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So you've arrived at this SMF For Free Forum (SMF For Free)! Perhaps you've been looking at the board index or a screen telling you that you need to register before you can read it and you're wondering what to do next?
Well, some forums permit guests to read and post, some permit guests to read only and some are restricted to registered members. We'd recommend registering at any forum that you see yourself using regularly because many of the most useful features will only become available to you when you do so. Since SMF For Free, however, is such a flexible system that few forums are likely to be identical, we will start by describing four key areas that we'd normally expect to be there for you:
Supposing you've arrived here as a guest (or have registered but are currently logged out), the main menu (which appears on every page) should normally comprise five or six buttons (or text links):
Once you've registered and logged in, however, the main menu should look a little different:
Forum administrators should also note the presence of an additional Admin button.
While the board index (forum home page) is packed with all kinds of information and links, the core of the interface (at least in the SMF For Free default theme) normally looks something like this:
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Number of topics and posts in this board | Date, time, subject and author of last post |
New Posts No New Posts |
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Like the board index, the message index interface is quite straightforward when reduced to its essential components:
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Topic Subject | Topic Starter | 0 | 0 | Date, time and author of last post |
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Topic you have posted in Normal Topic Hot Topic (More than 15 replies) Very Hot Topic (More than 25 replies) |
Locked Topic Sticky Topic Poll |
Sometimes referred to as threads, topics are where you find the actual messages:
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Author | Topic: Topic Subject (Read x times) |
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