My forum [lots of modifications made]
 

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http://www.bargainwheel.com/forum/

Below is also a list of some modifications that I've made to it. Most of the mods were found here, but I figured out some on my own. Below are some of the modifications. There are others that I haven't included, but you should notice them as you browse the forum.

• • General Modifications
    • Clean, simple, user-friendly layout/color scheme
    • Custom header with dynamic content
    • Members earn points for posting. Points can be redeemed for free gift certificates.
    • Added custom eBay fields for eBay sellers to include their seller ID and the types of products they sell
    • Added custom field for PayPal e-mail address. This is used for cash payment for when we offer cash contests
    • Added an arcade
    • Added photo album (which uses profile pics)
    • All profile pics require approval before they are displayed on site
    • RSS/Add to My Yahoo buttons
    • Member of the Month contest
    • Referral stats - will be using it to run monthly referral contests
  • Forum Home Modifications
    
    • Sub-forums arranged in columns
  • Member List Modifications
    
    • eBay sellers can link to their eBay auction items
    • Added gender icon
    • Changed age to age group
    • Homepage, email contact only viewable if the person is logged in. (This is for spammers & users who merely join just have a link in the search engines to their home page)
  • Forum Display
    
    • External content below navbar
  • Show Thread
    
    • Thread of the Week mod
    • Moved active users to top
    • External content below navbar
    • Replaced avatars with profile pics on postbit
    • Other postbit changes: nominate, age group, arcade challenge, gender, points, homepage/email only viewable if logged in
  • Posting
    
    • Added articlebot to post the coupons from my main site into a designated forum so members can discuss the coupons & deals
  • Public Profile
    
    • Link to eBay items & indicates the types of items the member sells
    • Displays 12 items for eBay sellers who have at least 10 posts. (Users can place a bid using the link provided for each item)
    • Home page & e-mail contact only viewable if logged in
  • Profile/Registration
    
    • Prevents the member from changing their year of birth after entering it on the initial registration page.

honest nice mods but the white is to white if you get me

Yeah, and also there's only 5 games in the arcade. Might want to add more.

However, very nice hacks!

Well, just looking at it as a first time visitor, I didn't notice anyof the hacks. What I did notice is that the header looked professional,and nothing was "wahaa look at me" flashy. Which is good in most cases.I do think a touch of color here and there could only help, but itlooks pretty nice.

Oh yeah.
I know I've seen some of those images around in paid for styles. I dohope you're not just borrowing them. It would probably help your sitealot if you did get some original images. I would still keep it simpleand clean. But hey, it's just my suggestion.

I've been thinking about it but...Since the site is a shopping site andthe rest of it has the white background, I haven't been able to find asubtle enough color that would still work with the color scheme.

Thanks. I added the main v3Arcade games and they closed their site. I'll be adding another arcade hack very soon.

Thanks. Many of the hacks, like the profile pics in the post bit,isn't viewable yet because I only have a few members so far and none ofthem has added a profile pic. Once I have more members, they'llbe more apparent. As for the images, I've had some of them when Iwas using the PHPBB forum for another domain and I got some from postson the vbulletintemplates site. Those images & styles werefree for use with the forum. I've also made modifications to someof them based on ideas I get from other forums.