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The forum header is the section at the top of every page on your forum.  It includes everything from the top down to just above the [[Main menu|main menu]].  In SMF 1.1.x and SMF 2.x, some of this can be shown/hidden with the the header-collapse icon <span style="background-color: rgb(215, 218, 236);">[[File:Upshrink2.png|x20px]]</span>.<noinclude>
The forum header is the section at the top of every page on your forum.  It includes everything from the top down to just above the [[Main menu|main menu]].  In SMF 1.1.x and SMF 2.x, some of this can be shown/hidden with the header-collapse icon (<span style="background-color: rgb(215, 218, 236);">[[File:Upshrink2.png|x20px]]</span> in SMF 2.0).<noinclude>
== Forum Header Features ==
 
=== As a Guest ===
 
[[image:Guest_Header.png|thumb|300px|alt=A picture of what the forum header looks like for guests (SMF 2.0)|Viewing the forum header as a guest (SMF 2.0)]]
 
* Quick login (if enabled): Members can quickly login from within the header.
* Quick search: Users can search from anywhere within the forum using the search bar available in the header.
* [[News]] (if enabled): SMF will display news in the header. If multiple news items are entered, SMF will randomly choose one from the available items and display it to the user.
 
=== As a Member ===
 
[[image:Member_Header.png|thumb|300px|alt=A picture of what the forum header looks like for signed in members (SMF 2.0)|Viewing the forum header as a regular member (SMF 2.0)]]
 
Members will benefit from all the features that a guest can access, along with the following features:
*Quick links to [[How to view unread posts and replies|Unread replies and Unread posts]]
*The header will show information about the currently logged in member, and if available also the member's avatar
*Some [[themes]] will also show the number of unread [[personal messages]] in the header.
 
=== As an Administrator/Moderator ===
 
[[image:Admin_Header.png|thumb|300px|alt=A picture of what the forum header looks like for administrators when maintenance mode is enabled (SMF 2.0)|Viewing the forum header as an administrator with maintenance mode enabled (SMF 2.0)]]
 
Administrators and moderators will find every feature members can also find in the header, plus a few additional features:
* If maintenance mode is enabled, a message will be displayed along with the links for unread posts and replies.
* If there are any [[Members#Awaiting_Approval|members awaiting approval]], the header will show the number of members along with a quick link to the moderation center.
 
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 16 April 2014

The forum header is the section at the top of every page on your forum. It includes everything from the top down to just above the main menu. In SMF 1.1.x and SMF 2.x, some of this can be shown/hidden with the header-collapse icon (Upshrink2.png in SMF 2.0).

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