UseBB Community

Website owner FAQ

• What PHP 4 versions does UseBB 1 support?
• Does UseBB 1 support PHP 5?
• How do I install UseBB?
• Do I have to edit all the values in config.php?
• I receive a 404 (Not Found) error or I am being redirected to another site!
• I'm getting an Internal Server Error
• Where do I set up categories, forums, etc?
• How do I use new translations?
• How do I use new templates?
• Why is feature x not extended to do y or support z?

Developer FAQ

• What encodings does UseBB 1 support?
• Why doesn't echo, print, etc produce any output?
• How can I integrate UseBB into a website or other CMS?
• Can I make a fork, translation or other work for/based on UseBB?

User Accounts

• Do I need to register?
• What are the benefits of registering?
• What do I need to register an account?
• I didn't receive the activation e-mail!
• What if I forget my login info or my e-mail address doesn't work anymore?
• What are moderators and administrators?
• How do I become a moderator or administrator?
• Can I change my rank?

Subscriptions

• How do I subscribe to topics?
• How do I unsubscribe from topics?

Your Profile

• How can I change my username?
• What's the difference between Username, Displayed name and Real name?
• My language is missing in the drop down box!
• Why can't I select another template?

Topics and Posts

• What are topics and posts?
• What are sticky topics?
• Why can't I post new topics or replies?
• What are BBCode and smilies?
• My post count does not increase when posting!
• Why do I have to wait a certain amount of time between posting?
• Why do links in my signature and/or posts remain unclickable?

Various

• I don't receive any e-mails from this board!
• What's the RSS feed?
• Where in my profile can I place my Google Talk account?

UseBB Issues

• Who made this forum? What is UseBB?
• Are the creators of UseBB responsible for this forum?
• I have a complaint about this forum. To whom should I direct?