need help on 4 things?

[dannykilla]

SMF Version: SMF 1.1.2
hi i have just installed smf and then converted my forum from phpbb 2.0 now i have 3 questions that i need help on, if someone can help !

1. i had it set on phpbb that when i set one of my clan members to a moderator, he had next to his name (on posts and topics) moderator and our clan name;

for example

Dannykilla
Administrator
- : MAD : - member

now at the minute on my new forum, which like i said was converted from phpbb to SMF i have the admin part under my name but i have newbie instead of MAD member i have changed it on the admin CP "acoount related settings" where u have primary membergroup/additional membergroup. I have mine set like this:

Primary = Administrator
additional  = MAD member

but when i click save profile and i have a look at a post it still has new user?

like this;

Dannykilla
Administrator
New User

2. how do i remove the SMF logo and slogon on the top right off the forum?

3. how do i have the forum set so it opens up inside my site, instead of a new page?

4. i cant upload my avatar, once i click on save profile it comes up with "The attachments upload directory is not writable. Your attachment or avatar cannot be saved."

please help me:)

Dannykilla 

[metallica48423]

1.)  Set 'MAD Member' up as a post group, but don't add a number of posts needed -- it will cause that group to function as a membergroup (as in people cant get 'promoted' to it by posting) instead of a post group.  But it will display as a post group.

2.) in index.template.php (inside the Themes/default/ directory)

find:

Code Select Expand


<td align="right" class="catbg">
<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/smflogo.gif" style="margin: 2px;" alt="" />
</td>


And completely remove it (all 3 lines).

3.) Not quite following you here.  If its what i think you mean, and that is 'wrapping it' in your site, then you would need to edit index.template.php and put the relevant info inside template_main_above(), or load your forum's index.php inside an iframe in your current layout.

4.)  Change the folder pemissions to 755 or 777 through FTP or SSH so that it can write the files there

[dannykilla]

hi

thanks a lot m8

everything u said work apart from these:

when i change the permission on on the avatar and attachments folders to 775 or 777 it still applies the same error message?

&

also what u told me to do about the member group thing works but when i create a new member group, lets say new user with 10 post required it moves all member who have 10 posts or more and i cant change them back to the MAD membergroup?

can u help me again please

thanks again

Dannykilla

[metallica48423]

hm... i thought that would work, but you are correct, it does not.


You could install this mod: http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=115

This mod will allow you to have multiple 'badge' images show up for those users whom are in that group.  How it works is this, each user has a primary group, it displays the images (stars) for the primary group.  This mod allows you to display also images from secondary groups, so you could create your groups, check the option to display them even if its a secondary group, and it would display them along with their primary.

You could also use it to display their primary image, a secondary, and a post group image.

The catch is, you'd have to create a 'badge' for these members.