Suite Style - Avenger Blue Style by TheLastSuperman

Introducing Avenger Blue

A vBulletin 4.2.1/4.2.2 (Confirmed working on 4.2.3! *Simply select ignore style version when installing style) Suite style from www.innovationbyinstinct.com including some of these features:

• The forumbits, search and other areas have a mouseover hover effect.
• Custom statusicons for forum_new and forum_old.png along with custom pagination and other image replacements.
• Custom toplinks i.e. "Welcome, Username Notifications etc etc" location.
• Custom Login area w/ hover effects.
• Custom Sidebar collapse image replacements etc.
• CMS Widget and Forum & Blog Sidebar styles match 100%.
• CMS, Forum, Blog compatible this is a Suite style and can also be used on Forum Classic naturally.
• Fluid and Fixed Width available!
• Perfect style for resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 or larger!

Demo?
Sure! View Avenger Blue Fixed Width OR Fluid Width Demo.
*Please Note: The Demo site has a custom CMS Layout in place therefor normal CMS layout sites will see a CMS/Articles page resembling the screenshot.

Questions and Answers

Q. So what do we have here?
A. Well that's simple! It's a dark blue style for vBulletin 4.1.4 Suite (or Forum Classic).

Q. Anything in particular that I need to know about this style?
A. Simple - I don't advertise a lot, there are no advertisements shown when I make styles however I do know due to the centering of the logo, if you currently utilize the header ad locations you'll need to make changes if utilizing this style otherwise it will not display properly. *Fix planned for the 4.1.5 version and I'll patch this 4.1.4 version then as well, basically I'll be moving the header ad locations just above the normal below navbar locations to remedy this .

Q. This is 4.1.4 style why did you not release a 4.1.5 version and will you release and keep this updated unlike other styles on here?
A. Yes, unlike some other styles in the past I've released this is branded by our company and we do plan on supporting this style indefinitely.

Q. I see two different downloads available, which one do I use?
A. Simple:

- For vBulletin 4.1.4 through 4.1.7 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-Compressed.zip
- For vBulletin 4.1.8 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.1.8-Compressed.zip
- For vBulletin 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 use the file titled - Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue-vB4.2.1-4.2.2-Compressed.zip

Q. I'm using a version for vBulletin 4.1.8 or up, why is the logo not clickable?
A. Well we have navtabs w/ a Home, Forum, and Blog button so why do we need more and more of the same links? Well I know some prefer it so here is a way to make it clickable:

You can utilize the transparent 1x1px transparent image to make the logo clickable again. *Please note this is not a default feature, to make the logo clickable you must edit template header and find:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><vb:comment><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></vb:comment></a></div>
</div>

Remove the <comment> codes as shown in red:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><vb:comment><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></vb:comment></a></div>
</div>

This is how the code should now look:

                    <div class="ablogo" align="center">
<div class="abimage"><a name="top" href="{vb:link forumhome}"><img src="images/avenger_blue/misc/home.png" width="960px" height="150px" alt="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle}" /></a></div>
</div>

*If you use a different logo than the stock "Avenger Blue" and your making it clickable via the method above, please change the width="#" and height="#" to the correct values i.e. the same width and height as your new logo .

Q. Why is there a .zip inside the .zip?
A. Well the forums here have a max of 3.0MB file size limit on .zip files so I made it a .zip then added that one into another .zip, this reduced the file size from the 3.17MB down to 2.69MB! Now simply extract the main -Compressed .zip then extract the inside Innovation_by_Instinct-Avenger_Blue.zip and your ready to rock and roll!

Q. You have a link to your site in the footer, can I remove that?
A. You are not allowed to remove the link to our site i.e. "branding" unless you pay for a Branding Free Version. If I find someone running this without the copyright in place I will contact your host and file a DMCA complaint period the end. *Furthermore, we will not host discussions nor reply to any sort of inquiries on here in regards to paid or branding free versions so please do not bring up the subject of either in this thread.

*Click on the images below to view in a new tab/window, once in said window you can click the image again to zoom once more and see it clearer, providing a more accurate representation of the style .

