Black and Gold Style

[Andrew]

This is black and gold themed vBulletin style with a full set of new buttons, status icons, ratings, smilies and icons to go with it. I also recolored all the editor buttons so it would match the style. Not sure why I created it though - Just got bored I guess. Enjoy !!

Update 8/16/2005 Version 1.2
* Updated the style to vB 3.0.8

Updated 3.21.2005 - Version 1.1
Added a PSD version of the logo and the fonts used to create it. Please note that before I saved the logo I used a Gausian Blur at 0.3 pixels to smooth it a little more in the original.

Black and Gold for vBulletin 3.5 is available here. (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97160)

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[Viks]

gr8 looking skin!!!
i will try it on my forums

[Allan]

yesss, very nice, thanks :)

[Andrew]

yesss, very nice, thanks :)
gr8 looking skin!!!
i will try it on my forums
Thanks for the compliments - I might release a couple more here in a couple days if I get a chance to finish them.

[RMS-Chef]

Clean and simple, I like it. Thank you.

[imported_bigcurt]

Looks VERY good

[org]

GJ Rooster!

[SVTOA]

Yes, very well done. Just one thing that needs adjustment- If you use the "quote hack" (like appears on this forum and mine) the quote text is yellow and does not show up correctly, so a minor mod to bbcode_quote is required to fix that, otherwise this is a very nice style. Thanks for the effort!

[House_of_Crazed]

Yo, happen to have the logo psd? LOL

Don't wanna get a headache trying to duplicate the effects of the logo :) lol

[Andrew]

Yo, happen to have the logo psd? LOL

Don't wanna get a headache trying to duplicate the effects of the logo :) lol
I don't think I kept it but I think I remember the steps I used to create it - I'll experiment tonight and try and post one tomorrow.

[memobug]

This skin looks great! T.R I pm'd you my email address. I have a couple of customizations I'd like to discuss with you.

Regards,

Matt

[Bass Nutz]

Sweet! I've had a few members ask for a black style.

*Installs*

THANK YOU!!!!

[spudor]

Ive installed and looks great. Thanks for sharing

[Andrew]

I've just updated the zip file with the PSD files for the logo as well as the fonts I used to create it - Enjoy !!

[FightRice.com]

Installed this on my forums today.

Check it out http://www.FightRice.com if you want. Just make sure you go down and choose the Black And Gold Theme to see it.

[sensimilla]

very nice skin :) thanks for the share

[flex22]

Hi guys, first time poster here :)

I'm new to all of this.Could somebody give me the instructions for getting this skin onto my forums (love the skin btw!).

What folder do I upload the file to first? the images folder is it?

Then what do I need to do in admincp?

I already have a gold logo, so this skin is just ideal for me at the moment.Your the answer to my prayers :D

Also, how much can I manipulate this skin.Say if I want different buttons and that.
Is it a case of have the whole skin or nothing is what I'm asking.


Thanks a lot.Don't worry I learn pretty quick, I'm just new to this ;)

[flex22]

Just an update.It was in fact very simple procedure, so I've done it.

Unfortunately my logo has disappeared.

If you look here and choose the default style: www.oghma.net/itforums

the logo is in big gold letters, but when you change the style to black and gold, the logo goes back to small letters.

How can I sort that out please?

[Andrew]

To fix your logo problem you need to go into the AdminCP and go to Styles and Templates >> Style Manager then select All Stlye Options from the drop down next to Black and Gold. Then in the Image Paths section you will want to change the first setting - The title image to whatever yours is (This is relative to your main forum directory.)

[flex22]

Cheers True.

Just two more things I need to clear up.

I still get the white paper by each thread title.

Also the subtitle under my main logo is showing up in white.

It doesn't look right like this.What should I do?

Thanks!

[Andrew]

To fix the little white paper beside the threads you need to upload the set of icons and smilies that is in the zip file - They go into your main "images/smilies" and "images/icons" folders. However if you install those they will affect all of your styles you have installed and may make another one look funny. As for the subtitle can you post a screenshot of that for me to take a look at ?

[Julio]

Any chance you can have the categories name in White and a space to divide them?
Great style BTW!

[Andrew]

You can change all of the font colors from the AdminCP in the Style Manager. As for spacing out the categories there is a mod on here that does that however I can't remember exactly where. Might want to try searching for it - I think it was called Category Spacing Gold or something like that.

