SimpleBlue 3.8.3 - FREE Style from SleekvB Designs

Skin Info:

A Clean, Simple, Blue (duh) style with a Web 2.0 feel.

Designed by Mad Mikey, CSS Valid.

Comments Welcomed

Install Instructions.

1:- Upload 'simpleblue' to forum root
2:- Import xml through vBulletin AdminCP
3:- Click 'Installed' in the thread you downloaded from

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4:- Click Support Developer if you really, really like these themes.
Screenshot:

Regular: http://i43.tinypic.com/34tbk12.png
*Simple, blue, minimalistic in all aspects*
"Pro": http://i39.tinypic.com/15egspw.png
*Features Community Menu, and Quick links menu*
"SlimpleBlue" : http://i42.tinypic.com/15gxwd2.png
*Slim, Features Quick Links menu and Community Menu, optimised for 800 x 600 viewing*
"SimpleBlue Pro WITH SIDEBAR" : http://demo.parlancia.com/SimpleBlue...barMikeyDe.png
*4 Sidebar blocks with potential to add heaps more and A dynamic news fader block!, Spacing between Categories and posts, big bugfix and code cleanup.*

No PSD's as I didn't use any.

CLICK INSTALLED SO I RELEASE MORE WORK HERE, YEAH?

NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS. PM ME IF YOU WANT BRANDING FREE.


.::. UPDATE 25th APRIL 2009 .::. ADDED TWO MORE XML FILES, BOTH CONTAIN QUICK LINKS AND COMMUNITY DROPDOWNS, BOTH ARE DIFFERENT TO ORIGINAL DESIGN. .::. MAKE SURE YOU PICK THE RIGHT XML FOR YOU .::.

13 June 2009

Updated things to vB3.8.3 and SimpleBlue Pro WITH SIDEBAR released.

Included: 4 Sidebar blocks with potential to add heaps more and A dynamic news fader block!

Improved since last version (PRO ONLY), Spacing between categories, spacing between posts, better navigation interface.


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Upgrading from an older version of my style.

• Overwrite the "yourforum.com/simpleblue" directory with the one in the 3.8.3 zip.
• Upload the Language XML (THIS IS NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE SKIN WHICH ARE CUSTOM CODED TO WORK)
• Upload the Style XML and click "Allow overwrite"

If you are unsure, drop me a PM and I shall install the style for a very reasonable price.
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Editting the Dynamic News Content Block

Go to the style manager, and then navbar template, and at the bottom of the navbar template, there is the sidebar blocks. Find and edit the:

PHP Code:

fcontent[0]="<b>Congratulations</b><br>Your new skin has been installed. <a href='http://parlancia.com'>Click here to visit authors site</a>";
fcontent[1]="This code is editable via your NavBar template.";
fcontent[2]="News could be put here, refer to the skin release thread for more details.</a>"; 


everything after the =" and before the last ";


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Editting Content Blocks

Go to the style manager, and then navbar template, and at the bottom of the navbar template, there is the sidebar blocks. Find "<!-- SIDEBAR -->" and edit the content, which you should see easily, as it is plain text and not code.


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Update: 6th July 2009 .

Ironed out more bugs (I dunno how there are so many!)
Fixed Sidebar (I really really hope)
Fixed the "white name in profile"
Fixed Profiles for the Slim version (800x600)


Please click installed if you use this. Thanks.


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[Floris]

Nice style, but it looks a bit too old fashioned for me. But good job regardless

[mikey1991]

Originally Posted by Ronny46

Could one get, perhaps, the PSD for the logo and the badges?

There are no PSD's

Originally Posted by Floris

Nice style, but it looks a bit too old fashioned for me. But good job regardless

Thanks alot If you want to see something *Different* head on over to my Vampyre style, thats certainly different

[mikey1991]

Live Demo Added :

LIVE DEMO

[Fergal C]

When I download this and try to open it I get an error saying something like -

The compressed (zipped) folder is corrupted or invalid

[solidlink]

great, clicked installed.

btw, i need some help.

1. I would like to use this layout for the index page, how do I do it?
2. my mgc evo chatbox doesnt fix after i've changed the options. I have approached the mgc chatbox developer but i wonder if you could help?
3. some images still seem to be missing :\ Can you please take a look? www.sukcur.com/forums ... I think this is because I originally wanted the forums to reside on the homepage. Even so, the title image wouldnt appear and the images area also broken.

Please help. Thanks.

[solidlink]

hmm i managed to get them to work, but the header image still does not load and there are still 2 broken picture links on the bottom. please help

[mikey1991]

Originally Posted by HostBidder.com

When I download this and try to open it I get an error saying something like -

Okay, well have you tried using WinRar or 7Zip? I don't have a problem downloading it.

Originally Posted by solidlink

great, clicked installed.

btw, i need some help.

1. I would like to use this layout for the index page, how do I do it?
2. my mgc evo chatbox doesnt fix after i've changed the options. I have approached the mgc chatbox developer but i wonder if you could help?
3. some images still seem to be missing :\ Can you please take a look? www.sukcur.com/forums ... I think this is because I originally wanted the forums to reside on the homepage. Even so, the title image wouldnt appear and the images area also broken.

Please help. Thanks.

For no. 1: You just have to install it, don't you? or are you talking about a portal such as vBAdvanced?
For no. 2: I cannot guarantee that my skins will work alongside every hack, I will install the chatbox evo on my testboard to see what I can do though, but it is more likely to do with the code of the chatbox.
For no. 3: I just visited your site and it looks like not all the images are uploaded, or that they are not uploaded to the right place. try putting the simpleblue images folder at: (http://sukcur.com/forums/simpleblue)

[solidlink]

thanks for your reply, but the header logo does not show up

[solidlink]

ive installed it already. hmm... so i have to use vbadvanced i guess. I mean I want to use your skin for another page, heh.

oh ya the post above is still valid, my header still doesnt show up

[Fergal C]

Thanks for reply Mikey.

Originally Posted by mikey1991

Okay, well have you tried using WinRar or 7Zip?....

No, I've been downloading it from my browser (tried both Chrome and IE) and I get the error I posted above when I try to open the zipped folder. When I try to "Extract All" I get a message telling me that there are no files to extract.