Updated Forumhome screenshot for 4.1.8:

ForumHome:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._ForumHome.png

ForumHome Mouseover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._MouseOver.png

CMS:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._Fixed_CMS.png

Blogs:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...Fixed_Blog.png

ForumHome w/ Sidebar Active:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ctive_Open.png

ForumHome w/ Sidebar Closed:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ive_Closed.png

Search Input default colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...nputColors.png

Search Input active/hover colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...olorsHover.png

Postbit colors:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/..._PostStyle.png

New Post icons on forumhome, please note that forums with new posts show a white icon, the old post remains as a grey color:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...umNewvsOld.png

Login Area when logged out:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...eLoggedOut.png

Login Area when logged out Hover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...edOutHover.png

Login Area when logged out Help/Register Hover effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...OtherHover.png

ForumHome New Appearance:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...rumHomeNew.png

ForumHome New Category Description Hover:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...ptionHover.png

ForumHome New Hover Effect:
http://www.innovationbyinstinct.com/...meNewHover.png




Donations from:

• Eurobeat2
• Kat-2
• -

Thanks for your support, it's certainly not required however I appreciate the sentiment .


Notes & Update Information can be found here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....82&postcount=2

Restrictions:
This style is not meant for use on http://www.carbonracecars.com otherwise have at it!

*IMPORTANT*

To install the style:

1) Upload the contents of the UPLOAD Folder.
2) If for example you want the Fixed style installed then import the file:
*Please note, if you do not use the vBulletin Suite and have the Forum Classic version you only need to install the file vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Forum.xml.
a) Import the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Forum.xml file first.
b) Merge in the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-CMS.xml (Options when uploading a style allow you to merge into a existing style, choose to merge this into the new style you just created using the Forum.xml.
c) Merge in the vbulletin-style_Avenger_Blue_Fixed-Blog.xml into the style, this has now updated the style for all three major products and the installation is complete!
3) Enjoy!

[gsmworldone]

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

Edit the template additional.css and find:

.cms_widget {
	background: #222937 url(images/misc/blog/gradient-black-down.png) repeat-x !important;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
}

Add below:

.forumtitle {
font-size: 14px !important;
}

Change the value 14px to the size you would like to use .

sorry sir not work for me....
where can i find here so that i can adjust the font size, and even change the color...





i saw navbar font and i was able to change the font size....

[TheLastSuperman]

^ There's no stylevar that adjusts that area you must use CSS... Not sure why it didn't work either, mind pasting a link to your site? Something is not quite right as it should have worked but once I view it myself perhaps I'll notice why it's not working correctly.

[K4GAP]

I don't know if they will even consider it but I'm going to suggest to vBulletin that they start including an additional theme to their product. Much like WP and other CMS's do.

What better theme to suggest than this one!

Hey, it won't hurt to ask

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by GaryT

I don't know if they will even consider it but I'm going to suggest to vBulletin that they start including an additional theme to their product. Much like WP and other CMS's do.

What better theme to suggest than this one!

Hey, it won't hurt to ask

Well thanks for the sentiment however if you think about it more in detail... wouldn't that be like shipping a new PC w/ all the "bloatware" meaning not all would like this style so it should not come included as default because it's one more thing they would need to remove .

[K4GAP]

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

Well thanks for the sentiment however if you think about it more in detail... wouldn't that be like shipping a new PC w/ all the "bloatware" meaning not all would like this style so it should not come included as default because it's one more thing they would need to remove .

The first thing I do when buying a new pc is remove all the junk they put on it, you are right. But, what if every pc came with photo shop? Your style is far better than some of the junk I see on here. I don't mean to offend anyone but, I see styles on here and other sites that are nothing more than an added background image with a transparent body. Whenever I open a link and see that, I immediately either close the browser or hit the back button. That type of styling reminds me to much of a myspace layout.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

[Mariner1]

Installed fine on the forum and cms.Doesnt work with my blog,it shows an old skin i dont use anymore.Any ideas pls

[K4GAP]

Just updated my site to 4.1.10 and the only problem I can find with this style are the tabs in image below (in Blog area) being white.

[Eventyret]

How can i fix this white in comments section Else great theme!

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by Mariner1

Installed fine on the forum and cms.Doesnt work with my blog,it shows an old skin i dont use anymore.Any ideas pls

Originally Posted by GaryT

Just updated my site to 4.1.10 and the only problem I can find with this style are the tabs in image below (in Blog area) being white.

I'll check this for you both tomorrow I'm just about to get off for the night... err morning I reckon .

Mariner, site link?

Gary I've fixed that before so maybe I overlooked it between revisions I'm not sure but will post a fix tomorrow just can't remember the CSS and wife will be here any minute so it's off I go to quickly clean the kitchen before she arrives from work... tick tock!

Originally Posted by Eventyret

How can i fix this white in comments section Else great theme!

Edit the stylevar postbit_lite_background and change it to #222937

[Eventyret]

Thank you working perfect now!