Before you install
Add your board in Postloop and choose ForumSpark as its software. Use the exact HTTPS board address, including your custom domain if you use one. Submit the listing for staff review. You need administrator access to the board and access to the matching listing in Postloop.
Install from the Extension Directory
Open your ForumSpark board AdminCP, go to the Extension Directory and find Postloop. Choose Install. The extension is installed directly in ForumSpark; there is no ZIP or TAR file to download or upload.
Connect your listing
In your board AdminCP, open Postloop > Connection & tracking and choose Connect to Postloop. Sign in to Postloop, select the listing that matches your board address and confirm. You will return to ForumSpark to finish setup. Connecting does not replace staff approval of your listing.
Choose your posting controls
Select Eligible public sections, enter separate topic and reply targets, set the total and per-writer daily limits, and write your guidelines. Only sections readable by guests are available; private sections, clubs, author-only sections and redirects are excluded. Save posting controls, check the connection and enable paid reservations when you are ready.
For writers: link your account
Join the opportunity in Postloop, open its connection page and choose Confirm community account. Sign in to your own ForumSpark account and choose Link my account on the consent page. Your permanent board member ID identifies your work even if your username changes. Reserve a topic or reply in Postloop before writing.
Your private writer page
The private Postloop page on the board shows your account link, reservations from the last successful sync and your tracked activity. Use Open Postloop to check current availability, staff decisions and earnings. Stop tracking my account withdraws consent on that board; existing Postloop records remain available for review.
How tracking works
Link your community account in Postloop and reserve a topic or reply before writing. Publish normally in an eligible public section. The app records the contribution locally and sends its permanent link, section, content type, posting time and content-change status to Postloop. A new topic counts once: its opening post does not also earn a reply payment. Private messages and unrelated activity are not sent.
When your work appears
ForumSpark schedules a background sync every minute. Eligible activity is recorded locally, then delivered to Postloop on a successful sync. Allow roughly 1-2 minutes when the service is healthy and refresh the tracking page to see new records. ForumSpark manages the scheduler; board owners do not need to configure cron or a web scheduler.
Enable paid reservations
This option lets eligible writers reserve funded work when your listing is approved, spending credits are available, targets have space and tracking is healthy. Turning it on does not approve your listing, buy credits, approve contributions or pay for ordinary unreserved posts. Turning it off pauses new paid reservations; existing reservations, tracked work and staff review continue.
Targets and daily limits
Set separate topic and reply targets in the app. The total daily limit applies across all writers and both content types; the per-writer limit applies to each writer. Reserved slots count toward the limit, so several writers cannot claim beyond the available capacity. Day boundaries follow the timezone set on your Postloop listing. Existing work keeps its accepted rate and brief.
Estimated earnings and staff approval
A successfully tracked, eligible contribution enters staff review with estimated earnings. Staff approval makes those earnings available. Site owners and writers can follow contribution links, dates and decisions in Postloop. Connection health or a Delivered entry means the activity synced; it is not a quality approval or payment confirmation.
Edits, moderation and deleted posts
Edits, hidden posts, moves to excluded sections and deletions are reported for staff review. Existing evidence and earnings history remain available. These changes do not automatically deduct approved earnings; any correction is a separate staff decision.
Delayed or interrupted tracking
After fifteen minutes without a successful sync, Postloop pauses new paid reservations. In Connection & tracking, check the last successful contact, last attempted contact, any error and Delivery history. Check connection and retry due activity runs a manual check; recurring delays should be reported to ForumSpark support. Queued events retry after recovery. Do not submit the same integrated post manually while waiting.
Updates and disconnection
ForumSpark manages the extension files, so there is no separate app archive to keep updated. To stop using it, choose Disconnect Postloop in Connection & tracking. If Postloop is unavailable, the disconnection retries automatically. Existing Postloop records and held funding remain available for staff resolution.
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