Features & Functionality

[Sushubh]

You can submit your post by pressing control+enter key combo on computers. No need to actually press the post button.

 

[Sushubh]

You can bookmark posts for faster access at any time by using the bookmark icon on individual posts. Post is bookmarked as soon as you press the icon. XenForo does show a popup but you only need to use it if you want to add message or label to that bookmark.

You can access your saved bookmarks from your profile link at the top.

 

[Sushubh]

Each post also has a share button that can be used to quickly share that post to social platforms directly. For threads, the buttons are at the bottom. You can also copy the link to the post from the same section.

 

[Sushubh]

You can follow the discussion on any thread without even posting in it by using the Watch button at the top of the thread. You would only get a single alert till you open that thread while logged on.

You can also watch forums. This way you can get alert of any new thread started in that forum on email. This is a super useful feature in case you are not active here but want to get updates related to specific service provider.

 

[Sushubh]

almost all platforms now have integrated emoji keyboards. if you want another way to add emojis to your posts, you can try by typing : followed by relevant keyword. it does not always work. but it's there to be used.

 

[Sushubh]

xenforo also has limited markdown support. more here:

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[Sushubh]

Forum has a pretty useful addon named Advanced search. You can use it to make exact search for thread titles. I use it through browser search keyword shortcut with this...

https://broadband.forum/advancedsearch/advancedsearch-results?type=thread&keywords=%s&posted_by=&search_forums%5B%5D=

If you want to use Google site search... You can add a custom search engine in Chrome or other browsers using this string perhaps.

http://www.google.com/cse?cx=001069480535673926385:oqlatt_x7im&ie=UTF-8&q=%s&sa=Search&siteurl=www.google.com%2Fcse%2Fhome%3Fcx%3D001069480535673926385:oqlatt_x7im&ref=www.google.com%2Fcse%2Fpanel%2Fbasics%3Fcx%3D001069480535673926385:oqlatt_x7im%26sig%3D__Vnl6DcVkqRvXA0owBDMvfdD8O6A%3D&ss=&oq=&gs_l=

To use regular forum search, here is the search phrase that can be used.

https://broadband.forum/search/search/?keywords=%s

I have added a Google search box on the homepage in the right column.

 

[Sushubh]

XenForo 2.2 has a new icon for bbcode editor. This seems to be confusing some members.

Click this button to switch between the GUI editor and BBCODE editor.