do we have a single resource center?

[sjain]

I have been around the forum for past 60 minutes but not able to get what I am looking for.

I have been using phpBB all this while and thought for a commercial support forum it would be better if I'd run vB. So I bought one.

Like at phpBB do we have a single resource area where we can preview all the *free* skins available for vB. Do we have such resource area, if yes, URL? If no, why don't we have such a thing? It's just about having a sample forum have lot of skin options rite?

Also please direct me to link to which tells me how skins are implemented on? I tried the import of .XML from my local machine.. it worked... but i wonder where are all the supporting .gifs and other things needs to be placed?

vB is really sophasticaed compared to phpBB and sure is much powerful and I know the learning curve is greater here.

I hope someone can guide me here!

Thank you!

Cheers!

[Jolten]

VBulleting has 3 sites... not sure why but here they are...

This one : www.vbulletintemplates.com - for all things to do with modifying templates only. You won't find anything about altering any of the php files or your database here. This is, essentially, a "how to" appearance-modification-only site, dealing with html templates and styles.


www.vbulletin.org -- this is where the bulk of major modifications can be found. This site deals with altering php files, your database and major additions to the vbulletin package. However, installing "hacks" may mean it will be difficult to get support at the next site...

www.vbulletin.com - the main product site where you should go if you experience any problems with the standard installation or if you're just having trouble finding your way around.

[House_of_Crazed]

sjain -

where it needs to be placed is totally up to you. Providing that the skin author used the $stylevar[something] to call up images.

In the Style Manager, in the "All Style Options" (in the specific style) there is a section for images. You want to just use the foldre, nto the image name. The $stylevar variable tends to be something like "$stylevar[image]/forum_new.gif" in the code.

Did I make sense? LOL

HoC

[sjain]

yeah, got a skin working .. but I guess I am going to go back to phpBB .. it's a lot more simpler there.. vB has great features but I don't like the way all resources are scattered.. we just seem to have the guys who have plenty of money using this and hence the community support or enthu isn't great.

[imported_iKwak]

Is your choice afterall. Support was excellent at vbulletin.com when I was first a newbie.

[Tony G]

yeah, got a skin working .. but I guess I am going to go back to phpBB .. it's a lot more simpler there.. vB has great features but I don't like the way all resources are scattered.. we just seem to have the guys who have plenty of money using this and hence the community support or enthu isn't great.
That's not the case at all. Support on the sister sites is good, but yes, it may take searching in order to find the modification you are looking for. If you're not willing to put even the effort to search through 3 resource sites for what you want, you won't be patient while you try to learn the vBulletin system. We are not ranked by amounts of money we spend on this software. In most

[Tony G]

yeah, got a skin working .. but I guess I am going to go back to phpBB .. it's a lot more simpler there.. vB has great features but I don't like the way all resources are scattered.. we just seem to have the guys who have plenty of money using this and hence the community support or enthu isn't great.
That's not the case at all. Support on the sister sites is good, but yes, it may take searching in order to find the modification you are looking for. If you're not willing to put even the effort to search through 3 resource sites for what you want, you won't be patient while you try to learn the vBulletin system. We are not ranked by amounts of money we spend on this software. In most cases, a simple search should find what you are looking for. If you want a modifcation you can't find, post a thread in support describing what you want, and I'll find it for you.

[indie]

I have been around the forum for past 60 minutes but not able to get what I am looking for.

I have been using phpBB all this while and thought for a commercial support forum it would be better if I'd run vB. So I bought one.

Like at phpBB do we have a single resource area where we can preview all the *free* skins available for vB. Do we have such resource area, if yes, URL? If no, why don't we have such a thing? It's just about having a sample forum have lot of skin options rite?

Also please direct me to link to which tells me how skins are implemented on? I tried the import of .XML from my local machine.. it worked... but i wonder where are all the supporting .gifs and other things needs to be placed?

vB is really sophasticaed compared to phpBB and sure is much powerful and I know the learning curve is greater here.

I hope someone can guide me here!

Thank you!

Cheers!
ditto! I'd like a resource site, like phpbb, where you can look at all the templates and scroll thru thumbnails, etc.. this forum-style db resource is complicated!

[Zachery]

I dont think we will be moving away from a forum styled resource center, as both vB.org and vBT are fairly well orgainzed, at least much more than they used to be.,

[RMS-Chef]

He is just discouraged that he has to pay for styles for the most part. That has to be the number one bumber when moving from phpBB >> vB.

After using vB for quite a while now, when I have to help support a friends phpBB I want to pull my hair out about how much more difficult it is to do things. Once you get used to vB, it's template system and such, there is just no going back to phpBB IMHO.

[Brad]

We can't make people release free templates and styles, altho some days I wish we could. :)

More often people will release some of the 'tricks' they used in a style for free, but charge for the whole style, which I do understand because an entire style can be very hard to make if you are like me and can't stand anything to look stock.