[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by DSdad

Is it tough for a vB newbie to create custom styles? If not, is there a preferred program to use in design or does one just start with a blank sheet of paper (read program it from scratch).

Thanks

New styles are a snap.
- Think of a style as a skin or cover for your vBulletin powered pages.
- You can change them like you would change cell phone covers or the sheets on your bed.

There are some nice complex styles out there. I tend to like simple changes that deal with CSS, perhaps header, footer, headinclude template. (less to play with on upgrades)

Originally Posted by DSdad

The primary goal for me is designing a site with a front-end database that can be searched by users using data both manually and automatically fed from my vBulletin thread data. Given what you know about vBulletin, would you mess with a portal or just design your own front page w. a searchable database setup, then link it into the vBulletin community stuff?

Finally, do you know anyone that could build a searchable database to set on the front end of a vBulletin-driven community site?

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