Black and Gold Style
 

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/external/2007/08/10.gif

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

yesss, very nice, thanks :)

Thanks for the compliments - I might release a couple more here in a couple days if I get a chance to finish them.

Clean and simple, I like it. Thank you.

Looks VERY good

GJ Rooster!

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!

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.

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

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

*Installs*

THANK YOU!!!!

Ive installed and looks great. Thanks for sharing

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 !!

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.

very nice skin :) thanks for the share

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 ;)

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?

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.)

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!

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 ?

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

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

Any chance of a Black and Red one? :)

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

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?

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! :)

Your welcome - Hope you enjoy the style :D

Killer style

True Rooster:

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

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.

TrueRooster:

I did a search and found this: http://www.vbulletintemplates.com/mo...ead.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?

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

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