Is there a way to adjust the settings in IPB so that all posts automatically will have html enabled in the options by default when making new posts? For me this would be very useful as I run a forum where people can embed videos from places like youtube etc, and many members dont know that they have to turn this option on so they make a post and only the html embed code is shown. So that the members don't have to manually scroll down to the "Options" and change from "Html off" to one of the HTML On settings each time. So any tips on how I can make this one turned ON by default so people won't have this problem and I won't get so many questions about how to embed videos in the posts? Most kind regards and many thanks!
Ok figured out this part from another forum, so I'll paste some more questions I got regarding the IP Board: So basically, for the moment I simply enabled HTML and put it at auto enabled in options when making new posts to make it easy for unexperienced users to post embedded videos. Thats basically the reason I want to use the html thing for, embedding videos from various sites. So the thing is then, as you suggest, I should turn of the html and use these other code things instead to let people embed videos. Can you explain step by step how to do this? I am completely new and unexperienced with forums, only used it for days. What I really want is a very easy and straight forward and easy to understand way for people to embed videos from various video sites like youtube, google video, and other video sites. Also I want them to embed images in a similar easy way from either any image link or simply upload it to the forum by adding it in the upload option when posting (the upload feature already works fine) So, is there for example a way to allow embedded video codes from trusted sites like youtube, google video, etc, and exclude any other html code posted, except for images? Also, I put up one of those payment gateways under the subscriptions uptions and selected paypal and filled inn all info etc. I added it, and selected it to be shown when new members sign up. But how can I make this thing show in a forum? Actually I don't see it anywhere in my forums. Where is it supposed to show up? I'd like to make a forum simply called "Donations" and have it added there for people to support my site and forum with this option. Any suggestions on how to do this? Thanks alot mates!