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Blog Customization · **Released**: 11-10-2007

Tested with vb 3.6.8 and blog 1.0.2

*Requires the Vbulletin Blog product.

This hack extends the blog functionality by letting the users manage, in a limited way, their "styles".
They'll be able to choose a background color, color for the entries and the titles, and reorder the panels in the blog in any way they want.

Instead of all looking the same, with this hack the users have LIMITED control over their blogs.

Key functionality

User may create "styles", as many as they want. A style consist in a background, header, second header, first and second alternating color
User can select a style for his blog, the style is used immediately
User can reorder the position of: "user info", "search", "calendar", "options", "last comments" and "categories"

Installation Instructions

See the included readme.txt

Changelog

1.0.2 (Upgrade instructions: reupload includes/functions_blog_customize.php)

Bug fix: Guests couldn't see the custom styles
Bug fix: Only the owner could see his style, visitors and other users saw the default

1.0.1 (Upgrade instructions: reupload the files in the "upload" directory and reimport the xml for the product)

Fixed bug where, when "transparent" is selected, or an empty color, the message "The color is not valid" is displayed to the user
Fixed a bug where, the icon for transparent and switch wasn't shown
When the color is not valid, the detailed color that was not valid shown (this is for security, so your css only contains valid colors)

1.0.0

First release

Info for hackers:
You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbulletin.org at least, there is no
need to pm me asking for permission
Some portions of the code are (c) Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

jeremyers1 · #52 11-29-2007, 02:20 PM

I figured it out.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1457052#post1457052

Kentaurus · #53 11-30-2007, 01:20 AM

glad to hear that. That looked like a template issue.

Sebijk · #54 11-30-2007, 09:19 PM

For users with TMS: Here is a TMS file for this Hack.

srawrats1138 · #55 12-07-2007, 08:45 PM

Although this mod is helpful, it does not do everything I need for my blog section of my forums. It is a springboard for me though, thanks!

After I pick a layout and style using this mod, is it possible to apply it to all blog pages, not just individual pages, but the blog search pages, blog home, etc? I did not install this mod with the desire to allow users to control the look, I downloaded it with the intent for me, as the main admin, to decide and control the look and layout of the blog section on my forums.

Thanks again!

Kentaurus · #56 12-08-2007, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by srawrats1138

Although this mod is helpful, it does not do everything I need for my blog section of my forums. It is a springboard for me though, thanks!

After I pick a layout and style using this mod, is it possible to apply it to all blog pages, not just individual pages, but the blog search pages, blog home, etc? I did not install this mod with the desire to allow users to control the look, I downloaded it with the intent for me, as the main admin, to decide and control the look and layout of the blog section on my forums.

Thanks again!

There's an easier way to do that, in the "Blog Options" there is an "Override Style" option. Just add another style to your forums, maybe as a child style or as a completely new style, modify the templates as much as you want/need, and use that styles for the blogs only, while keeping the rest of the forums with another style

This hack only customizes the list_entries page and the blogpage

Alfa1 · #57 12-08-2007, 03:09 AM

It would be nice to have a function to copy the style from vb 3.7's MEMBERINFO to the blog.

srawrats1138 · #58 12-08-2007, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kentaurus

There's an easier way to do that, in the "Blog Options" there is an "Override Style" option. Just add another style to your forums, maybe as a child style or as a completely new style, modify the templates as much as you want/need, and use that styles for the blogs only, while keeping the rest of the forums with another style

This hack only customizes the list_entries page and the blogpage

:up:
That's enough info for me to go with.
Thank you so much for the information. I greatly appreciate it.

Kentaurus · #59 12-08-2007, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfa1

It would be nice to have a function to copy the style from vb 3.7's MEMBERINFO to the blog.

I'm not sure I should do that... my guess is that Freddie will integrate the vb3.7 styles into the blog once 3.7 is out.... and rendering this hack useless...

Icehawk002 · #60 01-04-2008, 08:02 AM

Very nice and appears to work ok BUT.... the archive (calendar) and comment editor blocks are not taking the developed style but remain in the default style. Any solution? I dont see any other comments regarding this problem here so it may be specific to my board, as the other blog blocks custom fine.

Alfa1 · #61 01-10-2008, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kentaurus

I'm not sure I should do that... my guess is that Freddie will integrate the vb3.7 styles into the blog once 3.7 is out.... and rendering this hack useless...

It seems this is not going to happen. Please consider making this.

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