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!

[pityocamptes]

Damn, it got all screwed up on the nav bars. Ads are running into it, and the tabs are cutting into the bottom menu options under the nav bar, any idea? Thanks

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by pityocamptes

Damn, it got all screwed up on the nav bars. Ads are running into it, and the tabs are cutting into the bottom menu options under the nav bar, any idea? Thanks

Look in additional.css for body_wrapper

Adjust the padding/margin-top css and add more room, style is not up in front of me and still sipping coffee so if that's not it let me know and I'll check my copy of the style.

[pityocamptes]

Seems to be messing up the template if I decrease, or increase the number on the far right (104). Anyway to drop the advertising box?:

.body_wrapper {
        margin-top:{vb:math {vb:stylevar navbar_tab_size.height} + {vb:stylevar navbar_tab_size.height} - 104}px;
	padding: {vb:stylevar body_padding};
	background: {vb:stylevar body_background};
        border: 1px solid #707070;
	-moz-border-radius: {vb:stylevar border_radius};
	-webkit-border-radius: {vb:stylevar border_radius};
	border-radius: {vb:stylevar border_radius};
	-moz-box-shadow: -3px 3px 3px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
	-webkit-box-shadow: -3px 3px 3px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
	box-shadow: -3px 3px 3px {vb:stylevar shadow_color} !important;
}

[pityocamptes]

Ok, changed it to 50px and it did separate the ad from the tabs but I noticed that the white line gap between the body and the white line on the bottom of the tabs is not like it was with the original version. Also, how do I get the white lines back on the sides of the tabs like originally? Thanks.

[TheLastSuperman]

Ahh ^ yes you must be using the newer version, there was an issue with how the header displayed the background in prior versions so now it uses the background image to do the line (so view the background by itself, now you see the line. I made the header/logo area a set size) so when you add in a logo that is larger than the included one you must adjust all this including the background image where as previously it moved itself but then the display issue was present and demanded a fix respectfully.

The tabs are part of the navbar template and the white is actually #707070 like you see in the code above so when you edit additional.css you can see where the new lines of css are for the navbar and then copy that to the dbtech tab css if present to also duplicate the lines on the side.

[pityocamptes]

Ok. Sorry for being an idiot but you lost me. So are you saying no chance to fix that?

[TheLastSuperman]

If you're referring to how the silver line goes horizontal across the screen then no, reason being its a stationary background image, someone makes a logo 500px high instead then it makes the navbar go down more and the line is out of sync. Unless I offer to edit the background for everyone who ever needs it then it cannot be done and I'm not offering that - you could ask a friend or graphic designer to redo the background OR make a new one (and in turn simply wrap the entire navbar with the silver line OR remove it entirely as you see here - www.boatchicago.com which btw is what inspired me to create Avenger from the Boat Chicago style, similar .

[pityocamptes]

Do you think it could be a margin or padding error? See how the whit line goes across the top of the navbar which is not how it is in the vanilla copy. Thanks.

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by pityocamptes

Do you think it could be a margin or padding error? See how the whit line goes across the top of the navbar which is not how it is in the vanilla copy. Thanks.

It's margin issue, the white line is actually drawn into the entire background... right-click on the background and tell your browser to view the image, see? .

So adjust the #navbar / .navbar margin in additional.css so it's less, then it will move up and the very top blue of the navbar where the tabs are, will overlap the white line in the background making it seemingly disappear .

[AnonymousHC]

Nice Design, will download this later.