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by steven
Fri Nov 14, 2025 8:46 pm
Forum: Disk Station Manager
Topic: MAP NAS Drives on Windows 11 using ESET IDS Rules
Replies: 0
Views: 479

MAP NAS Drives on Windows 11 using ESET IDS Rules

Windows updates, like 24H2, can negatively affect existing NAS installations. The last update on my Windows 11 PC disconnected mapped drives after performing a reboot. I tried many online posts with Windows Registry Editor instructions to reconnect the drives but they did not work. Windows could ...
by steven
Sat Sep 13, 2025 10:10 am
Forum: TNG Settings, Mods and Information
Topic: hcaptcha Mod
Replies: 0
Views: 6210

hcaptcha Mod

TNG uses Google reCaptcha by default. Google is currently moving all reCaptcha accounts to the Google Cloud and offers 10,000 free verifications in a 30 day period which equates to 333 hits per day. If billing is not enabled, reCaptcha will return an error once the limit is exceeded.

This mod ...
by steven
Sat Aug 16, 2025 11:04 am
Forum: TNG Settings, Mods and Information
Topic: Bot Manager
Replies: 0
Views: 7715

Bot Manager

This TNG mod was written to address unrestricted bot access using captchas.
Many TNG users with public or public/private sites are experiencing heavy traffic due to abusive bots.
Very few bots, including many "good bots" strictly follow robots.txt.
bot_manager_v15.0.2.8.zip
Bot Manager requires a ...
by steven
Wed May 14, 2025 10:44 am
Forum: MariaDB
Topic: Connecting to MariaDB
Replies: 12
Views: 391993

Re: Connecting to MariaDB

Sorry for the really slow response but I was very busy and did not have time to test your code, which does not connect. When I didn't receive a reply I forgot about it. While rechecking some posts I noticed you did not reply so I thought I would post this code anyway.

Try using this:
<!DOCTYPE ...
by steven
Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:03 pm
Forum: TNG Settings, Mods and Information
Topic: Registration Options
Replies: 0
Views: 53691

Registration Options

Registrations Options gives administrators more control over registration on their website. Some admins prefer longer user name while others prefer short names. The same is true for simple and complex passwords.

This mod has the following options that can be changed or enabled:

Set the Minimum ...
by steven
Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:05 pm
Forum: TNG and Synology DSM
Topic: Install TNG on a Synology NAS
Replies: 58
Views: 4254836

Re: Install TNG on a Synology NAS

The Synology email function for DSM is a separate function from emails sent from the web folder. I use SMTP to send emails from the genealogy website and this website.

Go to TNG administration => Setup => General Settings => Mail and Registration
Enter the email address you want to use to send ...
by steven
Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:51 pm
Forum: Web Station
Topic: Set up a Website on your Synology Server DSM7
Replies: 0
Views: 57283

Set up a Website on your Synology Server DSM7

In order to set up a website accessible from the internet, register a domain name so users can find and access your website. Online searches will list many vendors offering domain names, SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates and hosting. You do not need a host since you have a Synology server but ...
by steven
Thu Aug 01, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: TNG Settings, Mods and Information
Topic: Login Register Mod
Replies: 0
Views: 48879

Login Register Mod

Most websites have a visible link to register for a new account. The early versions of TNG displayed "Register for a User Account" on the home page.
As templates changed the home page menu was dropped in many cases. Many third part templates do not display registering for a new account anywhere ...
by steven
Tue May 28, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: TNG Settings, Mods and Information
Topic: TNG Move Custom Info Menu Links Mod
Replies: 0
Views: 48935

TNG Move Custom Info Menu Links Mod

By default info menu links added to customconfig.php are appended to the end of the info menu. Installing this mod moves the link just below the TNG repositories link without changing existing code blocks in the TNG genlib.php file.

TNG info menu without the mod installed:

/web_images/tng ...
by steven
Sun May 05, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: TNG Settings, Mods and Information
Topic: TNG Canonical Tag Mod
Replies: 0
Views: 50646

TNG Canonical Tag Mod


This feature was added in TNG and should only be installed in versions older than v14.5. DO NOT install in v15.


I submitted a URL to Google for indexing but the response was a "Duplicate without user-selected canonical" message.

I had received this message before so I checked the Google ...