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User Guide
AutoBot Solutions edited this page Apr 29, 2026
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Complete guide for using the AutoBot Solutions Forum as a user.
- Choose a unique username (4-64 characters)
- Provide a valid email address
- Create a strong password (8+ characters)
- Email verification required
- View your profile by clicking your username
- Edit your profile to change username or email
- View your activity history
- See your badges and achievements
- Click "Forgot Password" on login page
- Enter your email address
- Check email for reset link
- Create new password
- Link expires in 1 hour
- Click "New Post" in navbar
- Enter a descriptive title (5+ characters)
- Write your content using Markdown
- Optionally select a category
- Optionally link to a repository
- Optionally attach a file
- Click "Create Post"
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Bold text:
**text** -
Italic text:
*text* - Code:
codeorcode - Links:
[text](url) - Images:
 - Tables: See Markdown documentation
- Currently not supported (planned feature)
- Contact admin to edit if needed
- Delete your own posts and comments
- Cannot delete posts with comments (contact admin)
- Click ▲ to upvote
- Click ▼ to downvote
- Vote again to change your vote
- Vote same value to remove vote
- Rate limited to 30 votes per minute
- Navigate to a post
- Scroll to comment section
- Write your comment
- Click "Post Comment"
- Comments support Markdown
- Rate limited to 20 comments per hour
- Click "★ Bookmark" on any post
- Toggle to remove bookmark
- View all bookmarks via navbar
- Bookmarks are private
- Categories organize posts by topic
- Filter posts by category on forum index
- Categories have custom colors
- View category statistics in admin panel
- Visual identification
- Consistent across the forum
- Customizable by admin
- Click search icon in navbar
- Enter search query
- View matching posts and comments
- Case-insensitive search
- Searches titles and content
- Comments on your posts
- Future: Likes, mentions, messages
- Bell icon shows unread count
- Click to view notifications
- Click "View" to navigate to content
- Click "Mark All Read" to clear
- Click envelope icon in navbar
- Click "New Message"
- Select recipient from dropdown
- Write your message
- Click "Send Message"
- View inbox for received messages
- View sent messages
- Mark messages as read
- Delete messages
- Messages are private
- Click any username to view their profile
- See their activity history
- View their badges
- See their recent posts and comments
- View your own activity
- Edit your profile
- See your badges
- View your statistics
- Badges are assigned by admins
- Recognize contributions
- Displayed on your profile
- Color-coded icons
- Community badges
- Contribution badges
- Special achievements
- Custom badges
- Link posts to GitHub repositories
- Repository metadata displayed
- Organize discussions by repository
- Sync repositories via admin panel
- Filter posts by repository
- View repository metadata
- Link to GitHub repository
- Use descriptive titles
- Format content with Markdown
- Choose appropriate categories
- Be respectful and professional
- Search before posting
- Stay on topic
- Be constructive
- Use proper formatting
- Reply to specific points
- Report inappropriate content
- Vote based on quality
- Don't vote spam
- Respect others' opinions
- Use voting for moderation
- Check username and password
- Verify email is verified
- Use password reset if needed
- Ensure you're logged in
- Check rate limits
- Verify form validation
- Contact admin if issue persists
- Check if notifications are enabled
- Refresh the page
- Clear browser cache