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Getting Started
XenForo basics for forum owners: the Admin CP, how add-ons fit in, version numbe...
- Find your XenForo, PHP and MySQL versions
- How to install a XenForo add-on
- Back up your forum before installing or updating
Configuration
Find an add-on's settings, grant permissions, place widgets and keep scheduled t...
- Where to find an add-on's settings
- XenForo permissions explained: groups, forums and "Never"
- Real Views settings: visible time and repeat window
Troubleshooting
Error messages, missing features and changes that don't show: what they mean and...
- Common add-on installation errors and how to fix them
- Use the file health check to find missing or changed files
- "Oops! We ran into some problems": find the real error
Add-on Guides
Setting up each D.C Style add-on: what to switch on, who can use it and where it...
- Build rich tag pages with Advanced Tag View
- Set up Login As User safely
- Show Forum Statistics on your forum
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Last 30 days- 1 Find your XenForo, PHP and MySQL versions Three version numbers decide which add-ons you can run. Here is where to find each one, and what XenForo 2.2 a... Beginner Getting Started · 3 min Beginner Getting Started · 3 min
- 2 Back up your forum before installing or updating A backup is the database plus a few folders. How to take one before every install or upgrade, and how to check... Beginner Getting Started · 3 min Beginner Getting Started · 3 min
- 3 Common add-on installation errors and how to fix them The add-on is not in the list, requirements are not met, files have unexpected contents: the errors you are mo... Intermediate Troubleshooting · 4 min Intermediate Troubleshooting · 4 min
- 4 Speed up your XenForo forum The changes that make the biggest difference to a slow forum, from PHP OPcache and a cache server to cron and... Intermediate Advanced Topics · 4 min Intermediate Advanced Topics · 4 min
- 5 XenForo security checklist for forum owners Ten checks that protect your forum: two-step verification for staff, fewer administrators, updates, backups an... Intermediate Advanced Topics · 3 min Intermediate Advanced Topics · 3 min
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