[flex22]

True I uploaded the other icon folder, but there's still white paper icons, why?

Here's my forum page so you can see the subtitle, which is in white:
www.oghma.net/itforums

Cheers!

[Andrew]

I don't see any white text on there - Some of the text is a paler yellow which I used to make some contrast between the two. You can change it from the Style Manager in the AdminCP if you want it to match the others. As for the white paper icon you must not have placed them in the proper icons folder - I have the icons installed on mine and they show up just fine.

[flex22]

It seems that the white paper icons have now gone and been replaced with the gold icons.

I haven't done anything since last night when the icons were showing as white.
However when I checked the site out this morning it had changed.

Must a refresh setting in vb somewhere.Anyway glad it sorted itself out!

[Andrew]

It was probably just from where you had the old icons stored in the cache on your computer. Glad you got everything straightened out !!

[Mr. Christopher]

Thanks for the compliments - I might release a couple more here in a couple days if I get a chance to finish them.
Any chance of a Black and Red one? :)

[JAWS13]

Just an update.It was in fact very simple procedure, so I've done it.

Unfortunately my logo has disappeared.

If you look here and choose the default style: www.oghma.net/itforums

the logo is in big gold letters, but when you change the style to black and gold, the logo goes back to small letters.

How can I sort that out please?


Is there anyway you (or anyone) could explain how/what you uploaded? I love this skin!

[Andrew]

The easiest way to install this is to just transfer the images folder into your main forums directory then from your AdminCP under Styles and Templates click on Download/Upload Styles. From that page you then just upload the xml file from the archive and it will be installed.

[JAWS13]

The easiest way to install this is to just transfer the images folder into your main forums directory then from your AdminCP under Styles and Templates click on Download/Upload Styles. From that page you then just upload the xml file from the archive and it will be installed.


cool thanks for the quick reply. was the xml file included in the black/gold zip file?

[Andrew]

Yep - The filename is "black_and_gold.xml" and the icon looks like a piece of paper with a globe in between <> tags on mine.

[JAWS13]

Yep - The filename is "black_and_gold.xml" and the icon looks like a piece of paper with a globe in between <> tags on mine.

thanks again True.Rooster! :)

[Andrew]

Your welcome - Hope you enjoy the style :D

[mholtum]

Killer style

[Julio]

True Rooster:

Is there a way to make the colums width fixed? I mean in my forum home, it doesn't look aligned. :(

[Andrew]

You could hard code the widths of the columns in the templates - I can't remember exactly which one it is though. I remember seeing how to do it on here in one of the category spacing threads though a couple months back.

[Julio]

TrueRooster:

I did a search and found this: http://www.vbulletintemplates.com/mods/showthread.php?t=6216

However I am not able to find the specified code. The only mods I have are:

Black & Gold Style
Category Spacing

I know I haven't touched that template. Maybe you can check if it works for the Black & Gold style, and integrate it?

[Andrew]

Sure - I'll try and get to it tonight but most likely I won't have a chance till tomorrow.

[rendez2k]

Thanks for the awsome style: its up and going on www.rendez.net ;)

[Glow]

Very nice black skin, thank you Rooster !

[frankenberrie]

I wanna thank you for this nice style.. I am using it right now

Check it out:
http://www.guild.arcadecrazy.com/index.php

[Andrew]

Glad you all like it :D - Was planning on putting out a couple more but I think I'm going to wait until 3.5 is released and then port this one over and release some new ones.

[imported_Nikki]

You've definately did a good job with this style. Well done. :)

[leeman]

Nice work. Installed and looks great....
Really matches my portal now ....
One stupid question .... (mabe answer is in thread but I couldn't find any)
The gifs are little "white ragged" in the edges ....
Have a new set?
My graphical skills are to the limit that i can paste a image into a word document ;)

You can see for your self : www.insanetrain.com

[Andrew]

I included a new set of Post Icons and Smilies in the .zip file that shouldn't have white around the edges - The default ones weren't designed to be used with a dark background.

[SnapShots]

thanks its great

[Wayne Luke]

I installed this style on a test server and it doesn't conform to the width setting under stylevars. If I set my page width to 770px, the style is still 100% and liquid. Looks really bad at 1600 X 1200 resolution. How can I make it better conform to the width setting or is there a fixed width variation available?

