What is the best place to add custom CSS

[bizhat]

My forum have a custom header. I have placed my html code in header template, also added a link to css like

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/menu.css" />

The problem is it take some time to load the CSS, the menu in header based on list item shows as list item, after a few seconds it displays normally after CSS loaded.

On which template i need to add my CSS so it load properly ?

[Butcher]

there is a box for adding your own CSS already within the admincp.

style manager->
your style -> then from the dropdown menu pick Main CSS
scroll to the very bottom and add your CSS in the bottom box

[bizhat]

Thanks, done that.

This add the CSS as inline, don't get the advantage of external file like caching. Now CSS need to downloaded to visitor every time they visit. Any other way to do this ?

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On all my pages, i have a big inline style as follows


<!-- CSS Stylesheet -->
<style type="text/css" id="vbulletin_css">
/**
* vBulletin 3.8.2 CSS
* Style: 'Default Style'; Style ID: 1
*/
body
{
background: #E1E1E2;
color: #000000;
font: 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
margin: 0 10px;
padding: 0px;
}
a:link, body_alink
{
color: #22229C;
}
a:visited, body_avisited
{
color: #22229C;
}
a:hover, a:active, body_ahover
{
color: #FF4400;
}
.page
{
background: #FFFFFF;
color: #000000;
}
td, th, p, li
{
font: 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.tborder
{
background: #D1D1E1;
color: #000000;
border: 1px solid #0B198C;
}
.tcat
{
background: #869BBF url(images/gradients/gradient_tcat.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: bold 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.tcat a:link, .tcat_alink
{
color: #ffffff;
text-decoration: none;
}
.tcat a:visited, .tcat_avisited
{
color: #ffffff;
text-decoration: none;
}
.tcat a:hover, .tcat a:active, .tcat_ahover
{
color: #FFFF66;
text-decoration: underline;
}
.thead
{
background: #5C7099 url(images/gradients/gradient_thead.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: bold 11px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.thead a:link, .thead_alink
{
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.thead a:visited, .thead_avisited
{
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.thead a:hover, .thead a:active, .thead_ahover
{
color: #FFFF00;
}
.tfoot
{
background: #3E5C92;
color: #E0E0F6;
}
.tfoot a:link, .tfoot_alink
{
color: #E0E0F6;
}
.tfoot a:visited, .tfoot_avisited
{
color: #E0E0F6;
}
.tfoot a:hover, .tfoot a:active, .tfoot_ahover
{
color: #FFFF66;
}
.alt1, .alt1Active
{
background: #F5F5FF;
color: #000000;
}
.alt2, .alt2Active
{
background: #E1E4F2;
color: #000000;
}
.inlinemod
{
background: #FFFFCC;
color: #000000;
}
.wysiwyg
{
background: #F5F5FF;
color: #000000;
font: 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
margin: 5px 10px 10px 10px;
padding: 0px;
}
.wysiwyg a:link, .wysiwyg_alink
{
color: #22229C;
}
.wysiwyg a:visited, .wysiwyg_avisited
{
color: #22229C;
}
.wysiwyg a:hover, .wysiwyg a:active, .wysiwyg_ahover
{
color: #FF4400;
}
textarea, .bginput
{
font: 10pt verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.bginput option, .bginput optgroup
{
font-size: 10pt;
font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.button
{
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
select
{
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
option, optgroup
{
font-size: 11px;
font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.smallfont
{
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.time
{
color: #666686;
}
.navbar
{
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.highlight
{
color: #FF0000;
font-weight: bold;
}
.fjsel
{
background: #3E5C92;
color: #E0E0F6;
}
.fjdpth0
{
background: #F7F7F7;
color: #000000;
}
.panel
{
background: #E4E7F5 url(images/gradients/gradient_panel.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #000000;
padding: 10px;
border: 2px outset;
}
.panelsurround
{
background: #D1D4E0 url(images/gradients/gradient_panelsurround.gif) repeat-x top left;
color: #000000;
}
legend
{
color: #22229C;
font: 11px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.vbmenu_control
{
background: #738FBF;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: bold 11px tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.vbmenu_control a:link, .vbmenu_control_alink
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_control a:visited, .vbmenu_control_avisited
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_control a:hover, .vbmenu_control a:active, .vbmenu_control_ahover
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: underline;
}
.vbmenu_popup
{
background: #FFFFFF;
color: #000000;
border: 1px solid #0B198C;
}
.vbmenu_option
{
background: #BBC7CE;
color: #000000;
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
white-space: nowrap;
cursor: pointer;
}
.vbmenu_option a:link, .vbmenu_option_alink
{
color: #22229C;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_option a:visited, .vbmenu_option_avisited
{
color: #22229C;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_option a:hover, .vbmenu_option a:active, .vbmenu_option_ahover
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite
{
background: #8A949E;
color: #FFFFFF;
font: 11px verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
white-space: nowrap;
cursor: pointer;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:link, .vbmenu_hilite_alink
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:visited, .vbmenu_hilite_avisited
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vbmenu_hilite a:hover, .vbmenu_hilite a:active, .vbmenu_hilite_ahover
{
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* ***** styling for 'big' usernames on postbit etc. ***** */
.bigusername { font-size: 14pt; }

/* ***** small padding on 'thead' elements ***** */
td.thead, th.thead, div.thead { padding: 4px; }

/* ***** basic styles for multi-page nav elements */
.pagenav a { text-decoration: none; }
.pagenav td { padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px; }

/* ***** de-emphasized text */
.shade, a.shade:link, a.shade:visited { color: #777777; text-decoration: none; }
a.shade:active, a.shade:hover { color: #FF4400; text-decoration: underline; }
.tcat .shade, .thead .shade, .tfoot .shade { color: #DDDDDD; }

/* ***** define margin and font-size for elements inside panels ***** */
.fieldset { margin-bottom: 6px; }
.fieldset, .fieldset td, .fieldset p, .fieldset li { font-size: 11px; }

/* CUSTOM */

#menu{
width: 100%;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;
font-size:12px;
font-weight:bold;
background:#0a8ed0;
border-top: 1px solid #1679aa;
border-bottom: 1px solid #1679aa;
}

#menu ul{
border: 0px solid #BBB;
width: 100%;
padding: 5px 0;
margin: 0;
text-align: center;
}

#menu ul li{
display: inline;
}

#menu ul li a{
color:#FFFFFF;
padding: 5px 30px;
margin: 0;
text-decoration: none;
border-right: 1px solid #0583c2;
}

#menu ul li a:hover{
color:#FFFF00;
background:#00699B;

}
</style>


This forum do not have it. I have do anything to move the inline css to external ? any vbulletin settings ?

[Butcher]

not totally sure what your asking but there is an option to have the CSS store as a style sheet and not with the DB. it's in the admincp->vbulletin options

[bizhat]

Thanks, got it done.

[ubcforums]

sometimes it becomes difficult..if hardened php is installed...to edit css

[Princeton]

My forum have a custom header. I have placed my html code in header template, also added a link to css like

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/menu.css" />

The problem is it take some time to load the CSS, the menu in header based on list item shows as list item, after a few seconds it displays normally after CSS loaded.

On which template i need to add my CSS so it load properly ?
add to headinclude template NOT header template