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Welcome to the SMF Online Manual

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Step 1: Search the documentation

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FAQs (en) Installing (en) How do I install a theme? (en) I accidentally lost my admin account! What can I do? (en) I think I have been hacked? (en) How to upload a fresh set of files (en) Spam - my forum is flooded with spam, what can I do (en) How can I install a mod that doesn't work in my SMF version (en) What the white screen of death means when accessing admin or package installs (en)

Installing SMF (en) Introduction to installing (en) Installing (en) Requirements and recommendations (en) Converting (en) Upgrading (en) Patching (en)

As a Regular User (en) Getting Started (en) Registering Logging in Profile Searching (en) Posting Bulletin Board Code (BBC) (en) Personal Messages Memberlist Calendar Help (en)

As a Moderator (en) When to moderate (en) Deleting posts (en) Splitting topics (en) Moderation center (en) How to communicate forum policy (en) Moving topics (en) Warning (en) Modifying posts (en) Merging topics (en) Moderation log (en)

As an Administrator (en)

Main Administration Center Support and Credits News and Newsletters Packages (en)

Configuration Features and Options (en) Server Settings (en) Current Theme (en) Themes and Layout (en)

Forum Boards (en) Posts and Topics (en) Calendar (en) Search (en) Smileys and Message Icons (en) Attachments and Avatars (en)

Members Members (en) Membergroups (en) Permissions (en) Registration (en) Ban List (en)

Maintenance Forum Maintenance (en) Reports (en) Logs (en)

Miscellaneous Security Tips (en) Building Your Community (en) Performance Enhancements (en) Modifications - A mod broke my forum what should I do (en)

Developing SMF (en) Function database (en) Global variables (en) Coding Guidelines (en) Package SDK (en) Integrating SMF (en) Customization tips and tricks (en)