DJ's Smileys - Ping Based Default Inspired Smilies
 

There seem to be plenty of default Smilies re-saved or matted for dark backgrounds. What I decided to do was re-create the default theme as PNGs optimized for any color background.

If you're currently using default Smilies, and you'd like to replace them with my smileys, don't delete any of your Smilies just yet.

First, upload these Smileys to your smilies folder.

Second, go into your Admin CP >>> Smilies >>> Smilie Manager, then select the category you keep your default Smilies in. For each Smilie, click Edit and change each instance of .gif to .png.

WHY? Well, what will happen is if you delete Smilies that are currently in use, you'll end up with broken images (Internet Explorer) all over the forum or no images at all (FireFox) where Smilies once were. Smilies use ID number just like everything else on your forum. So changing the URL of each Smilie will retain each instance where their ID was used. Deleting them, will only mean anything new added will obtain new ID numbers. (NOTE: Feel free to delete the GIFs from your directory in your FTP at any time. Where you don't want to delete anything is in your Admin CP.)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2008/08/21.png

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2008/08/22.png

For my matching Post Icon set, click here: DJ's Smileys - Ping Based Default Inspired Post Icons

Installed, but you spelled tongue wrong ;)

I thought I'd fixed that. Well, there's goes my download count again.

These are great! Thanks DJ

thanks for sharing...

Your welcome. Don't forget to mark installed.

Does vB read the .PNG files correctly automatically or do I have to edit my smilies config to make these work?

vB can read them, but not automatically, as it's a completely different file. Just follow the instructions as laid out to make them work.

Currently thinking of adding some of these, but I'm not sure.

You could always give them a test run without deleting your old icons, and then just change the file paths in the Admin CP back if you they don't work out.