MyBB is a popular forum software that is free and used by thousands of forums online. MyBB GoMobile is the best mobile detection plugin that is used by a majority of MyBB forums. The plugin will detect if a visitor is on a mobile device then redirect the visitor to the mobile-friendly version of the forum. Continue reading
I’m excited for MyBB 2.0 and I hope you are to. I ran across a thread here that lists what is confirmed for MyBB 2.0 by Staffers and thought I would share here.
This was originally posted by Alex Smith over at the MyBB community forums
Some may think that how to edit the MyBB redirect template is trivial information. I’ve been slowly updating our MyBB theme, Sleek, for 1.8.4 and I didn’t notice an issue with the redirect page until the end. I needed to view the redirect page, but I couldn’t do it without seeing the redirect page. The problem is the redirect page automatically redirects and pressing the back button doesn’t go to the page. Continue reading
This post covers how to backup MyBB, and how to restore the backup you made earlier. The methods below do not require SSH or extensive technical knowledge. If you can navigate through options then you can follow my steps easily.
CPanel is one of the most popular web hosting control panels and it’s what we use throughout this how to. Continue reading
So it recently came to my attention that anchor links did not work correctly when the last reply link was clicked on our forum at ThemeFreak. The problem was that when I clicked on the last post link the page would jump to the correct post, but the fixed forum header would cover part of the forum content. There’s no need for any JS or JQuery fix. Simple HTML & CSS works. Continue reading
With a little work you can make your MyBB forum mobile friendly so your content looks amazing on smart phones and tablets. There are three easy ways that you can achieve a mobile friendly forum with little effort. Continue reading
MetroStyle is a very popular Metro theme for MyBB inspired by Windows 8 Metro UI that was developed for computer and internet related forums. It’s compatible with MyBB 1.8 and is feature rich. Many colors are included (10 different colors) and one can choose a light or dark layout. You and your members will love this metro theme for MyBB. Continue reading
MyBB SEO is important to any forum startup. Below are 10 quick tips to optimize MyBB for search engines that you may not be aware of. I find that most forum owners don’t know that it’s crucial to study the art of SEO to have a successful forum community. Continue reading
If you’re wondering what the current trend is for MyBB themes then read on.
Extensive research was done to find out what the top features were for the most popular MyBB themes out there. It only took 10 minutes of research to figure it out. I looked at the top three themes from the official MyBB Mods Statistics page and took notes on the features that made them compelling. Continue reading
I hate slow forums.
If you don’t already know, page speed is an SEO factor. If all things are equal, the forum with better speed, on average, will rank higher in search pages. If you’re wondering why a competitor is ranking higher than you for a specific term then consider how much faster (or slower) their forum loads and compare to your forum. Page speed can be an indicator for how the user experience is. You can bet that Continue reading