Using the phpBB Administration Control Panel, you will be able to create, modify, and delete user groups, as well as modify and delete users.
Modifying Users
- Log in to the Administration Control Panel.
- Click "Manage users" on the left hand menu.
- Enter the name of the user you wish to modify. If you don't know the user name by memory, you can use the "Find a member" function.
- In the user modification page, you are able to see information about the account as well as make changes to the account.
- The "Basic tools" dropdown menu will allow you to ban by username, email, or IP; deactivate the account; delete the user's signature or avatar; move or delete all their posts; delete their attachments; empty their PM outbox; or reactivate the account.
- The final section of the Administrative user control panel allows you to delete the user or delete the user's posts. These changes are irreversible.
Groups
phpBB has seven pre-defnined groups. Administrators, Bots, Global moderators, Guests, Newly registered users, Registered users, Registered COPPA users. You can also create your own user groups.
Creating or Modifying User Groups
- Log in to the Administration Control Panel.
- Click "Manage Groups" on the left hand menu.
- In the field underneath the "User Defined Groups" list, enter the name for your new group, and click "Submit".
- In the group editing page, you are able to modify the group you have have created. The first section is 'Group details', wherein you can enter a description for the group, select which permissions to use for the group, and the type of group (which affects which users are able to see or join the group).
- In the 'Group wide options', you can determine who can manage the group, where the group is visible, and whether or not the group should be able to recieve private messages.
- Under the 'Group wide settings' section, you can set group private message limits, the maximum number of recipients per private message, the group color, and the group's rank.
- In the last section, 'Group avatar', you can set the avatar image for the group.
- When you're finished modifying the group, click "Submit".
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