Essential steps after installing MetaFox

What should you do after installing MetaFox? This is a very common question asked by beginners. This article lists the most essential tasks you should perform immediately after installation.

1. Configure Site Name, Copyright, Meta Keyword, Meta Description — see Configure Site info
2. Personalize phpFox site
   • Change your site’s logo — see Configure site logo, favicon and site assets
   • Change your site’s favicon (the tiny icon shown in browser tabs) — see Configure site logo, favicon and site assets
   • Change the visitor home page background image — see Configure site logo, favicon and site assets
   • Set default profile, pages and groups cover photos — see Configure site logo, favicon and site assets
3. Configure timezone and time format — see Configure General and Site Settings
4. Configure mail server — see Set up SMTP Mail settings
5. Configure spam protection with reCaptcha — see Set up Google reCaptcha
6. Optimize PHP settings (for example: file upload limits, memory_limit) — see Optimize PHP settings
7. Configure maximum upload file size limits — see Configure max file size by type
8. Configure the content of privacy, terms and other static pages — see Set up policy terms and other static pages
9. Set up the Contact Us form — see Setup Contact Us form