

First of all, welcome to kpopsource!, we are happy that you found our forum and are interested in learning more about how the forum works, i would suggest for you to read up our Help page before proceeding with this thread, while most stuff in our forum is pretty much self explanatory, we understand that not many can understand most stuff immediately with a new forum software. Lets proceed shall we step by step?
Lets start by going through our FAQ & Rules page, going through our rules page is advisable so you won't break any rules in the future. We also have made a section regarding our history and explain what kpopsource is all about. So you can have a deeper understanding of us.
Lets move on to picture guides on how to achieve what most of our forum users have done in the beginning of their adventure on kpopsource. Click on the spoilers on each guide for detailed picture guides.

How to upload an Avatar?
First click your username on the top left of the screen.
Click the avatar image next.
A popup should appear like the following.
Just follow the instructions from there, should be self explanatory.

Click the avatar image next.

A popup should appear like the following.

Just follow the instructions from there, should be self explanatory.
How to set up a signature?
When you are browsing google for the image, make sure you select copy image address and not copy link address on the context menu.
Once you have the link, let head over to our signature menu. Click the link highlighted in the second image.
Now click the insert image button and add the link you get from google
Signature should be ready now, easy as that.

Once you have the link, let head over to our signature menu. Click the link highlighted in the second image.


Now click the insert image button and add the link you get from google

Signature should be ready now, easy as that.
How to upload a Profile Cover
To start, click on your username in the top right corner of the screen.
Click your username again on the screen that pops up to take you to your profile.
From your profile, click on 'Cover' and then 'Set cover image' on the box that drops down.
Choose a photo to import.
Finally, when you are finished adjusting the picture click 'SAVE POSITION'

Click your username again on the screen that pops up to take you to your profile.

From your profile, click on 'Cover' and then 'Set cover image' on the box that drops down.

Choose a photo to import.

Finally, when you are finished adjusting the picture click 'SAVE POSITION'

How to change theme?
We have 2 themes available.
KS 2020 (Default Theme)
KS 2020 Dark
You can head over to the preference page https://kpopsource.com/account/preferences to change your theme.
KS 2020 (Default Theme)
KS 2020 Dark
You can head over to the preference page https://kpopsource.com/account/preferences to change your theme.

How to bookmark threads or posts?
Ever lost track of your thread that you made? or want to bookmark what somebody posted to get back to him/her one day? This is a great tool to utilize instead of filling up your browser bookmarks.
At the top right of every post there is this button.
After you click that, that post will be added to your bookmark.
So how to access your bookmarks? There are two ways to do it.
1) User panel
2) You can access your bookmarks through this link.
You can edit your bookmarks to add labels so its easier to filter

At the top right of every post there is this button.
After you click that, that post will be added to your bookmark.
So how to access your bookmarks? There are two ways to do it.
1) User panel


2) You can access your bookmarks through this link.
You can edit your bookmarks to add labels so its easier to filter



Official Kpopsource Taglist
Make sure to get yourself added to this list - Official Taglist Thread, it will help you to get notified when users post threads regarding your favorite artists as they will be using the list to notify users about their threads.

Avatar Frame
Would you like a cool avatar frame like in the picture below? Head over to this thread here to request one. You can get an avatar frame when you have 4000 Points, since that is the amount a frame costs.

Forum Badges
Next we'll go over badges that you see everyone is using and featured on their message panel. Example picture below. You can simply request your badges through the thread here. You will need to make some posts in order to request badges. You are eligible for your first badge once you reach 100 Messages.

Shipping Thread
We have a special feature where you can get shipped with a partner of your choice as long as you get approval from users of our forum through likes, example picture below. Your partner's name will be shown on your message panel in the forum. To find out more about it head over to the thread.

Shipwrecker Thread
This is similar to our ship feature above but is an addition to shipping, you will have a user who you cant get enough of but you can't betray your current ship, you can request that user to be your shipwrecker, picture example below. As always, head over to the thread to find out more.


Artist Thread Directory
We also have artist threads maintained by our users, we have compiled together a list of all artists thread into a single thread for easy search of your favorite artists. You can head over to that thread through this link.
Ask The Staff Members
You have a question? Go ahead and ask in the Ask the Staff Members Thread. We are available to answer your questions around the clock. Please keep in mind we also have a page for Frequently Asked Questions. For special questions for the Awards Team, we also have the Ask the Awards Team Thread where you can ask specific questions around badges.
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