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by Zimm
As of today, there is a new theme available to our users. If you are a guest, you will automatically see this theme. The theme is a dark to light theme, with new colors, a different logo and navigation bar, and a new home page. To access this theme as a member, all you have to do is go to your "bio" page and edit your settings. From there you will be able to choose which theme you would like to view. This theme is not 100% complete, however it is ready for use. Enjoy 
by Zimm
ProBoards Admin Center has set up a blog for our guests, members, and staff. While guests can read our blog articles, only members and staff are able to create articles and add comments to them. Read through the following guidelines related to our blog. The guidelines will cover various topics from how to access the blog itself, each of the individual categories, submitting articles, etc.
About the Blog and Navigation
Category Descriptions
Writing Articles for the Blog
Guidelines
We encourage all of our members and staff to write articles for our blog. When writing an article you need to be knowledgeable about the topic you are writing on. Your article should contain a minimum of 300 words and should be written in complete sentences with proper English. You should avoid any major grammatical errors in your writing. Your article should be both creative and informative. You want the readers to be interested and you want them to learn something.
When you are creating your article, be sure to select the appropriate filter for it. The filter is essentially the category that your article should be placed in. To select a filter, click on the settings (gear) icon to the upper right hand side of the post box. From there, select filters and then apply the appropriate category filter to your post.
Submitting an Article
There are a few ways in which you can submit an article to our blog. The easiest way to submit an article is to hover over the "blog" navigation button in our forums main menu. The very first drop-down item is "submit article." Clicking on this sub-menu link will take you directly to creating a new article submission post. Additionally, you can view the blog page and click on the link on the right sidebar that says "Create an Aricle Now."
Once your article has been submitted, an administrator will review and edit your article. If the article meets all the requirements for submission, your article will be placed in the appropriate category. Once your article has been placed into a category, it will be featured on our forums blog page. I will try to space out articles that are accepted so that articles remain featured for at least 24-48 hours before the next latest one in a specific category takes its place.
About the Blog and Navigation
The Blog Page
If you look at the forum's main navigation at the top of the forum, you will find the main link to our blog. If you click on that link it will take you directly to the blog's page. On our blog page there will be one post, usually the latest post, from each blog category that our articles are posted in.
Viewing All Articles within a Category
If you want to view all the blog articles within a specific category, you can get to each individual category via the drop down blog menu on our forums main navigation. When you select a category from the drop down menu it will take you directly to that categories board. From there you will be able to view any blog article posted in that category.
If you look at the forum's main navigation at the top of the forum, you will find the main link to our blog. If you click on that link it will take you directly to the blog's page. On our blog page there will be one post, usually the latest post, from each blog category that our articles are posted in.
Viewing All Articles within a Category
If you want to view all the blog articles within a specific category, you can get to each individual category via the drop down blog menu on our forums main navigation. When you select a category from the drop down menu it will take you directly to that categories board. From there you will be able to view any blog article posted in that category.
Category Descriptions
Contests
The contests category can only contain articles submitted by Administrators. When ever a contest is posted it will be posted into the contest category. Contest winners will be announced in the initial article when the contest is over. The plan is to hold a contest one time per month, for the duration of one month.
Development & Design
The development and design category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Development and Design refers to the creation, development, and design of ProBoards forums. The articles in this category should help members and guests with this aspect of PB.
Employee Recognition
The employee recognition category can only contain articles submitted by Administrators. This category will feature the staff member of the month with a letter of acknowledgement highlighting the reasons why this staff member was chose.
Featured Forum
The featured forum category can only contain articles submitted by Administrators. The featured forum is intended to switch weekly to biweekly depending on the number of members who have submitted their forum for peer review in our forum review board. The administrator will browse through the forums posted in that board and pick a forum to be featured for the one week or two week period.
Forum Administration
The forum administration category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Articles related to forum administration can be found here. Example titles for forum administration: Advertising: Does it work?, How to Keep Members Engaged, etc. Anything pertaining to running a successful forum can be placed in this category.
General Webmaster
The general webmaster category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Articles relate to the average webmaster can be found here. Example titles for general webmaster articles: SEO Optimization, Best Blogging Software, Advantages and Disadvantages of Promotion Forums, etc.
Member Spotlight
The member spotlight category can only contain articles submitted by Administrators. This category will feature the member of the month with a description of why the member was chosen as that member of the month.
ProBoards Related
The ProBoards related category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Anything related to ProBoards forum software can be found here. This includes how to guides, why PB over other forum software, etc.
Uncategorized
The uncategorized category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Anything that cannot be placed in any other category will be placed here.
The contests category can only contain articles submitted by Administrators. When ever a contest is posted it will be posted into the contest category. Contest winners will be announced in the initial article when the contest is over. The plan is to hold a contest one time per month, for the duration of one month.
Development & Design
The development and design category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Development and Design refers to the creation, development, and design of ProBoards forums. The articles in this category should help members and guests with this aspect of PB.
