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Forum: Community Reviews 07-14-2008, 12:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,204
Posted By Doctor Dan
Perhaps you could try blues or violets to...

Perhaps you could try blues or violets to color-coordinate with your header?

You may find this quick tutorial on color theory (http://worqx.com/color/index.htm) helpful in guiding your choices....
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 11:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,359
Posted By Doctor Dan
Yes, there's a forums tab at the top of the page,...

Yes, there's a forums tab at the top of the page, but I was suggesting "breaking out" this paragraph on the portal page



with its own title to "advertise" the forum better.

- Dan
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 11:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,027
Posted By Doctor Dan
I like the style you selected, but I think you...

I like the style you selected, but I think you have too many forum categories for a site which has just launched... so I'd suggest consolidating some of them.

What does "UPS!" stand for on your...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 11:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,023
Posted By Doctor Dan
The design is clean, nice logo, forum categories...

The design is clean, nice logo, forum categories are logically organized. Did you try playing around with the color of the orange elements, perhaps slightly darker or changing the hue more towards...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 11:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 803
Posted By Doctor Dan
The portal page is OK, although I'm not a big fan...

The portal page is OK, although I'm not a big fan of chartreuse (e.g. in the navbar). Perhaps you should go with the green you use for the "E" in your logo? The welcome header encouraging people to...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 11:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,204
Posted By Doctor Dan
The color scheme for the forumhome page is...

The color scheme for the forumhome page is unusual, especially the yellow/red/maroon accents. Is there a particular reason you chose those colors?

I'd also get rid of the avatar-like icon in the...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 07:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,359
Posted By Doctor Dan
The other site's greater forum participation may...

The other site's greater forum participation may be due to a number of reasons: larger website user base, site has existed for a much longer period of time, advertising, etc.

As I mentioned...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 02:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,026
Posted By Doctor Dan
I agree that for a small forum, you have too many...

I agree that for a small forum, you have too many categories. Visually, the aqua color is OK (being that it is a Mac forum), but the overall look is very generic. As a point of comparison, look at...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 01:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,332
Posted By Doctor Dan
I like the tabbed navigation bar, but the overall...

I like the tabbed navigation bar, but the overall color scheme is visually unappealing because you're using too many different color groups: blues, dark teal, cyan, browns. I would suggest picking...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 12:48 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,359
Posted By Doctor Dan
Hi Glen -- I agree with Shelley_c that your...

Hi Glen --

I agree with Shelley_c that your forum needs a bit of a visual make-over. I would suggest using the color scheme of your portal page (sky blue / orange) on your forum style so that the...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-13-2008, 12:30 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 825
Posted By Doctor Dan
I like the color scheme. It's easy on the eye,...

I like the color scheme. It's easy on the eye, and it fits with a friendly while professional feel. You may want to consider whether you initially want to have as many forum categories as you do,...
Forum: Community Reviews 07-10-2008, 12:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,335
Posted By Doctor Dan
Is there any issue with just leaving the 301...

Is there any issue with just leaving the 301 Redirect in place permanently?

- Dan
Forum: Community Reviews 07-07-2008, 01:11 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,335
Posted By Doctor Dan
Thanks for your comments! What do you think...

Thanks for your comments!

What do you think about using a 301 Redirect to skip over the splash screen, as described here (http://www.stevenhargrove.com/redirect-web-pages/)?

It would be very...
Forum: Community Reviews 06-29-2008, 05:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,335
Posted By Doctor Dan
Thanks! Is the splash screen mostly an issue...

Thanks!

Is the splash screen mostly an issue for search website indexing, or is it problematic for other reasons?

- Dan
Forum: Community Reviews 06-26-2008, 10:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,335
Posted By Doctor Dan
Thanks for the comments! I have a number of...

Thanks for the comments! I have a number of keywords embedded as plain text on the splash screen, so I imagine that search engines would index them (unlike meta keywords, which most search engines...
Forum: Community Reviews 06-22-2008, 01:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,335
Posted By Doctor Dan
Please review TardFarmers (www.tardfarmers.org)

An invitation to review TardFarmers (http://www.tardfarmers.org).

Description:


TF has been up and running for approximately 3 months.

There are two styles (themes) available to review:
...
Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons 05-24-2008, 09:54 PM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 449,673
Posted By Doctor Dan
After playing around a bit, I decided to put the...

After playing around a bit, I decided to put the "$welcomeheaders" at the end of the header template right after "$spacer_open".

In this way, the welcome messages, etc. appear immediately below...
Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons 04-19-2008, 11:24 PM
Replies: 1,354
Views: 430,147
Posted By Doctor Dan
Same problem here... Yahoo is enabled on the...

Same problem here... Yahoo is enabled on the passiveVid control panel, but a video embed frame doesn't appear.

- Dan
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 04-08-2008, 11:04 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,181
Posted By Doctor Dan
The default quote feature also quotes the text in...

The default quote feature also quotes the text in the message being replied to. I just want "In reply to [username]" without the text, especially when someone uses the "Quick Reply" feature.

- Dan
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 04-07-2008, 11:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,181
Posted By Doctor Dan
Either way would be acceptable. - Dan

Either way would be acceptable.

- Dan
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 04-05-2008, 06:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,181
Posted By Doctor Dan
"In reply to" mod?

I've been looking for a mod which inserts the name of the user you're replying to when entering (or displaying) replies to posts.

For example, let's say "John" posts a message in a thread and...
Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons 03-22-2008, 10:54 PM
Replies: 32
Private Messages Enhancements - Ajax notification of a new personal message
Views: 21,263
Posted By Doctor Dan
I've extended this mod so when a new PM arrives,...

I've extended this mod so when a new PM arrives, the "Unread" and "Total" counts are updated dynamically via Ajax as well.

If enough people are interested, I'll post how to do it.

- Dan
Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons 03-22-2008, 10:38 PM
Replies: 32
Private Messages Enhancements - Ajax notification of a new personal message
Views: 21,263
Posted By Doctor Dan
Yes, this is possible by changing the "New PM...

Yes, this is possible by changing the "New PM Notification" code in the navbar template to:


<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<span id="ajaxnewpmdiv">
<a...
Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons 02-27-2008, 02:54 AM
Replies: 200
Add-On Releases - Post Edit History (PEH)
Views: 56,093
Posted By Doctor Dan
I have this mod up and running on a small...

I have this mod up and running on a small testforum, but I was wondering what other people's experiences are using this mod in a "production environment," i.e. a live forum with thousands of posts...
Forum: vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons 02-18-2008, 03:51 AM
Replies: 398
Views: 218,254
Posted By Doctor Dan
Yes, I've noticed the same problem. It is...

Yes, I've noticed the same problem. It is possible with a larger array of photos that a user could accidentally click on the wrong image, get the error message, and then click on their browser's...
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