AppThemes Forum FAQ

Here you can find answers to questions about how the board works. Use the links or search box below to find your way around.

How to use the support forums

Welcome to the AppThemes forums! Customers may use these forums to receive help and support for our themes and Marketplace products.

FORUM RULES
  • Always be considerate to all members of this forum.
  • Using any rude or vulgar language could result in banning you from the forum.
  • Content deemed inappropriate will be deleted.
  • No spamming is allowed. Anything that resembles it (especially in your signature file) will result in banning your account.
  • Lastly have fun and be safe!
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR GETTING HELP
  • Search the forums first. Often, another person has had the same problem and a discussion is already underway.
  • If you cannot find your problem after searching, start a thread.
  • A member of the support team will typically respond within 24 hours after your thread is created (weekends excluded).
  • Please do not send support requests via PM.
  • AppThemes does not support customizations or modifications.
FORUM ORGANIZATION
  • Get assistance using a theme in the "Help Using [Theme Name]" forums.
  • Report problems or bugs in the "Report [Theme Name] Bugs" forums.
  • "[Theme Name] General Discussion" forums are not for support. You can use these forums to discuss customizations, plugins, recommendations and more. We have a great community with some very advanced users. If you need something out of the ordinary, chances are a community member can help.
  • WordPress Marketplace sellers provide support for their products in the Marketplace forums.

REPORTING FORUM PROBLEMS
  • If you are having difficulty posting in the forums or experience other forum problems, please send us a request.
  • If you believe a comment is inappropriate or believe a poster is being disrespectful, you can click the "Report Post" icon at the bottom of the comment.
  • If you believe a moderator is not providing appropriate support or communicating in an inappropriate manner, please send us a request.

How do I get an AppThemes forum account?

Forum accounts are only available to existing AppThemes customers. If you are interested in becoming a customer and have a question about one of our products, you can ask us via our pre-sales contact form.

Existing Customers

If you are currently an AppThemes customer, an account has automatically been created for you. Your forum login username is the same as your customer account login.

If you aren't sure what your username is, you can retrieve your login details by using the Forgot your Password tool. Enter the email address you originally used to purchase AppThemes. This is usually your PayPal email address.

If you are unable to remember your original email address or are just having trouble logging in, please send us a message with your full name and possible email addresses used to purchase our themes.

How do I post a question in the AppThemes forum?

Existing Customers

If you would like to receive support regarding your AppThemes purchase, you need to first login to your account. Your forum login username is the same as your customer account login.

If you aren't sure what your username is, you can retrieve your login details by using the Forgot your Password tool. Enter the email address you originally used to purchase AppThemes. This is usually your PayPal email address.

If you are unable to remember your original email address, please send us a message with your full name and possible email addresses used to purchase our themes.

Pre-Sales Questions

If you are not yet an AppThemes customer, you can send us a message via our pre-sales contact form. One of our support reps will typically reply within 24-48 hours.

I can't access my old forum account

If you had an account on the old ClassiPress forum and you are unable to access it, then you need to contact our support team. This was due to you having two different email addresses in our system (one for your purchase and one for the forum) so we couldn't match them up during our migration to the new forum.

In other words, you likely have two forum accounts that need to be merged together which we can easily take care of for you. Please send us a support request and include your old ClassiPress forum username and any email addresses you may have used during your registration/purchase.

Why does my username have "Not a Verified Customer" below it?

This means we were not able to verify your account after we moved to the new forum. If you are indeed a customer and would like to reclaim your forum username, please send us a request to take care of this.

Once we can verify your account, the
 Not a Verified Customer
will be replaced with your proper customer rank.

Can I sell my products in the forums?

No. Selling products or services in the AppThemes forums are prohibited. Our goal is to use the AppThemes forums to provide customers with outstanding support for our themes and Marketplace plugins and child themes.

Threads that are perceived to be selling products or services will be removed.

We encourage members to recommend plugins, child themes or other products that help solve a customer's problem. However, we caution users from using this exception to get around the no selling rule.

The no selling rules also extend to signatures.
  • Links to sites that sell goods or services related to WordPress, AppThemes, hosting, or similar are prohibited
  • You may link to your own AppThemes powered sites – we encourage you to share what you have done with our themes
  • Any link with affiliate data is absolutely and completely prohibited

The appropriate channel for selling plugins and child themes related to AppThemes products is through the AppThemes Marketplace. If you have a plugin or child theme that you would like to offer to AppThemes customers, please read our Marketplace Sellers Guide and our Marketplace Terms of Service. Full instructions on how to become an AppThemes Marketplace Seller can be found on those pages.

If you are a customer looking for extra help with your site, please consider the businesses listed on the AppThemes Partners page. Our Community and Certified Partners can help you with many things including:
  • Theme customization
  • Advanced configuration and optimization
  • Child theme development
  • SEO and analytics
  • Data importing
  • And much more...

User Ranks and Titles

Each customer is rewarded by his or her contribution to the forum. The more questions and answers you post, the higher your "rank" goes up. Every new customer starts out as a "Newbie" until they contribute a minimum of 5 posts. Below you will see how each rank progresses for each level.


- Newbie (0 - 4 posts)
- Rookie (5 - 9 posts)
- Amateur (10 - 19 posts)
- Junior Member (20 - 49 posts)
- Member (50 - 99 posts)
- Senior Member (100 - 249 posts)
- Veteran - (250 + posts)

Why do we have user ranks & titles?
It's a fun way to encourage forum involvement and it also helps our forum moderators gauge the customer's level of experience. Somebody brand new will usually need their questions answered in more detail vs a response to a Senior Member.

