Everything you need to run Bondry

How to install it, activate the license, apply updates, install modules and themes, and use each part of the platform.

Getting started

Requirements

What a server needs before you install Bondry, and how to check it without a shell.
Installing Bondry

The installer wizard, step by step, from the zip to the first sign in.
First steps

The handful of settings worth doing on day one, in the order that saves the most work later.

License and activation

What a serial covers, how a domain is claimed, which hosts are free, and how to move a license.
Updates

How the updater works, what the channels mean, and what changes when the update window closes.

Community forum

Forums, topics and replies, and the moderation tools around them.
Blog

Categorised posts with a rich editor, cover images and comments.
Designer

The visual page builder: pages, site parts, popups, forms and the template library.
Courses

The LMS module: sections and lessons, enrolments, progress, quizzes, certificates and instructors.
Members Plus

Subscription plans, the paywall, coupons and what happens when a subscription ends.
Payments

The payment layer that ships with the core, and the gateway modules that plug into it.
Gamification

Points, ranks, badges and automatic group promotions.

Modules and themes

Installing a zip, enabling and disabling, what an uninstall removes, and how child themes protect your work.
Languages

Installing a language pack, translating from the panel, and exporting a language you built.

Members and groups

The group matrix, profile fields, bans and the tools for dealing with a problem account.
Security and backups

Two-factor authentication, the logs worth reading, integrity checks and a backup you have actually restored.
Troubleshooting

The problems that come up most, and the order to check things in.

Building on top of Bondry?

Module manifests, theme contracts, the Designer for authors and the license API are documented separately in Developers