So after first being happy with it, I decided to mess around with it some. I am using the modification http://www.vbadvanced.com/membersare...tid=4&pageid=1 to make a portal layout.

I wanted to include the message in the side bar instead of just the main page because I thought that it was taking up too much space at the top of the page. The first graphic is where the message box appears when there is not a message which is how I want the layout. The second one shows just a bit of the left hand side of the screen when a message appears. I cropped it but the message goes all the way across the page and messes up the whole page layout. I modified the xml file by removing all the "width="100%"" references and then reinstalled the mod. Same results -- all the way across the page. So I imagine you can't give specific fixes to make it work with that mod, but do you have any ideas of just how to change the width of the welcome box?

Anyone have any idea how to modify the program to make it only appear across part of the page?

(I first looked through most of this thread and searched it for the term width.)

Thanks.

Yes, you can make a module and put it in there, but you get the results that I posted above. Go to add module and add a template. Name the template something like adv_portal_WelcomeHeader. In the large box where you can add code, put $welcomeheaders. It displays the expected text but just not in the layout desired.

Moving your message from the header to a sidebar defeats the purpose but I suppose it's possible. However, I don't have the time to support third party integrations. If you search this thread you will find some information on how to implement this with other portal products.

The code I gave you shows the subscribe option last, so if another message comes up, it won't. You can move it around as you see fit.

I figured it out with some tweaking. Thanks. :)

Hi,

I would like to know can anybody here show my how to modify the text to insert a button to the left of the text.

I want to include a registration image to the left of the texton the welcome headers.

How could I make the message bolder and maybe change the font colors?

Hi,

You can see on my site http://www.widewebtalk.com i have put my keywords in bold and added some color also i have added an image to it.

You can just add the normal variables:

<STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Join</FONT></STRONG>
Our Site For <STRONG><FONT
color=#800000>Free</FONT></STRONG>

The above code looks like this

Join Our Site For Free

to be honest i dont see this on your site?
where do I edit it?

Go into vB Options
in the Options scroll down to 'Welcome Header Messages'
higlight that option and click the 'edit settings' button
then in the 'Enable Guest Message section just below "do you wish to display a message
to guest vistors? there is *another* little paragraph that says
"To edit the phrase for this message click here (enter your custom text in the translation box)"
"
click the 'click here' link and that opens to where you can edit the message with html