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Inside the phpBBHS control panel.

A tour of the administration panel and the visitor registration flow. Click any image to enlarge it, or open the live demo to try it yourself.

Dashboard and modules

Dashboard screen in the phpBBHS control panel — DashboardStatistics for all hosted forums: totals, new registrations, forums without activity and database health.

Manage phpBB modules screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Manage phpBB modulesEdit ACP, UCP and MCP modules for every hosted forum, including conditional enabling per forum.

Add a module screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Add a moduleExtend hosted forums with new phpBB modules from the control panel.

Domains and databases

Domain management screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Domain managementStandard domains for subdomains, custom domains assigned to single forums, redirects and defaults.

Database management screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Database managementAdd databases, set the default for new registrations and check that each one is working.

Backups screen in the phpBBHS control panel — BackupsBack up forum tables to files or to another database, with control over structure, data and prefixes.

Move forums screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Move forumsMove forums between databases to balance load across servers.

Hosted forum settings

Default configuration screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Default configurationOverride phpBB configuration values for every hosted forum, with placeholders and PHP expressions.

Advertising screen in the phpBBHS control panel — AdvertisingPlace ad code on all forums, on forums under one domain, or on a single forum, per position.

Directory categories screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Directory categoriesOrganise hosted forums into categories for the public forum directory.

Registrations and bans

Registration settings screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Registration settingsControl validation, activation, limits and anti-spam behaviour for new forum registrations.

More registration settings screen in the phpBBHS control panel — More registration settingsFurther options for how visitors sign up and what happens to inactive registrations.

Banned IPs screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Banned IPsBlock registrations from IP addresses and ranges.

Banned email providers screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Banned email providersDisposable email providers are pre-loaded; add or remove domains at any time.

Disallowed forum names screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Disallowed forum namesFilter forum names and optionally ban visitors who try to use censored words.

Visitor registration flow

Step 1: Terms screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Step 1: TermsThe visitor reads and accepts your terms on the public website.

Step 2: Forum details screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Step 2: Forum detailsForum name, domain choice and administrator account details.

Step 3: Confirmation screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Step 3: ConfirmationVisual confirmation and review before the forum is created.

Step 4: Done screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Step 4: DoneThe new forum is created automatically and ready to use.

Built-in website CMS

Website configuration screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Website configurationSettings for the public hosting website that ships with the script.

Custom pages screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Custom pagesAdd text, PHP or template pages and header buttons without touching code.

Edit a page screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Edit a pageEdit page content and visibility from the control panel.

Template editor screen in the phpBBHS control panel — Template editorEdit the website templates directly in the browser.

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