Cosmetic Options

Cosmetic Options are the fourth group on the Settings Page.

This article provides more information about each setting in the Cosmetic Options group.

Sub-forums on index status:
This will enable or disable sub-forums display on index.

Spaced Categories Status:
This can be enabled or disabled. When enabled it places a space between each category. When disabled the categories are together.

Where should, in the forumlist, the tableheader be shown?:
This has three options. You can choose for it to show nowhere, on the top of the page only, or on all categories. What this option does is it adds a table above your forum saying the Forum, Topics, Posts, and the Last Post. When set to Nowhere this table will not show up. When set to Top of the page only the table will appear above your first category. When set to On all categories, the table will appear above every category.

Index Stats Bar Status:
This setting has moved to the Front Page Options group.

Quick Reply Status:
This option enables/disables the Quick Reply feature when viewing threads.

Quick Jump Status:
This option enables/disables the Quick Jump feature when selecting forums and categories in the header and footer.

Prevent Staff Post Editing?:
(To prevent staff from editing posts by other staff set status to ON) This option can be enabled or disabled. When enabled it allows anyone on staff to edit anyone else's posts. A moderator can Edit a Super Administrators post, as well as an Administrators and a Super Mods, where if turned off they can only edit other moderator's posts, and members.

Show thread subject in page title:
This option can be enabled or disabled. When enabled will show the current thread title in the tab of a browser window next to your forums name. When disabled it does not show the current thread name in the tab.

Categories Only On Main Page:
This setting has moved to the Front Page Options group.

Who's online in index status:
This setting has moved to the Front Page Options group.

Who's online today status:
This setting has moved to the Front Page Options group.

Maximum number of members to show in who's online today on index:
This setting has moved to the Front Page Options group.

Total Visible Clickable Smilies:
This number is how many smilies you would like to show that can be used in making threads, replying to threads and making polls. This is normally set to 16, however if you have more smilies and would like to be able to use more of them just increase the number.

No. Clickable Smilies Columns:
This number is how many columns you would like. The default is 4 because the default of clickable smilies is 16. When you set your column number you will want to make sure that your Total Visible Clickable Smilies can be evenly divided. Unless you would like one column to have one or two less smilies.

'dot' Folders:
Do you want to show dots on folders for the users that have posted in them? The 'dot' folders show a thread that you, personally have posted in. The only time this option actually works is when the 'dot' folder graphics are different from the regular graphics.

'Edited by...:
Select "on" if you want the "edited by..." message to appear when a post has been edited. This option can be enabled or disabled. When enabled, when someone edits a post at the bottom of the post it will say [Edited on DATE by USERNAME] If you edit the post again the text will be there twice. When disabled it does not show up if the post has been edited by anyone.

Attached Images in Posts:
This setting existed before the thumbnail feature, and it has been replaced by "Show Thumbnails in Posts". See File Attachment Settings for more information.

Show moderator logs when viewing threads:
When enabled, records of moderator actions will appear inline between posts. For example, if the thread is closed, a log entry will display information about who closed the thread and when it happened.