[wp-forums] Advice For Using The WordPress Forum

[Handy]

+1 to make the Don't Bump top of the article! It really does hose them when
they fall out of the "threads without replies" view.

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> Big one: DON'T BUMP. Bumping makes your threads have a reply, which
> makes them not show up on the "threads without replies" list any more.
> Meaning that bumping actually decreases the chances of you getting any
> help.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Jeff Chandler <jeffro at jeffro2pt0.com>
> wrote:
> > Great stuff Michael, thats what I was looking for. Thanks for the
> > information.
> >
> > Michael E. Hancock wrote:
> >>
> >> From: "Jeff Chandler" <jeffro at jeffro2pt0.com>
> >>>
> >>> I'm planning on writing a featured article on the use of the WordPress
> >>> forums which will provide tips, advice, etc...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jeff,
> >>
> >> Here's a few things:
> >>
> >> 1.  A new user may want to read the Forum Rules at
> >> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/68664?replies=6
> >> 2.  Report inappropriate posts/threads by adding the 'modlook' tag to
> that
> >> thread
> >> 3.  Link to Codex article by using the wiki code of two beginning and
> >> ending brackets.  [[Template Hierarchy]] will create a link to that
> article
> >> in Codex.
> >> 4.  Try to place your question in the correct Forum--if it is related to
> >> Plugins use the Plugins and Hacks Forum.
> >> 5.  If needing to put a large code example in your thread, paste the
> code
> >> in a pastebin and put the link to that code in the thread
> >> 6.  Click on View Your Profile to see all your threads.  Note:
>  Currently
> >> the Threads Started feature is broken.
> >> 7.  You can initiate a forum topic from a particular plugin at the
> >> WordPress Extend Plugins site.  At the bottom of each plugin page there
> is a
> >> "Write a new topic" link that displays a form to enter the topic and
> >> automatically creates a tag related to that specific plugin and
> >> automatically selects the Plugins and Hacks Forum.
> >> 8. A new topic is started by first selecting (entering) the particular
> >> Forum (e.g. Installation) and at the bottom of the screen, the New Topic
> >> form is displayed.
> >> 9. Use the Version box when starting a new topic.  If the Version isn't
> >> listed, select Other and then type the Version in the box.
> >> 10. A tip from LesBessant--you can hide the tag cloud in Firefox by
> adding
> >> the file usercontent.css to the
> >> ...\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\chrome folder.  Put this in
> the
> >> file:
> >> .frontpageheatmap, #hottags {
> >> display: none;
> >> }
> >> 11. Use the Report a Site Bug link at the bottom of the screen to report
> >> bugs with the forum software.
> >> 12 . When creating a new topic, make the topic be descriptive and brief.
> >> "Help me now" is a poor topic.
> >> 13.  If asking a question about a plugin or theme provide a link to
> >> download the plugin/theme.
> >> 14.  Use meaningful tags.  Using the same tags as the topic isn't very
> >> useful, but using keywords from the topic is good.
> >> 15.  Make use of the search before starting a new topic.  Also a Google
> >> search such as "wordpress plugin cforms" will return a good list of info
> >> about the Cforms plugin.
> >>
> >> MichaelH
> >>
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