Changing design/css to look like this forum?

catnipmercer · September 30th, 2006, 07:01 PM

I have a customized design on the site right now but I like the clean cut look of this (and the vbulletin) forum and want to change the page to look like this. How do I proceed?

Linda

Chuck S · September 30th, 2006, 07:08 PM

?? I am not following

Do you have Photopost integrated with vbulletin?

catnipmercer · September 30th, 2006, 07:16 PM

Yes, it is integrated with vbulletin but these are all off. Do I simply turn them on?

Do you want to enable the vB3 Integration which uses your vB3 headers, footers and styles? OFF
Do you want to enable the vB3 Enhanced features which use vB3 controls in PhotoPost? OFF
If using the Enhanced option above, do you want to enable the vB3 WYSIWYG control in Post Comments? OFF
vB2 INTEGRATION
Do you want to enable the vB2 Integration which uses your vB2 headers and footers? OFF
vB2Portal INTEGRATION
Do you want to enable the vB2Portal Integration which uses your vB2 Portal headers and footers? OFF

Chuck S · September 30th, 2006, 07:24 PM

You need to fill in the server paths and urls at top of edit integration and turn on the 3 vb3 boxes

catnipmercer · September 30th, 2006, 08:34 PM

Well, I obviously did something wrong as I got all sorts of fatal errors, so I turned everything off. Got several fatal errors:

Warning: main(./global.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /hermes/web03/b460/pow.catnip/htdocs/photopost/header-inc.php on line 61

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php-4.4.4/lib/php') in /hermes/web03/b460/pow.catnip/htdocs/photopost/header-inc.php on line 61

What is the vBPortal directory? I don't know what that should read...

Chuck S · October 1st, 2006, 09:00 AM

Your not doing vbportal your doing vb3

Your error is because in the $vbpath line of config-int.php you need to place the proper server path to your forums there. Possibly this

/hermes/web03/b460/pow.catnip/htdocs/forums ??

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 03:50 PM

Now see: http://purebredcatbreedrescue.org/photopost/index.php There are several problems...

1. It appears to have lost the design from the content section of the board... no borders, and fonts too large.. and it doesn't have the newer buttons or header table colors. How do I change this without impacting the message board which looks fine?

2. The header is the same as our message board.. both now read "Purebred Rescue Community"... somewhere the photoboard has to show it is the photoboard with some header or statement to that effect. How do I do this?

Linda

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 04:03 PM

I figured out how to fix #1 above... but here's the problem. I want the styles but I want a different header and footer on the photoboard. How do I do this?

Linda

Chuck S · October 1st, 2006, 04:20 PM

I see no issues if you want to have a different header footer you need to make different vb templates say header2 and footer2 and you can add these lines in bold to our header-inc.php to load those new templates

Code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 04:51 PM

Where in the file do I add that? I see if vb3 on then:

$headinclude = process_replacement_vars($headinclude);
$header = process_replacement_vars($header);
$navbar = process_replacement_vars($navbar);

$vbheader = "$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir=\"$stylevar[textdirection]\" lang=\"$stylevar[languagecode]\">
<head>
$headinclude";

Is it after that where I am to add it?

Linda

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck S

I see no issues if you want to have a different header footer you need to make different vb templates say header2 and footer2 and you can add these lines in bold to our header-inc.php to load those new templates

Code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

Chuck S · October 1st, 2006, 04:54 PM

Its is right above those lines you are posting. Look for the only eval line in that file and add the two lines below in bold and make sure to create two new vb templates

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 04:58 PM

Another question.. is the template made in .htm format? Just the ending changed to .tmpl? Do I use notepad to make it?

And where do I put this file in which directory?

Feeling a little lost....

Linda

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 05:03 PM

Am I correct that Templates need to follow this format?

<?php

echo<<<PPPRINT


(content here)


PPPRINT;

?>

Chuck S · October 1st, 2006, 05:23 PM

That template you create in vbulletin admin cause your using vb3 integration and loading their header. There is an add a template link in the styles menu

Its html yes and you dont use our template layout just place html in the vb template

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 07:04 PM

Wonderful! Thank you! However, there's one last problem. See:
http://purebredcatbreedrescue.org/ph...to=732&cat=542

When the pictures load the table the photo is shown in and those fields relating to the photo are larger than the header in width. Where do I fix this, please?

Linda

Chuck S · October 1st, 2006, 07:28 PM

I dont see anything wrong looking at that page

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 08:18 PM

Using IE, the header (760 pixels) is less wide than the sections below it. The section with the photo is wider than the tables above it.

Using Mozilla, the section with the photo is VERY wide and extends beyond the margin of the main table.

Linda

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 08:28 PM

See attached. Red arrows mark edges of tables

Chuck S · October 1st, 2006, 09:29 PM

I use mozilla and that photo looks perfectly fine that you posted here in this thread

http://purebredcatbreedrescue.org/ph...to=732&cat=542

You can set the upload thresholds like medium and max height width in admin upload options and even load in showphoto options the bigimage in a popup window.

catnipmercer · October 1st, 2006, 09:56 PM

It isn't the photo that's too big. It's the table around it.

I'm talking about Mozilla Firefox. I'll get a screenshot for you the one I sent was IE. It doesn't matter if you see it fine in ONE version of one browser.. it should look fine across the board.

Linda