So work hard and respond to as many forum threads as you can to build up your rank and establish a good reputation!

Forum Moderator Guide

Moderator
A Moderator is a user appointed by the Administrator who is put in charge of maintaining a forum or forums.

Moderators Duties:

In general, moderators maintain their assigned sections and ensure each section runs smoothly.

The individual tasks may include:
* Be a member for at least four (4) months in good standing on this board, this period by which he will get familiarized with the board's working culture.
* Fixing errors, and common mistakes, such as spelling mistakes, coding all links.
*Be responsible to identify posts made without searching, IE. duplicate/triplicate posts, and merge them with existing threads. As a result of which they should expect to issue warnings to members about their posting practice and direct them to study the Forum Rules and also the Search Tutorial (when completed).
* Editing any post with your name, reason and date.
* Removing illegal content in posts, with your reason included in the post. The definition of illegal means the matter which is not relevant to this forum.
* Add replies of praise and thanks to exemplary posts.
* Intercede in all conflicts on behalf of the posted board rules.
* Be disciplined in enforcing all rules. This point is very important.
* Never have personal disputes with other members or moderators.
* Communicate with other moderators and Admins for advice and help.
* Get approval from Admins for serious infractions and violations of the posted board rules before taking any serious action against a member such as banning, suspension, etc.
*Deleting offensive or inappropriate posts.
*Banning users from particular forum(s).

Moderator Controls Tutorial

Post Options

To edit or delete the contents of an individual post in your forum:

* Click on the Edit button in bottom right hand corner of post
* Make necessary changes
* Fill in Reason for Editing field and it will appear at the bottom of the post along with your edit tag

To delete the entire post:
* Click on the Edit button
* Select Delete Message
* Fill in Reason for Deletion field
* Click on Delete this Message
* a ghost will remain visible only by mods of that forum and admins
* OR, if the administrator has hard delete enabled, click Physically Remove Message

To check the IP of a poster:
* Click on the IP icon on the top right of the post field.
* Check it against the Banned Users list
* Copy and paste the IP address and host name into staff forum post or submit it to the admins for follow-up

To edit a poll:
* Click on Edit Poll link over the result percentages or Thread Options – Edit Poll
* To change any of the poll options or add new ones, fill in the appropriate entries in the “Poll options” fields
* To add more than two options, save changes and then edit again
* To assign a deadline to the poll, enter the number of days it should remain open in the Poll Timeout field
* To close the poll while keeping the thread open, check off “To close this poll, check this box” field at the bottom of the screen.

Thread Options:
When looking at a thread in your forum, at the top right hand corner of the screen you will find the Thread Tools drop-down menu. All thread information and modification options are listed here.

To open or close a thread:
* Click Thread Tools drop-down arrow
* In an open thread, click on Close Thread
* In a locked thread, click on Open Thread

This applies the opposite of the current status as soon as it is selected and then returns you automatically to the thread.

To move or copy a thread:
* Click on Move/Copy Thread and click Perform Action
* Select destination forum
* Choose method
* Move thread and leave redirect in previous forum (default) forwards users to the moved thread
* Move thread to destination forum leaves no trace of its former location
* Copy thread to destination forum makes, well, a copy
* Click the Move/Copy thread button

To stick/unstick a thread:
* In a normal thread, click on Stick Thread and click Perform Action
* In a stuck thread, click on Unstick Thread and click Perform Action

To change the title of a thread:
* Click on Edit Thread
* Replace the text in the Subject field
* Click on Save Changes

To view the history of a thread:
* Click on Edit Thread
* Read Moderator Notes/Thread Summary

To delete a thread:
* Click on Delete Thread
* If admins have enabled hard delete, click either the soft delete or the physically remove option
* Fill in reason for deletion
* Click Delete Thread

To restore a deleted a thread:
* Click on Manage link in the Rating section of the forum index
* Select Undelete it (restore)
* Click Save Changes

To delete more than one post at a time:
* Click on Delete Posts
* Choose Delete Message or Physically Remove Message
* Fill in Reason for Deletion
* CAUTION: the default setting for all posts is delete
* Deselect the posts you do NOT want to delete and click the Delete Posts button

To restore a soft deleted post:
* Click on Manage link under View Posts
* Select Undelete it (restore)
* Click Save Changes

To merge two threads:
* Open the primary thread
* Change the title to include a reference to the merge
* The posts from the secondary thread will be integrated into it in chronological order
* Paste the URL from the secondary into the URL of Thread to be Merged field
* Click on Merge threads button

To split a thread:
* Post a notice of split intent and lock the thread
* Make a copy and keep it in your forum
* Keep the copy open in a new window to cross-check that you are choosing the right posts for splitting
* Open the original and click on Split Thread
* Fill in New Thread Title field (if you don't have any ideas, leave it as it is and change the title after the split by clicking on Thread Tools-Edit Thread)
* Keep in current forum to ensure it was successful and unlock before moving
* Select the posts to be moved using the copy as a guide if necessary
* Click on Split Thread button
* Wait
* Check the original and the split to be sure there are no missing posts
* If all is well, delete the copy
* If a post/posts are missing, split them off the copy, merge them into the appropriate thread and then delete the copy
* Unlock the original and the split
* Move the split to the another forum if necessary

To add a User Note:
* Access user profile
* Click on User Notes link

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