Employee Recognition
The employee recognition category can only contain articles submitted by Administrators. This category will feature the staff member of the month with a letter of acknowledgement highlighting the reasons why this staff member was chose.
Featured Forum
The featured forum category can only contain articles submitted by Administrators. The featured forum is intended to switch weekly to biweekly depending on the number of members who have submitted their forum for peer review in our forum review board. The administrator will browse through the forums posted in that board and pick a forum to be featured for the one week or two week period.
Forum Administration
The forum administration category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Articles related to forum administration can be found here. Example titles for forum administration: Advertising: Does it work?, How to Keep Members Engaged, etc. Anything pertaining to running a successful forum can be placed in this category.
General Webmaster
The general webmaster category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Articles relate to the average webmaster can be found here. Example titles for general webmaster articles: SEO Optimization, Best Blogging Software, Advantages and Disadvantages of Promotion Forums, etc.
Member Spotlight
The member spotlight category can only contain articles submitted by Administrators. This category will feature the member of the month with a description of why the member was chosen as that member of the month.
ProBoards Related
The ProBoards related category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Anything related to ProBoards forum software can be found here. This includes how to guides, why PB over other forum software, etc.
Uncategorized
The uncategorized category will contain articles submitted by our members and staff. Anything that cannot be placed in any other category will be placed here.
Writing Articles for the Blog
Guidelines
We encourage all of our members and staff to write articles for our blog. When writing an article you need to be knowledgeable about the topic you are writing on. Your article should contain a minimum of 300 words and should be written in complete sentences with proper English. You should avoid any major grammatical errors in your writing. Your article should be both creative and informative. You want the readers to be interested and you want them to learn something.
When you are creating your article, be sure to select the appropriate filter for it. The filter is essentially the category that your article should be placed in. To select a filter, click on the settings (gear) icon to the upper right hand side of the post box. From there, select filters and then apply the appropriate category filter to your post.
Submitting an Article
There are a few ways in which you can submit an article to our blog. The easiest way to submit an article is to hover over the "blog" navigation button in our forums main menu. The very first drop-down item is "submit article." Clicking on this sub-menu link will take you directly to creating a new article submission post. Additionally, you can view the blog page and click on the link on the right sidebar that says "Create an Aricle Now."
Once your article has been submitted, an administrator will review and edit your article. If the article meets all the requirements for submission, your article will be placed in the appropriate category. Once your article has been placed into a category, it will be featured on our forums blog page. I will try to space out articles that are accepted so that articles remain featured for at least 24-48 hours before the next latest one in a specific category takes its place.
by Zimm
ProBoards Admin Center is currently looking for 2 forum moderators. In order to be considered for the three slots available, you must have a variety of knowledge about ProBoards forum software. You should be able to code using HTML and CSS so that you are able to help members with their coding needs. If you have experience with Plugins, that is a huge plus. Our moderators should be able to answer any question a member asks related to ProBoards forum software, theme and template design.
As a moderator of this forum, your job will include but is not limited to the following:
All of your responsibilities will be explained to you upon being accepted on to our staff team. In order for your application to be considered, you must be exceptionally knowledgeable in the following areas:
Though it is not required at this time, exceptional knowledge of graphic and theme design is a plus. If you are interested in joining our team, please copy and past the following application into a new Private Message and send it to the admin Zimm.
Application
I appreciate your interest in joining our amazing team and I am looking forward to reviewing your applications.
- Following and enforcing the forum rules.
- Remaining an active member of the community.
- Answering technical support questions.
- Writing an article for the PBAC Blog one time a week.
- Reviewing member's forums.
All of your responsibilities will be explained to you upon being accepted on to our staff team. In order for your application to be considered, you must be exceptionally knowledgeable in the following areas:
- ProBoards Software
- HTML
- CSS
- Forum Administration
- The English Language
- Template Modifications
Though it is not required at this time, exceptional knowledge of graphic and theme design is a plus. If you are interested in joining our team, please copy and past the following application into a new Private Message and send it to the admin Zimm.
Application
[b]First Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Time Zone:[/b]
[b]How long have you been using ProBoards Forum Software?:[/b]
[b]Explain your knowledge of forum administration:[/b]
[b]Are you comfortable enough with the English language?:[/b]
[b]Give me an example of a template modification you have created:[/b]
[b]Have you created any ProBoards themes? If yes, provide an example:[/b]
[b]Do you have any experience with Plugin development? If yes, provide an example:[/b]
[b]Why do you want to work for ProBoards Admin Center?:[/b]
[b]Why do you think that you should be chosen for the position?:[/b]
[b]Do you have any commitments that would hinder your ability to do your job?:[/b]
[b]How much time during the week do you have to spend on PBAC?:[/b]
[b]What can you bring to our moderation team that nobody else can?:[/b]
[b]Do you have Skype? If so, what is your username? If not, are you willing to download it and use it for staff meetings?:[/b]I appreciate your interest in joining our amazing team and I am looking forward to reviewing your applications.