[Andrew]

Strange - I'll take a look at it and see if I messed something up in the templates. I always just use fluid width and never thought about testing it at a fixed width to see if it works.

EDIT: I just tested it on my vB Dev board and it went right to 770 pixels for me. Could you download a fresh copy from here and try again ? If that doesn't work I will pull the style from my dev board again and reupload a new copy.

[cgreer00]

I can't seem to download the attachment. Can someone help me out here? I am a member and have a license, I have made sure my email address matches up and I can even see the images and download attachments on other threads...I just can't download this one! If someone could reattach it or email it to me, that would be excellent.
thanks!

[Darax The Good]

Hey, I took the buttons but not the rest of the theme. Anything you want me to put in the copyright text?

[Andrew]

Nope - I don't even think I included anything in the copyright for the style itself (It's a free skin - Whoever wants to use it can use it.)

[dirtycrow]

very nice skin. thank you

[coffeefix]

Looks great, I modified it to work on 3.5 made no other changes or anything though. Hope that's ok.

[Andrew]

Looks great, I modified it to work on 3.5 made no other changes or anything though. Hope that's ok.
Not a problem - Once 3.5 becomes a stable release I plan to port all of my styles over to it. I just don't see any point in doing it while it's still a Beta and experiencing alot of changes.

[USAPatriot]

Question: How do I install this? I have a number of skins on my local computer that I've been considering but have yet to actually install one. I've chosen this one. What now? -Rod-

[smacklan]

Question: How do I install this? I have a number of skins on my local computer that I've been considering but have yet to actually install one. I've chosen this one. What now? -Rod-
Admin - Styles & Templates - Download
enter the XML file, choose Ignore Version, give it a name and you probably should choose Default style as the parent and whether its is viewable and away you go.

[Andrew]

First step is to upload (via FTP) the images from this style to your website. Just overwrite my images folder to the existing images folder (It won't delete the old stuff - Just add the new images to it.)

Once you upload the images goto Styles and Templates >> Download / Upload Styles in your AdminCP.

On the Download / Upload Styles page click the Browse button next to "EITHER upload the XML file from your computer" and find the "black_and_gold.xml" and open it.

Finally press the Import button and it should do the rest of the work for you. If you have any other questions or can't get that to work let me know and I'll try and help as best as I can.

[USAPatriot]

Got it, thanks. Had a few probs but I worked them out :D -Rod-

[USAPatriot]

Check out my new header :D
Bummer that PS7 won't manually scale the font size so I couldn't get the same look from it, but this will do fine I think. Link is in my sig. Feedback welcome. -Rod-

[Andrew]

Very nice job with the header - I like keeping things simple like that.

[drawdevm2000]

reminds me of the skin on adulrswim.com forums and phpbb2's subBlack...still nice :)

[Andrew]

I got the concept for it from a phpBB skin (Can't remember the name of it though.) It was originally supposed to be a paid style for a client that was switching from phpBB to vB but he flaked out on me so I decided to release it here.

[USAPatriot]

I'm having problems with this for some reason. The style itself is great and no problems there, but I've lost my VBChat using Black and Gold. When I switch to the default, VBChat is there and working fine. Switch back to Black and Gold and it disappears. Did I do something wrong? -Rod-

[Andrew]

You need to reinstall the templates for vBChat - Most likely you installed it before you installed this skin. Alot of hack install files have an option to install only the templates - Worst case scenario you could copy them by hand from one style to another.

[KuJi]

Hmm, how do you upload the fonts, aswell as the PSD files?

[Kirk Y]

You don't upload the fonts or PSD files, they're provided so that you may edit the graphics to your own needs.

[KuJi]

Ahh, alright. :O

[Alfa166]

Rooster nice one... I hope you don't mind i have uploaded your skin to my site http://www.alfacars.co.uk (forum link from there)... thanks muchly :rolleyes:

[Deimos]

I like it, good job
I think the gold could do with abit of darkening? it seems abit strong

[FightRice.com]

....

[Deimos]

....

?? Was that in response to my post?

