UBB.threads and Wordpress experts

A feature that has always been needed on ubb.threads is a simple way to upload images directly into a new post without having to either upload to a gallery forum first or a popular picture sharing site, then link to it. There are other methods too, including having a companion photopost installation that links the […]

A customer of mine recently wanted to know if I could gin up a custom ubbcode tag for Gametrailers.com and I obliged him. The first thing is to note a pattern that can be matched from the video URL and the resulting embed code at the site. In most cases, this is what you want […]

It’s good to have an SQL toolbox of queries at your disposal. UBB.threads has the Database Tools section, where you can save and re-use helpful queries. This will be a continually updated list of queries that I either run into or have to create in order to get data out of threads that isn’t normally […]

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen someone post on the UBB.central support forums, “How do I add a logo to the top of my new forum?”. It’s a simple request, really and we’ll find out that the answer is just as simple. This article will build up to the final answer by first […]

Have you ever wanted to have a smiley pop-up for the UBB.threads shoutbox? Look no further, because I’ll show you how to do it in this article. Credit where credit is dude goes to CampingPA Ranger over at CampingPA.com. Stop by and have a look at their site. Their list of smileys is quite impressive […]

This is probably one of the first things I do on a new Threads installation, because I like to see more of the style information when I’m in the style editor. Take a look below at the image and see how much horizontal realestate is wasted (click the image for full size): (more…)

It seems as if Twitter is the rage nowadays, so it is at least logical to have the option of a UBB.threads Custom Island to display your latest tweets. Let’s do one! This tutorial will assume you know your way around the Admin control panel for UBB.threads, but if you don’t, go the [ this […]

RSS (really simple syndicated) feeds are a very versitile, simple and popular way of sharing information between web sites. It’s pretty much a defacto standard and there are many tutorials, widgets, plugins and hard coded solutions to be found by just googling. That brings me to this article and the reason I’m writing it. I […]