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[size=12pt]I don't push the services I offer much, but recent developments warrant that I change up my attitude about throwing up and sharing the available offerings that I have set up in the paid services menu area of the site... which of course, is only displayed AFTER you register an account here!![/size]

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[li]Keep in mind that I specialize in the SMF© platform of social networking site software and the myriad of third party modules that modify the system to suite any type of business or interest functionality.[/li]
[li]The $100 per month Webmaster service is designed for members with existing SMF powered sites, or if you already have a domain & hosting account. I monitor and maintain a stable install of the latest stable version of the core software and make recommendations on any number of third party modules that the site owner may wish to incorporate on his/her site.[/li]
[li]The Charter Membership is designed for the average visitor who is inspired by something they see here at WPC and they feel compelled to help foster growth of the system. Available by the month or a one-time lifetime subscription.[/li]
[li]For quite some time previously I was running the beta version of the core software, I am delighted to say that changing back to the stable release is refreshing because all the functions available here seem to work beautifully as far as I can tell, no complaints from users about something that doesn't work and there are very few errors popping up in the system error log, yay!!![/li]
[li]There is an advertising subscription available, your ad will be interspersed at random between the various areas of the site where you already see advertising, except of course in the case of being in a membergroup here that does not display advertising, but I can intice you by saying that most normal visitors and guests will see at least one of your ads eventually, depends on a couple factors, many users nowadays have a ad blocking app installed on their browser, and of course it also depends on how long the visitor explores our site.[/li]
[li]It should also be noted that the core operating principles and function of SMF© powered sites revolves around Social Networking on a merit based philosophy of give/take message contributions of members, which you will soon discover is a bit different looking that the big monopolies Facebook, Twitter, and Google control, but rest assured that anything you can do there you can also find here, with a lot less restrictions too, test things for yourself and judge for yourself, if you need help I am only a few clicks away, normally responding within 24 hours at the outside.[/li]
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[color=red]PayPal© "BuyMe" feature update: [/color]Many of you may wonder what that BuyMe a Drink thingy in your profile settings is (refer to the small coffee cup icon on my profile and posts and in the memberlist), there are three items in your profile settings which are not labeled very well and have something to do with PayPal, yes, the option right above the one where you enter your PayPal username and the checkbox right below that are all tied to a handy little module that allows other users to send you PayPal money, it was originally designed as kind of a humorous quicky module where others could get money instead of paying all the PayPal stuff to the site owner only... well as it turns out it comes in very handy for completing financial transactions such as paying for items you buy from other members or being paid for winning contests and other pr...

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This post is to anyone thinking of using Bob's coding skills.
I'm a new client of Bob's. From the very first day I contacted him to help with our online forum, he's been enthusiastic, helpful, and willing to go above and beyond to make me happy.
I'm looking forward to a long and successful business relationship!

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The recent changes to the system dramatically lessen my own and future staff members' workload keeping tabs on scammer & spammer wannebe's, this message is directed right at you, you'll not get past ME, bring it!!...

Points to consider...
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[li]I've modified the system to NOT allow you to insert links or images in several different fields of your Forum Profile admin settings where there's typically no validation on other SMF powered sites...[/li]
[li]Certain fields are modified so that these restrictions are permanent, I will let you know in subsequent replies which fields are restricted permanently as these hacks are not quite bullet proof yet[/li]
[li]The majority of the changes are not permanent however, once you satisfy a predetermined number of successful postings the system will allow you to replace the links or image[/li]
[li]Keep in mind that my admin settings may need a little tweaking as time progresses so the requirements may change again later[/li]
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Some other tips about Forum Profile fields that you should be aware of...
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[li]PayPal address - newly registered members ARE allowed to have guests send you payments via PayPal by filling in your address in the field for that purpose... HOWEVER, read the next few bullet points carefully for smooth functioning of this feature[/li]
[li]The PayPal address field is tied to the field directly above AND the one directly below your PayPal address[/li]
[li]You must select one of the choices of icons in the drop down list in the Buy Me a Drink field in order for other users to know that you are allowing payments to be sent to your PayPal account[/li]
[li]This feature is extremely useful for paying out cash prizes to the winners of the various contests we will be conducting in the future, as well as completing transactions between buyer/seller of items in the Buy/Swap/Sell forums from the main menu option Forum[/li]
[li]For a humorous little quirk of the module that powers the BuyMeADrink module, try sending a payment to yourself  [/li]
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[size=14pt][color=red]01/31/2017 Update !![/color] The posting restriction has been applied to the paypal address field too, you can see what these restrictions are by observing and reading the text in small print that may or may not appear just below the input block for editing your signature, they will disappear when you satisfy the restriction in question, but you need to assume that the restriction applies to many of the other text entry fields as well, such as social icons.[/size]

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Look in the main menu system under Banner Exchange to find this option...


It's a very old module that is basically a simple banner exchange between site owners, the only thing it costs is an email address to register an account here and making a couple normal comment posts anywhere here... free publicity is great for everyone and normally there is a restriction that the person posting a banner here must post our banner on their website pointing back to here... BUT if I really like your site sometimes I will waive that restriction and give you free traffic from here, can't beat free can you?

There is a significant drawback if I waive that though... the in-clicks statistic associated with your banner will not function correctly...

Oh, almost forgot, pay no attention to the icon on the right side of the screen when you are viewing the list of banners, ever since Google stopped using pageranks that icon is useless now... also note that all the banners scroll across the bottom of the Forum Page, more free advertising... enjoy