Features: A-Z Index

A

Administration Zone

Administration Zone

B

Banners

Banners

C

Calendar

Calendar

Catalogues

Catalogues

Chatrooms and IM

Chatrooms and IM

Community features

Community features

Content Sharing

Content Sharing

Conversr Forums

Conversr Forums

Conversr Topic Polls

Conversr Topic Polls

D

Design without barriers

Design without barriers

Downloads

Downloads

E

Ease of Use

Ease of Use

eCommerce and Subscriptions

eCommerce and Subscriptions

Extendable

Extendable

F

Featured Content

Featured Content

G

Galleries

Galleries

I

Installation

Installation

Integration

Integration

L

Localisation

Localisation

M

Membership

Membership

N

News and Blogs

News and Blogs

Newsletters

Newsletters

P

Parental Controls

Parental Controls

Performance

Performance

Points

Points

Privacy Tools

Privacy Tools

Q

Quizzes and Surveys

Quizzes and Surveys

R

Rich Media

Rich Media

S

Search Engine Optimisation

Search Engine Optimisation

Searching

Searching

Security

Security

Spam Protection

Spam Protection

Stay on Top

Stay on Top

Structure / Navigation

Structure / Navigation

Support Tickets

Support Tickets

T

Template Programming Language

Template Programming Language

Testing tools

Testing tools

Themeing tools

Themeing tools

Third party integration

Third party integration

W

Warnings / Moderation

Warnings / Moderation

Web Pages

Web Pages

Web standards

Web standards

Website Polls

Website Polls

White-labeling (Debranding)

White-labeling (Debranding)

Wiki+

Wiki+

Newest 10 Entries

Question How can I categorize and prioritize support requests?
Answer Support Ticket System: Utilize support ticket types, managed in the Admin Zone > Setup > Support tickets. Staff can set individual notifications for different types.

Discussion Forums: Create dedicated subforums for different support categories or priority levels.

Feedback System: The content to which the feedback is attached implicitly categorizes it. For prioritization, subforums can be used.
Question What are the advantages of using the Support Ticket system over the Discussion Forums?
Answer While both systems can be used for support, the Support Ticket system provides advantages like:
  • Separating replies into individual tickets.
  • Ticket assignment to specific staff members.
  • Tracking who has read a ticket.
  • Private replies between staff members.
  • Filtering tickets by type.
  • Automatic ticket creation, unlike manually creating forum topics.
  • Conflict detection when multiple staff are working on the same ticket.
  • Real-time alerts and display updates upon ticket replies.
Question How can Composr be used as a support desk tool?
Answer Composr offers three main systems for providing online support:

1. Support Ticket System: This system allows users to submit tickets and staff to respond, track, and resolve them. It features email notifications, ticket categorization and prioritization, staff assignment, and attachment support.

2. Discussion Forums: Conversr, Composr's built-in forum software, can be utilized for support by creating dedicated forums or subforums. Features like post templates and multi-moderations enhance support capabilities.

3. Feedback System: This system allows for comments on various content types, facilitating support directly related to that content.
Question How can I access the raw data behind the statistics graphs?
Answer Every graph in Composr offers a spreadsheet export option. This allows you to download the data in a spreadsheet format, enabling detailed manual review or further analysis using third-party tools.
Question How are time zones handled in Composr statistics?
Answer All times in Composr statistics are displayed according to the configured website time zone, regardless of visitor or user account time zones. While this is a limitation due to pre-computation, some graphs displaying hourly stats and country filtering offer insights into local times for manual analysis.
Question What are the limitations of pre-computed statistics in Composr?
Answer Pre-computed statistics introduce certain limitations:
  • Filtering constraints: Limits filtering options to those incorporated in the data structure.
  • Historical data limitation: To maintain site stability, statistics older than 31 days aren't pre-processed. This may lead to data gaps if the system scheduler malfunctions or statistical data is manually deleted.
Question Why does Composr use pre-computed statistics?
Answer Composr generates statistics from pre-computed data for several reasons:
  • GDPR compliance: Prevents indefinite storage of raw (potentially personal) data while preserving historical statistics.
  • Computational efficiency: Avoids real-time execution of complex calculations, ensuring optimal performance.
  • Scalability: Handles vast amounts of data without performance degradation.
  • Responsiveness: Enables quick and seamless statistics browsing and filtering.
  • Data accessibility: Makes generated data readily available for other Composr components.
Question What are KPIs and how are they used in Composr?
Answer KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are specific measurements selected for marketing analysis. In Composr, time-series graphs can be added as KPIs. They offer several benefits:
  • Quick reference: Available on the Admin Zone dashboard staff checklist.
  • Target setting: Allows setting targets against KPIs, visualized on graphs and in overview summaries.
  • Notifications: Staff members receive regular notifications regarding target achievement status.
Question How can I perform split testing in Composr?
Answer Split testing in Composr involves combining tracking codes with events. The simplest approach utilizes Tempcode:
  • Random tracking code: Choose a random tracking code from a set and activate it for the user session.
  • Conditional output: Generate different content variations based on the active tracking code.
Subsequently, you can analyze event success rates based on the assigned tracking codes, utilizing both inbuilt events and custom-created events.
Question What is the purpose of tracking codes in Composr?
Answer Tracking codes help you identify the sources driving user sessions to your website or associate specific split testing variations with users. Composr offers integrated referral tracking through various means:
  • URL parameter: The _t URL parameter can contain any custom tracking code, automatically registered by the stats addon.
  • Recommend addon: This addon automatically includes tracking codes for the referral source, referring member, and the referred page.
  • Member joining: When a referred member joins, the referring member receives points and a friend request.
  • Referrals addon: Allows manual tracking code input upon joining and facilitates a referrer reward system.
  • Stats addon: Generates graphs of tracking codes, including conversion rate measurements.
  • User lookup tool: Allows checking if a user accessed the site via a tracking code.
  • Tempcode integration: Inject tracking codes into Tempcode using symbols like {$SET_TRACKING_CODE,some code} or {$SPLIT_TEST,some code,some other code}.

