Reference: http://help.forumotion.com/other-problems-f46/muli-forums-t37940.htm
This Tutorial is now complete, and free to use.
This will be moved over to the English Support Forum of ForuMotion, when all work in checked
Do not save until it save you can save
1.Open 3 tabs on your browser
Tab 1 = read this
Tab 2 = Category section in admin panel
Tab 3 = index of your forum (main page)
2. Create a category - Name it
Don't forget to check the box that says "Create a forum" as you will be needing it for the next step.
3. Name the forum as
you must type this on, do not copy & paste
- Code:
&npsp;
4. Hit the HTML button () on the description
5.Hit the a/A button ( )
6. Insert code for desired amount of boxes.
The 4 multiforum
- Spoiler:
- Code:
<table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td width="31"> </td>
<td width="284"> </td>
<td width="31"> </td>
<td width="279"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
The 6 multiforum code
- Spoiler:
- Code:
<table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="44%"> </td>
<td width="6%"> </td>
<td width="45%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
And the 8 multiforum code
- Spoiler:
- Code:
<table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="46%"> </td>
<td width="4%"> </td>
<td width="46%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
(im calling my boxes: News, FAQ, Support forum, intro section)
7. Click the a/A ( ) button again (After you've pasted the code though)
this should pan out to be something like
Save here if you wish to
8. Fill in required information
Small boxes (Squares) = pictures
Long boxes (Rectangles) = words
Do not worry about links just yet, we will do that a little later
Remember : You can change the size of the boxes by changing the table width
9. Add (or move) the new forums to it as a SUBFORUM to the one you named
As an alternate : You can move forum's and make them a subforum via the provided tools
10. Go to Tab 3 (the one at the index of your forum) and find your desired forums
As an alternate : Navigate to the desired forums using the tool:
Example: navigate to "News" and copy the URL (link)
11.
I)Turn back to Tab 2
II)Return to your table and go to your boxes.
III) find the one you have selected (lets use "News as an example again) Highlight it and click on the Hyperlink button ( ) and Paste the URL (link) there.
12. Repeat for the remaining 7 boxes
13. Insert image links (Don't worry about the [img] tags)
Remember : If you wish to remove that god forsaken ugly border hit the a/A ( ) again
and find the code
- Code:
width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"
and replace it with
- Code:
width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"]
Remember: you can also alter these to make the box larger
Ensure you have the name as : &npsp; Again please.
To make a description
14.Go back to the table view, hit the enter [Enter] button to make a NEW line, and type text in there.
15. Save :002:
Last edited by Admin on Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:49 pm; edited 1 time in total