (Internet
Protocol) address of a member when viewing the posts.
With this priviledge comes "power" -and- "responsibility".
Use it wisely, and be careful, you don't want to annihalate
a users account or data by way of accident or neglect,
and you do not want to upset forum users by becoming
power hungry.
Admin
Center
The
"Admin Center" allows you to perform many
functions and configurations for your board. After
you have logged in as an Administrator, you will find
an "admin button" in the top menu similar to the following:
Click
on the button to enter the "Admin Center".
Once there, you will see a lot of interesting things,
such as the "Member Functions", "Forum Functions",
"Forum Setup", and "Y1G Upgrade" sections. You'll
also notice a list of totals for your Members, Messages,
and Topics.
The
options under each section are fairly self-explanatory.
You might first want to click the first link under
the "Y1G Upgrade" section. Hit back on your browser
when it is finished, then click the second link under
that section. Hit back on your browser again to go
back to the Admin Center. It is highly recommended
that you occasionally (once every week or two) click
both of these links, to keep your board totals in
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