Top 10 Entries

Question How Do I Import Images in bulk into a Gallery?
Answer You can import images in bulk using a CSV file. The file should be named descriptions.csv and placed in the uploads/galleries directory. The first column should contain filenames (without the path), and the second column should contain descriptions. The filenames should correspond to images also located in the uploads/galleries directory. Composr will automatically match the descriptions to the images during import.
Question What Image and Video Formats are Supported?
Answer Images:
  • .jpg/.jpeg: Highly compressed, best for photos due to minimal noticeable quality loss.
  • .png: Good compression with no quality loss, ideal if bandwidth isn't a concern.
  • .gif: Limited to 256 colors and poor compression. Better alternatives are video or APNG.
Note that Composr does not support SVG because hackers can leverage the XML-like structure of SVG files to compromise a website.

Videos:
  • .mp4 (h.264 aac encoding): The recommended format, widely supported.
  • .mov (h.264 aac encoding): Identical to .mp4.
  • .webm: Supported natively in most browsers, but requires plugins for Internet Explorer/Microsoft Edge and Safari.

Other formats, while they may work, are generally discouraged due to compatibility issues and lack of consistent addon or browser support.
Question What are Composr Galleries?
Answer Composr Galleries are a system for storing, organizing, and displaying images and videos. They function like categories, allowing you to group related media together. Galleries can be structured hierarchically, with sub-galleries nested under parent galleries, similar to a folder system. Each gallery has settings that control its appearance and behavior.
Question How are forums structured in Composr?
Answer Composr forums are organized hierarchically:
  • Forum Groupings: Broad categories that contain forums.
  • Forums: Contain topics related to a specific subject.
  • Sub-forums: Forums nested under other forums, providing further categorization.
  • Topics: Threads of conversation containing a series of posts.
  • Posts: Individual messages within a topic.
Question How do I debug email integration issues?
Answer
  • Email Tracking: Composr marks emails as read when processing posts. Marking an email unread will trigger re-processing.
  • Log File: Create an empty file named data_custom/mail_integration.log to capture detailed log data for troubleshooting.
Question How can I control who can post in my forums?
Answer You can manage posting permissions using Composr's usergroup system.

  • Forum View Access: Determine which usergroups can view each forum.
  • Privilege Overrides: Grant or deny specific privileges (e.g., posting) to usergroups within a forum.
  • Bypass Validation: Allow trusted members to post without moderation (or vice versa, require validation for certain usergroups).
Question What special features does Composr's Conversr offer compared to other forum software?
Answer
  • Advanced Polls: Blind polls, forcing or setting of default options, and point-weighting.
  • Private Topics: More sophisticated than traditional private messages.
  • Forum Introduction Questions: A flexible way to control access and encourage engagement (e.g. forum-specific rules or forum passwords).
  • Cascading Topics: Pinned topics that appear in multiple forums.
  • Integrated Moderation: Streamlined moderation tools within the forum interface.
Question How do topic polls work?
Answer Topic polls are a powerful tool for gauging opinion within discussions. You can:

  • Control Result Visibility: Choose whether results are visible before voting.
  • Require Topic Reply: Force users to reply to the topic before voting.
  • Show Voter Identities: Optionally display which members voted for each option.
  • Allow Vote Revocation: Let voters change their vote while the poll is open.
  • Set Voting Close Time: Define a specific date or time for the poll to close.
  • Restrict Selections: Limit the number of options voters can choose.
  • Allow Guest Voting: Enable voting for unregistered users.
  • Weight Votes by Points: Give more influential members greater voting power (requires the points addon).
Question What are the different types of posts in Composr forums?
Answer
  • Regular Posts: Standard posts made by members within a topic.
  • Quick Replies: Shorter replies made directly from the topic view.
  • Anonymous Posts: Members can choose to post anonymously, appearing as a guest. Staff can track the actual user if needed.
  • Emphasised posts: Posts made by staff (or marked by staff) which are highlighted to draw attention as they are important.
  • Whispers: Private messages embedded within public topics, allowing for side conversations.
  • Private Topic Posts: Private messages sent between specific members (e.g. an on-site "inbox").
Question Can I integrate email with my forums (mailing list)?
Answer Yes, you can enable email integration for each forum individually. This allows members to post and receive updates via email.

Requirements:
  • PHP IMAP extension installed
  • System scheduler (Cron) running
  • IMAP-compatible mail server

Recommended:
  • Mail server enforces SPF and DKIM for email validation
  • Mail server limits email size to prevent abuse
  • System scheduler runs frequently (e.g., every minute) so members get prompt updates