vBulletin 2.3.x style for vBulletin 3.6.x

For everyone who has times when they want to go totally retro, or just for a complete blast from the past.

This is something that I created simply because I was totally bored looking at vB3.x styles and wanted something completely different.

Literally, it is the total vBulletin 2.3.x style for vBulletin 3.6.0 (and should work with other versions in the 3.6.x series). It is the complete vBulletin 2.3.x style, written especially for vB 3.6.x which contains all the 3.6.x features, but in the classic style.

Important notes:
There is no differentiation between postbit and postbit_legacy, simply because there was only one style of postbit back then. Also, apart from the dropdowns in places like the members list, the only dropdowns in the whole style are in the usercp naviagtion, and the search and quicklinks in the navbar. Admin Tools are located in their previous location at the bottom right of the page, along with things like thread rating, search this thread, and forum jump.

Any modifications that you have made to your other styles for modifications installed, will need to be reapplied for this style. If you have any problems adding something (especially if it needs to go in places like forumhome, forumdisplay, showthread, memberinfo, newthread, or newreply) then please post which modification you require the edits for along with your copy of the style XML file and I will be happy to do them for you.

A significant number of templates have been completely rewritten for this style, so if you do encounter any problems, just ask.


Live Demo - Guest posting is enabled in the welcome room. You are also welcome to register to try out things like the usercp and other member only functions. You will notice the version number in my footer has been changed, but the site, despite what it says, is running the latest build of vBulletin.

Installation instructions are located in the zip file.

Attached are a selection of screenshots taken from this style.

[peterska2]

It is unlikely to be ported to 3.7 as the new profiles would require extensive rewriting and the end result will be a layout without tabs. To get a decent profile page without tabs will require a lot of planning as well as a lot of trial and error to get it looking both retro enough to work correctly and still functional. In addition to this, the number of updates required just to get it compatible with 3.6.10 are extremely significant and therefore will take a while to apply by themselves.

However, I am not writing off updating it for 3.7 - it just is right at the bottom of the priority list.

[Perpetuum]

Hey!

I also use the vB2 Sryle for my 3.6 Forum. I'm upgrading it these days to 3.7 and also porting the Style to it. I think it's enouth to port the main pages of the forum: Forumdisplay, Subforumlist, Threadlist, Postlist and Postform to make it look retro.

I can post the Style If you need it. But I don't know if it is possible to export the whole templates. It will look like that: http://www.wartower.de/forum/. The Forumdisplay + Subforumlist is finished. I have to finish just the Threadlist, Post- and Postform.

Bye
Perpetuum

[OSBB]

I downloaded this to my VB board and it seems I am missing all of the buttons at the top. Member List, User CP etc, etc. How do i fix this issue. As of right now no one has access to Pms or anything else.

[OSBB]

Ok my tech just tried to reupload the style and here's his response:

Not sure on this one, I just re uploaded the product file and style files as
well as images. Kind of weird that the header isn't showing up with the menu
buttons like it does in demo shots, it's usual really easy and works the
first time.

Another guy I am talking with on the VB.org forum tried to upload the skin to his site to see and it did the same for him.
Can you let me know what the problem may be or how I can go about fixing this please... this skin is too pretty to not use for my forums.

[DeadMenDoCry]

Awesome skin!
Shame I can't use it
Im on vBulletin 3.6.10 PL 3,
But if I use the style, i get errors because I need to update the templates,
and if I do...it just looks like vB3 again!
Has anyone got an update version of the style? That would greatly be apreciated!

Thanks
-DMDC