Hello - beginner setting up

[Alvin63]

Hello I'm a beginner to Xenforo - and setting up a forum generally. I have purchased, installed and got the web page up. I could do with some help on how to add titles and boards and various setting up so it looks like a finished forum! I have my logo installed.

I'm not sure if this is in the right place but some other threads weren't allowing me to post. One query so far is the web address on my page isn't my domain web address, It just says Xen Foro!

 

[Paul B]

One query so far is the web address on my page isn't my domain web address, It just says Xen Foro!

That is changed in the ACP -> Setup -> Options -> Basic options -> Board title.

Nodes (categories, forums) are in ACP -> Forums -> Nodes -> Add node.

 

[Alvin63]

Thank you! Also my logo is too big and taking up too much of the page.

 

[Alvin63]

And gaps of white space between my nodes/headings - could do to tidy that up

 

[jeb35]

Thank you! Also my logo is too big and taking up too much of the page.

Make your logo smaller. Whats the link to your forum?

 

[Alvin63]

Tried that - it still comes out the same size on the page. When uploading the logo there are settings to make it bigger or smaller but couldn't seem to get that to work. Sorted the white spaces But I could do with lines betweens Nodes/headings rather than too much space.

Any suggestions for easy tinkering with colours as well?

 

[Alvin63]

And making text smaller to fit more in headings/on board? And where do I check time and date are correct? Sorry - so many questions

 

[Alvin63]

Ok been playing round with the menus and worked a few things out Except for where to check the time and date

 

[Paul B]

There is no specific time and date setting - the software uses the server time.

You can set a timezone for guests in /admin.php?options/groups/usersAndRegistration/.

You can set your timezone in your preferences: https://xenforo.com/community/account/preferences.

You set the format for time and date in /admin.php?languages/english.1/edit.

 

[Alvin63]

Thank you! Yes found timezone. I just need to practice working round the menus. It's coming together now. The secondary text under main headings is a bit small and fuzzy - I haven't worked out text settings yet. Also dark mode doesn't seem to work. Are there any official other themes please?

 

[Paul B]

The only official theme is the default one.

All others are provided by third parties.

You can check here: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/categories/styles-2-x.45/

 

[Alvin63]

Thanks - ok I'll play around with the colours a bit then. I made message headings darker but then the text doesn't show . Is there any way of having text in message headers a different colour to the rest of the text? Also I can't seem to work out how to put some text in bold.

 

[Alvin63]

Slight problem - I have lost my board title after changing index route from forums/ to ams/ - which moved the ams page to the home page. Any way I can get the board title back on the forum page? It still shows as the correct Board Title on the board page!

 

[Alvin63]

As an update, I realise the board title has changed to "Forum List" because I changed the index route from forums/ to ams/ - and I want to keep it like that as the article management page is now my home page. So how can I change the board title back to how it was before instead of "Forum List" please?