Template group name disappeared
If the names for template groups disappeared and all you see is “Templates” then you’re lucky to have come across this blog post. Continue reading
MyBB Template Group Names Disappeared? Solution Found!
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Updating mybb 1.6 plugins to be compatible with 1.8
If you’re upgrading from mybb 1.6 to 1.8 and want your current plugins to work you have two options.
- Wait for the plugin creator to make an update.
- Attempt to update the plugin yourself.
If you’re like most forum owners and can’t possibly wait one second longer, then try changing the plugin compatibility by making an edit to the plugin file. Continue reading
MyBB 1.8.6 Microsoft Edge Browser Private Message Issue
A customer of mine found a bug related to MyBB and Microsoft Edge browser:
The forum works and looks the best using this browser aside from one issue. When sending a PM message, it seems to submit twice and MyBB gives a warning about sending identical messages too quickly. It happens every time I send a PM.
After some digging, we were able to replicate the issue on Windows 10 using Microsoft Edge browser. Unfortunately, it’s something that affects the default mybb that ships with the most recent release as of this post: 1.8.6. Continue reading
MyBB No Longer Supporting MyBB 1.6
Goodbye MyBB1.6! We bid you farewell. Our friends at MyBB have announced that they are ending support for MyBB 1.6 soon. Luckily, the official EOL date has been pushed back to October 1 according to the forum announcement by StefanT, a MyBB Project Manager. Continue reading
Minimum Post Count Required for Links
Having a minimum post count required to post links will solve this issue: spam from users and/or bots that make short and, most often, irrelevant posts, with their link, then leave the site forever. Simply use a plugin to stop bots and one-time users from spamming your forum with links. Continue reading
Change MyBB Default Page With .htaccess File
Many people have asked me how to create a custom home page with MyBB. By default, MyBB loads the forum. With a single tweak, you can change MyBB’s default page to something else. This is not the beginning of an April fools joke.
MyBB is widely popular forum software that is used by many sites online. With that said, there are plenty of sites where the forum is not the focus of the site. So it makes sense to change the home page to something else. Continue reading
Speed Up MyBB and Increase Performance
Today we will be going over ways to speed up MyBB and increase performance of your MyBB forum. For a live demo of speed and performance increase with some of the modifications please check out our MyBB theme community forum or home page. Our entire site is powered by MyBB – excluding our blog. Continue reading
How To Cache Google Analytics Code
If you’re trying to increase site speed by caching Google Analytics code then you’re in luck. I’ve created this guide with easy instructions on how to cache your Google Analytics code.
In this guide we’ll be covering the following:
- Creating a php script that grabs the Analytics JavaScript from Google server.
- Creating a cron job to grab the latest version of the script.
- Caching Analytics locally. Continue reading
How To Install Google Analytics With MyBB
Easily add Google Analytics code to MyBB with a plugin or with one template edit.
Google Analytics is free to use and provides invaluable historical data on visitors. It’s the most popular analytic tool among webmasters for this reason.
Get a Google Analytic account (duh)
Google’s get started with analytics page is the best place to be if you want an account but don’t know how to get one. I won’t waste your time by re-hashing what they say. Continue reading
Check If Your Site is Mobile Friendly
According to Google over at Webmaster Central Blog, April 21 is the deadline for getting your site mobile friendly. Or else.
We all knew that this was coming for a while now. The original post was published back in February but I’m guessing most of you haven’t gotten around to making changes to your sites. Continue reading