[Andrew]

I won't be making any major changes to this one right now - I've got alot of other projects going on at the moment. However once vB 3.5 becomes a stable release I plan on porting all of my styles over to it and making some improvements in the process. I'll keep the gold thing in mind when time comes to start working on them again. Anyways - Glad everyone likes the style and hopefully I'll be able to create more in the future once I get some additional help with my design company.

[FightRice.com]

?? Was that in response to my post?

oops, no i had something else there, then i took it out and sent a pm instead

[ThugTheLeet]

very nice skin

[Taotek]

I`ve modified the skin so it`s black and green.

A demo of it is here:

http://www.paranoia.fm/forum

:)

[twitch]

That looks nice, any chance to get a download for that?

[Taotek]

I`ll pack it up and make available

[twitch]

thanks !

[Pebbled]

That black & green skin is well impressive...Do you have the upload + psd files & header font used available yet?

I am well impressed

[Andrew]

<font color="Yellow">I just wanted to inform everyone that I will no longer be actively supporting my 3.0.X styles. With the upcoming release of 3.5.0 Gold drawing increasingly near I am focusing my attention on converting my current styles to vB 3.5 as well as some new styles that are currently underway. If you find any major problems with any of my 3.0.X styles I will fix them as time permits but no new features will be added.</font>

[jklimczak]

Has any one Got this skin for 3.5 with quick reply

[HHU]

Nice skin... going to install it now... you wouldn't happen to know how to make it a Ushop item?

Purchase new skin... lol

Good job

[HHU]

Also... would you know how to make this fixed rather then liquid?

[Andrew]

Also... would you know how to make this fixed rather then liquid?
vBulletin AdminCP >> Styles and Templates >> Style Manager >> "Go" Button (Next to Black and Gold) >> Main Table Width

Just set the "Main Table Width" to how ever many pixels you want it to be fixed at and then save the changes.

[jklimczak]

Has any one Got this skin for 3.5 with quick reply

I installed this on 3.5 Final only thing it seam to be missing is quick reply and im not that good of a coder to get it to work

[HHU]

Thanks.. appreciated

[X-treme1]

Very well done, thanks for that!!

[Dougie Nunny]

Hey, I love the skin and have gotten some GREAT use out of it, but I have a lot of questions and some things I need help on. I apologize, but thanks to those who help.

First off, I'm using 3.5 but it seems to work fine other than a few problems.

FIRST UP:

No Quick Reply box.

The button is there, but when you click it NOTHING HAPPENS. Quick Reply IS enabled on my board and was working for the other skins (when we had other skins).

SECOND UP:

When you post a new thread, the lines don't show up so you can see just where the box is. See the snshot.jpg attachment. Not that big of a deal, but kind of annoying.

THIRD UP:

No What's Going On Box.

I don't know what else to say there. It's just not showing up.

FOURTH UP:

In the regular members profile, they aren't able to add an avatar OR change their user title.

THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP IN ADVANCE!

[Andrew]

Hey, I love the skin and have gotten some GREAT use out of it, but I have a lot of questions and some things I need help on. I apologize, but thanks to those who help.

First off, I'm using 3.5 but it seems to work fine other than a few problems.

FIRST UP:

No Quick Reply box.

The button is there, but when you click it NOTHING HAPPENS. Quick Reply IS enabled on my board and was working for the other skins (when we had other skins).

SECOND UP:

When you post a new thread, the lines don't show up so you can see just where the box is. See the snshot.jpg attachment. Not that big of a deal, but kind of annoying.

THIRD UP:

No What's Going On Box.

I don't know what else to say there. It's just not showing up.

FOURTH UP:

In the regular members profile, they aren't able to add an avatar OR change their user title.

THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP IN ADVANCE!
I installed this on 3.5 Final only thing it seam to be missing is quick reply and im not that good of a coder to get it to work
If anyone has tried to install this style on vB 3.5 please remove it because it will not work fully !! I remade this style for vB 3.5 and it can be found in the vB 3.5 Styles forum - I cannot and will not provide support for people trying to use this version with 3.5. The link to the vB 3.5 version can be found in my signature and in this styles information.

[Kxt3]

Great-looking style, absolutely!
Would anyone by any chance have the 3.0.7. version left? I've got vB 3.0.7., and importing the 3.0.8. version can't be done.
Would be really appreciated!

[ragtek]

someone with german buttons here?