ChainBB is the forum-based interface of the steem blochchain. While going through the website for the purposes of research to discover what I can do with it, I would say @aaroncox (the creator) did a pretty good job because the site is much more than just a forum. I hope to show you all what it is all about in this detailed but simple guide.
For the purposes of Clarity, I'll divide this discussion into 2 major headings:
Before Signin
After Signin
Let's begin...
BEFORE SIGNIN
Visit https://chainbb.com. It redirects you to ChainBB forums as shown below:
We will explain the numbered sections as follows.
1- WEBSITE LINK:
This is pretty self-explanatory. Its just the link showing on you browser. In this case I used Chrome browser.
2, 3- CHAINBB LOGO; FORUM HOME:
Clicking this icon also brings you the same place as 1 & 3
4- START YOUR OWN FORUM:
That's where you activate the major purpose for this site which is to create and use forum style to access your steem blockchain
Below is the images of what you will see when you click this button before signin
Please endeavour to read them carefully if you are serious about creating your own forums.
BENEFITS include; free hosting, moderation abilities and beneficiary reward % cut as an owner.
IT COSTS 10 STEEM to start a forum.
5- ALL FORUMS HEADER
It just shows you that below it are all the forums on the ChainBB website in a single page.
All forums are organized in alphabetical order from top to bottom of page.
No. 9 shows the columns used for Forum scanning
See Images below:
A- ALPHABETS
F- G ALPHABETS
M -N ALPHABETS
V-W ALPHABETS
6- SIGNIN BUTTON
This is the button that leads you to the interface where you can enter your username and posting key to access your account.
See images below. Click proceed
Next Step:
Enter your username and posting key. Then click Signin. Watch it loading;
With this we swiftly move into the 2nd stage of this tutorial...
AFTER SIGNIN:
Here's your landing page:
Let's take them 1 by 1 shall we?
1- FEEDS:
These are forum posts made by your followings
You can read posts, comment, upvote and re-chain
When you click the button here is your view:
WE WILL USE 1st and 2nd posts on the list to demonstrate what we can do by clicking the "like" button beside each post
POST 1 by @Kesolink:
It provides a pretty detailed analysis of post earnings and who they come from. Can't find it anywhere else.
You can see @kesolink has only been voted by 2 persons which gave him $0.010 in upvotes
POST 2 by @SammyB:
You can @sammyb got the patronage of many more voters with higher SP leading to upvotes in the tune of $36.498
LOADING PAGE...
ANALYSIS PAGE...
TO FURTHER ENJOY THE POST, we decided to open it and take a look at it.
"Why Incompetent People Think They Are Amazing" by @sammyb
Here's the end of the post
COMMENTS SECTION
You can see all the comments on the post so far.
You can reply or upvote the post as well as comments anytime with they appropriate buttons.
SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE HAVE ON THE "FEEDS" SECTION.
2- INBOX
Inbox is another word for "reply" on this platform
It shows all those who recently commented on your post in a chronological order
3, 4- FORUMS, START COMMUNITY
These have already been explained previously above
5- RESERVE A FORUM
You should click this when you are ready to create a forum community
COSTS is 10 STEEM
I have already outlined the benefits previously above
SINCE YOU ARE LOGGED IN, you may now click your profile image icon to get to your own account page as shown in image below
Most of the image is self-explanatory but let me give you some little details.
A- FORUM NAVIGATION.
By clicking any part of the navigation pane, you are migrated to that part immediately
B- POSTS, RESPONSES, REPLIES
You can see all your posts, replies to other member's posts and replies to yours
C- PROFILE IMAGE
The image that I used for my account
D, E, F- ACCOUNT INFO AND REDIRECT
Click on E to open with another interface eg steemit, busy, Utopian etc
View account info in F
G, H, I-
Here you find your posts, the respective number of replies and the last reply.
With this, I believe I have been able to introduce you well into the beautiful world of ChainBB FORUMS. So go start your forum today and earn extra rewards for it.
I remain me, my mouth and eye @nairadaddy aka SteemDaddy. My aim is to leave you better than I find you everyday.
@aaroncox (the creator) did a pretty good job because the site is much more than just a forum. I hope to show you all what it is all about in this detailed but simple guide.
@kesolink has only been voted by 2 persons which gave him $0.010 in upvotes
@sammyb got the patronage of many more voters with higher SP leading to upvotes in the tune of $36.498
@nairadaddy aka SteemDaddy. My aim is to leave you better than I find you everyday.